Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Isiah Thomas and Buck Williams

This is the detail of NBA games in which Isiah Thomas and Buck Williams 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 57 times in NBA games. Isiah Thomas has a 34-23 winning record over Buck Williams, including a 7-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Isiah Thomas
vs.
Buck Williams
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Isiah Thomas:
1981-82 to 1993-94
Buck Williams:
1981-82 to 1997-98
57 Games played
49 in Regular Season
8 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Isiah Thomas
34
27
7
Buck Williams
23
22
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Isiah Thomas 20.6 3.8 9.5
Buck Williams 17.4 12.4 1.5
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Isiah Thomas 39 8 17
Buck Williams 33 21 5
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Isiah Thomas 34

games		 1

game		 57

games
Buck Williams 22

games 		55

games		 0

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 1

game		 0

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. 05, 1981
1. Pistons 109   Isiah Thomas 15 5 6 1 33 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Nets 103   Buck Williams 20 8 0 2 34 8-11 .727 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Dec. 30, 1981
2. Pistons 119   Isiah Thomas 17 3 10 4 28 5-13 .385 0- .000 7-8 .875
Nets 130   Buck Williams 16 13 1 2 32 8-10 .800 0- .000 0-0 -
Mar. 27, 1982
3. Pistons 123   Isiah Thomas 9 1 6 5 33 3-7 .429 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Nets 121   Buck Williams 14 13 1 6 31 5-7 .714 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Apr. 17, 1982
4. Pistons 132   Isiah Thomas 24 3 10 5 27 8-17 .471 2-4 .500 6-10 .600
Nets 147   Buck Williams 22 17 4 2 39 10-12 .833 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 21, 1982
5. Pistons 102   Isiah Thomas 11 4 7 2 0 4 5 24 4-11 .364 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Nets 97   Buck Williams 18 13 0 2 2 4 5 39 8-11 .727 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Jan. 09, 1983
6. Pistons 102   Isiah Thomas 15 3 4 2 1 8 6 27 7-15 .467 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Nets 110   Buck Williams 17 19 2 1 1 4 2 38 8-12 .667 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Feb. 05, 1983
7. Pistons 111   Isiah Thomas 21 3 4 5 26 8-12 .667 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Nets 101   Buck Williams 12 8 1 3 33 6-11 .545 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 15, 1983
8. Pistons 90   Isiah Thomas 33 4 5 2 1 7 5 36 12-20 .600 2-3 .667 7-13 .538
Nets 109   Buck Williams 20 8 1 1 1 2 3 38 10-14 .714 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 08, 1983
9. Pistons 102   Isiah Thomas 29 2 4 2 46 13-22 .591 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Nets 92   Buck Williams 20 16 2 2 41 7-12 .583 0- .000 6-9 .667
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 18, 1984
10. Pistons 115   Isiah Thomas 24 5 8 2 1 4 6 36 9-20 .450 1-3 .333 5-7 .714
Nets 124   Buck Williams 23 20 1 1 0 3 4 44 8-16 .500 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Jan. 21, 1984
11. Pistons 103   Isiah Thomas 20 2 9 5 1 6 3 39 9-19 .474 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Nets 120   Buck Williams 18 21 1 3 2 3 2 42 9-12 .750 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Mar. 09, 1984
12. Pistons 122   Isiah Thomas 24 3 16 2 0 2 4 37 8-17 .471 0-1 .000 8-10 .800
Nets 118   Buck Williams 18 19 2 0 2 3 3 40 9-15 .600 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Mar. 16, 1984
13. Pistons 108   Isiah Thomas 19 7 15 1 0 3 5 34 7-16 .438 0-2 .000 5-10 .500
Nets 117   Buck Williams 13 15 1 2 3 4 3 42 4-13 .308 0-0 - 5-10 .500
Mar. 29, 1984
14. Pistons 116   Isiah Thomas 33 4 11 3 0 2 5 39 14-24 .583 2-2 1.000 3-6 .500
Nets 118   Buck Williams 12 10 1 1 3 5 2 41 6-11 .545 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 26, 1984
15. Pistons 97   Isiah Thomas 15 6 9 4 2 2 1 37 6-19 .316 0-1 .000 3-5 .600
Nets 112   Buck Williams 24 16 0 1 2 2 1 37 9-22 .409 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Dec. 29, 1984
16. Pistons 108   Isiah Thomas 20 5 15 2 0 2 4 40 8-19 .421 0-2 .000 4-6 .667
Nets 110   Buck Williams 27 10 1 1 1 4 4 31 11-17 .647 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Jan. 19, 1985
