Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Isiah Thomas and James Worthy

This is the detail of NBA games in which Isiah Thomas and James Worthy 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 32 times in NBA games. James Worthy has a 17-15 winning record over Isiah Thomas, but Isiah Thomas won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 7-4 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Isiah Thomas
vs.
James Worthy
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Isiah Thomas:
1981-82 to 1993-94
James Worthy:
1982-83 to 1993-94
32 Games played
21 in Regular Season
11 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Isiah Thomas
15
8
7
James Worthy
17
13
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Isiah Thomas 20.9 3.5 9.9 2.00.3
James Worthy 20.9 6.0 3.20.81.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Isiah Thomas 43 9 20 61
James Worthy 40 16 10 35
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Isiah Thomas 15

games		 6

games		 30

games		 21

games		5

games
James Worthy 12

games 		23

games		 1

game		 5

games		16

games
Both had same stat 5

games		 3

games		 1

game		 6

games		11

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 02, 1983
1. Pistons 112   Isiah Thomas 26 0 8 1 0 4 6 40 11-18 .611 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Lakers 127   James Worthy 6 3 1 0 2 0 6 20 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 05, 1983
2. Pistons 108   Isiah Thomas 30 2 7 6 0 4 40 14-26 .538 1-5 .200 1-2 .500
Lakers 122   James Worthy 28 10 3 1 0 3 30 12-17 .706 0-0 - 4-7 .571
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 04, 1984
3. Pistons 114   Isiah Thomas 20 4 14 2 0 5 5 40 9-20 .450 0-2 .000 2-4 .500
Lakers 118   James Worthy 20 11 5 0 1 6 2 33 5-9 .556 0-0 - 10-11 .909
Mar. 23, 1984
4. Pistons 121   Isiah Thomas 17 4 13 3 1 6 5 35 7-15 .467 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Lakers 118   James Worthy 16 9 4 0 2 2 2 28 5-10 .500 0-0 - 6-9 .667
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 13, 1985
5. Pistons 121   Isiah Thomas 30 2 20 4 1 3 1 35 14-20 .700 1-2 .500 1-2 .500
Lakers 98   James Worthy 20 7 2 0 3 2 0 37 10-19 .526 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 24, 1985
6. Pistons 130   Isiah Thomas 30 6 15 0 0 4 4 42 14-26 .538 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
Lakers 148   James Worthy 14 0 1 0 1 2 0 33 7-13 .538 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 15, 1985
7. Pistons 119   Isiah Thomas 16 4 11 1 0 3 6 28 2-8 .250 0-0 - 12-12 1.000
Lakers 132   James Worthy 25 2 1 0 1 2 1 28 12-15 .800 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Jan. 19, 1986
8. Pistons 118   Isiah Thomas 18 4 10 2 0 6 6 31 7-15 .467 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Lakers 115   James Worthy 28 2 5 2 1 1 1 37 9-19 .474 0-0 - 10-12 .833
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 13, 1986
9. Pistons 119   Isiah Thomas 23 5 14 3 0 3 4 41 9-22 .409 1-1 1.000 4-7 .571
Lakers 114   James Worthy 22 7 4 1 0 1 2 39 8-13 .615 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Mar. 26, 1987
10. Pistons 111   Isiah Thomas 23 3 8 2 0 6 3 42 8-22 .364 0-0 - 7-11 .636
Lakers 128   James Worthy 24 4 6 1 5 2 0 41 9-18 .500 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 08, 1988
11. Pistons 104   Isiah Thomas 12 3 10 4 0 3 3 33 6-15 .400 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 106   James Worthy 18 8 2 3 0 4 4 40 7-15 .467 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Feb. 21, 1988
12. Pistons 110   Isiah Thomas 42 3 10 1 1 3 4 41 15-27 .556 0-1 .000 12-12 1.000
Lakers 117   James Worthy 24 5 2 0 1 1 3 43 11-23 .478 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1988 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 07, 1988
13. Pistons 105   Isiah Thomas 19 3 12 4 1 4 2 40 6-16 .375 2-4 .500 5-5 1.000
Lakers 93   James Worthy 19 3 3 1 0 1 2 38 7-18 .389 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Jun. 09, 1988
