Gene Rhodes vs. Isiah Thomas Comparison

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

Gene Rhodes

vs.

Isiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gene Rhodes: 1952-53 to 1952-53
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gene Rhodes 0 Isiah Thomas 2

NBA Seasons Gene Rhodes 1 Isiah Thomas 13

Playoffs Played Gene Rhodes 1 Isiah Thomas 9

All-Star Games Gene Rhodes 0 Isiah Thomas 12

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Gene Rhodes 0 * Isiah Thomas 1

All-NBA First Team Gene Rhodes 0 Isiah Thomas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gene Rhodes 0 Isiah Thomas 5

Assists Leader Gene Rhodes 0 Isiah Thomas 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene Rhodes 5.2 Isiah Thomas 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Gene Rhodes 1.5 Isiah Thomas 3.6

Assists Per Game Gene Rhodes 1.4 Isiah Thomas 9.3

Steals Per Game Gene Rhodes - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 1.9

Blocks Per Game Gene Rhodes - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene Rhodes 337 Isiah Thomas 18,822

Total Rebounds Gene Rhodes 98 Isiah Thomas 3,478

Total Assists Gene Rhodes 91 Isiah Thomas 9,061

Total Steals Gene Rhodes - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 1,861

Total Blocks Gene Rhodes - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 249

Total Games Gene Rhodes 65 Isiah Thomas 979

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene Rhodes .319 Isiah Thomas .452

3-Point Percentage Gene Rhodes - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .290

Free Throw Percentage Gene Rhodes .704 Isiah Thomas .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene Rhodes 5.2 (1953) Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Gene Rhodes 1.5 (1953) Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Gene Rhodes 1.4 (1953) Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game Gene Rhodes - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Gene Rhodes - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene Rhodes 4.5 Isiah Thomas 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Gene Rhodes 3.5 Isiah Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game Gene Rhodes 2.5 Isiah Thomas 8.9

Steals Per Game Gene Rhodes - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 2.1

Blocks Per Game Gene Rhodes - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene Rhodes 9 Isiah Thomas 2,261

Total Rebounds Gene Rhodes 7 Isiah Thomas 524

Total Assists Gene Rhodes 5 Isiah Thomas 987

Total Steals Gene Rhodes - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 234

Total Blocks Gene Rhodes - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 38

Total Games Gene Rhodes 2 Isiah Thomas 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene Rhodes .286 Isiah Thomas .441

3-Point Percentage Gene Rhodes - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .346

Free Throw Percentage Gene Rhodes .250 Isiah Thomas .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene Rhodes 4.5 (1953) Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Gene Rhodes 3.5 (1953) Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game Gene Rhodes 2.5 (1953) Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game Gene Rhodes - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Gene Rhodes - 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.