17. Pistons 109   Isiah Thomas 21 4 12 4 1 5 1 38 10-16 .625 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Nets 107   Buck Williams 25 13 2 1 0 4 5 36 10-17 .588 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Feb. 05, 1985
18. Pistons 117   Isiah Thomas 28 2 12 6 0 2 3 40 9-18 .500 0-1 .000 10-12 .833
Nets 119   Buck Williams 33 17 3 2 2 3 1 43 12-16 .750 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Feb. 15, 1985
19. Pistons 123   Isiah Thomas 26 4 14 5 1 1 5 43 9-25 .360 0-2 .000 8-11 .727
Nets 124   Buck Williams 20 19 2 0 2 4 3 46 9-10 .900 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Feb. 23, 1985
20. Pistons 103   Isiah Thomas 19 1 17 0 0 6 6 41 8-14 .571 1-1 1.000 2-7 .286
Nets 111   Buck Williams 25 20 0 0 1 4 3 45 8-12 .667 0-0 - 9-14 .643
1985 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 18, 1985
21. Pistons 125   Isiah Thomas 21 3 11 0 0 6 4 31 10-16 .625 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Nets 105   Buck Williams 23 9 0 2 2 2 2 41 9-13 .692 0-0 - 5-9 .556
Apr. 21, 1985
22. Pistons 121   Isiah Thomas 29 3 14 2 0 3 4 39 10-19 .526 2-2 1.000 7-7 1.000
Nets 111   Buck Williams 23 11 1 0 1 3 5 38 8-14 .571 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Apr. 24, 1985
23. Pistons 116   Isiah Thomas 16 5 11 3 1 4 5 39 6-13 .462 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Nets 115   Buck Williams 28 12 0 1 2 1 5 44 9-13 .692 0-0 - 10-12 .833
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 29, 1985
24. Pistons 124   Isiah Thomas 18 5 10 4 1 2 3 38 6-11 .545 2-2 1.000 4-6 .667
Nets 107   Buck Williams 19 13 1 0 0 2 4 40 6-14 .429 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Dec. 05, 1985
25. Pistons 113   Isiah Thomas 28 2 10 4 1 4 4 37 11-25 .440 1-1 1.000 5-8 .625
Nets 111   Buck Williams 5 9 4 0 0 1 3 31 2-10 .200 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Dec. 26, 1985
26. Pistons 116   Isiah Thomas 23 4 11 3 0 4 5 34 9-22 .409 1-4 .250 4-4 1.000
Nets 124   Buck Williams 26 13 1 1 0 4 3 43 10-16 .625 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Feb. 11, 1986
27. Pistons 122   Isiah Thomas 39 7 8 1 0 1 5 40 14-26 .538 1-2 .500 10-12 .833
Nets 130   Buck Williams 31 15 1 1 3 1 4 41 14-19 .737 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Mar. 04, 1986
28. Pistons 120   Isiah Thomas 28 7 12 3 1 5 3 40 12-21 .571 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Nets 103   Buck Williams 19 15 1 3 0 3 4 40 7-18 .389 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Mar. 07, 1986
29. Pistons 104   Isiah Thomas 24 6 9 2 0 2 4 42 7-19 .368 0-1 .000 10-15 .667
Nets 102   Buck Williams 19 14 2 1 0 4 4 36 6-14 .429 0-0 - 7-10 .700
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 03, 1986
30. Pistons 107   Isiah Thomas 17 3 6 4 3 8 4 39 6-16 .375 0-0 - 5-6 .833
OT Nets 106   Buck Williams 23 18 2 0 3 6 5 48 9-14 .643 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Jan. 02, 1987
31. Pistons 129   Isiah Thomas 16 3 16 0 0 4 4 39 6-17 .353 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Nets 128   Buck Williams 20 11 5 2 2 3 4 40 8-12 .667 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Jan. 17, 1987
32. Pistons 123   Isiah Thomas 28 7 8 3 0 6 3 41 9-23 .391 0-1 .000 10-12 .833
Nets 113   Buck Williams 21 10 2 1 1 1 2 34 5-8 .625 0-0 - 11-15 .733
Feb. 24, 1987
33. Pistons 120   Isiah Thomas 15 2 13 3 1 1 2 37 5-10 .500 0-1 .000 5-9 .556
Nets 112   Buck Williams 23 12 2 2 2 3 6 39 7-12 .583 0-0 - 9-15 .600
Mar. 18, 1987
34. Pistons 112   Isiah Thomas 17 4 10 2 1 3 2 36 7-14 .500 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Nets 113   Buck Williams 15 14 1 2 1 3 5 28 6-12 .500 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Apr. 17, 1987
35. Pistons 130   Isiah Thomas 19 3 14 2 1 3 1 32 8-14 .571 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Nets 117   Buck Williams 18 16 3 0 2 4 2 42 5-9 .556 0-0 - 8-11 .727
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 1987
36. Pistons 124   Isiah Thomas 19 2 8 3 3 3 3 43 8-22 .364 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
OT Nets 115   Buck Williams 20 14 4 0 2 4 5 45 9-14 .643 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Jan. 30, 1988
