Swen Nater vs. Isiah Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Isiah Thomas and Swen Nater 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

Swen Nater

vs.

Isiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Swen Nater: 1976-77 to 1983-84
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Swen Nater 0 Isiah Thomas 2

NBA Seasons Swen Nater 8 Isiah Thomas 13

Playoffs Played Swen Nater 1 Isiah Thomas 9

All-Star Games Swen Nater 0 Isiah Thomas 12

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Swen Nater 0 Isiah Thomas 1

All-NBA First Team Swen Nater 0 Isiah Thomas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Swen Nater 0 Isiah Thomas 5

Rebounds Leader Swen Nater 1 Isiah Thomas 0

Assists Leader Swen Nater 0 Isiah Thomas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Swen Nater 12.2 Isiah Thomas 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Swen Nater 10.8 Isiah Thomas 3.6

Assists Per Game Swen Nater 2.0 Isiah Thomas 9.3

Steals Per Game Swen Nater 0.5 Isiah Thomas 1.9

Blocks Per Game Swen Nater 0.5 Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Swen Nater 5,943 Isiah Thomas 18,822

Total Rebounds Swen Nater 5,297 Isiah Thomas 3,478

Total Assists Swen Nater 954 Isiah Thomas 9,061

Total Steals Swen Nater 258 Isiah Thomas 1,861

Total Blocks Swen Nater 226 Isiah Thomas 249

Total Games Swen Nater 489 Isiah Thomas 979

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Swen Nater .537 Isiah Thomas .452

3-Point Percentage Swen Nater .250 * Isiah Thomas .290

Free Throw Percentage Swen Nater .760 Isiah Thomas .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Swen Nater 15.6 (1981) Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Swen Nater 15.0 (1980) Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Swen Nater 2.9 (1980) Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game Swen Nater 0.8 (1977) Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Swen Nater 0.7 (1977) Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Swen Nater 3.4 Isiah Thomas 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Swen Nater 2.4 Isiah Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game Swen Nater 0.1 Isiah Thomas 8.9

Steals Per Game Swen Nater 0.1 Isiah Thomas 2.1

Blocks Per Game Swen Nater 0.1 Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Swen Nater 58 Isiah Thomas 2,261

Total Rebounds Swen Nater 40 Isiah Thomas 524

Total Assists Swen Nater 1 Isiah Thomas 987

Total Steals Swen Nater 1 Isiah Thomas 234

Total Blocks Swen Nater 2 Isiah Thomas 38

Total Games Swen Nater 17 Isiah Thomas 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Swen Nater .500 Isiah Thomas .441

3-Point Percentage Swen Nater - * Isiah Thomas .346

Free Throw Percentage Swen Nater .769 Isiah Thomas .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Swen Nater 3.4 (1984) Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Swen Nater 2.4 (1984) Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game Swen Nater 0.1 (1984) Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game Swen Nater 0.1 (1984) Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Swen Nater 0.1 (1984) Isiah Thomas 1.2 (1984)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.