Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Ralph Sampson and Isiah Thomas

This is the detail of NBA games in which Ralph Sampson 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 11 times in NBA games. Isiah Thomas has a 6-5 winning record over Ralph Sampson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Ralph Sampson
vs.
Isiah Thomas
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Ralph Sampson:
1983-84 to 1991-92
Isiah Thomas:
1981-82 to 1993-94
11 Games played
11 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Ralph Sampson
5
5
0
Isiah Thomas
6
6
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Ralph Sampson 13.9 8.5 1.5 0.81.0
Isiah Thomas 18.8 3.2 9.21.90.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Ralph Sampson 28 17 4 43
Isiah Thomas 39 6 15 51
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Ralph Sampson 5

games		 9

games		 0

games		 2

games		6

games
Isiah Thomas 6

games 		1

game		 10

games		 7

games		1

game
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 1

game		 2

games		4

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1983
1. Rockets 113   Ralph Sampson 26 12 2 0 1 3 6 32 12-18 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pistons 108   Isiah Thomas 17 1 12 0 1 4 6 39 6-18 .333 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Feb. 14, 1984
2. Rockets 119   Ralph Sampson 8 7 1 1 1 4 6 20 2-9 .222 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Pistons 126   Isiah Thomas 39 6 7 5 0 4 3 39 13-25 .520 0-0 - 13-14 .929
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 1984
3. Rockets 123   Ralph Sampson 28 17 2 4 2 6 4 42 12-23 .522 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Pistons 117   Isiah Thomas 25 2 13 1 0 5 4 42 11-26 .423 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
Mar. 27, 1985
4. Rockets 110   Ralph Sampson 26 10 4 0 3 3 1 42 11-22 .500 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Pistons 127   Isiah Thomas 22 3 15 1 0 3 1 41 8-16 .500 1-1 1.000 5-6 .833
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 25, 1986
5. Rockets 117   Ralph Sampson 18 12 1 1 1 5 1 40 6-14 .429 0-2 .000 6-10 .600
Pistons 112   Isiah Thomas 27 2 9 4 0 2 5 42 10-23 .435 2-5 .400 5-6 .833
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 16, 1987
6. Rockets 112   Ralph Sampson 15 12 2 1 1 4 6 33 7-15 .467 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Pistons 106   Isiah Thomas 7 3 7 0 0 5 6 27 1-8 .125 0-1 .000 5-7 .714
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 1987
7. Rockets 83   Ralph Sampson 8 7 1 1 0 4 2 43 3-13 .231 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Pistons 97   Isiah Thomas 6 3 1 1 0 1 1 11 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 24, 1988
8. Warriors 93   Ralph Sampson 17 9 2 1 2 5 1 34 8-12 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Pistons 107   Isiah Thomas 18 4 11 2 0 2 2 35 7-17 .412 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 18, 1989
9. Warriors 121   Ralph Sampson 7 7 1 0 0 0 2 06 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 1-3 .333
OT Pistons 119   Isiah Thomas 12 5 13 4 1 3 4 49 4-17 .235 1-2 .500 3-6 .500
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 25, 1990
10. Kings 92   Ralph Sampson 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 05 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 105   Isiah Thomas 13 1 9 2 0 5 1 31 4-12 .333 0-0 - 5-8 .625
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 06, 1991
11. Bullets 94   Ralph Sampson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 105   Isiah Thomas 21 5 4 1 0 2 2 30 8-14 .571 2-3 .667 3-4 .750
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