Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Julius Erving and Isiah Thomas

This is the detail of NBA games in which Julius Erving 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.

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They faced each other a total of 31 times in NBA games. Julius Erving has a 19-12 winning record over Isiah Thomas. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Julius Erving
vs.
Isiah Thomas
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Julius Erving:
1976-77 to 1986-87
Isiah Thomas:
1981-82 to 1993-94
31 Games played
31 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Julius Erving
19
19
0
Isiah Thomas
12
12
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Julius Erving 24.3 5.7 4.4 2.2
Isiah Thomas 19.3 3.4 9.70.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Julius Erving 44 12 9 8
Isiah Thomas 34 9 17 3
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Julius Erving 20

games		 21

games		 5

games		 26

games
Isiah Thomas 9

games 		5

games		 26

games		 1

game
Both had same stat 2

games		 5

games		 0

games		 4

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. 10, 1981
1. 76ers 95   Julius Erving 28 11 6 4 4 41 11-23 .478 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Pistons 93   Isiah Thomas 25 4 8 4 0 3 41 9-24 .375 0-1 .000 7-9 .778
Nov. 28, 1981
2. 76ers 116   Julius Erving 21 3 9 3 2 0 34 10-16 .625 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Pistons 103   Isiah Thomas 15 3 3 0 3 31 4-12 .333 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Jan. 05, 1982
3. 76ers 101   Julius Erving 29 7 6 1 3 4 35 12-20 .600 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Pistons 124   Isiah Thomas 8 4 13 2 3 4 32 2-8 .250 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 25, 1982
4. 76ers 98   Julius Erving 31 6 1 0 2 0 39 12-25 .480 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Pistons 100   Isiah Thomas 21 5 8 0 5 40 9-15 .600 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Apr. 14, 1982
5. 76ers 119   Julius Erving 33 10 3 3 3 33 14-23 .609 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Pistons 111   Isiah Thomas 12 0 8 0 5 36 6-11 .545 0-0 - 0-2 .000
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 1982
6. 76ers 120   Julius Erving 21 2 4 1 3 28 10-13 .769 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Pistons 109   Isiah Thomas 24 2 5 2 0 3 33 8-14 .571 1-1 1.000 7-11 .636
Nov. 17, 1982
7. 76ers 120   Julius Erving 14 7 6 1 0 1 1 29 7-16 .438 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Pistons 103   Isiah Thomas 15 3 4 2 0 4 3 36 6-17 .353 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Dec. 11, 1982
8. 76ers 128   Julius Erving 44 11 7 8 3 41 20-29 .690 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Pistons 111   Isiah Thomas 8 1 6 0 4 30 3-11 .273 0-1 .000 2-4 .500
Jan. 14, 1983
9. 76ers 115   Julius Erving 24 7 6 3 4 38 9-15 .600 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Pistons 105   Isiah Thomas 9 2 3 0 6 32 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Mar. 07, 1983
10. 76ers 123   Julius Erving 35 7 5 3 4 3 3 38 14-23 .609 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Pistons 114   Isiah Thomas 24 9 12 0 0 5 5 39 8-20 .400 0-3 .000 8-10 .800
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1983
11. 76ers 116   Julius Erving 16 5 6 1 2 1 3 34 7-12 .583 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pistons 120   Isiah Thomas 17 4 10 2 0 2 4 34 7-18 .389 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Nov. 22, 1983
12. 76ers 112   Julius Erving 31 5 4 0 2 3 2 35 10-18 .556 0-0 - 11-16 .688
Pistons 108   Isiah Thomas 22 3 12 6 1 5 5 41 6-16 .375 0-1 .000 10-12 .833
Dec. 23, 1983
