Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Jim Paxson and Isiah Thomas

This is the detail of NBA games in which Jim Paxson 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. Isiah Thomas has a 13-12 winning record over Jim Paxson, including a 4-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Jim Paxson
vs.
Isiah Thomas
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Jim Paxson:
1979-80 to 1989-90
Isiah Thomas:
1981-82 to 1993-94
25 Games played
19 in Regular Season
6 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Jim Paxson
12
10
2
Isiah Thomas
13
9
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Jim Paxson 7.6 1.5 1.7 0.80.1
Isiah Thomas 21.7 3.7 8.81.80.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Jim Paxson 22 7 6 41
Isiah Thomas 35 8 18 41
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Jim Paxson 1

game		 4

games		 0

games		 5

games		2

games
Isiah Thomas 24

games 		18

games		 24

games		 15

games		6

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 3

games		 1

game		 5

games		17

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
%
Nov. 26, 1982
1. Trail Blazers 118   Jim Paxson 16 1 0 2 1 3 1 37 7-19 .368 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
OT Pistons 132   Isiah Thomas 28 6 4 4 0 3 6 33 11-20 .550 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Mar. 29, 1983
2. Trail Blazers 114   Jim Paxson 20 3 4 2 0 1 0 29 9-15 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pistons 107   Isiah Thomas 26 3 8 1 0 6 5 39 12-22 .545 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 09, 1983
3. Trail Blazers 123   Jim Paxson 16 2 2 1 0 2 3 35 5-14 .357 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Pistons 117   Isiah Thomas 15 3 9 0 0 1 4 32 7-16 .438 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Dec. 27, 1983
4. Trail Blazers 100   Jim Paxson 7 0 4 0 0 0 4 18 3-9 .333 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Pistons 140   Isiah Thomas 14 0 15 3 0 1 3 29 7-13 .538 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 1984
5. Trail Blazers 113   Jim Paxson 13 3 2 0 0 1 3 33 6-14 .429 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Pistons 120   Isiah Thomas 21 3 10 1 0 2 6 36 9-20 .450 0-0 - 3-5 .600
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 22, 1986
6. Trail Blazers 106   Jim Paxson 14 7 3 4 0 3 6 27 6-14 .429 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pistons 113   Isiah Thomas 21 4 18 2 0 6 5 39 7-15 .467 1-2 .500 6-9 .667
Mar. 16, 1986
7. Trail Blazers 119   Jim Paxson 22 5 4 2 0 0 3 30 7-9 .778 1-1 1.000 7-7 1.000
Pistons 109   Isiah Thomas 26 4 6 1 0 5 5 38 8-21 .381 0-2 .000 10-11 .909
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 31, 1987
8. Trail Blazers 113   Jim Paxson 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 20 1-7 .143 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Pistons 111   Isiah Thomas 26 3 9 0 0 5 6 33 9-14 .643 0-0 - 8-9 .889
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 24, 1988
9. Trail Blazers 119   Jim Paxson 6 0 2 0 0 0 2 13 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 111   Isiah Thomas 19 5 11 1 0 5 3 43 9-21 .429 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Feb. 28, 1988
10. Celtics 101   Jim Paxson 7 0 3 1 0 2 1 14 3-5 .600 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Pistons 106   Isiah Thomas 17 2 9 1 1 4 5 37 7-14 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Apr. 01, 1988
11. Celtics 121   Jim Paxson 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 06 0-2 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pistons 110   Isiah Thomas 15 2 10 0 0 1 4 39 7-17 .412 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Apr. 19, 1988
12. Celtics 121   Jim Paxson 12 3 1 0 0 0 2 23 5-9 .556 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pistons 110   Isiah Thomas 21 1 8 1 0 5 1 37 8-16 .500 0-0 - 5-7 .714
1988 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 25, 1988
13. Celtics 96   Jim Paxson 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 11 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 104   Isiah Thomas 35 2 12 1 0 2 1 44 12-19 .632 2-3 .667 9-10 .900
May. 26, 1988
14. Celtics 119   Jim Paxson 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 20 3-7 .429 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
2OT Pistons 115   Isiah Thomas 24 4 11 3 0 8 5 45 10-21 .476 1-3 .333 3-6 .500
May. 28, 1988
15. Celtics 94   Jim Paxson 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 16 1-8 .125 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 98   Isiah Thomas 23 4 6 1 0 6 2 41 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 9-9 1.000
May. 30, 1988
16. Celtics 79   Jim Paxson 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 11 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 78   Isiah Thomas 12 8 7 4 1 2 5 39 6-20 .300 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jun. 01, 1988
17. Celtics 96   Jim Paxson 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 08 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
OT Pistons 102   Isiah Thomas 35 8 5 4 0 5 5 47 14-30 .467 0-2 .000 7-9 .778
Jun. 03, 1988
18. Celtics 90   Jim Paxson 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 10 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 95   Isiah Thomas 9 5 9 3 1 3 1 32 3-11 .273 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1988
19. Celtics 107   Jim Paxson 7 3 4 1 0 0 5 18 3-5 .600 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Pistons 116   Isiah Thomas 23 4 10 0 1 2 3 41 8-13 .615 1-1 1.000 6-6 1.000
Jan. 16, 1989
20. Celtics 87   Jim Paxson 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 16 1-6 .167 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Pistons 96   Isiah Thomas 16 5 10 1 1 6 2 44 7-15 .467 0-2 .000 2-4 .500
Jan. 22, 1989
21. Celtics 112   Jim Paxson 8 1 3 0 1 2 1 16 4-6 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 99   Isiah Thomas 26 0 5 3 0 5 5 43 8-21 .381 0-0 - 10-12 .833
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 1989
22. Celtics 86   Jim Paxson 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 07 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 103   Isiah Thomas 14 1 8 3 0 2 1 31 6-12 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 10, 1990
23. Celtics 104   Jim Paxson 4 3 6 1 0 2 1 33 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 97   Isiah Thomas 20 4 6 3 1 4 2 44 7-18 .389 2-3 .667 4-7 .571
Mar. 30, 1990
24. Celtics 123   Jim Paxson 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 12 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 8-8 1.000
Pistons 111   Isiah Thomas 32 3 6 1 0 6 5 41 13-29 .448 2-6 .333 4-5 .800
Apr. 03, 1990
25. Celtics 82   Jim Paxson 7 2 0 3 0 2 2 19 3-8 .375 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Pistons 93   Isiah Thomas 24 8 7 3 0 6 3 43 6-18 .333 0-2 .000 12-15 .800
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