Vern Gardner vs. Isiah Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Isiah Thomas and Vern Gardner 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

Vern Gardner

vs.

Isiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vern Gardner 0 Isiah Thomas 2

NBA Seasons Vern Gardner 3 Isiah Thomas 13

Playoffs Played Vern Gardner 3 Isiah Thomas 9

All-Star Games Vern Gardner 0 Isiah Thomas 12

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Vern Gardner 0 * Isiah Thomas 1

All-NBA First Team Vern Gardner 0 Isiah Thomas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vern Gardner 0 Isiah Thomas 5

Assists Leader Vern Gardner 0 Isiah Thomas 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 8.9 Isiah Thomas 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.0 * Isiah Thomas 3.6

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.6 Isiah Thomas 9.3

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 1.9

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Gardner 1,339 Isiah Thomas 18,822

Total Rebounds Vern Gardner 349 * Isiah Thomas 3,478

Total Assists Vern Gardner 245 Isiah Thomas 9,061

Total Steals Vern Gardner - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 1,861

Total Blocks Vern Gardner - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 249

Total Games Vern Gardner 151 Isiah Thomas 979

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Gardner .344 Isiah Thomas .452

3-Point Percentage Vern Gardner - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .290

Free Throw Percentage Vern Gardner .748 Isiah Thomas .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950) Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) * Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950) Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 10.1 Isiah Thomas 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 3.6 * Isiah Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 0.7 Isiah Thomas 8.9

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 2.1

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Gardner 71 Isiah Thomas 2,261

Total Rebounds Vern Gardner 18 * Isiah Thomas 524

Total Assists Vern Gardner 5 Isiah Thomas 987

Total Steals Vern Gardner - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 234

Total Blocks Vern Gardner - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 38

Total Games Vern Gardner 7 Isiah Thomas 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Gardner .366 Isiah Thomas .441

3-Point Percentage Vern Gardner - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .346

Free Throw Percentage Vern Gardner .826 Isiah Thomas .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950) Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) * Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952) Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 1.2 (1984)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.