Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Rich Kelley and Isiah Thomas

This is the detail of NBA games in which Rich Kelley 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 9 times in NBA games. Rich Kelley has an 8-1 winning record over Isiah Thomas. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Rich Kelley
vs.
Isiah Thomas
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Rich Kelley:
1975-76 to 1985-86
Isiah Thomas:
1981-82 to 1993-94
9 Games played
9 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Rich Kelley
8
8
0
Isiah Thomas
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Rich Kelley 4.9 4.8 2.9 0.60.7
Isiah Thomas 19.7 3.6 11.72.70.8
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Rich Kelley 16 9 7 44
Isiah Thomas 38 6 18 43
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Rich Kelley 1

game		 4

games		 0

games		 1

game		1

game
Isiah Thomas 8

games 		4

games		 9

games		 7

games		3

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 0

games		 1

game		5

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
%
Jan. 07, 1982
1. Suns 110   Rich Kelley 2 7 5 1 4 4 4 30 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 94   Isiah Thomas 18 3 13 3 0 2 4 42 7-20 .350 0-3 .000 4-8 .500
Jan. 23, 1982
2. Suns 113   Rich Kelley 7 4 4 4 0 1 0 21 2-4 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Pistons 90   Isiah Thomas 8 3 5 1 0 6 3 24 3-9 .333 0-0 - 2-3 .667
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 16, 1983
3. Jazz 125   Rich Kelley 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 10 0-1 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Pistons 115   Isiah Thomas 15 4 11 4 1 3 5 39 5-21 .238 0-0 - 5-6 .833
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 1983
4. Jazz 120   Rich Kelley 6 4 0 0 1 1 1 22 2-3 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pistons 128   Isiah Thomas 20 4 18 3 3 4 3 41 7-13 .538 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
Mar. 19, 1984
5. Jazz 143   Rich Kelley 6 8 1 0 0 0 3 23 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pistons 125   Isiah Thomas 9 1 6 4 0 1 5 27 3-13 .231 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 1984
6. Jazz 117   Rich Kelley 4 5 2 0 0 2 1 13 0-0 - 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Pistons 116   Isiah Thomas 38 6 11 4 2 5 5 41 16-32 .500 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Mar. 07, 1985
7. Jazz 122   Rich Kelley 16 9 7 0 0 1 4 33 5-5 1.000 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Pistons 114   Isiah Thomas 14 2 15 1 1 3 6 35 6-20 .300 0-3 .000 2-5 .400
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 07, 1985
8. Kings 122   Rich Kelley 2 5 6 0 0 1 2 16 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 112   Isiah Thomas 27 6 12 4 0 7 5 37 10-18 .556 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Dec. 17, 1985
9. Kings 132   Rich Kelley 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 04 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 121   Isiah Thomas 28 3 14 0 0 5 6 44 12-22 .545 1-3 .333 3-3 1.000
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