Bob Rule vs. Isiah Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Isiah Thomas and Bob Rule 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

Bob Rule

vs.

Isiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Rule: 1967-68 to 1974-75
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Rule 0 Isiah Thomas 2

NBA Seasons Bob Rule 8 Isiah Thomas 13

Playoffs Played Bob Rule 0 Isiah Thomas 9

All-Star Games Bob Rule 1 Isiah Thomas 12

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bob Rule 0 * Isiah Thomas 1

All-NBA First Team Bob Rule 0 Isiah Thomas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Rule 0 Isiah Thomas 5

Assists Leader Bob Rule 0 Isiah Thomas 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Rule 17.4 Isiah Thomas 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Bob Rule 8.3 Isiah Thomas 3.6

Assists Per Game Bob Rule 1.5 Isiah Thomas 9.3

Steals Per Game Bob Rule 0.4 * Isiah Thomas 1.9

Blocks Per Game Bob Rule 0.4 * Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Rule 7,007 Isiah Thomas 18,822

Total Rebounds Bob Rule 3,333 Isiah Thomas 3,478

Total Assists Bob Rule 594 Isiah Thomas 9,061

Total Steals Bob Rule 12 * Isiah Thomas 1,861

Total Blocks Bob Rule 10 * Isiah Thomas 249

Total Games Bob Rule 403 Isiah Thomas 979

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Rule .461 Isiah Thomas .452

3-Point Percentage Bob Rule - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .290

Free Throw Percentage Bob Rule .686 Isiah Thomas .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Rule 29.8 (1971) Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Rule 11.5 (1971) Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Bob Rule 2.0 (1975) Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game Bob Rule 0.5 (1974) * Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Bob Rule 0.4 (1974) * Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Rule - Isiah Thomas 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Bob Rule - Isiah Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game Bob Rule - Isiah Thomas 8.9

Steals Per Game Bob Rule - * Isiah Thomas 2.1

Blocks Per Game Bob Rule - * Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Rule - Isiah Thomas 2,261

Total Rebounds Bob Rule - Isiah Thomas 524

Total Assists Bob Rule - Isiah Thomas 987

Total Steals Bob Rule - * Isiah Thomas 234

Total Blocks Bob Rule - * Isiah Thomas 38

Total Games Bob Rule 0 Isiah Thomas 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Rule - Isiah Thomas .441

3-Point Percentage Bob Rule - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .346

Free Throw Percentage Bob Rule - Isiah Thomas .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Rule - Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Rule - Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game Bob Rule - Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game Bob Rule - * Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Bob Rule - * 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.