Rick Brunson vs. Isiah Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Isiah Thomas and Rick Brunson 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 Brunson

vs.

Isiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Brunson: 1997-98 to 2005-06
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Brunson 0 Isiah Thomas 2

NBA Seasons Rick Brunson 9 Isiah Thomas 13

Playoffs Played Rick Brunson 4 Isiah Thomas 9

All-Star Games Rick Brunson 0 Isiah Thomas 12

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Brunson 0 Isiah Thomas 1

All-NBA First Team Rick Brunson 0 Isiah Thomas 3

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

Assists Leader Rick Brunson 0 Isiah Thomas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 3.2 Isiah Thomas 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 1.3 Isiah Thomas 3.6

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 2.6 Isiah Thomas 9.3

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.6 Isiah Thomas 1.9

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Brunson 1,090 Isiah Thomas 18,822

Total Rebounds Rick Brunson 447 Isiah Thomas 3,478

Total Assists Rick Brunson 876 Isiah Thomas 9,061

Total Steals Rick Brunson 201 Isiah Thomas 1,861

Total Blocks Rick Brunson 21 Isiah Thomas 249

Total Games Rick Brunson 337 Isiah Thomas 979

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Brunson .378 Isiah Thomas .452

3-Point Percentage Rick Brunson .362 Isiah Thomas .290

Free Throw Percentage Rick Brunson .693 Isiah Thomas .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 5.5 (2005) Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 2.3 (2005) Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 5.1 (2005) Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 1.0 (2005) Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.2 (2003) Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 0.6 Isiah Thomas 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Isiah Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 0.2 Isiah Thomas 8.9

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Isiah Thomas 2.1

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.0 Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Brunson 9 Isiah Thomas 2,261

Total Rebounds Rick Brunson 1 Isiah Thomas 524

Total Assists Rick Brunson 3 Isiah Thomas 987

Total Steals Rick Brunson 1 Isiah Thomas 234

Total Blocks Rick Brunson 0 Isiah Thomas 38

Total Games Rick Brunson 16 Isiah Thomas 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Brunson .286 Isiah Thomas .441

3-Point Percentage Rick Brunson - Isiah Thomas .346

Free Throw Percentage Rick Brunson .833 Isiah Thomas .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 1.5 (2001) Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 (1999) Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000) Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000) Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.0 (2002) Isiah Thomas 1.2 (1984)