Rick Carlisle vs. Isiah Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Isiah Thomas and Rick Carlisle 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

Rick Carlisle

vs.

Isiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Carlisle: 1984-85 to 1989-90
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Carlisle 1 Isiah Thomas 2

NBA Seasons Rick Carlisle 5 Isiah Thomas 13

Playoffs Played Rick Carlisle 2 Isiah Thomas 9

All-Star Games Rick Carlisle 0 Isiah Thomas 12

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Carlisle 0 Isiah Thomas 1

All-NBA First Team Rick Carlisle 0 Isiah Thomas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Carlisle 0 Isiah Thomas 5

Assists Leader Rick Carlisle 0 Isiah Thomas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.2 Isiah Thomas 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 Isiah Thomas 3.6

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.1 Isiah Thomas 9.3

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 Isiah Thomas 1.9

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 422 Isiah Thomas 18,822

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 141 Isiah Thomas 3,478

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 201 Isiah Thomas 9,061

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 42 Isiah Thomas 1,861

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 9 Isiah Thomas 249

Total Games Rick Carlisle 188 Isiah Thomas 979

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .422 Isiah Thomas .452

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .229 Isiah Thomas .290

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .775 Isiah Thomas .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.8 (1988) Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1986) Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.4 (1986) Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.4 (1988) Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 (1990) Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.8 Isiah Thomas 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.6 Isiah Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.7 Isiah Thomas 8.9

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.3 Isiah Thomas 2.1

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 21 Isiah Thomas 2,261

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 7 Isiah Thomas 524

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 8 Isiah Thomas 987

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 3 Isiah Thomas 234

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 0 Isiah Thomas 38

Total Games Rick Carlisle 12 Isiah Thomas 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .474 Isiah Thomas .441

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .000 Isiah Thomas .346

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .750 Isiah Thomas .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.9 (1986) Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1988) Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 (1986) Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.5 (1988) Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 (1988) Isiah Thomas 1.2 (1984)