Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Ed Pinckney and Isiah Thomas

This is the detail of NBA games in which Ed Pinckney and Isiah Thomas played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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They faced each other a total of 26 times in NBA games. Isiah Thomas has a 16-10 winning record over Ed Pinckney, including a 6-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Ed Pinckney:
1985-86 to 1996-97
Isiah Thomas:
1981-82 to 1993-94
26 Games played
19 in Regular Season
7 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Ed Pinckney
10
9
1
Isiah Thomas
16
10
6

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Ed Pinckney 5.7 5.0 0.9 0.70.6
Isiah Thomas 17.0 3.3 7.71.80.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Ed Pinckney 16 13 5 43
Isiah Thomas 32 8 15 42
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Ed Pinckney 3

games
14

games
1

game
3

games
9

games
Isiah Thomas 23

games
9

games
25

games
17

games
3

games
Both had same stat 0

games
3

games
0

games
6

games
14

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 21, 1986
1. Suns 105   Ed Pinckney 16 6 1 1 0 2 1 24 6-10 .600 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Pistons 103   Isiah Thomas 21 2 10 1 0 5 2 39 9-17 .529 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 1986
2. Suns 100   Ed Pinckney 5 5 0 3 0 2 3 26 0-6 .000 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Pistons 108   Isiah Thomas 31 3 4 4 0 5 4 39 10-18 .556 0-0 - 11-15 .733
Jan. 26, 1987
3. Suns 120   Ed Pinckney 2 5 1 1 0 1 2 12 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Pistons 118   Isiah Thomas 17 1 15 0 0 5 5 43 7-19 .368 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 23, 1988
4. Kings 105   Ed Pinckney 2 3 0 1 1 0 1 09 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 121   Isiah Thomas 26 5 11 1 1 4 4 39 12-18 .667 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000
Mar. 14, 1988
5. Kings 97   Ed Pinckney 2 2 0 0 1 3 1 11 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 109   Isiah Thomas 10 2 8 4 0 2 0 34 4-11 .364 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 29, 1989
6. Kings 97   Ed Pinckney 13 0 2 1 1 2 2 23 5-5 1.000 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Pistons 122   Isiah Thomas 16 2 15 4 0 2 3 36 8-14 .571 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 16, 1989
7. Kings 84   Ed Pinckney 16 7 0 4 3 1 2 36 7-11 .636 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Pistons 95   Isiah Thomas 9 7 14 4 1 4 3 40 3-12 .250 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
Mar. 17, 1989
8. Celtics 98   Ed Pinckney 14 13 5 1 2 1 2 42 6-13 .462 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pistons 106   Isiah Thomas 20 5 6 2 1 6 4 40 9-25 .360 1-2 .500 1-2 .500
1989 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 28, 1989
9. Celtics 91   Ed Pinckney 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 13 0-5 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 101   Isiah Thomas 7 0 10 2 0 3 2 37 2-7 .286 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Apr. 30, 1989
10. Celtics 95   Ed Pinckney 0 2 1 0 0 2 2 09 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 102   Isiah Thomas 26 4 8 2 2 3 2 39 9-20 .450 0-2 .000 8-9 .889
May. 02, 1989
11. Celtics 85   Ed Pinckney 8 2 0 1 1 1 3 23 3-6 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pistons 100   Isiah Thomas 3 5 10 2 0 1 2 34 1-9 .111 0-2 .000 1-3 .333
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 1989
12. Celtics 86   Ed Pinckney 6 6 2 1 2 3 1 24 2-4 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pistons 103   Isiah Thomas 14 1 8 3 0 2 1 31 6-12 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 10, 1990
13. Celtics 104   Ed Pinckney 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 09 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 97   Isiah Thomas 20 4 6 3 1 4 2 44 7-18 .389 2-3 .667 4-7 .571
Mar. 30, 1990
14. Celtics 123   Ed Pinckney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 111   Isiah Thomas 32 3 6 1 0 6 5 41 13-29 .448 2-6 .333 4-5 .800
Apr. 03, 1990
15. Celtics 82   Ed Pinckney 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 06 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 93   Isiah Thomas 24 8 7 3 0 6 3 43 6-18 .333 0-2 .000 12-15 .800
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 23, 1991
16. Celtics 111   Ed Pinckney 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 06 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 94   Isiah Thomas 3 4 2 0 1 1 2 22 1-4 .250 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 16, 1991
17. Celtics 90   Ed Pinckney 6 12 1 0 1 3 2 34 2-6 .333 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Pistons 118   Isiah Thomas 25 0 7 2 0 4 0 34 10-19 .526 1-2 .500 4-6 .667
1991 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 07, 1991
18. Celtics 75   Ed Pinckney 4 3 0 1 1 1 1 15 1-3 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pistons 86   Isiah Thomas 10 3 13 2 1 1 2 32 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
May. 11, 1991
19. Celtics 115   Ed Pinckney 4 5 1 0 0 0 1 18 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 83   Isiah Thomas 7 2 4 0 0 1 1 26 3-13 .231 0-1 .000 1-4 .250
May. 15, 1991
20. Celtics 111   Ed Pinckney 12 9 0 0 0 0 2 30 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Pistons 116   Isiah Thomas 0 2 6 0 0 0 4 15 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 17, 1991
21. Celtics 113   Ed Pinckney 13 9 1 0 1 0 3 40 6-6 1.000 0-0 - 1-3 .333
OT Pistons 117   Isiah Thomas 17 3 6 1 0 1 3 31 7-14 .500 2-5 .400 1-2 .500
1991-92 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 26, 1992
22. Celtics 106   Ed Pinckney 2 7 1 1 1 0 1 25 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Pistons 91   Isiah Thomas 20 2 6 3 1 7 4 44 8-17 .471 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Mar. 20, 1992
23. Celtics 104   Ed Pinckney 8 11 2 1 0 0 3 31 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Pistons 99   Isiah Thomas 27 6 4 0 0 4 5 45 11-24 .458 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000
Mar. 27, 1992
24. Celtics 106   Ed Pinckney 7 8 2 2 0 0 3 31 1-4 .250 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Pistons 87   Isiah Thomas 14 2 1 1 0 2 3 33 5-18 .278 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Apr. 15, 1992
25. Celtics 92   Ed Pinckney 6 8 2 0 1 0 2 34 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 89   Isiah Thomas 14 3 5 1 0 2 3 34 6-11 .545 1-2 .500 1-2 .500
1993-94 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 09, 1994
26. Celtics 95   Ed Pinckney 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 05 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 102   Isiah Thomas 28 7 9 2 0 4 3 41 11-24 .458 1-2 .500 5-5 1.000