Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Otis Birdsong and Isiah Thomas

This is the detail of NBA games in which Otis Birdsong 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.

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They faced each other a total of 25 times in NBA games. Isiah Thomas has a 14-11 winning record over Otis Birdsong, including a 3-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Otis Birdsong
vs.
Isiah Thomas
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Otis Birdsong:
1977-78 to 1988-89
Isiah Thomas:
1981-82 to 1993-94
25 Games played
22 in Regular Season
3 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Otis Birdsong
11
11
0
Isiah Thomas
14
11
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Otis Birdsong 14.0 1.9 3.1
Isiah Thomas 20.9 3.4 9.6
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Otis Birdsong 31 4 10
Isiah Thomas 39 7 17
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Otis Birdsong 6

games		 7

games		 1

game
Isiah Thomas 19

games 		17

games		 22

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 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
%
Dec. 30, 1981
1. Nets 130   Otis Birdsong 20 4 6 1 36 8-16 .500 0- .000 4-7 .571
Pistons 119   Isiah Thomas 17 3 10 4 28 5-13 .385 0- .000 7-8 .875
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 21, 1982
2. Nets 97   Otis Birdsong 4 2 4 0 0 0 2 22 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 102   Isiah Thomas 11 4 7 2 0 4 5 24 4-11 .364 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jan. 09, 1983
3. Nets 110   Otis Birdsong 17 2 0 1 0 0 5 28 7-14 .500 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Pistons 102   Isiah Thomas 15 3 4 2 1 8 6 27 7-15 .467 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 05, 1983
4. Nets 101   Otis Birdsong 23 2 4 5 38 10-16 .625 1-1 1.000 2-7 .286
Pistons 111   Isiah Thomas 21 3 4 5 26 8-12 .667 0-0 - 5-8 .625
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 18, 1984
5. Nets 124   Otis Birdsong 22 2 4 1 0 0 4 31 7-11 .636 1-1 1.000 7-9 .778
Pistons 115   Isiah Thomas 24 5 8 2 1 4 6 36 9-20 .450 1-3 .333 5-7 .714
Jan. 21, 1984
6. Nets 120   Otis Birdsong 18 1 4 0 0 4 3 35 9-15 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 103   Isiah Thomas 20 2 9 5 1 6 3 39 9-19 .474 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mar. 09, 1984
7. Nets 118   Otis Birdsong 17 1 7 0 0 4 6 31 8-14 .571 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Pistons 122   Isiah Thomas 24 3 16 2 0 2 4 37 8-17 .471 0-1 .000 8-10 .800
Mar. 29, 1984
8. Nets 118   Otis Birdsong 12 0 1 3 0 0 2 27 6-11 .545 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 116   Isiah Thomas 33 4 11 3 0 2 5 39 14-24 .583 2-2 1.000 3-6 .500
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 19, 1985
9. Nets 107   Otis Birdsong 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 07 1-4 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pistons 109   Isiah Thomas 21 4 12 4 1 5 1 38 10-16 .625 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Feb. 05, 1985
10. Nets 119   Otis Birdsong 11 1 2 1 0 3 4 26 5-9 .556 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Pistons 117   Isiah Thomas 28 2 12 6 0 2 3 40 9-18 .500 0-1 .000 10-12 .833
Feb. 15, 1985
11. Nets 124   Otis Birdsong 24 3 4 1 0 2 2 37 11-22 .500 0-1 .000 2-4 .500
Pistons 123   Isiah Thomas 26 4 14 5 1 1 5 43 9-25 .360 0-2 .000 8-11 .727
Feb. 23, 1985
12. Nets 111   Otis Birdsong 24 2 4 4 0 1 3 35 10-21 .476 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Pistons 103   Isiah Thomas 19 1 17 0 0 6 6 41 8-14 .571 1-1 1.000 2-7 .286
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 29, 1985
13. Nets 107   Otis Birdsong 27 0 3 1 1 2 6 36 12-21 .571 1-1 1.000 2-4 .500
Pistons 124   Isiah Thomas 18 5 10 4 1 2 3 38 6-11 .545 2-2 1.000 4-6 .667
Dec. 05, 1985
14. Nets 111   Otis Birdsong 12 3 10 0 0 5 4 38 5-10 .500 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Pistons 113   Isiah Thomas 28 2 10 4 1 4 4 37 11-25 .440 1-1 1.000 5-8 .625
Dec. 26, 1985
15. Nets 124   Otis Birdsong 7 1 2 1 0 3 1 25 3-8 .375 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Pistons 116   Isiah Thomas 23 4 11 3 0 4 5 34 9-22 .409 1-4 .250 4-4 1.000
Feb. 11, 1986
16. Nets 130   Otis Birdsong 31 2 9 1 0 5 4 45 12-21 .571 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Pistons 122   Isiah Thomas 39 7 8 1 0 1 5 40 14-26 .538 1-2 .500 10-12 .833
Mar. 04, 1986
17. Nets 103   Otis Birdsong 19 4 4 3 0 3 3 29 8-20 .400 0-1 .000 3-6 .500
Pistons 120   Isiah Thomas 28 7 12 3 1 5 3 40 12-21 .571 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Mar. 07, 1986
18. Nets 102   Otis Birdsong 8 3 2 0 1 1 3 30 4-10 .400 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Pistons 104   Isiah Thomas 24 6 9 2 0 2 4 42 7-19 .368 0-1 .000 10-15 .667
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 1987
19. Nets 115   Otis Birdsong 17 3 2 2 0 3 3 31 8-16 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
OT Pistons 124   Isiah Thomas 19 2 8 3 3 3 3 43 8-22 .364 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Jan. 30, 1988
20. Nets 116   Otis Birdsong 26 4 2 1 1 3 5 42 13-19 .684 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 104   Isiah Thomas 14 2 6 3 1 5 4 33 4-13 .308 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Feb. 26, 1988
21. Nets 109   Otis Birdsong 2 2 1 0 1 3 2 09 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 137   Isiah Thomas 14 2 5 2 0 2 2 29 5-9 .556 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Apr. 16, 1988
22. Nets 96   Otis Birdsong 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 14 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 114   Isiah Thomas 20 2 8 1 0 1 0 35 9-16 .563 1-2 .500 1-2 .500
1989 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 28, 1989
23. Celtics 91   Otis Birdsong 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 10 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 101   Isiah Thomas 7 0 10 2 0 3 2 37 2-7 .286 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Apr. 30, 1989
24. Celtics 95   Otis Birdsong 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 09 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Pistons 102   Isiah Thomas 26 4 8 2 2 3 2 39 9-20 .450 0-2 .000 8-9 .889
May. 02, 1989
25. Celtics 85   Otis Birdsong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Pistons 100   Isiah Thomas 3 5 10 2 0 1 2 34 1-9 .111 0-2 .000 1-3 .333
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