Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Isiah Thomas

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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 / Season by season / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 27 times in NBA games. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a 14-13 winning record over Isiah Thomas, but Isiah Thomas won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 7-4 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
vs.
Isiah Thomas
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
1969-70 to 1988-89
Isiah Thomas:
1981-82 to 1993-94
27 Games played
16 in Regular Season
11 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
14
10
4
Isiah Thomas
13
6
7

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19.0 5.8 2.1
Isiah Thomas 22.0 3.8 10.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38 13 5
Isiah Thomas 43 9 20
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11

games		 16

games		 0

games
Isiah Thomas 15

games 		8

games		 27

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 3

games		 0

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

more >>
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 09, 1982
1. Lakers 130   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 31 13 4 2 39 13-22 .591 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Pistons 127   Isiah Thomas 28 6 8 4 31 9-18 .500 0-0 - 10-13 .769
Jan. 22, 1982
2. Lakers 123   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 10 0 10 3 35 9-13 .692 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Pistons 111   Isiah Thomas 14 8 11 3 35 7-23 .304 0-1 .000 0-2 .000
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 02, 1983
3. Lakers 127   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28 4 4 2 4 1 4 35 13-18 .722 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Pistons 112   Isiah Thomas 26 0 8 1 0 4 6 40 11-18 .611 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 05, 1983
4. Lakers 122   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 22 8 3 1 4 4 34 10-16 .625 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pistons 108   Isiah Thomas 30 2 7 6 0 4 40 14-26 .538 1-5 .200 1-2 .500
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 04, 1984
5. Lakers 118   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 29 8 4 0 1 4 4 39 13-16 .813 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Pistons 114   Isiah Thomas 20 4 14 2 0 5 5 40 9-20 .450 0-2 .000 2-4 .500
Mar. 23, 1984
6. Lakers 118   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35 3 4 0 4 3 3 36 15-22 .682 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Pistons 121   Isiah Thomas 17 4 13 3 1 6 5 35 7-15 .467 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 13, 1985
7. Lakers 98   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14 13 3 0 3 4 2 33 6-12 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pistons 121   Isiah Thomas 30 2 20 4 1 3 1 35 14-20 .700 1-2 .500 1-2 .500
Mar. 24, 1985
8. Lakers 148   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30 5 5 0 2 1 3 33 15-19 .789 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Pistons 130   Isiah Thomas 30 6 15 0 0 4 4 42 14-26 .538 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 15, 1985
9. Lakers 132   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 4 2 1 2 2 3 27 7-11 .636 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Pistons 119   Isiah Thomas 16 4 11 1 0 3 6 28 2-8 .250 0-0 - 12-12 1.000
Jan. 19, 1986
10. Lakers 115   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38 5 3 0 1 2 1 39 17-26 .654 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Pistons 118   Isiah Thomas 18 4 10 2 0 6 6 31 7-15 .467 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 13, 1986
11. Lakers 114   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 11 3 0 1 0 2 38 7-12 .583 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Pistons 119   Isiah Thomas 23 5 14 3 0 3 4 41 9-22 .409 1-1 1.000 4-7 .571
Mar. 26, 1987
12. Lakers 128   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 22 7 3 1 0 1 4 30 9-16 .563 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Pistons 111   Isiah Thomas 23 3 8 2 0 6 3 42 8-22 .364 0-0 - 7-11 .636
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 08, 1988
13. Lakers 106   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 13 7 2 2 0 1 4 33 6-14 .429 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Pistons 104   Isiah Thomas 12 3 10 4 0 3 3 33 6-15 .400 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 21, 1988
14. Lakers 117   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 6 2 1 3 1 4 26 6-13 .462 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Pistons 110   Isiah Thomas 42 3 10 1 1 3 4 41 15-27 .556 0-1 .000 12-12 1.000
1988 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 07, 1988
15. Lakers 93   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 8 2 1 1 0 1 1 28 4-13 .308 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 105   Isiah Thomas 19 3 12 4 1 4 2 40 6-16 .375 2-4 .500 5-5 1.000
Jun. 09, 1988
16. Lakers 108   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 1 1 2 1 0 4 32 6-15 .400 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Pistons 96   Isiah Thomas 13 4 7 1 0 2 6 37 5-14 .357 0-4 .000 3-4 .750
Jun. 12, 1988
17. Lakers 99   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 12 7 1 0 3 1 2 28 4-7 .571 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Pistons 86   Isiah Thomas 28 7 9 3 0 4 4 45 10-21 .476 0-2 .000 8-10 .800
Jun. 14, 1988
18. Lakers 86   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 13 4 1 0 0 2 2 24 5-10 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Pistons 111   Isiah Thomas 10 9 12 0 0 1 3 36 2-7 .286 1-3 .333 5-6 .833
Jun. 16, 1988
19. Lakers 94   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26 6 0 0 1 4 3 34 12-21 .571 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Pistons 104   Isiah Thomas 15 5 8 2 0 7 2 32 4-13 .308 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Jun. 19, 1988
20. Lakers 103   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14 6 1 1 2 3 5 32 3-14 .214 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Pistons 102   Isiah Thomas 43 3 8 6 1 5 4 44 18-32 .563 2-3 .667 5-7 .714
Jun. 21, 1988
21. Lakers 108   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 3 2 0 1 3 5 29 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 105   Isiah Thomas 10 0 7 4 0 3 2 28 4-12 .333 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 1988
22. Lakers 99   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14 1 1 0 0 0 2 24 7-10 .700 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 102   Isiah Thomas 18 4 10 1 1 4 4 39 7-19 .368 0-2 .000 4-5 .800
Feb. 14, 1989
23. Lakers 103   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21 3 1 0 1 1 2 31 8-17 .471 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Pistons 111   Isiah Thomas 23 4 15 0 0 3 4 39 7-18 .389 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
1989 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 06, 1989
24. Lakers 97   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 8 2 0 1 0 1 4 14 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 109   Isiah Thomas 24 0 9 0 0 2 2 32 9-16 .563 1-1 1.000 5-6 .833
Jun. 08, 1989
25. Lakers 105   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 2 2 0 1 3 3 28 4-12 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Pistons 108   Isiah Thomas 21 4 7 2 1 3 4 34 9-21 .429 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
Jun. 11, 1989
26. Lakers 110   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24 13 2 1 0 2 1 33 10-19 .526 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Pistons 114   Isiah Thomas 26 3 8 2 0 2 3 43 9-20 .450 1-2 .500 7-9 .778
Jun. 13, 1989
27. Lakers 97   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 7 3 3 0 2 2 3 29 2-8 .250 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Pistons 105   Isiah Thomas 14 3 5 2 0 3 4 32 5-9 .556 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Share: