James Edwards vs. Isiah Thomas Comparison

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

vs.

Isiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Edwards: 1977-78 to 1995-96
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Edwards 3 Isiah Thomas 2

NBA Seasons James Edwards 19 Isiah Thomas 13

Playoffs Played James Edwards 11 Isiah Thomas 9

All-Star Games James Edwards 0 Isiah Thomas 12

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP James Edwards 0 Isiah Thomas 1

All-NBA First Team James Edwards 0 Isiah Thomas 3

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

Assists Leader James Edwards 0 Isiah Thomas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Edwards 12.7 Isiah Thomas 19.2

Rebounds Per Game James Edwards 5.1 Isiah Thomas 3.6

Assists Per Game James Edwards 1.3 Isiah Thomas 9.3

Steals Per Game James Edwards 0.4 Isiah Thomas 1.9

Blocks Per Game James Edwards 0.7 Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points James Edwards 14,862 Isiah Thomas 18,822

Total Rebounds James Edwards 6,004 Isiah Thomas 3,478

Total Assists James Edwards 1,499 Isiah Thomas 9,061

Total Steals James Edwards 420 Isiah Thomas 1,861

Total Blocks James Edwards 867 Isiah Thomas 249

Total Games James Edwards 1,168 Isiah Thomas 979

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Edwards .495 Isiah Thomas .452

3-Point Percentage James Edwards .048 * Isiah Thomas .290

Free Throw Percentage James Edwards .698 Isiah Thomas .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Edwards 16.7 (1982) Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game James Edwards 8.5 (1979) Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game James Edwards 2.6 (1981) Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game James Edwards 0.7 (1979) Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game James Edwards 1.6 (1981) Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Edwards 9.3 Isiah Thomas 20.4

Rebounds Per Game James Edwards 3.2 Isiah Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game James Edwards 0.8 Isiah Thomas 8.9

Steals Per Game James Edwards 0.2 Isiah Thomas 2.1

Blocks Per Game James Edwards 0.4 Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points James Edwards 1,030 Isiah Thomas 2,261

Total Rebounds James Edwards 354 Isiah Thomas 524

Total Assists James Edwards 84 Isiah Thomas 987

Total Steals James Edwards 17 Isiah Thomas 234

Total Blocks James Edwards 46 Isiah Thomas 38

Total Games James Edwards 111 Isiah Thomas 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Edwards .468 Isiah Thomas .441

3-Point Percentage James Edwards .000 * Isiah Thomas .346

Free Throw Percentage James Edwards .682 Isiah Thomas .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Edwards 14.3 (1990) Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game James Edwards 7.0 (1981) Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game James Edwards 2.5 (1981) Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game James Edwards 0.5 (1981) Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game James Edwards 0.6 (1984) Isiah Thomas 1.2 (1984)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.