Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Joe Kleine and Isiah Thomas

This is the detail of NBA games in which Joe Kleine 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 33 times in NBA games. Isiah Thomas has a 19-14 winning record over Joe Kleine, including a 6-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Joe Kleine:
1985-86 to 1999-00
Isiah Thomas:
1981-82 to 1993-94
33 Games played
26 in Regular Season
7 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Joe Kleine
14
13
1
Isiah Thomas
19
13
6

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Joe Kleine 4.6 4.1 0.5 0.30.1
Isiah Thomas 18.2 3.5 8.82.10.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Joe Kleine 15 13 3 22
Isiah Thomas 43 8 16 52
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Joe Kleine 3

games
14

games
0

games
1

game
2

games
Isiah Thomas 28

games
16

games
33

games
24

games
9

games
Both had same stat 2

games
3

games
0

games
8

games
22

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 07, 1985
1. Kings 122   Joe Kleine 1 6 0 0 0 2 4 10 0-5 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Pistons 112   Isiah Thomas 27 6 12 4 0 7 5 37 10-18 .556 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Dec. 17, 1985
2. Kings 132   Joe Kleine 13 11 0 0 0 3 3 13 5-6 .833 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Pistons 121   Isiah Thomas 28 3 14 0 0 5 6 44 12-22 .545 1-3 .333 3-3 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 10, 1986
3. Kings 101   Joe Kleine 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 04 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Pistons 108   Isiah Thomas 10 1 16 2 0 3 3 42 5-12 .417 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 24, 1987
4. Kings 138   Joe Kleine 15 8 0 0 0 3 0 24 4-6 .667 0-0 - 7-8 .875
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
5. Kings 105   Joe Kleine 12 8 3 1 0 1 3 28 4-12 .333 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
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
6. Kings 97   Joe Kleine 15 13 1 1 2 0 1 30 6-16 .375 0-0 - 3-4 .750
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
7. Kings 97   Joe Kleine 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 13 0-4 .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 -
Feb. 16, 1989
8. Kings 84   Joe Kleine 12 5 2 0 0 0 3 22 4-6 .667 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Pistons 95   Isiah Thomas 9 7 14 4 1 4 3 40 3-12 .250 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
Mar. 17, 1989
9. Celtics 98   Joe Kleine 6 8 1 2 0 3 1 20 2-7 .286 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pistons 106   Isiah Thomas 20 5 6 2 1 6 4 40 9-25 .360 1-2 .500 1-2 .500
1989 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 28, 1989
10. Celtics 91   Joe Kleine 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 06 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 101   Isiah Thomas 7 0 10 2 0 3 2 37 2-7 .286 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Apr. 30, 1989
11. Celtics 95   Joe Kleine 12 6 1 0 1 4 5 26 3-4 .750 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Pistons 102   Isiah Thomas 26 4 8 2 2 3 2 39 9-20 .450 0-2 .000 8-9 .889
May. 02, 1989
12. Celtics 85   Joe Kleine 7 11 1 0 0 2 3 33 3-6 .500 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Pistons 100   Isiah Thomas 3 5 10 2 0 1 2 34 1-9 .111 0-2 .000 1-3 .333
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 1989
13. Celtics 86   Joe Kleine 4 10 2 0 0 0 1 20 2-7 .286 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
14. Celtics 104   Joe Kleine 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 08 0-2 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pistons 97   Isiah Thomas 20 4 6 3 1 4 2 44 7-18 .389 2-3 .667 4-7 .571
Mar. 30, 1990
15. Celtics 123   Joe Kleine 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 111   Isiah Thomas 32 3 6 1 0 6 5 41 13-29 .448 2-6 .333 4-5 .800
Apr. 03, 1990
16. Celtics 82   Joe Kleine 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 11 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 93   Isiah Thomas 24 8 7 3 0 6 3 43 6-18 .333 0-2 .000 12-15 .800
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 14, 1990
17. Celtics 108   Joe Kleine 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 09 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 100   Isiah Thomas 26 4 11 5 0 5 4 42 12-26 .462 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Jan. 23, 1991
18. Celtics 111   Joe Kleine 3 1 0 1 0 0 2 11 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Pistons 94   Isiah Thomas 3 4 2 0 1 1 2 22 1-4 .250 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 16, 1991
19. Celtics 90   Joe Kleine 10 5 1 2 0 2 2 20 4-5 .800 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pistons 118   Isiah Thomas 25 0 7 2 0 4 0 34 10-19 .526 1-2 .500 4-6 .667
1991 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 07, 1991
20. Celtics 75   Joe Kleine 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 05 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
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
21. Celtics 115   Joe Kleine 6 5 1 0 0 1 1 07 3-3 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
22. Celtics 111   Joe Kleine 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 09 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 116   Isiah Thomas 0 2 6 0 0 0 4 15 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 17, 1991
23. Celtics 113   Joe Kleine 2 4 0 0 0 1 4 07 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Pistons 117   Isiah Thomas 17 3 6 1 0 1 3 31 7-14 .500 2-5 .400 1-2 .500
1991-92 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 26, 1992
24. Celtics 106   Joe Kleine 10 6 0 2 0 1 0 24 5-8 .625 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 91   Isiah Thomas 20 2 6 3 1 7 4 44 8-17 .471 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Mar. 20, 1992
25. Celtics 104   Joe Kleine 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 06 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Pistons 99   Isiah Thomas 27 6 4 0 0 4 5 45 11-24 .458 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000
Mar. 27, 1992
26. Celtics 106   Joe Kleine 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 87   Isiah Thomas 14 2 1 1 0 2 3 33 5-18 .278 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Apr. 15, 1992
27. Celtics 92   Joe Kleine 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 05 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Pistons 89   Isiah Thomas 14 3 5 1 0 2 3 34 6-11 .545 1-2 .500 1-2 .500
1992-93 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 27, 1993
28. Celtics 94   Joe Kleine 4 6 1 0 0 1 2 24 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 103   Isiah Thomas 22 3 13 0 0 1 4 38 8-15 .533 1-2 .500 5-6 .833
Mar. 01, 1993
29. Celtics 95   Joe Kleine 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 13 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 99   Isiah Thomas 19 3 10 2 0 4 3 44 6-19 .316 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Mar. 05, 1993
30. Celtics 105   Joe Kleine 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 07 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 101   Isiah Thomas 22 5 9 4 1 3 1 47 9-21 .429 2-3 .667 2-4 .500
Apr. 09, 1993
31. Celtics 90   Joe Kleine 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 105   Isiah Thomas 43 8 10 5 0 5 3 44 17-35 .486 1-3 .333 8-10 .800
1993-94 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 02, 1993
32. Suns 102   Joe Kleine 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 02 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 101   Isiah Thomas 26 6 13 1 0 6 2 39 9-15 .600 3-6 .500 5-8 .625
Mar. 18, 1994
33. Suns 113   Joe Kleine 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 08 1-2 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Pistons 114   Isiah Thomas 13 4 13 3 0 3 1 26 4-12 .333 1-2 .500 4-7 .571