37. Pistons 104   Isiah Thomas 14 2 6 3 1 5 4 33 4-13 .308 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Nets 116   Buck Williams 22 21 3 2 0 3 3 43 9-17 .529 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Feb. 26, 1988
38. Pistons 137   Isiah Thomas 14 2 5 2 0 2 2 29 5-9 .556 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Nets 109   Buck Williams 24 7 0 0 0 2 4 33 8-12 .667 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Apr. 05, 1988
39. Pistons 107   Isiah Thomas 26 4 12 3 0 3 0 44 8-17 .471 0-0 - 10-10 1.000
Nets 95   Buck Williams 13 9 1 0 0 3 4 30 5-8 .625 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Apr. 16, 1988
40. Pistons 114   Isiah Thomas 20 2 8 1 0 1 0 35 9-16 .563 1-2 .500 1-2 .500
Nets 96   Buck Williams 15 10 2 2 0 0 3 35 5-12 .417 0-0 - 5-8 .625
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 04, 1988
41. Pistons 102   Isiah Thomas 19 3 8 3 0 3 2 43 8-15 .533 0-0 - 3-8 .375
Nets 99   Buck Williams 15 15 1 2 0 1 3 39 6-8 .750 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Jan. 18, 1989
42. Pistons 103   Isiah Thomas 23 3 6 4 0 6 4 44 10-22 .455 0-3 .000 3-5 .600
Nets 90   Buck Williams 16 11 0 1 0 7 4 37 6-10 .600 0-0 - 4-10 .400
Mar. 24, 1989
43. Pistons 112   Isiah Thomas 14 2 11 2 0 4 0 35 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Nets 96   Buck Williams 12 6 4 1 1 2 3 34 6-8 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 1989
44. Pistons 82   Isiah Thomas 13 5 11 0 0 3 4 34 6-15 .400 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Trail Blazers 102   Buck Williams 15 16 1 1 1 3 4 39 7-14 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 13, 1990
45. Pistons 111   Isiah Thomas 20 7 11 1 1 4 3 42 6-19 .316 0-3 .000 8-10 .800
Trail Blazers 106   Buck Williams 10 8 1 1 0 0 5 34 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1990 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 05, 1990
46. Pistons 105   Isiah Thomas 33 7 6 1 0 2 3 38 13-27 .481 2-3 .667 5-6 .833
Trail Blazers 99   Buck Williams 20 12 3 2 0 1 3 41 8-12 .667 0-0 - 4-9 .444
Jun. 07, 1990
47. Pistons 105   Isiah Thomas 23 7 11 1 2 7 6 44 9-21 .429 2-4 .500 3-6 .500
OT Trail Blazers 106   Buck Williams 12 12 1 1 0 3 2 46 3-9 .333 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Jun. 10, 1990
48. Pistons 121   Isiah Thomas 21 5 8 1 0 6 4 41 6-8 .750 0-1 .000 9-11 .818
Trail Blazers 106   Buck Williams 5 6 1 0 0 2 6 27 1-3 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jun. 12, 1990
49. Pistons 112   Isiah Thomas 32 4 5 3 0 3 3 34 11-20 .550 4-5 .800 6-6 1.000
Trail Blazers 109   Buck Williams 9 7 2 0 0 0 2 45 3-8 .375 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jun. 14, 1990
50. Pistons 92   Isiah Thomas 29 3 5 2 0 7 3 35 13-20 .650 3-3 1.000 0-2 .000
Trail Blazers 90   Buck Williams 10 8 2 0 1 2 4 33 5-11 .455 0-0 - 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1990
51. Pistons 101   Isiah Thomas 6 2 9 4 0 3 1 27 2-8 .250 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Trail Blazers 113   Buck Williams 6 9 0 0 0 4 6 29 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 11, 1991
52. Pistons 100   Isiah Thomas 24 8 11 2 0 5 3 45 10-19 .526 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750
OT Trail Blazers 98   Buck Williams 8 9 0 2 0 2 3 40 3-8 .375 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 10, 1992
53. Pistons 86   Isiah Thomas 10 4 5 0 0 4 0 35 3-14 .214 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Trail Blazers 81   Buck Williams 7 3 1 1 1 2 3 38 2-6 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 22, 1992
54. Pistons 90   Isiah Thomas 5 1 6 2 0 6 2 34 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Trail Blazers 115   Buck Williams 10 7 1 1 1 0 1 26 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 2-4 .500
Mar. 31, 1993
55. Pistons 120   Isiah Thomas 20 4 13 2 0 1 3 41 5-13 .385 3-6 .500 7-11 .636
Trail Blazers 111   Buck Williams 7 4 2 0 0 2 5 25 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 1993
56. Pistons 111   Isiah Thomas 23 3 12 2 0 3 4 41 9-23 .391 2-3 .667 3-5 .600
Trail Blazers 114   Buck Williams 14 12 0 1 1 2 3 38 7-10 .700 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Mar. 02, 1994
57. Pistons 107   Isiah Thomas 3 0 10 0 0 0 0 15 1-6 .167 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Trail Blazers 131   Buck Williams 12 14 4 1 1 3 4 36 3-7 .429 0-0 - 6-8 .750
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