Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Greg Ballard and Isiah Thomas

This is the detail of NBA games in which Greg Ballard 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 25 times in NBA games. Greg Ballard has a 13-12 winning record over Isiah Thomas. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Greg Ballard:
1977-78 to 1988-89
Isiah Thomas:
1981-82 to 1993-94
25 Games played
25 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Greg Ballard
13
13
0
Isiah Thomas
12
12
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Greg Ballard 14.9 7.9 3.6
Isiah Thomas 18.2 3.4 11.2
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Greg Ballard 33 17 8
Isiah Thomas 35 11 24
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Greg Ballard 9

games
23

games
2

games
Isiah Thomas 16

games
1

game
23

games
Both had same stat 0

games
1

game
0

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 1981
1. Bullets 86   Greg Ballard 11 6 2 2 33 4-16 .250 0- .000 3-4 .750
Pistons 82   Isiah Thomas 20 0 5 3 32 7-17 .412 0- .000 6-10 .600
Nov. 19, 1981
2. Bullets 97   Greg Ballard 8 6 1 0 30 4-12 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 122   Isiah Thomas 14 1 13 5 3 27 6-12 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Dec. 29, 1981
3. Bullets 129   Greg Ballard 33 4 4 5 38 15-22 .682 0- .000 3-4 .750
Pistons 125   Isiah Thomas 20 0 5 4 36 6-14 .429 0- .000 8-12 .667
Jan. 14, 1982
4. Bullets 121   Greg Ballard 24 12 8 5 39 7-16 .438 0- .000 10-10 1.000
Pistons 114   Isiah Thomas 18 0 12 4 34 8-16 .500 0- .000 2-3 .667
Mar. 30, 1982
5. Bullets 127   Greg Ballard 12 4 4 0 27 6-9 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 98   Isiah Thomas 6 3 2 2 26 3-13 .231 0-0 - 0-0 -
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1982
6. Bullets 105   Greg Ballard 27 11 7 2 0 0 4 36 12-23 .522 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Pistons 108   Isiah Thomas 19 1 4 1 0 5 4 29 8-15 .533 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Dec. 17, 1982
7. Bullets 119   Greg Ballard 23 7 5 1 2 35 9-23 .391 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Pistons 110   Isiah Thomas 25 1 9 6 0 4 41 10-19 .526 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Jan. 12, 1983
8. Bullets 100   Greg Ballard 11 7 5 0 1 4 2 30 5-10 .500 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Pistons 116   Isiah Thomas 14 3 10 3 0 5 5 35 6-15 .400 0-1 .000 2-5 .400
Apr. 06, 1983
9. Bullets 96   Greg Ballard 23 6 3 0 1 2 5 36 11-22 .500 1-5 .200 0-0 -
Pistons 107   Isiah Thomas 17 4 8 3 0 4 1 40 6-13 .462 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 03, 1983
10. Bullets 111   Greg Ballard 18 5 5 1 0 1 2 33 8-17 .471 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Pistons 88   Isiah Thomas 10 4 6 1 0 4 4 34 3-13 .231 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Nov. 25, 1983
11. Bullets 120   Greg Ballard 19 17 4 4 2 2 4 40 7-17 .412 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Pistons 111   Isiah Thomas 15 4 15 6 0 2 6 38 6-18 .333 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Jan. 03, 1984
12. Bullets 103   Greg Ballard 4 8 6 1 1 0 3 30 2-11 .182 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 102   Isiah Thomas 11 3 13 2 0 2 2 42 5-16 .313 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 02, 1984
13. Bullets 129   Greg Ballard 14 3 2 0 1 1 4 23 7-12 .583 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 139   Isiah Thomas 25 1 16 4 1 3 4 36 9-18 .500 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Feb. 29, 1984
14. Bullets 106   Greg Ballard 14 4 4 0 0 1 3 32 5-11 .455 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Pistons 137   Isiah Thomas 27 4 12 1 0 2 3 34 9-17 .529 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
Mar. 10, 1984
15. Bullets 100   Greg Ballard 10 15 6 0 2 3 3 35 4-13 .308 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pistons 115   Isiah Thomas 16 2 9 1 1 3 3 32 8-14 .571 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 1984
16. Bullets 112   Greg Ballard 16 12 4 1 1 2 3 39 7-10 .700 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Pistons 106   Isiah Thomas 35 3 10 3 0 5 3 38 13-27 .481 0-2 .000 9-11 .818
Nov. 30, 1984
17. Bullets 114   Greg Ballard 10 6 3 1 1 2 2 29 3-6 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Pistons 106   Isiah Thomas 32 3 9 2 0 3 5 38 9-18 .500 0-1 .000 14-17 .824
Jan. 05, 1985
18. Bullets 113   Greg Ballard 16 7 2 0 0 0 1 38 7-11 .636 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Pistons 121   Isiah Thomas 27 11 13 4 0 2 3 42 8-21 .381 1-1 1.000 10-13 .769
Jan. 27, 1985
19. Bullets 105   Greg Ballard 19 10 2 2 0 0 2 43 9-15 .600 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Pistons 115   Isiah Thomas 10 6 17 0 1 2 1 40 3-10 .300 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Feb. 07, 1985
20. Bullets 128   Greg Ballard 10 16 5 1 2 0 3 56 5-18 .278 0-1 .000 0-0 -
2OT Pistons 126   Isiah Thomas 25 10 24 2 1 2 1 50 9-27 .333 1-3 .333 6-9 .667
Apr. 12, 1985
21. Bullets 96   Greg Ballard 13 6 3 0 0 3 3 36 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Pistons 102   Isiah Thomas 17 5 21 0 0 4 3 37 7-12 .583 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 22, 1985
22. Warriors 96   Greg Ballard 2 5 1 1 1 0 0 17 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 115   Isiah Thomas 10 4 13 3 0 4 1 33 4-12 .333 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Mar. 25, 1986
23. Warriors 125   Greg Ballard 18 7 1 1 1 4 0 35 7-14 .500 2-2 1.000 2-2 1.000
Pistons 121   Isiah Thomas 6 2 9 1 0 1 2 26 3-10 .300 0-0 - 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 26, 1986
24. Warriors 106   Greg Ballard 12 6 2 0 1 2 3 32 6-14 .429 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Pistons 121   Isiah Thomas 20 5 15 4 0 7 3 41 7-15 .467 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Mar. 25, 1987
25. Warriors 127   Greg Ballard 6 7 0 0 0 1 1 16 3-8 .375 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Pistons 115   Isiah Thomas 17 4 9 2 0 1 4 31 6-14 .429 0-3 .000 5-5 1.000