Sam Perkins vs. Isiah Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Isiah Thomas and Sam Perkins 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

Sam Perkins

vs.

Isiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Perkins: 1984-85 to 2000-01
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Perkins 0 Isiah Thomas 2

NBA Seasons Sam Perkins 17 Isiah Thomas 13

Playoffs Played Sam Perkins 15 Isiah Thomas 9

All-Star Games Sam Perkins 0 Isiah Thomas 12

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Sam Perkins 0 Isiah Thomas 1

All-NBA First Team Sam Perkins 0 Isiah Thomas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Perkins 0 Isiah Thomas 5

Assists Leader Sam Perkins 0 Isiah Thomas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Perkins 11.9 Isiah Thomas 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Sam Perkins 6.0 Isiah Thomas 3.6

Assists Per Game Sam Perkins 1.5 Isiah Thomas 9.3

Steals Per Game Sam Perkins 0.9 Isiah Thomas 1.9

Blocks Per Game Sam Perkins 0.7 Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Perkins 15,324 Isiah Thomas 18,822

Total Rebounds Sam Perkins 7,666 Isiah Thomas 3,478

Total Assists Sam Perkins 1,975 Isiah Thomas 9,061

Total Steals Sam Perkins 1,105 Isiah Thomas 1,861

Total Blocks Sam Perkins 933 Isiah Thomas 249

Total Games Sam Perkins 1,286 Isiah Thomas 979

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Perkins .459 Isiah Thomas .452

3-Point Percentage Sam Perkins .362 Isiah Thomas .290

Free Throw Percentage Sam Perkins .811 Isiah Thomas .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Perkins 16.5 (1992) Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Perkins 8.8 (1992) Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Sam Perkins 2.3 (1990) Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game Sam Perkins 1.4 (1987) Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Sam Perkins 1.2 (1989) Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Perkins 11.1 Isiah Thomas 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Sam Perkins 5.6 Isiah Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game Sam Perkins 1.5 Isiah Thomas 8.9

Steals Per Game Sam Perkins 0.7 Isiah Thomas 2.1

Blocks Per Game Sam Perkins 0.8 Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Perkins 1,861 Isiah Thomas 2,261

Total Rebounds Sam Perkins 936 Isiah Thomas 524

Total Assists Sam Perkins 246 Isiah Thomas 987

Total Steals Sam Perkins 118 Isiah Thomas 234

Total Blocks Sam Perkins 126 Isiah Thomas 38

Total Games Sam Perkins 167 Isiah Thomas 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Perkins .444 Isiah Thomas .441

3-Point Percentage Sam Perkins .363 Isiah Thomas .346

Free Throw Percentage Sam Perkins .785 Isiah Thomas .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Perkins 18.8 (1985) Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Perkins 12.8 (1985) Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game Sam Perkins 3.3 (1995) Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game Sam Perkins 1.5 (1988) Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Sam Perkins 1.4 (1991) Isiah Thomas 1.2 (1984)