13. 76ers 108   Julius Erving 26 5 2 3 5 1 1 37 10-24 .417 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Pistons 106   Isiah Thomas 16 3 7 2 0 4 5 33 6-15 .400 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jan. 17, 1984
14. 76ers 128   Julius Erving 26 12 5 2 2 6 3 33 9-20 .450 0-0 - 8-15 .533
Pistons 117   Isiah Thomas 15 5 6 2 0 4 4 31 4-15 .267 0-1 .000 7-11 .636
Apr. 03, 1984
15. 76ers 115   Julius Erving 22 5 4 3 0 3 4 36 9-16 .563 1-2 .500 3-4 .750
Pistons 118   Isiah Thomas 18 8 15 3 0 2 5 35 7-18 .389 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Apr. 11, 1984
16. 76ers 113   Julius Erving 22 8 5 1 0 4 4 34 9-17 .529 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Pistons 126   Isiah Thomas 33 3 10 2 1 5 3 44 11-25 .440 0-0 - 11-13 .846
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 1984
17. 76ers 133   Julius Erving 31 8 5 3 4 2 3 39 12-24 .500 1-1 1.000 6-6 1.000
OT Pistons 137   Isiah Thomas 27 5 14 1 0 8 5 47 11-21 .524 0-1 .000 5-8 .625
Nov. 16, 1984
18. 76ers 101   Julius Erving 21 5 2 1 3 4 2 32 9-16 .563 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Pistons 90   Isiah Thomas 21 2 7 5 0 2 3 39 9-18 .500 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Dec. 25, 1984
19. 76ers 109   Julius Erving 17 7 5 3 1 2 4 36 5-15 .333 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Pistons 108   Isiah Thomas 25 4 11 3 0 5 6 41 10-23 .435 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Jan. 09, 1985
20. 76ers 126   Julius Erving 35 3 4 2 0 2 2 33 14-24 .583 1-1 1.000 6-8 .750
Pistons 122   Isiah Thomas 23 3 17 0 0 2 4 31 9-13 .692 1-3 .333 4-5 .800
Feb. 16, 1985
21. 76ers 125   Julius Erving 29 5 3 4 2 2 1 36 9-14 .643 0-0 - 11-11 1.000
Pistons 114   Isiah Thomas 22 4 9 2 0 1 4 35 9-19 .474 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 30, 1985
22. 76ers 132   Julius Erving 24 2 3 0 1 1 5 29 11-19 .579 0-0 - 2-5 .400
OT Pistons 125   Isiah Thomas 16 3 14 0 0 2 6 37 7-16 .438 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Nov. 23, 1985
23. 76ers 114   Julius Erving 24 4 5 2 1 3 4 34 8-16 .500 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Pistons 119   Isiah Thomas 21 0 14 5 0 3 4 35 9-18 .500 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Dec. 03, 1985
24. 76ers 127   Julius Erving 18 5 5 1 2 1 1 30 9-15 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 107   Isiah Thomas 19 1 7 1 0 1 1 26 9-15 .600 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Jan. 11, 1986
25. 76ers 102   Julius Erving 24 2 2 1 2 1 4 39 9-17 .529 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Pistons 101   Isiah Thomas 12 4 9 3 0 6 4 39 5-13 .385 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Feb. 15, 1986
26. 76ers 133   Julius Erving 14 2 1 1 1 5 3 34 5-13 .385 1-1 1.000 3-6 .500
OT Pistons 134   Isiah Thomas 34 3 16 6 0 1 4 46 13-21 .619 1-1 1.000 7-9 .778
Apr. 08, 1986
27. 76ers 116   Julius Erving 31 3 9 3 1 4 3 38 10-17 .588 0-0 - 11-12 .917
Pistons 112   Isiah Thomas 14 1 8 1 0 3 6 32 6-15 .400 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 21, 1986
28. 76ers 110   Julius Erving 15 4 4 2 3 2 2 34 7-23 .304 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Pistons 120   Isiah Thomas 27 4 12 2 0 6 3 39 11-17 .647 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Dec. 20, 1986
29. 76ers 88   Julius Erving 14 6 3 2 2 6 0 30 6-14 .429 1-2 .500 1-2 .500
Pistons 98   Isiah Thomas 14 6 10 4 0 5 4 42 6-16 .375 2-4 .500 0-1 .000
Feb. 11, 1987
30. 76ers 113   Julius Erving 19 7 4 1 3 3 4 45 8-21 .381 0-0 - 3-4 .750
OT Pistons 123   Isiah Thomas 29 2 10 5 1 5 4 47 13-23 .565 1-1 1.000 2-4 .500
Feb. 14, 1987
31. 76ers 107   Julius Erving 15 4 3 3 1 3 4 35 6-12 .500 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Pistons 125   Isiah Thomas 11 3 14 2 0 5 1 30 5-10 .500 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
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