Tom Riker vs. Isiah Thomas Comparison

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

vs.

Isiah Thomas

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Riker 1 Isiah Thomas 2

NBA Seasons Tom Riker 3 Isiah Thomas 13

Playoffs Played Tom Riker 1 Isiah Thomas 9

All-Star Games Tom Riker 0 Isiah Thomas 12

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tom Riker 0 Isiah Thomas 1

All-NBA First Team Tom Riker 0 Isiah Thomas 3

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

Assists Leader Tom Riker 0 Isiah Thomas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Riker 2.7 Isiah Thomas 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Tom Riker 1.7 Isiah Thomas 3.6

Assists Per Game Tom Riker 0.3 Isiah Thomas 9.3

Steals Per Game Tom Riker 0.2 * Isiah Thomas 1.9

Blocks Per Game Tom Riker 0.1 * Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Riker 225 Isiah Thomas 18,822

Total Rebounds Tom Riker 138 Isiah Thomas 3,478

Total Assists Tom Riker 24 Isiah Thomas 9,061

Total Steals Tom Riker 15 * Isiah Thomas 1,861

Total Blocks Tom Riker 5 * Isiah Thomas 249

Total Games Tom Riker 82 Isiah Thomas 979

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Riker .380 Isiah Thomas .452

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom Riker .593 Isiah Thomas .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Riker 3.0 (1975) Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Riker 2.1 (1975) Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Tom Riker 0.4 (1975) Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game Tom Riker 0.3 (1975) * Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Tom Riker 0.1 (1975) * Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Riker 2.0 Isiah Thomas 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Tom Riker 2.0 Isiah Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game Tom Riker 1.0 Isiah Thomas 8.9

Steals Per Game Tom Riker 0.0 * Isiah Thomas 2.1

Blocks Per Game Tom Riker 0.0 * Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Riker 2 Isiah Thomas 2,261

Total Rebounds Tom Riker 2 Isiah Thomas 524

Total Assists Tom Riker 1 Isiah Thomas 987

Total Steals Tom Riker 0 * Isiah Thomas 234

Total Blocks Tom Riker 0 * Isiah Thomas 38

Total Games Tom Riker 1 Isiah Thomas 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Riker .500 Isiah Thomas .441

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom Riker - Isiah Thomas .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Riker 2.0 (1975) Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Riker 2.0 (1975) Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game Tom Riker 1.0 (1975) Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) * Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) * 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.