Tom Patterson vs. Isiah Thomas Comparison

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

vs.

Isiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Patterson: 1972-73 to 1973-74
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Patterson 0 Isiah Thomas 2

NBA Seasons Tom Patterson 2 Isiah Thomas 13

Playoffs Played Tom Patterson 1 Isiah Thomas 9

All-Star Games Tom Patterson 0 Isiah Thomas 12

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tom Patterson 0 Isiah Thomas 1

All-NBA First Team Tom Patterson 0 Isiah Thomas 3

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

Assists Leader Tom Patterson 0 Isiah Thomas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Patterson 2.2 Isiah Thomas 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Tom Patterson 1.0 Isiah Thomas 3.6

Assists Per Game Tom Patterson 0.2 Isiah Thomas 9.3

Steals Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 * Isiah Thomas 1.9

Blocks Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 * Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Patterson 56 Isiah Thomas 18,822

Total Rebounds Tom Patterson 24 Isiah Thomas 3,478

Total Assists Tom Patterson 5 Isiah Thomas 9,061

Total Steals Tom Patterson 0 * Isiah Thomas 1,861

Total Blocks Tom Patterson 0 * Isiah Thomas 249

Total Games Tom Patterson 25 Isiah Thomas 979

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Patterson .420 Isiah Thomas .452

3-Point Percentage Tom Patterson - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .290

Free Throw Percentage Tom Patterson .778 Isiah Thomas .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Patterson 2.4 (1973) Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974) Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974) Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) * Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) * Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 Isiah Thomas 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 Isiah Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 Isiah Thomas 8.9

Steals Per Game Tom Patterson - * Isiah Thomas 2.1

Blocks Per Game Tom Patterson - * Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Patterson 0 Isiah Thomas 2,261

Total Rebounds Tom Patterson 0 Isiah Thomas 524

Total Assists Tom Patterson 0 Isiah Thomas 987

Total Steals Tom Patterson 0 * Isiah Thomas 234

Total Blocks Tom Patterson 0 * Isiah Thomas 38

Total Games Tom Patterson 1 Isiah Thomas 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Patterson - Isiah Thomas .441

3-Point Percentage Tom Patterson - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .346

Free Throw Percentage Tom Patterson - Isiah Thomas .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973) Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973) Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973) Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game Tom Patterson - * Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Tom Patterson - * 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.