Matchup history

NBA scorer vs defender matchup history

How a scorer actually performed against a specific defender, possession by possession, next to his own rate against everyone else. One page per pairing.

Only pairings with at least 3 meetings and 25 matchup possessions get a page. Below that, a hot night looks identical to a tendency, so there is nothing worth publishing.

Possessions here are partial matchup possessions, only the stretches these two were actually matched up, so points per possession runs far below the roughly 1.1 a full team scores. Every figure is meant to be read against the same player's own season rate in the same unit.

Most-tracked pairings

The pairs with the largest samples, which are the ones worth reading first.

Jalen Johnson vs Josh Hart

5 meetings · 191 poss · 0.22 pts/poss

24% below his season rate of 0.29.

Rudy Gobert vs Nikola Jokić

4 meetings · 181 poss · 0.10 pts/poss

37% below his season rate of 0.16.

OG Anunoby vs Jalen Johnson

5 meetings · 179 poss · 0.18 pts/poss

24% below his season rate of 0.24.

Nikola Jokić vs Rudy Gobert

4 meetings · 179 poss · 0.27 pts/poss

29% below his season rate of 0.38.

Tyrese Maxey vs Derrick White

4 meetings · 155 poss · 0.25 pts/poss

22% below his season rate of 0.32.

Jamal Murray vs Jaden McDaniels

4 meetings · 151 poss · 0.26 pts/poss

27% below his season rate of 0.36.

Jalen Brunson vs Dyson Daniels

5 meetings · 146 poss · 0.18 pts/poss

49% below his season rate of 0.37.

Paul George vs Jaylen Brown

4 meetings · 145 poss · 0.14 pts/poss

55% below his season rate of 0.32.

Wendell Carter Jr. vs Jalen Duren

4 meetings · 144 poss · 0.12 pts/poss

39% below his season rate of 0.19.

Karl-Anthony Towns vs Onyeka Okongwu

5 meetings · 140 poss · 0.31 pts/poss

In line with his season rate of 0.32.

Every published pairing (390)

Grouped by the scorer, then by the defender who guarded him.

Aaron Gordon

vs Julius Randle3g · 0.13
vs Naz Reid3g · 0.16

Adem Bona

vs Neemias Queta4g · 0.23
vs Nikola Vučević3g · 0.08

Ajay Mitchell

Ayo Dosunmu

Bam Adebayo

Bones Hyland

vs Bruce Brown4g · 0.10

Brandon Ingram

vs Andrew Wiggins3g · 0.29
vs Dean Wade4g · 0.06
vs Evan Mobley4g · 0.00
vs James Harden4g · 0.17
vs Max Strus4g · 0.40

Bruce Brown

vs Anthony Edwards4g · 0.13
vs Ayo Dosunmu4g · 0.00
vs Bones Hyland4g · 0.18

Cade Cunningham

Cameron Johnson

Carter Bryant

vs Robert Williams III4g · 0.27

Cason Wallace

vs Collin Gillespie4g · 0.08
vs Devin Booker3g · 0.14
vs Jalen Green3g · 0.07

Chet Holmgren

vs Dillon Brooks4g · 0.19
vs Oso Ighodaro4g · 0.25
vs Royce O'Neale4g · 0.23

Christian Braun

CJ McCollum

vs Dean Wade3g · 0.30
vs Jalen Brunson5g · 0.40
vs Josh Hart5g · 0.24
vs Mikal Bridges5g · 0.31
vs Miles McBride5g · 0.30
vs OG Anunoby5g · 0.14

Collin Gillespie

Collin Murray-Boyles

vs Bam Adebayo3g · 0.14
vs Evan Mobley4g · 0.30
vs Jarrett Allen4g · 0.38

Daniss Jenkins

vs Jalen Suggs3g · 0.00

Davion Mitchell

vs Immanuel Quickley3g · 0.22
vs Jamal Shead3g · 0.10

De'Aaron Fox

Dean Wade

vs Brandon Ingram4g · 0.06
vs CJ McCollum3g · 0.11

Deandre Ayton

vs Alperen Sengun4g · 0.20
vs Jabari Smith Jr.4g · 0.08

Deni Avdija

Derrick White

vs Tyrese Maxey4g · 0.07
vs VJ Edgecombe4g · 0.04

Desmond Bane

Devin Booker

vs Alex Caruso3g · 0.15
vs Cason Wallace3g · 0.21
vs Luguentz Dort3g · 0.27

Devin Vassell

vs Deni Avdija5g · 0.20
vs Jerami Grant4g · 0.05
vs Jrue Holiday5g · 0.17
vs Scoot Henderson5g · 0.13
vs Toumani Camara5g · 0.26

