Joe Dumars vs. Tom Patterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Patterson and Joe Dumars 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

Joe Dumars

vs.

Tom Patterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Dumars: 1985-86 to 1998-99
Tom Patterson: 1972-73 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Dumars 2 Tom Patterson 0

NBA Seasons Joe Dumars 14 Tom Patterson 2

Playoffs Played Joe Dumars 10 Tom Patterson 1

All-Star Games Joe Dumars 6 Tom Patterson 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Joe Dumars 1 Tom Patterson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Dumars 3 Tom Patterson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Dumars 4 Tom Patterson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Dumars 5 Tom Patterson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 16.1 Tom Patterson 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.2 Tom Patterson 1.0

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 4.5 Tom Patterson 0.2

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 0.9 Tom Patterson 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.1 Tom Patterson 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Dumars 16,401 Tom Patterson 56

Total Rebounds Joe Dumars 2,203 Tom Patterson 24

Total Assists Joe Dumars 4,612 Tom Patterson 5

Total Steals Joe Dumars 902 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Blocks Joe Dumars 83 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Games Joe Dumars 1,018 Tom Patterson 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Dumars .460 Tom Patterson .420

3-Point Percentage Joe Dumars .382 Tom Patterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Dumars .843 Tom Patterson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 23.5 (1993) Tom Patterson 2.4 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.8 (1990) Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974)

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 5.7 (1989) Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 1.1 (1991) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.2 (1988) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 15.6 Tom Patterson 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.3 Tom Patterson 0.0

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 4.6 Tom Patterson 0.0

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 0.8 Tom Patterson - *

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.1 Tom Patterson - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Dumars 1,752 Tom Patterson 0

Total Rebounds Joe Dumars 257 Tom Patterson 0

Total Assists Joe Dumars 512 Tom Patterson 0

Total Steals Joe Dumars 91 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Blocks Joe Dumars 6 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Games Joe Dumars 112 Tom Patterson 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Dumars .462 Tom Patterson -

3-Point Percentage Joe Dumars .358 Tom Patterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Dumars .855 Tom Patterson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 20.6 (1991) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 4.3 (1996) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 6.3 (1986) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973)

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 1.1 (1990) Tom Patterson - *

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.2 (1992) Tom Patterson - *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.