Rick Adelman vs. Isiah Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Isiah Thomas and Rick Adelman that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Rick Adelman

vs.

Isiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Adelman: 1968-69 to 1974-75
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Adelman 0 Isiah Thomas 2

NBA Seasons Rick Adelman 7 Isiah Thomas 13

Playoffs Played Rick Adelman 3 Isiah Thomas 9

All-Star Games Rick Adelman 0 Isiah Thomas 12

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Adelman 0 Isiah Thomas 1

All-NBA First Team Rick Adelman 0 Isiah Thomas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Adelman 0 Isiah Thomas 5

Assists Leader Rick Adelman 0 Isiah Thomas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 7.7 Isiah Thomas 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.4 Isiah Thomas 3.6

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 Isiah Thomas 9.3

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.9 * Isiah Thomas 1.9

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 * Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 3,579 Isiah Thomas 18,822

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 1,129 Isiah Thomas 3,478

Total Assists Rick Adelman 1,606 Isiah Thomas 9,061

Total Steals Rick Adelman 106 * Isiah Thomas 1,861

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 9 * Isiah Thomas 249

Total Games Rick Adelman 462 Isiah Thomas 979

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .415 Isiah Thomas .452

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .290

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .713 Isiah Thomas .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 12.6 (1971) Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 (1971) Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 5.2 (1972) Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 1.2 (1975) * Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 (1975) * Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 5.8 Isiah Thomas 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 1.3 Isiah Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 1.9 Isiah Thomas 8.9

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.5 * Isiah Thomas 2.1

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 * Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 121 Isiah Thomas 2,261

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 27 Isiah Thomas 524

Total Assists Rick Adelman 39 Isiah Thomas 987

Total Steals Rick Adelman 8 * Isiah Thomas 234

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 0 * Isiah Thomas 38

Total Games Rick Adelman 21 Isiah Thomas 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .448 Isiah Thomas .441

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .346

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .625 Isiah Thomas .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 11.7 (1969) Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.5 (1969) Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 4.8 (1969) Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.8 (1974) * Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 (1975) * Isiah Thomas 1.2 (1984)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.