Sam Lacey vs. Isiah Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Isiah Thomas and Sam Lacey 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

Sam Lacey

vs.

Isiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Lacey: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Lacey 0 Isiah Thomas 2

NBA Seasons Sam Lacey 13 Isiah Thomas 13

Playoffs Played Sam Lacey 4 Isiah Thomas 9

All-Star Games Sam Lacey 1 Isiah Thomas 12

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Sam Lacey 0 Isiah Thomas 1

All-NBA First Team Sam Lacey 0 Isiah Thomas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Lacey 0 Isiah Thomas 5

Assists Leader Sam Lacey 0 Isiah Thomas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 10.3 Isiah Thomas 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 9.7 Isiah Thomas 3.6

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 3.7 Isiah Thomas 9.3

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.3 * Isiah Thomas 1.9

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 1.5 * Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Lacey 10,303 Isiah Thomas 18,822

Total Rebounds Sam Lacey 9,687 Isiah Thomas 3,478

Total Assists Sam Lacey 3,754 Isiah Thomas 9,061

Total Steals Sam Lacey 999 * Isiah Thomas 1,861

Total Blocks Sam Lacey 1,160 * Isiah Thomas 249

Total Games Sam Lacey 1,002 Isiah Thomas 979

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Lacey .441 Isiah Thomas .452

3-Point Percentage Sam Lacey .188 * Isiah Thomas .290

Free Throw Percentage Sam Lacey .738 Isiah Thomas .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 14.2 (1974) Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 14.2 (1975) Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.7 (1980) Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.7 (1975) * Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 2.3 (1974) * Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 9.4 Isiah Thomas 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 9.9 Isiah Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.0 Isiah Thomas 8.9

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.9 * Isiah Thomas 2.1

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 1.5 * Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Lacey 274 Isiah Thomas 2,261

Total Rebounds Sam Lacey 287 Isiah Thomas 524

Total Assists Sam Lacey 144 Isiah Thomas 987

Total Steals Sam Lacey 56 * Isiah Thomas 234

Total Blocks Sam Lacey 44 * Isiah Thomas 38

Total Games Sam Lacey 29 Isiah Thomas 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Lacey .401 Isiah Thomas .441

3-Point Percentage Sam Lacey .250 * Isiah Thomas .346

Free Throw Percentage Sam Lacey .776 Isiah Thomas .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 10.0 (1981) Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 15.7 (1975) Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.3 (1981) Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 2.3 (1980) * Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 2.0 (1979) * 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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.