James Bailey vs. Isiah Thomas Comparison

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

James Bailey

vs.

Isiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Bailey: 1979-80 to 1987-88
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Bailey 0 Isiah Thomas 2

NBA Seasons James Bailey 9 Isiah Thomas 13

Playoffs Played James Bailey 2 Isiah Thomas 9

All-Star Games James Bailey 0 Isiah Thomas 12

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP James Bailey 0 Isiah Thomas 1

All-NBA First Team James Bailey 0 Isiah Thomas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Bailey 0 Isiah Thomas 5

Assists Leader James Bailey 0 Isiah Thomas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Bailey 8.8 Isiah Thomas 19.2

Rebounds Per Game James Bailey 5.0 Isiah Thomas 3.6

Assists Per Game James Bailey 0.8 Isiah Thomas 9.3

Steals Per Game James Bailey 0.5 Isiah Thomas 1.9

Blocks Per Game James Bailey 0.9 Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points James Bailey 5,246 Isiah Thomas 18,822

Total Rebounds James Bailey 2,988 Isiah Thomas 3,478

Total Assists James Bailey 488 Isiah Thomas 9,061

Total Steals James Bailey 305 Isiah Thomas 1,861

Total Blocks James Bailey 521 Isiah Thomas 249

Total Games James Bailey 595 Isiah Thomas 979

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Bailey .484 Isiah Thomas .452

3-Point Percentage James Bailey .077 Isiah Thomas .290

Free Throw Percentage James Bailey .703 Isiah Thomas .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Bailey 14.0 (1981) Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game James Bailey 7.4 (1981) Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game James Bailey 1.2 (1981) Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game James Bailey 0.9 (1981) Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game James Bailey 1.7 (1981) Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Bailey 4.2 Isiah Thomas 20.4

Rebounds Per Game James Bailey 2.2 Isiah Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game James Bailey 0.4 Isiah Thomas 8.9

Steals Per Game James Bailey 0.8 Isiah Thomas 2.1

Blocks Per Game James Bailey 0.7 Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points James Bailey 59 Isiah Thomas 2,261

Total Rebounds James Bailey 31 Isiah Thomas 524

Total Assists James Bailey 6 Isiah Thomas 987

Total Steals James Bailey 11 Isiah Thomas 234

Total Blocks James Bailey 10 Isiah Thomas 38

Total Games James Bailey 14 Isiah Thomas 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Bailey .468 Isiah Thomas .441

3-Point Percentage James Bailey - Isiah Thomas .346

Free Throw Percentage James Bailey .682 Isiah Thomas .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Bailey 4.6 (1980) Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game James Bailey 3.0 (1982) Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game James Bailey 0.5 (1982) Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game James Bailey 1.0 (1982) Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game James Bailey 0.8 (1980) Isiah Thomas 1.2 (1984)