Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Marques Johnson and Isiah Thomas

This is the detail of NBA games in which Marques Johnson 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 16 times in NBA games. Isiah Thomas has a 9-7 winning record over Marques Johnson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Marques Johnson:
1977-78 to 1989-90
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
Marques Johnson
7
7
0
Isiah Thomas
9
9
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Marques Johnson 21.1 7.4 5.3 1.41.0
Isiah Thomas 18.5 4.5 9.62.60.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Marques Johnson 39 14 8 42
Isiah Thomas 32 7 20 61
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Marques Johnson 10

games
9

games
1

game
2

games
10

games
Isiah Thomas 6

games
3

games
12

games
9

games
2

games
Both had same stat 0

games
4

games
3

games
5

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4

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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
%
Jan. 17, 1982
1. Bucks 103   Marques Johnson 27 6 7 1 1 5 2 41 13-21 .619 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Pistons 108   Isiah Thomas 15 2 7 1 0 3 3 36 5-17 .294 2-2 1.000 3-3 1.000
Apr. 09, 1982
2. Bucks 118   Marques Johnson 14 10 5 1 2 0 2 35 4-9 .444 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Pistons 100   Isiah Thomas 9 4 5 4 0 4 6 29 3-10 .300 0-1 .000 3-5 .600
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 1982
3. Bucks 100   Marques Johnson 19 6 5 1 1 4 4 27 9-15 .600 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Pistons 111   Isiah Thomas 28 6 6 0 1 3 3 37 13-23 .565 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 26, 1982
4. Bucks 106   Marques Johnson 30 14 4 2 2 3 3 38 13-19 .684 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Pistons 96   Isiah Thomas 32 2 6 2 0 5 5 35 12-20 .600 0-1 .000 8-13 .615
Jan. 07, 1983
5. Bucks 109   Marques Johnson 23 7 6 0 0 2 3 28 11-18 .611 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Pistons 92   Isiah Thomas 6 1 3 2 1 5 3 27 3-12 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 19, 1983
6. Bucks 106   Marques Johnson 30 8 2 4 1 5 4 44 11-19 .579 0-0 - 8-13 .615
Pistons 107   Isiah Thomas 19 5 3 2 0 4 5 28 7-12 .583 1-1 1.000 4-5 .800
Feb. 16, 1983
7. Bucks 126   Marques Johnson 39 11 7 3 2 5 5 45 18-30 .600 0-0 - 3-8 .375
OT Pistons 121   Isiah Thomas 12 4 12 3 0 4 5 39 5-12 .417 1-3 .333 1-4 .250
Mar. 18, 1983
8. Bucks 99   Marques Johnson 23 6 8 1 1 3 3 50 10-19 .526 0-1 .000 3-5 .600
OT Pistons 103   Isiah Thomas 24 7 14 5 0 4 6 47 9-21 .429 0-2 .000 6-7 .857
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 01, 1983
9. Bucks 93   Marques Johnson 23 6 7 2 1 5 2 35 8-13 .615 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Pistons 106   Isiah Thomas 12 6 10 2 0 2 3 33 4-13 .308 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Jan. 08, 1984
10. Bucks 100   Marques Johnson 9 3 4 4 0 1 1 25 4-13 .308 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Pistons 111   Isiah Thomas 29 5 10 6 0 3 4 40 11-18 .611 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Mar. 13, 1984
11. Bucks 116   Marques Johnson 20 8 8 1 2 3 2 35 9-18 .500 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Pistons 95   Isiah Thomas 17 4 10 3 0 5 4 34 8-21 .381 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Mar. 31, 1984
12. Bucks 105   Marques Johnson 25 4 3 0 2 1 3 44 10-22 .455 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Pistons 107   Isiah Thomas 22 6 11 3 1 3 4 41 8-22 .364 0-1 .000 6-9 .667
Apr. 07, 1984
13. Bucks 110   Marques Johnson 18 4 8 1 0 3 2 26 7-13 .538 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Pistons 92   Isiah Thomas 17 4 8 3 0 6 2 33 6-15 .400 2-4 .500 3-4 .750
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 11, 1985
14. Clippers 114   Marques Johnson 18 7 4 1 1 2 2 37 8-17 .471 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
Pistons 121   Isiah Thomas 16 4 20 2 0 2 2 38 8-17 .471 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 18, 1985
15. Clippers 136   Marques Johnson 9 7 2 0 0 3 2 21 4-10 .400 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Pistons 116   Isiah Thomas 14 7 13 3 0 5 3 31 7-15 .467 0-2 .000 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 22, 1986
16. Clippers 99   Marques Johnson 10 11 5 1 0 3 3 36 5-12 .417 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 119   Isiah Thomas 24 5 15 1 1 3 4 38 11-15 .733 0-0 - 2-2 1.000