Tom Burleson vs. Isiah Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Isiah Thomas and Tom Burleson 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

Tom Burleson

vs.

Isiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Burleson: 1974-75 to 1980-81
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Burleson 0 Isiah Thomas 2

NBA Seasons Tom Burleson 7 Isiah Thomas 13

Playoffs Played Tom Burleson 2 Isiah Thomas 9

All-Star Games Tom Burleson 0 Isiah Thomas 12

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tom Burleson 0 Isiah Thomas 1

All-NBA First Team Tom Burleson 0 Isiah Thomas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Burleson 0 Isiah Thomas 5

Assists Leader Tom Burleson 0 Isiah Thomas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 9.4 Isiah Thomas 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 6.3 Isiah Thomas 3.6

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.3 Isiah Thomas 9.3

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.7 Isiah Thomas 1.9

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.3 Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Burleson 4,190 Isiah Thomas 18,822

Total Rebounds Tom Burleson 2,794 Isiah Thomas 3,478

Total Assists Tom Burleson 601 Isiah Thomas 9,061

Total Steals Tom Burleson 312 Isiah Thomas 1,861

Total Blocks Tom Burleson 591 Isiah Thomas 249

Total Games Tom Burleson 446 Isiah Thomas 979

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Burleson .445 Isiah Thomas .452

3-Point Percentage Tom Burleson .000 * Isiah Thomas .290

Free Throw Percentage Tom Burleson .726 Isiah Thomas .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 15.6 (1976) Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 9.0 (1976) Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 2.2 (1976) Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.9 (1977) Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.9 (1975) Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 20.7 Isiah Thomas 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 10.2 Isiah Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.5 Isiah Thomas 8.9

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.9 Isiah Thomas 2.1

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.7 Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Burleson 311 Isiah Thomas 2,261

Total Rebounds Tom Burleson 153 Isiah Thomas 524

Total Assists Tom Burleson 23 Isiah Thomas 987

Total Steals Tom Burleson 13 Isiah Thomas 234

Total Blocks Tom Burleson 26 Isiah Thomas 38

Total Games Tom Burleson 15 Isiah Thomas 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Burleson .542 Isiah Thomas .441

3-Point Percentage Tom Burleson - * Isiah Thomas .346

Free Throw Percentage Tom Burleson .756 Isiah Thomas .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 20.8 (1976) Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 10.7 (1975) Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.7 (1976) Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 1.0 (1976) Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 2.0 (1975) 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.