Zelmo Beaty vs. Isiah Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Isiah Thomas and Zelmo Beaty 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

Zelmo Beaty

vs.

Isiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zelmo Beaty: 1962-63 to 1974-75
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zelmo Beaty 0 Isiah Thomas 2

NBA Seasons Zelmo Beaty 8 Isiah Thomas 13

Playoffs Played Zelmo Beaty 7 Isiah Thomas 9

All-Star Games Zelmo Beaty 2 Isiah Thomas 12

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Zelmo Beaty 0 * Isiah Thomas 1

All-NBA First Team Zelmo Beaty 0 Isiah Thomas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Zelmo Beaty 0 Isiah Thomas 5

Assists Leader Zelmo Beaty 0 Isiah Thomas 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zelmo Beaty 16.0 Isiah Thomas 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Zelmo Beaty 10.4 Isiah Thomas 3.6

Assists Per Game Zelmo Beaty 1.5 Isiah Thomas 9.3

Steals Per Game Zelmo Beaty 0.7 * Isiah Thomas 1.9

Blocks Per Game Zelmo Beaty 0.4 * Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Zelmo Beaty 9,107 Isiah Thomas 18,822

Total Rebounds Zelmo Beaty 5,949 Isiah Thomas 3,478

Total Assists Zelmo Beaty 839 Isiah Thomas 9,061

Total Steals Zelmo Beaty 45 * Isiah Thomas 1,861

Total Blocks Zelmo Beaty 29 * Isiah Thomas 249

Total Games Zelmo Beaty 570 Isiah Thomas 979

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zelmo Beaty .469 Isiah Thomas .452

3-Point Percentage Zelmo Beaty - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .290

Free Throw Percentage Zelmo Beaty .750 Isiah Thomas .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zelmo Beaty 21.5 (1969) Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Zelmo Beaty 13.6 (1966) Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Zelmo Beaty 2.1 (1968) Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game Zelmo Beaty 0.7 (1975) * Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Zelmo Beaty 0.4 (1975) * Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zelmo Beaty 17.0 Isiah Thomas 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Zelmo Beaty 11.0 Isiah Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game Zelmo Beaty 1.6 Isiah Thomas 8.9

Steals Per Game Zelmo Beaty - * Isiah Thomas 2.1

Blocks Per Game Zelmo Beaty - * Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Zelmo Beaty 1,071 Isiah Thomas 2,261

Total Rebounds Zelmo Beaty 696 Isiah Thomas 524

Total Assists Zelmo Beaty 98 Isiah Thomas 987

Total Steals Zelmo Beaty 0 * Isiah Thomas 234

Total Blocks Zelmo Beaty 0 * Isiah Thomas 38

Total Games Zelmo Beaty 63 Isiah Thomas 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zelmo Beaty .466 Isiah Thomas .441

3-Point Percentage Zelmo Beaty - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .346

Free Throw Percentage Zelmo Beaty .718 Isiah Thomas .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zelmo Beaty 22.5 (1969) Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Zelmo Beaty 13.8 (1965) Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game Zelmo Beaty 2.5 (1968) Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game Zelmo Beaty - * Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Zelmo Beaty - * 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.