Steve Sheppard vs. Isiah Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Isiah Thomas and Steve Sheppard 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

Steve Sheppard

vs.

Isiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Sheppard: 1977-78 to 1978-79
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Sheppard 0 Isiah Thomas 2

NBA Seasons Steve Sheppard 2 Isiah Thomas 13

Playoffs Played Steve Sheppard 0 Isiah Thomas 9

All-Star Games Steve Sheppard 0 Isiah Thomas 12

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Steve Sheppard 0 Isiah Thomas 1

All-NBA First Team Steve Sheppard 0 Isiah Thomas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Sheppard 0 Isiah Thomas 5

Assists Leader Steve Sheppard 0 Isiah Thomas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Sheppard 3.5 Isiah Thomas 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Steve Sheppard 1.7 Isiah Thomas 3.6

Assists Per Game Steve Sheppard 0.6 Isiah Thomas 9.3

Steals Per Game Steve Sheppard 0.2 Isiah Thomas 1.9

Blocks Per Game Steve Sheppard 0.0 Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Sheppard 367 Isiah Thomas 18,822

Total Rebounds Steve Sheppard 178 Isiah Thomas 3,478

Total Assists Steve Sheppard 62 Isiah Thomas 9,061

Total Steals Steve Sheppard 22 Isiah Thomas 1,861

Total Blocks Steve Sheppard 4 Isiah Thomas 249

Total Games Steve Sheppard 106 Isiah Thomas 979

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Sheppard .459 Isiah Thomas .452

3-Point Percentage Steve Sheppard - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .290

Free Throw Percentage Steve Sheppard .633 Isiah Thomas .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Sheppard 4.3 (1978) Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Sheppard 2.0 (1978) Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Steve Sheppard 0.7 (1978) Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game Steve Sheppard 0.2 (1978) Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Steve Sheppard 0.0 (1978) Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Sheppard - Isiah Thomas 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Steve Sheppard - Isiah Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game Steve Sheppard - Isiah Thomas 8.9

Steals Per Game Steve Sheppard - Isiah Thomas 2.1

Blocks Per Game Steve Sheppard - Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Sheppard - Isiah Thomas 2,261

Total Rebounds Steve Sheppard - Isiah Thomas 524

Total Assists Steve Sheppard - Isiah Thomas 987

Total Steals Steve Sheppard - Isiah Thomas 234

Total Blocks Steve Sheppard - Isiah Thomas 38

Total Games Steve Sheppard 0 Isiah Thomas 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Sheppard - Isiah Thomas .441

3-Point Percentage Steve Sheppard - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .346

Free Throw Percentage Steve Sheppard - Isiah Thomas .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Sheppard - Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Sheppard - Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game Steve Sheppard - Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game Steve Sheppard - Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Steve Sheppard - Isiah Thomas 1.2 (1984)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.