Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Purvis Short and Isiah Thomas

This is the detail of NBA games in which Purvis Short 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:
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They faced each other a total of 15 times in NBA games. Isiah Thomas has a 13-2 winning record over Purvis Short. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Purvis Short
vs.
Isiah Thomas
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Purvis Short:
1978-79 to 1989-90
Isiah Thomas:
1981-82 to 1993-94
15 Games played
15 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Purvis Short
2
2
0
Isiah Thomas
13
13
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Purvis Short 15.0 3.9 3.1 0.90.3
Isiah Thomas 17.3 3.4 10.31.80.4
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Purvis Short 29 11 7 32
Isiah Thomas 29 6 19 43
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Purvis Short 7

games		 8

games		 1

game		 4

games		3

games
Isiah Thomas 8

games 		5

games		 14

games		 9

games		4

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 2

games		 0

games		 2

games		8

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
%
Mar. 12, 1982
1. Warriors 117   Purvis Short 6 5 0 0 1 1 5 20 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 121   Isiah Thomas 18 1 10 1 0 3 3 37 5-18 .278 0-1 .000 8-10 .800
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 1982
2. Warriors 102   Purvis Short 12 5 3 2 0 3 4 34 5-14 .357 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pistons 106   Isiah Thomas 22 2 11 1 1 1 3 46 10-23 .435 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Mar. 01, 1983
3. Warriors 103   Purvis Short 19 11 3 2 0 3 2 38 9-20 .450 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Pistons 114   Isiah Thomas 17 5 12 1 0 4 3 41 6-16 .375 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 1983
4. Warriors 130   Purvis Short 27 5 2 3 0 2 2 38 12-26 .462 0-1 .000 3-5 .600
Pistons 129   Isiah Thomas 29 4 9 1 0 4 4 37 12-22 .545 3-4 .750 2-2 1.000
Feb. 10, 1984
5. Warriors 116   Purvis Short 19 5 7 1 1 3 3 36 8-17 .471 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Pistons 134   Isiah Thomas 14 5 13 2 0 7 4 33 5-12 .417 0-0 - 4-5 .800
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 24, 1985
6. Warriors 118   Purvis Short 28 7 2 0 0 3 6 38 11-28 .393 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Pistons 137   Isiah Thomas 21 5 19 4 1 1 4 38 7-18 .389 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Mar. 21, 1985
7. Warriors 113   Purvis Short 29 5 7 2 1 1 1 39 11-26 .423 2-3 .667 5-8 .625
Pistons 122   Isiah Thomas 19 2 19 3 0 7 3 40 6-11 .545 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 22, 1985
8. Warriors 96   Purvis Short 14 5 3 0 0 4 1 37 6-19 .316 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Pistons 115   Isiah Thomas 10 4 13 3 0 4 1 33 4-12 .333 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 1987
9. Rockets 83   Purvis Short 8 1 5 1 0 1 2 24 1-7 .143 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Pistons 97   Isiah Thomas 6 3 1 1 0 1 1 11 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 29, 1987
10. Rockets 101   Purvis Short 16 1 2 0 0 1 0 22 6-12 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Pistons 91   Isiah Thomas 8 1 9 2 0 1 4 41 4-14 .286 0-3 .000 0-3 .000
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 1988
11. Rockets 83   Purvis Short 6 2 0 0 0 0 2 18 2-7 .286 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pistons 95   Isiah Thomas 25 5 5 3 1 6 0 45 11-22 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 22, 1989
12. Nets 90   Purvis Short 8 2 4 0 0 1 2 22 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 96   Isiah Thomas 14 6 9 2 0 4 2 36 5-15 .333 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Dec. 30, 1989
13. Nets 106   Purvis Short 2 0 1 0 0 2 2 15 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 117   Isiah Thomas 16 1 10 0 0 3 2 28 7-18 .389 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 09, 1990
14. Nets 95   Purvis Short 12 2 0 0 2 2 3 32 5-15 .333 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Pistons 99   Isiah Thomas 20 6 7 2 3 2 0 41 6-18 .333 1-1 1.000 7-10 .700
Apr. 11, 1990
15. Nets 93   Purvis Short 19 2 7 3 0 2 4 44 8-18 .444 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000
Pistons 98   Isiah Thomas 21 1 8 1 0 7 5 35 9-17 .529 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
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