Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Derek Smith and Isiah Thomas

This is the detail of NBA games in which Derek Smith 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 17 times in NBA games. Isiah Thomas has a 12-5 winning record over Derek Smith, including a 2-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Derek Smith:
1982-83 to 1990-91
Isiah Thomas:
1981-82 to 1993-94
17 Games played
14 in Regular Season
3 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Derek Smith
5
4
1
Isiah Thomas
12
10
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Derek Smith 10.3 2.9 2.2 0.50.3
Isiah Thomas 17.1 3.2 11.21.80.2
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Derek Smith 29 7 5 21
Isiah Thomas 38 8 20 52
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Derek Smith 4

games
7

games
0

games
0

games
4

games
Isiah Thomas 11

games
8

games
16

games
10

games
2

games
Both had same stat 2

games
2

games
1

game
7

games
11

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 03, 1984
1. Clippers 111   Derek Smith 8 5 0 0 1 1 0 19 3-11 .273 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pistons 126   Isiah Thomas 38 4 17 3 0 2 2 38 15-20 .750 0-0 - 8-13 .615
Mar. 21, 1984
2. Clippers 123   Derek Smith 10 5 0 2 1 2 4 33 5-8 .625 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 132   Isiah Thomas 16 3 16 5 0 5 2 40 7-14 .500 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 11, 1985
3. Clippers 114   Derek Smith 29 5 4 0 1 4 4 36 14-22 .636 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Pistons 121   Isiah Thomas 16 4 20 2 0 2 2 38 8-17 .471 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 18, 1985
4. Clippers 136   Derek Smith 20 3 3 0 1 3 4 25 9-14 .643 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Pistons 116   Isiah Thomas 14 7 13 3 0 5 3 31 7-15 .467 0-2 .000 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 10, 1986
5. Kings 101   Derek Smith 10 3 5 0 0 3 1 36 4-11 .364 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pistons 108   Isiah Thomas 10 1 16 2 0 3 3 42 5-12 .417 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 24, 1987
6. Kings 138   Derek Smith 24 7 5 0 0 4 4 33 10-14 .714 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Pistons 113   Isiah Thomas 21 1 7 1 0 3 3 33 7-13 .538 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 23, 1988
7. Kings 105   Derek Smith 4 2 2 0 0 2 4 20 2-5 .400 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
8. Kings 97   Derek Smith 20 4 5 1 0 1 5 40 9-15 .600 0-1 .000 2-4 .500
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
9. Kings 97   Derek Smith 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 06 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 122   Isiah Thomas 16 2 15 4 0 2 3 36 8-14 .571 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 11, 1989
10. 76ers 106   Derek Smith 17 2 2 1 0 1 3 35 7-11 .636 1-1 1.000 2-5 .400
Pistons 111   Isiah Thomas 34 2 8 1 2 1 5 42 11-22 .500 2-5 .400 10-11 .909
Apr. 21, 1989
11. 76ers 91   Derek Smith 4 1 4 0 0 1 3 16 1-4 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pistons 100   Isiah Thomas 14 3 4 0 0 1 0 25 7-15 .467 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 1989
12. 76ers 107   Derek Smith 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 07 0-1 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Pistons 101   Isiah Thomas 21 4 13 0 0 4 1 38 7-19 .368 1-3 .333 6-8 .750
Jan. 17, 1990
13. 76ers 112   Derek Smith 7 4 2 1 0 1 4 22 3-8 .375 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Pistons 108   Isiah Thomas 16 2 8 1 0 3 3 40 5-14 .357 0-2 .000 6-8 .750
Mar. 02, 1990
14. 76ers 112   Derek Smith 15 3 2 2 0 2 4 32 5-14 .357 1-2 .500 4-5 .800
OT Pistons 115   Isiah Thomas 21 8 12 2 0 5 5 44 7-23 .304 2-4 .500 5-5 1.000
1991 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 07, 1991
15. Celtics 75   Derek Smith 4 3 1 1 1 1 3 19 1-2 .500 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
16. Celtics 115   Derek Smith 2 1 2 0 0 2 2 10 1-1 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
17. Celtics 111   Derek Smith 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 116   Isiah Thomas 0 2 6 0 0 0 4 15 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -