Earl Gardner vs. Isiah Thomas Comparison

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

Earl Gardner

vs.

Isiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Gardner 1 Isiah Thomas 2

NBA Seasons Earl Gardner 1 Isiah Thomas 13

Playoffs Played Earl Gardner 1 Isiah Thomas 9

All-Star Games Earl Gardner 0 Isiah Thomas 12

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Earl Gardner 0 * Isiah Thomas 1

All-NBA First Team Earl Gardner 0 Isiah Thomas 3

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

Assists Leader Earl 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 Earl Gardner 1.8 Isiah Thomas 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 3.6

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 Isiah Thomas 9.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 89 Isiah Thomas 18,822

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 3,478

Total Assists Earl Gardner 19 Isiah Thomas 9,061

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

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

Total Games Earl Gardner 50 Isiah Thomas 979

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .376 Isiah Thomas .452

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

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .464 Isiah Thomas .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949) Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949) Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 Isiah Thomas 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 Isiah Thomas 8.9

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 4 Isiah Thomas 2,261

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 524

Total Assists Earl Gardner 1 Isiah Thomas 987

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

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

Total Games Earl Gardner 7 Isiah Thomas 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .111 Isiah Thomas .441

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

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .500 Isiah Thomas .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949) Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949) Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986)

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

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

Notes: ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.