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

This is the detail of NBA games in which James Edwards 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 16 times in NBA games. Isiah Thomas has a 11-5 winning record over James Edwards. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
James Edwards:
1977-78 to 1995-96
Isiah Thomas:
1981-82 to 1993-94
16 Games played
16 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
James Edwards
5
5
0
Isiah Thomas
11
11
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
James Edwards 12.1 4.3 2.2 1.1
Isiah Thomas 20.9 2.9 9.10.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
James Edwards 22 9 7 4
Isiah Thomas 32 5 17 1
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
James Edwards 3

games
9

games
0

games
7

games
Isiah Thomas 13

games
4

games
14

games
2

games
Both had same stat 0

games
3

games
2

games
7

games

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. 12, 1981
1. Cavaliers 99   James Edwards 14 5 0 0 1 3 5 25 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pistons 130   Isiah Thomas 32 5 9 6 1 4 1 35 14-19 .737 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Nov. 18, 1981
2. Cavaliers 110   James Edwards 12 5 1 0 4 0 4 33 5-11 .455 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Pistons 103   Isiah Thomas 14 3 5 3 1 9 5 38 4-21 .190 0-3 .000 6-6 1.000
Mar. 14, 1982
3. Cavaliers 103   James Edwards 21 2 4 2 2 5 36 9-15 .600 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Pistons 109   Isiah Thomas 15 0 11 0 6 3 40 5-15 .333 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Apr. 18, 1982
4. Cavaliers 113   James Edwards 12 8 3 4 6 37 5-14 .357 0- .000 2-5 .400
OT Pistons 116   Isiah Thomas 29 4 7 0 3 39 10-20 .500 1- .000 8-11 .727
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 02, 1982
5. Cavaliers 119   James Edwards 22 8 2 0 1 3 3 34 11-18 .611 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Pistons 128   Isiah Thomas 30 1 7 0 0 1 3 39 11-16 .688 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Jan. 05, 1983
6. Cavaliers 116   James Edwards 9 0 2 1 2 3 4 24 3-7 .429 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Pistons 130   Isiah Thomas 12 4 12 2 0 3 1 28 6-12 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 19, 1983
7. Suns 101   James Edwards 13 7 2 0 0 1 4 19 6-14 .429 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Pistons 112   Isiah Thomas 19 3 9 4 1 2 4 43 8-21 .381 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 04, 1984
8. Suns 114   James Edwards 14 5 7 0 0 2 2 30 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Pistons 128   Isiah Thomas 26 5 12 1 0 4 4 41 11-20 .550 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Mar. 24, 1984
9. Suns 109   James Edwards 16 9 4 0 1 3 4 31 7-9 .778 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Pistons 120   Isiah Thomas 20 3 11 1 0 4 2 36 7-11 .636 0-0 - 6-7 .857
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 18, 1985
10. Suns 103   James Edwards 11 2 3 0 2 2 2 23 4-11 .364 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Pistons 122   Isiah Thomas 9 1 17 0 1 0 1 30 2-6 .333 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Mar. 26, 1985
11. Suns 93   James Edwards 11 4 0 3 0 4 1 23 3-9 .333 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Pistons 119   Isiah Thomas 13 4 14 1 0 1 5 28 5-7 .714 0-0 - 3-5 .600
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 1986
12. Suns 100   James Edwards 12 2 4 1 0 3 5 26 5-9 .556 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pistons 108   Isiah Thomas 31 3 4 4 0 5 4 39 10-18 .556 0-0 - 11-15 .733
1991-92 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 11, 1991
13. Clippers 101   James Edwards 14 5 0 0 0 2 5 24 5-11 .455 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Pistons 96   Isiah Thomas 26 3 7 2 0 3 3 40 10-23 .435 0-1 .000 6-12 .500
Mar. 31, 1992
14. Clippers 97   James Edwards 10 4 2 1 0 0 4 29 5-11 .455 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 81   Isiah Thomas 6 1 2 3 0 5 0 31 2-11 .182 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
1992-93 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 09, 1993
15. Lakers 123   James Edwards 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 05 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 121   Isiah Thomas 21 3 13 1 0 6 5 40 9-20 .450 1-5 .200 2-3 .667
1993-94 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 28, 1994
16. Lakers 105   James Edwards 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 10 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 97   Isiah Thomas 31 4 5 0 1 5 2 40 9-21 .429 1-2 .500 12-15 .800