Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Mike Sanders and Isiah Thomas

This is the detail of NBA games in which Mike Sanders 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 27 times in NBA games. Isiah Thomas has a 20-7 winning record over Mike Sanders, including a 3-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Mike Sanders
vs.
Isiah Thomas
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Mike Sanders:
1982-83 to 1992-93
Isiah Thomas:
1981-82 to 1993-94
27 Games played
24 in Regular Season
3 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Mike Sanders
7
7
0
Isiah Thomas
20
17
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Mike Sanders 7.1 3.0 0.9 0.50.3
Isiah Thomas 19.8 4.0 8.71.80.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Mike Sanders 19 7 5 32
Isiah Thomas 32 8 15 72
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Mike Sanders 2

games		 9

games		 0

games		 4

games		8

games
Isiah Thomas 24

games 		16

games		 27

games		 16

games		4

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 2

games		 0

games		 7

games		15

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 04, 1984
1. Suns 114   Mike Sanders 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 09 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 128   Isiah Thomas 26 5 12 1 0 4 4 41 11-20 .550 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Mar. 24, 1984
2. Suns 109   Mike Sanders 8 2 0 0 0 0 2 05 4-6 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
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
%
Mar. 26, 1985
3. Suns 93   Mike Sanders 10 2 0 1 0 1 4 22 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 119   Isiah Thomas 13 4 14 1 0 1 5 28 5-7 .714 0-0 - 3-5 .600
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 21, 1986
4. Suns 105   Mike Sanders 19 4 0 0 1 3 2 28 6-13 .462 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Pistons 103   Isiah Thomas 21 2 10 1 0 5 2 39 9-17 .529 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 1986
5. Suns 100   Mike Sanders 10 5 0 1 1 0 2 27 4-8 .500 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Pistons 108   Isiah Thomas 31 3 4 4 0 5 4 39 10-18 .556 0-0 - 11-15 .733
Jan. 26, 1987
6. Suns 120   Mike Sanders 10 4 2 0 0 0 4 10 3-6 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
OT Pistons 118   Isiah Thomas 17 1 15 0 0 5 5 43 7-19 .368 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 12, 1988
7. Cavaliers 100   Mike Sanders 12 2 1 1 0 1 6 18 5-5 1.000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pistons 104   Isiah Thomas 16 5 13 2 0 4 1 41 5-12 .417 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Mar. 17, 1988
8. Cavaliers 99   Mike Sanders 8 2 0 0 0 1 2 14 4-9 .444 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 102   Isiah Thomas 16 7 8 1 0 1 1 42 6-20 .300 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Apr. 13, 1988
9. Cavaliers 98   Mike Sanders 6 4 2 0 0 1 4 19 3-10 .300 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 115   Isiah Thomas 21 6 5 0 0 5 5 35 10-19 .526 1-3 .333 0-2 .000
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 15, 1988
10. Cavaliers 119   Mike Sanders 8 5 2 0 2 0 3 21 3-6 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pistons 98   Isiah Thomas 10 4 3 0 1 3 3 27 3-11 .273 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Jan. 27, 1989
11. Cavaliers 80   Mike Sanders 8 4 2 2 0 0 1 37 3-8 .375 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Pistons 79   Isiah Thomas 22 7 5 1 0 2 2 44 10-22 .455 0-2 .000 2-3 .667
Feb. 28, 1989
12. Cavaliers 115   Mike Sanders 11 3 1 3 0 0 4 29 3-9 .333 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Pistons 99   Isiah Thomas 28 3 13 1 0 4 3 40 9-22 .409 2-7 .286 8-11 .727
Mar. 03, 1989
13. Cavaliers 90   Mike Sanders 16 4 5 1 1 3 4 35 5-10 .500 1-1 1.000 5-7 .714
Pistons 96   Isiah Thomas 16 5 11 3 0 6 4 42 5-16 .313 0-2 .000 6-6 1.000
Apr. 12, 1989
14. Cavaliers 95   Mike Sanders 12 5 0 1 0 2 4 25 6-9 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 107   Isiah Thomas 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 13 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 18, 1989
15. Cavaliers 102   Mike Sanders 8 3 1 1 0 1 2 22 2-5 .400 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Pistons 118   Isiah Thomas 17 3 8 0 0 2 2 26 5-12 .417 1-3 .333 6-6 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 1989
16. Pacers 95   Mike Sanders 4 7 0 1 1 2 5 29 2-8 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Pistons 74   Isiah Thomas 17 1 2 3 0 5 3 32 7-14 .500 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Dec. 09, 1989
17. Pacers 93   Mike Sanders 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 121   Isiah Thomas 30 5 9 4 0 6 1 34 15-23 .652 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 05, 1990
18. Pacers 99   Mike Sanders 7 4 1 0 0 1 4 21 2-7 .286 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Pistons 122   Isiah Thomas 24 1 9 4 0 3 3 29 9-18 .500 0-3 .000 6-6 1.000
Mar. 04, 1990
19. Pacers 105   Mike Sanders 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 17 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 111   Isiah Thomas 23 5 12 1 1 3 4 40 9-17 .529 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Apr. 20, 1990
20. Pacers 115   Mike Sanders 4 2 1 0 1 0 3 09 2-3 .667 0-1 .000 0-0 -
OT Pistons 121   Isiah Thomas 19 4 6 7 0 7 4 44 6-13 .462 2-4 .500 5-6 .833
1990 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 26, 1990
21. Pacers 92   Mike Sanders 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 10 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Pistons 104   Isiah Thomas 20 8 5 0 2 4 4 38 8-15 .533 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750
Apr. 28, 1990
22. Pacers 87   Mike Sanders 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 06 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 100   Isiah Thomas 13 5 12 3 0 3 3 41 3-10 .300 1-1 1.000 6-6 1.000
May. 01, 1990
23. Pacers 96   Mike Sanders 4 4 0 0 0 1 2 08 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 108   Isiah Thomas 23 5 9 4 0 1 4 37 10-18 .556 2-3 .667 1-2 .500
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 21, 1990
24. Pacers 100   Mike Sanders 0 4 1 0 1 0 5 13 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Pistons 108   Isiah Thomas 32 5 11 1 0 3 3 47 11-27 .407 3-5 .600 7-8 .875
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 11, 1992
25. Cavaliers 103   Mike Sanders 6 0 0 0 1 1 2 19 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 107   Isiah Thomas 21 3 6 3 0 2 4 33 5-15 .333 0-0 - 11-14 .786
Mar. 28, 1993
26. Cavaliers 78   Mike Sanders 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 09 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 91   Isiah Thomas 31 1 10 1 1 2 2 39 13-28 .464 2-3 .667 3-4 .750
Apr. 20, 1993
27. Cavaliers 105   Mike Sanders 8 6 2 1 0 0 1 19 4-6 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 81   Isiah Thomas 7 5 7 1 1 5 2 32 3-11 .273 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
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