14. Pistons 96   Isiah Thomas 13 4 7 1 0 2 6 37 5-14 .357 0-4 .000 3-4 .750
Lakers 108   James Worthy 26 10 6 0 1 2 4 45 10-19 .526 0-0 - 6-11 .545
Jun. 12, 1988
15. Pistons 86   Isiah Thomas 28 7 9 3 0 4 4 45 10-21 .476 0-2 .000 8-10 .800
Lakers 99   James Worthy 24 9 3 1 2 2 1 41 8-20 .400 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Jun. 14, 1988
16. Pistons 111   Isiah Thomas 10 9 12 0 0 1 3 36 2-7 .286 1-3 .333 5-6 .833
Lakers 86   James Worthy 7 1 1 0 0 1 3 26 3-9 .333 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Jun. 16, 1988
17. Pistons 104   Isiah Thomas 15 5 8 2 0 7 2 32 4-13 .308 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Lakers 94   James Worthy 14 4 4 0 1 2 5 26 4-10 .400 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Jun. 19, 1988
18. Pistons 102   Isiah Thomas 43 3 8 6 1 5 4 44 18-32 .563 2-3 .667 5-7 .714
Lakers 103   James Worthy 28 9 4 1 0 5 1 46 12-22 .545 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Jun. 21, 1988
19. Pistons 105   Isiah Thomas 10 0 7 4 0 3 2 28 4-12 .333 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Lakers 108   James Worthy 36 16 10 2 0 5 2 44 15-22 .682 0-0 - 6-10 .600
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 1988
20. Pistons 102   Isiah Thomas 18 4 10 1 1 4 4 39 7-19 .368 0-2 .000 4-5 .800
Lakers 99   James Worthy 18 9 1 2 0 3 4 40 7-17 .412 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Feb. 14, 1989
21. Pistons 111   Isiah Thomas 23 4 15 0 0 3 4 39 7-18 .389 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
Lakers 103   James Worthy 33 10 3 3 1 4 0 44 13-23 .565 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
1989 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 06, 1989
22. Pistons 109   Isiah Thomas 24 0 9 0 0 2 2 32 9-16 .563 1-1 1.000 5-6 .833
Lakers 97   James Worthy 17 2 3 1 1 1 1 39 6-18 .333 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Jun. 08, 1989
23. Pistons 108   Isiah Thomas 21 4 7 2 1 3 4 34 9-21 .429 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
Lakers 105   James Worthy 19 5 4 0 1 3 3 43 7-19 .368 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Jun. 11, 1989
24. Pistons 114   Isiah Thomas 26 3 8 2 0 2 3 43 9-20 .450 1-2 .500 7-9 .778
Lakers 110   James Worthy 26 7 4 1 1 2 3 42 9-18 .500 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Jun. 13, 1989
25. Pistons 105   Isiah Thomas 14 3 5 2 0 3 4 32 5-9 .556 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Lakers 97   James Worthy 40 3 3 0 3 1 3 46 17-26 .654 2-3 .667 4-6 .667
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 1989
26. Pistons 108   Isiah Thomas 10 6 16 1 1 4 4 45 4-18 .222 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
OT Lakers 97   James Worthy 19 13 2 1 1 3 4 47 7-22 .318 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Jan. 21, 1990
27. Pistons 97   Isiah Thomas 20 6 10 1 1 3 3 43 7-22 .318 0-2 .000 6-9 .667
Lakers 107   James Worthy 31 8 4 2 0 2 3 42 14-22 .636 0-0 - 3-5 .600
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 04, 1990
28. Pistons 90   Isiah Thomas 17 3 11 2 1 3 2 29 7-16 .438 0-1 .000 3-7 .429
Lakers 114   James Worthy 23 4 0 2 1 0 0 38 10-17 .588 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 09, 1993
29. Pistons 121   Isiah Thomas 21 3 13 1 0 6 5 40 9-20 .450 1-5 .200 2-3 .667
Lakers 123   James Worthy 28 1 4 0 1 2 2 38 12-18 .667 3-3 1.000 1-2 .500
Mar. 21, 1993
30. Pistons 106   Isiah Thomas 13 2 2 2 0 6 5 25 6-13 .462 1-1 1.000 0-2 .000
Lakers 101   James Worthy 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 19 1-6 .167 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 14, 1993
31. Pistons 93   Isiah Thomas 6 0 4 0 0 5 0 21 3-7 .429 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 99   James Worthy 6 2 4 0 0 1 1 19 2-7 .286 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 28, 1994
32. Pistons 97   Isiah Thomas 31 4 5 0 1 5 2 40 9-21 .429 1-2 .500 12-15 .800
Lakers 105   James Worthy 9 5 3 1 0 0 3 21 4-13 .308 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
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