Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Buck Johnson and Isiah Thomas

This is the detail of NBA games in which Buck Johnson 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 12 times in NBA games. Isiah Thomas has a 9-3 winning record over Buck Johnson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Buck Johnson
vs.
Isiah Thomas
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Buck Johnson:
1986-87 to 1992-93
Isiah Thomas:
1981-82 to 1993-94
12 Games played
12 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Buck Johnson
3
3
0
Isiah Thomas
9
9
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Buck Johnson 9.7 3.7 1.9 1.00.3
Isiah Thomas 16.7 2.7 7.11.40.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Buck Johnson 20 10 4 51
Isiah Thomas 37 5 14 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Buck Johnson 2

games		 8

games		 0

games		 3

games		4

games
Isiah Thomas 10

games 		3

games		 12

games		 7

games		1

game
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 0

games		 2

games		7

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 1987
1. Rockets 83   Buck Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 09 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 97   Isiah Thomas 6 3 1 1 0 1 1 11 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 29, 1987
2. Rockets 101   Buck Johnson 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 07 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 91   Isiah Thomas 8 1 9 2 0 1 4 41 4-14 .286 0-3 .000 0-3 .000
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 1988
3. Rockets 109   Buck Johnson 13 7 2 2 0 4 4 28 4-7 .571 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Pistons 98   Isiah Thomas 26 3 6 2 0 5 3 41 10-24 .417 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Dec. 30, 1988
4. Rockets 83   Buck Johnson 10 10 1 1 0 1 5 34 4-13 .308 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Pistons 95   Isiah Thomas 25 5 5 3 1 6 0 45 11-22 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 27, 1990
5. Rockets 102   Buck Johnson 15 2 4 2 0 3 3 44 7-10 .700 0-0 - 1-3 .333
OT Pistons 106   Isiah Thomas 37 3 10 3 0 5 4 47 14-31 .452 1-2 .500 8-10 .800
Mar. 22, 1990
6. Rockets 115   Buck Johnson 20 4 4 5 1 1 6 42 7-17 .412 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Pistons 110   Isiah Thomas 18 2 7 2 0 4 3 40 8-18 .444 0-2 .000 2-4 .500
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 1990
7. Rockets 84   Buck Johnson 9 2 1 1 1 1 2 37 3-10 .300 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Pistons 99   Isiah Thomas 13 2 14 0 0 3 2 35 5-12 .417 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Jan. 17, 1991
8. Rockets 91   Buck Johnson 11 4 0 0 0 3 4 43 4-8 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
OT Pistons 97   Isiah Thomas 13 2 4 0 0 2 3 28 6-16 .375 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 1991
9. Rockets 87   Buck Johnson 10 5 2 0 0 1 5 26 5-11 .455 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Pistons 94   Isiah Thomas 22 3 12 2 0 5 2 37 9-16 .563 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jan. 02, 1992
10. Rockets 83   Buck Johnson 12 4 3 1 1 0 2 32 6-14 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 106   Isiah Thomas 13 2 7 0 0 5 0 35 4-12 .333 0-0 - 5-6 .833
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 06, 1993
11. Bullets 79   Buck Johnson 10 0 2 0 1 1 3 18 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 91   Isiah Thomas 16 4 7 1 0 4 1 37 5-17 .294 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Apr. 11, 1993
12. Bullets 94   Buck Johnson 4 4 2 0 0 4 6 23 2-8 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 106   Isiah Thomas 3 2 3 1 0 1 2 12 1-7 .143 0-0 - 1-2 .500
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