Isiah Thomas vs. Gene Vance Comparison

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

Isiah Thomas

vs.

Gene Vance

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94
Gene Vance: 1947-48 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Isiah Thomas 2 Gene Vance 0

NBA Seasons Isiah Thomas 13 Gene Vance 5

Playoffs Played Isiah Thomas 9 Gene Vance 3

All-Star Games Isiah Thomas 12 Gene Vance 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Isiah Thomas 1 Gene Vance 0 *

All-NBA First Team Isiah Thomas 3 Gene Vance 0

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

Assists Leader Isiah Thomas 1 Gene Vance 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Isiah Thomas 19.2 Gene Vance 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Isiah Thomas 3.6 Gene Vance 3.0 *

Assists Per Game Isiah Thomas 9.3 Gene Vance 2.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Isiah Thomas 18,822 Gene Vance 1,445

Total Rebounds Isiah Thomas 3,478 Gene Vance 109 *

Total Assists Isiah Thomas 9,061 Gene Vance 403

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

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

Total Games Isiah Thomas 979 Gene Vance 175

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Isiah Thomas .452 Gene Vance .315

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

Free Throw Percentage Isiah Thomas .759 Gene Vance .687

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983) Gene Vance 10.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985) Gene Vance 3.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985) Gene Vance 3.5 (1950)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Isiah Thomas 20.4 Gene Vance 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Isiah Thomas 4.7 Gene Vance - *

Assists Per Game Isiah Thomas 8.9 Gene Vance 1.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Isiah Thomas 2,261 Gene Vance 87

Total Rebounds Isiah Thomas 524 Gene Vance 0 *

Total Assists Isiah Thomas 987 Gene Vance 17

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

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

Total Games Isiah Thomas 111 Gene Vance 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Isiah Thomas .441 Gene Vance .242

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

Free Throw Percentage Isiah Thomas .769 Gene Vance .697

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986) Gene Vance 10.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986) Gene Vance - *

Assists Per Game Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986) Gene Vance 3.5 (1949)

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

Blocks Per Game Isiah Thomas 1.2 (1984) Gene Vance - n/a **

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.