Dillon Brooks

Donovan Clingan

vs Luke Kornet5g · 0.13
vs Victor Wembanyama3g · 0.19

Donovan Mitchell

vs Ja'Kobe Walter4g · 0.45
vs Jamal Shead4g · 0.10
vs RJ Barrett4g · 0.66
vs Scottie Barnes4g · 0.40

Donte DiVincenzo

Duncan Robinson

vs Desmond Bane3g · 0.18
vs Jalen Suggs3g · 0.23
vs Tristan da Silva3g · 0.00

Dylan Harper

vs Deni Avdija5g · 0.10
vs Jrue Holiday5g · 0.57
vs Scoot Henderson5g · 0.18
vs Shaedon Sharpe4g · 0.00
vs Toumani Camara5g · 0.30

Dyson Daniels

Evan Mobley

Franz Wagner

vs Cade Cunningham3g · 0.24
vs Tobias Harris3g · 0.36

Gabe Vincent

vs Jalen Brunson5g · 0.17
vs Miles McBride5g · 0.00

Goga Bitadze

vs Isaiah Stewart3g · 0.19

Harrison Barnes

vs Deni Avdija3g · 0.16

Immanuel Quickley

vs Davion Mitchell3g · 0.00

Isaiah Hartenstein

vs Oso Ighodaro3g · 0.17

Isaiah Stewart

vs Goga Bitadze3g · 0.11

Ja'Kobe Walter

vs Donovan Mitchell4g · 0.00
vs James Harden4g · 0.04
vs Max Strus4g · 0.06
vs Norman Powell3g · 0.00
vs Sam Merrill4g · 0.34

Jabari Smith Jr.

vs LeBron James4g · 0.08
vs Luke Kennard4g · 0.14
vs Marcus Smart4g · 0.43
vs Rui Hachimura4g · 0.24

Jaden McDaniels

Jaime Jaquez Jr.

vs Collin Murray-Boyles3g · 0.05
vs Scottie Barnes3g · 0.18

Jake LaRavia

vs Reed Sheppard4g · 0.19

Jakob Poeltl

vs Bam Adebayo3g · 0.03
vs Evan Mobley3g · 0.18
vs Jarrett Allen4g · 0.05
vs Kel'el Ware3g · 0.62

Jalen Brunson

Jalen Duren

vs Wendell Carter Jr.4g · 0.14

Jalen Green

vs Alex Caruso3g · 0.35
vs Cason Wallace3g · 0.37

Jalen Johnson

vs Jalen Brunson5g · 0.55
vs Josh Hart5g · 0.22
vs Mikal Bridges5g · 0.24
vs OG Anunoby5g · 0.25

Jalen Suggs

Jalen Williams

vs Dillon Brooks3g · 0.26

Jamal Murray

vs Anthony Edwards4g · 0.53
vs Ayo Dosunmu4g · 0.37
vs Jaden McDaniels4g · 0.26
vs Rudy Gobert4g · 0.56

Jamal Shead

Jamaree Bouyea

vs Kenrich Williams3g · 0.34

James Harden

vs Ja'Kobe Walter4g · 0.42
vs Jamal Shead4g · 0.24
vs RJ Barrett4g · 0.14
vs Scottie Barnes4g · 0.31

Jarred Vanderbilt

vs Alperen Sengun4g · 0.26

Jarrett Allen

Javonte Green

vs Desmond Bane3g · 0.00
vs Paolo Banchero4g · 0.12

Jaxson Hayes

vs Alperen Sengun4g · 0.00

Jaylen Brown

vs Kelly Oubre Jr.4g · 0.25
vs Paul George4g · 0.38

Jaylin Williams

vs Oso Ighodaro4g · 0.23

Jaylon Tyson

vs RJ Barrett4g · 0.07
vs Sandro Mamukelashvili4g · 0.14

Jayson Tatum

vs Justin Edwards3g · 0.26
vs Kelly Oubre Jr.4g · 0.16
vs Paul George4g · 0.23
vs VJ Edgecombe4g · 0.33

Jerami Grant

vs Devin Vassell4g · 0.14
vs Julian Champagnie3g · 0.31

Jonathan Kuminga

Jordan Clarkson

vs Jonathan Kuminga5g · 0.08
vs Nickeil Alexander-Walker4g · 0.31

Jordan Walsh

vs Tyrese Maxey4g · 0.00

Josh Hart

Josh Okogie

vs Luke Kennard4g · 0.08

Jrue Holiday

Julian Champagnie

vs Deni Avdija5g · 0.04
vs Jrue Holiday5g · 0.00
vs Scoot Henderson5g · 0.08
vs Toumani Camara5g · 0.38

