Tom Sanders vs. Isiah Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Isiah Thomas and Tom Sanders 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

Tom Sanders

vs.

Isiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Sanders: 1960-61 to 1972-73
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Sanders 8 Isiah Thomas 2

NBA Seasons Tom Sanders 13 Isiah Thomas 13

Playoffs Played Tom Sanders 11 Isiah Thomas 9

All-Star Games Tom Sanders 0 Isiah Thomas 12

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tom Sanders 0 * Isiah Thomas 1

All-NBA First Team Tom Sanders 0 Isiah Thomas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Sanders 0 Isiah Thomas 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Sanders 1 Isiah Thomas 0

Assists Leader Tom Sanders 0 Isiah Thomas 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Sanders 9.6 Isiah Thomas 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Tom Sanders 6.3 Isiah Thomas 3.6

Assists Per Game Tom Sanders 1.1 Isiah Thomas 9.3

Steals Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 1.9

Blocks Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Sanders 8,766 Isiah Thomas 18,822

Total Rebounds Tom Sanders 5,798 Isiah Thomas 3,478

Total Assists Tom Sanders 1,026 Isiah Thomas 9,061

Total Steals Tom Sanders - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 1,861

Total Blocks Tom Sanders - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 249

Total Games Tom Sanders 916 Isiah Thomas 979

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Sanders .428 Isiah Thomas .452

3-Point Percentage Tom Sanders - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .290

Free Throw Percentage Tom Sanders .767 Isiah Thomas .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Sanders 12.6 (1966) Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Sanders 9.5 (1962) Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Tom Sanders 1.6 (1970) Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Sanders 8.8 Isiah Thomas 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Tom Sanders 5.8 Isiah Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game Tom Sanders 1.0 Isiah Thomas 8.9

Steals Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 2.1

Blocks Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Sanders 1,142 Isiah Thomas 2,261

Total Rebounds Tom Sanders 760 Isiah Thomas 524

Total Assists Tom Sanders 127 Isiah Thomas 987

Total Steals Tom Sanders - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 234

Total Blocks Tom Sanders - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 38

Total Games Tom Sanders 130 Isiah Thomas 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Sanders .436 Isiah Thomas .441

3-Point Percentage Tom Sanders - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .346

Free Throw Percentage Tom Sanders .716 Isiah Thomas .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Sanders 13.5 (1966) Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Sanders 8.5 (1965) Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game Tom Sanders 1.6 (1966) Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 1.2 (1984)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.