Ron Riley vs. Isiah Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Isiah Thomas and Ron Riley 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

Ron Riley

vs.

Isiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ron Riley: 1972-73 to 1975-76
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ron Riley 0 Isiah Thomas 2

NBA Seasons Ron Riley 4 Isiah Thomas 13

Playoffs Played Ron Riley 1 Isiah Thomas 9

All-Star Games Ron Riley 0 Isiah Thomas 12

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ron Riley 0 Isiah Thomas 1

All-NBA First Team Ron Riley 0 Isiah Thomas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ron Riley 0 Isiah Thomas 5

Assists Leader Ron Riley 0 Isiah Thomas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Riley 5.8 Isiah Thomas 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Ron Riley 5.2 Isiah Thomas 3.6

Assists Per Game Ron Riley 1.2 Isiah Thomas 9.3

Steals Per Game Ron Riley 0.6 * Isiah Thomas 1.9

Blocks Per Game Ron Riley 0.4 * Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Riley 1,542 Isiah Thomas 18,822

Total Rebounds Ron Riley 1,368 Isiah Thomas 3,478

Total Assists Ron Riley 318 Isiah Thomas 9,061

Total Steals Ron Riley 106 * Isiah Thomas 1,861

Total Blocks Ron Riley 67 * Isiah Thomas 249

Total Games Ron Riley 264 Isiah Thomas 979

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Riley .419 Isiah Thomas .452

3-Point Percentage Ron Riley - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .290

Free Throw Percentage Ron Riley .691 Isiah Thomas .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Riley 8.4 (1973) Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Riley 6.9 (1973) Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Ron Riley 1.7 (1975) Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game Ron Riley 0.7 (1975) * Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Ron Riley 0.5 (1974) * Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Riley 7.0 Isiah Thomas 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Ron Riley 4.5 Isiah Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game Ron Riley 1.9 Isiah Thomas 8.9

Steals Per Game Ron Riley 1.1 * Isiah Thomas 2.1

Blocks Per Game Ron Riley 0.3 * Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Riley 56 Isiah Thomas 2,261

Total Rebounds Ron Riley 36 Isiah Thomas 524

Total Assists Ron Riley 15 Isiah Thomas 987

Total Steals Ron Riley 9 * Isiah Thomas 234

Total Blocks Ron Riley 2 * Isiah Thomas 38

Total Games Ron Riley 8 Isiah Thomas 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Riley .595 Isiah Thomas .441

3-Point Percentage Ron Riley - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .346

Free Throw Percentage Ron Riley .375 Isiah Thomas .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Riley 7.0 (1975) Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Riley 4.5 (1975) Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game Ron Riley 1.9 (1975) Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game Ron Riley 1.1 (1975) * Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Ron Riley 0.3 (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.