James Donaldson vs. Isiah Thomas Comparison

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

vs.

Isiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Donaldson: 1980-81 to 1994-95
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Donaldson 0 Isiah Thomas 2

NBA Seasons James Donaldson 14 Isiah Thomas 13

Playoffs Played James Donaldson 9 Isiah Thomas 9

All-Star Games James Donaldson 1 Isiah Thomas 12

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP James Donaldson 0 Isiah Thomas 1

All-NBA First Team James Donaldson 0 Isiah Thomas 3

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

Assists Leader James Donaldson 0 Isiah Thomas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Donaldson 8.6 Isiah Thomas 19.2

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 7.8 Isiah Thomas 3.6

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 0.8 Isiah Thomas 9.3

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.4 Isiah Thomas 1.9

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.3 Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points James Donaldson 8,203 Isiah Thomas 18,822

Total Rebounds James Donaldson 7,492 Isiah Thomas 3,478

Total Assists James Donaldson 765 Isiah Thomas 9,061

Total Steals James Donaldson 336 Isiah Thomas 1,861

Total Blocks James Donaldson 1,267 Isiah Thomas 249

Total Games James Donaldson 957 Isiah Thomas 979

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Donaldson .571 Isiah Thomas .452

3-Point Percentage James Donaldson - Isiah Thomas .290

Free Throw Percentage James Donaldson .732 Isiah Thomas .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Donaldson 11.8 (1984) Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 11.9 (1987) Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 1.2 (1983) Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.6 (1987) Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.7 (1984) Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Donaldson 7.9 Isiah Thomas 20.4

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 7.8 Isiah Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 0.7 Isiah Thomas 8.9

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.4 Isiah Thomas 2.1

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 0.8 Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points James Donaldson 401 Isiah Thomas 2,261

Total Rebounds James Donaldson 400 Isiah Thomas 524

Total Assists James Donaldson 35 Isiah Thomas 987

Total Steals James Donaldson 18 Isiah Thomas 234

Total Blocks James Donaldson 42 Isiah Thomas 38

Total Games James Donaldson 51 Isiah Thomas 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Donaldson .627 Isiah Thomas .441

3-Point Percentage James Donaldson - Isiah Thomas .346

Free Throw Percentage James Donaldson .779 Isiah Thomas .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Donaldson 12.0 (1983) Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 11.7 (1986) Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 1.0 (1986) Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.7 (1990) Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.5 (1983) Isiah Thomas 1.2 (1984)