Joe Ellis vs. Isiah Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Isiah Thomas and Joe Ellis 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 Ellis

vs.

Isiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Ellis: 1966-67 to 1973-74
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Ellis 0 Isiah Thomas 2

NBA Seasons Joe Ellis 8 Isiah Thomas 13

Playoffs Played Joe Ellis 6 Isiah Thomas 9

All-Star Games Joe Ellis 0 Isiah Thomas 12

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Joe Ellis 0 * Isiah Thomas 1

All-NBA First Team Joe Ellis 0 Isiah Thomas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Ellis 0 Isiah Thomas 5

Assists Leader Joe Ellis 0 Isiah Thomas 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Ellis 8.8 Isiah Thomas 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ellis 5.1 Isiah Thomas 3.6

Assists Per Game Joe Ellis 1.4 Isiah Thomas 9.3

Steals Per Game Joe Ellis 0.7 * Isiah Thomas 1.9

Blocks Per Game Joe Ellis 0.2 * Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Ellis 4,623 Isiah Thomas 18,822

Total Rebounds Joe Ellis 2,686 Isiah Thomas 3,478

Total Assists Joe Ellis 716 Isiah Thomas 9,061

Total Steals Joe Ellis 33 * Isiah Thomas 1,861

Total Blocks Joe Ellis 9 * Isiah Thomas 249

Total Games Joe Ellis 524 Isiah Thomas 979

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Ellis .398 Isiah Thomas .452

3-Point Percentage Joe Ellis - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .290

Free Throw Percentage Joe Ellis .727 Isiah Thomas .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Ellis 15.8 (1970) Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ellis 7.8 (1970) Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Joe Ellis 2.0 (1971) Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game Joe Ellis 0.7 (1974) * Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Joe Ellis 0.2 (1974) * Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Ellis 5.3 Isiah Thomas 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ellis 3.4 Isiah Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game Joe Ellis 0.6 Isiah Thomas 8.9

Steals Per Game Joe Ellis - * Isiah Thomas 2.1

Blocks Per Game Joe Ellis - * Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Ellis 202 Isiah Thomas 2,261

Total Rebounds Joe Ellis 131 Isiah Thomas 524

Total Assists Joe Ellis 23 Isiah Thomas 987

Total Steals Joe Ellis 0 * Isiah Thomas 234

Total Blocks Joe Ellis 0 * Isiah Thomas 38

Total Games Joe Ellis 38 Isiah Thomas 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Ellis .307 Isiah Thomas .441

3-Point Percentage Joe Ellis - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .346

Free Throw Percentage Joe Ellis .692 Isiah Thomas .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Ellis 10.8 (1972) Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ellis 8.5 (1969) Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game Joe Ellis 0.8 (1972) Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game Joe Ellis - * Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Joe Ellis - * Isiah Thomas 1.2 (1984)

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.