Russ Lee vs. Isiah Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Isiah Thomas and Russ Lee 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

Russ Lee

vs.

Isiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Russ Lee: 1972-73 to 1974-75
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Russ Lee 0 Isiah Thomas 2

NBA Seasons Russ Lee 3 Isiah Thomas 13

Playoffs Played Russ Lee 2 Isiah Thomas 9

All-Star Games Russ Lee 0 Isiah Thomas 12

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Russ Lee 0 Isiah Thomas 1

All-NBA First Team Russ Lee 0 Isiah Thomas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Russ Lee 0 Isiah Thomas 5

Assists Leader Russ Lee 0 Isiah Thomas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Russ Lee 2.9 Isiah Thomas 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 1.2 Isiah Thomas 3.6

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.7 Isiah Thomas 9.3

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.4 * Isiah Thomas 1.9

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.1 * Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Russ Lee 282 Isiah Thomas 18,822

Total Rebounds Russ Lee 114 Isiah Thomas 3,478

Total Assists Russ Lee 65 Isiah Thomas 9,061

Total Steals Russ Lee 22 * Isiah Thomas 1,861

Total Blocks Russ Lee 3 * Isiah Thomas 249

Total Games Russ Lee 97 Isiah Thomas 979

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Russ Lee .391 Isiah Thomas .452

3-Point Percentage Russ Lee - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .290

Free Throw Percentage Russ Lee .685 Isiah Thomas .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Russ Lee 4.3 (1975) Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 2.1 (1975) Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.8 (1973) Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.7 (1975) * Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.2 (1975) * Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Russ Lee 2.5 Isiah Thomas 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 0.6 Isiah Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.3 Isiah Thomas 8.9

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.5 * Isiah Thomas 2.1

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.2 * Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Russ Lee 27 Isiah Thomas 2,261

Total Rebounds Russ Lee 7 Isiah Thomas 524

Total Assists Russ Lee 3 Isiah Thomas 987

Total Steals Russ Lee 3 * Isiah Thomas 234

Total Blocks Russ Lee 1 * Isiah Thomas 38

Total Games Russ Lee 11 Isiah Thomas 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Russ Lee .591 Isiah Thomas .441

3-Point Percentage Russ Lee - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .346

Free Throw Percentage Russ Lee .250 Isiah Thomas .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Russ Lee 3.2 (1973) Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 0.8 (1973) Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.4 (1973) Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.5 (1974) * Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.2 (1974) * 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.