Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Jeff Ruland and Isiah Thomas

This is the detail of NBA games in which Jeff Ruland 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 21 times in NBA games. Jeff Ruland has a 11-10 winning record over Isiah Thomas. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Jeff Ruland
vs.
Isiah Thomas
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Jeff Ruland:
1981-82 to 1992-93
Isiah Thomas:
1981-82 to 1993-94
21 Games played
21 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Jeff Ruland
11
11
0
Isiah Thomas
10
10
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Jeff Ruland 20.4 11.6 3.3
Isiah Thomas 19.5 2.7 9.4
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Jeff Ruland 38 21 9
Isiah Thomas 35 11 16
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Jeff Ruland 9

games		 21

games		 0

games
Isiah Thomas 9

games 		0

games		 19

games
Both had same stat 3

games		 0

games		 2

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. 06, 1981
1. Bullets 86   Jeff Ruland 9 5 0 3 11 3-4 .750 0- .000 3-4 .750
Pistons 82   Isiah Thomas 20 0 5 3 32 7-17 .412 0- .000 6-10 .600
Nov. 19, 1981
2. Bullets 97   Jeff Ruland 4 9 2 8 5 22 1-6 .167 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pistons 122   Isiah Thomas 14 1 13 5 3 27 6-12 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Dec. 29, 1981
3. Bullets 129   Jeff Ruland 16 12 1 5 24 4-5 .800 0- .000 8-10 .800
Pistons 125   Isiah Thomas 20 0 5 4 36 6-14 .429 0- .000 8-12 .667
Jan. 14, 1982
4. Bullets 121   Jeff Ruland 24 15 4 3 28 10-16 .625 0- .000 4-6 .667
Pistons 114   Isiah Thomas 18 0 12 4 34 8-16 .500 0- .000 2-3 .667
Mar. 30, 1982
5. Bullets 127   Jeff Ruland 15 6 2 2 20 5-7 .714 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Pistons 98   Isiah Thomas 6 3 2 2 26 3-13 .231 0-0 - 0-0 -
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1982
6. Bullets 105   Jeff Ruland 19 17 2 1 3 5 4 42 7-11 .636 0-0 - 5-9 .556
Pistons 108   Isiah Thomas 19 1 4 1 0 5 4 29 8-15 .533 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Dec. 17, 1982
7. Bullets 119   Jeff Ruland 24 9 1 1 6 38 10-14 .714 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Pistons 110   Isiah Thomas 25 1 9 6 0 4 41 10-19 .526 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Jan. 12, 1983
8. Bullets 100   Jeff Ruland 14 6 0 0 0 5 4 19 6-9 .667 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Pistons 116   Isiah Thomas 14 3 10 3 0 5 5 35 6-15 .400 0-1 .000 2-5 .400
Apr. 06, 1983
9. Bullets 96   Jeff Ruland 23 13 3 1 2 6 2 47 9-15 .600 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Pistons 107   Isiah Thomas 17 4 8 3 0 4 1 40 6-13 .462 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 03, 1983
10. Bullets 111   Jeff Ruland 16 10 1 1 0 3 5 28 6-10 .600 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Pistons 88   Isiah Thomas 10 4 6 1 0 4 4 34 3-13 .231 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Nov. 25, 1983
11. Bullets 120   Jeff Ruland 38 16 3 0 0 6 3 41 16-20 .800 0-0 - 6-13 .462
Pistons 111   Isiah Thomas 15 4 15 6 0 2 6 38 6-18 .333 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Jan. 03, 1984
12. Bullets 103   Jeff Ruland 19 14 5 0 4 6 5 44 7-11 .636 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Pistons 102   Isiah Thomas 11 3 13 2 0 2 2 42 5-16 .313 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 02, 1984
13. Bullets 129   Jeff Ruland 35 14 6 0 2 7 4 43 13-20 .650 0-1 .000 9-11 .818
Pistons 139   Isiah Thomas 25 1 16 4 1 3 4 36 9-18 .500 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Mar. 10, 1984
14. Bullets 100   Jeff Ruland 24 10 3 0 1 4 5 40 7-12 .583 0-0 - 10-12 .833
Pistons 115   Isiah Thomas 16 2 9 1 1 3 3 32 8-14 .571 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 1984
15. Bullets 112   Jeff Ruland 20 10 4 0 2 6 5 39 8-9 .889 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Pistons 106   Isiah Thomas 35 3 10 3 0 5 3 38 13-27 .481 0-2 .000 9-11 .818
Nov. 30, 1984
16. Bullets 114   Jeff Ruland 19 14 9 1 3 5 5 40 5-13 .385 0-1 .000 9-15 .600
Pistons 106   Isiah Thomas 32 3 9 2 0 3 5 38 9-18 .500 0-1 .000 14-17 .824
Jan. 05, 1985
17. Bullets 113   Jeff Ruland 27 13 4 0 1 5 6 44 10-22 .455 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Pistons 121   Isiah Thomas 27 11 13 4 0 2 3 42 8-21 .381 1-1 1.000 10-13 .769
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 1985
18. Bullets 110   Jeff Ruland 22 21 5 0 1 8 5 48 10-18 .556 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Pistons 117   Isiah Thomas 25 2 7 4 0 5 5 31 11-19 .579 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Nov. 12, 1985
19. Bullets 122   Jeff Ruland 22 12 5 0 0 4 4 41 7-11 .636 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
OT Pistons 124   Isiah Thomas 32 5 10 2 1 5 1 49 14-28 .500 0-1 .000 4-8 .500
Dec. 11, 1985
20. Bullets 108   Jeff Ruland 22 13 6 3 1 3 2 44 8-13 .615 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Pistons 100   Isiah Thomas 10 2 14 2 1 5 6 40 3-11 .273 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Feb. 01, 1986
21. Bullets 101   Jeff Ruland 16 5 3 1 2 1 3 28 7-9 .778 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pistons 116   Isiah Thomas 19 4 7 1 0 1 4 37 9-17 .529 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
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