Julius Randle

Karl-Anthony Towns

Kel'el Ware

vs Jakob Poeltl3g · 0.09
vs Sandro Mamukelashvili3g · 0.12

Keldon Johnson

vs Deni Avdija5g · 0.13

Kelly Oubre Jr.

vs Jaylen Brown4g · 0.00
vs Jayson Tatum4g · 0.16
vs Sam Hauser4g · 0.16

Kevin Huerter

vs Tristan da Silva4g · 0.10

Khaman Maluach

vs Jaylin Williams4g · 0.08

Kris Murray

vs Harrison Barnes4g · 0.00

LeBron James

vs Amen Thompson4g · 0.60
vs Jabari Smith Jr.4g · 0.26
vs Josh Okogie3g · 0.19
vs Tari Eason4g · 0.21

Luguentz Dort

vs Devin Booker3g · 0.04

Luke Kennard

vs Amen Thompson4g · 0.13
vs Jabari Smith Jr.4g · 0.43
vs Jared McCain3g · 0.07
vs Josh Okogie4g · 0.06

Luke Kornet

vs Donovan Clingan5g · 0.20
vs Robert Williams III4g · 0.21

Marcus Smart

vs Amen Thompson4g · 0.27
vs Jabari Smith Jr.4g · 0.19
vs Reed Sheppard3g · 0.28
vs Tari Eason4g · 0.16

Max Strus

vs Brandon Ingram4g · 0.26
vs Ja'Kobe Walter4g · 0.13
vs Jamal Shead4g · 0.20
vs RJ Barrett4g · 0.33

Mikal Bridges

Miles McBride

Mitchell Robinson

vs Onyeka Okongwu5g · 0.13
vs Tony Bradley3g · 0.15

Mouhamed Gueye

vs Karl-Anthony Towns5g · 0.10

Naz Reid

Neemias Queta

vs Adem Bona4g · 0.03
vs Andre Drummond3g · 0.34

Nickeil Alexander-Walker

vs Jalen Brunson5g · 0.53
vs Landry Shamet4g · 0.25
vs Mikal Bridges5g · 0.10
vs Miles McBride5g · 0.20
vs OG Anunoby5g · 0.15

Nikola Jokić

vs Jaden McDaniels4g · 0.20
vs Julius Randle4g · 0.33
vs Naz Reid4g · 0.64
vs Rudy Gobert4g · 0.27

Nikola Vučević

vs Adem Bona3g · 0.10
vs Andre Drummond3g · 0.17

Norman Powell

vs Ja'Kobe Walter3g · 0.24

OG Anunoby

Onyeka Okongwu

Oso Ighodaro

Paolo Banchero

Paul George

vs Jaylen Brown4g · 0.14
vs Jayson Tatum4g · 0.42

Payton Pritchard

vs Quentin Grimes4g · 0.15
vs Tyrese Maxey4g · 0.36
vs VJ Edgecombe4g · 0.10

Quentin Grimes

vs Payton Pritchard4g · 0.08

Reed Sheppard

vs Jake LaRavia4g · 0.17
vs Marcus Smart4g · 0.14
vs Rui Hachimura4g · 0.30

RJ Barrett

vs Donovan Mitchell4g · 0.36
vs James Harden4g · 0.30
vs Max Strus4g · 0.44
vs Sam Merrill4g · 0.42

Robert Williams III

Royce O'Neale

vs Ajay Mitchell4g · 0.13
vs Shai Gilgeous-Alexander4g · 0.06

Rudy Gobert

vs Nikola Jokić4g · 0.10

Rui Hachimura

Ryan Dunn

vs Shai Gilgeous-Alexander3g · 0.00

Sam Hauser

vs Tyrese Maxey4g · 0.04
vs VJ Edgecombe4g · 0.25

Sam Merrill

vs Ja'Kobe Walter4g · 0.07
vs Jamal Shead4g · 0.26

Sandro Mamukelashvili

vs Bam Adebayo3g · 0.35
vs James Harden4g · 0.00

Scoot Henderson

Scottie Barnes

vs Bam Adebayo3g · 0.26
vs Dean Wade4g · 0.25
vs Evan Mobley4g · 0.44
vs Jaime Jaquez Jr.3g · 0.24
vs James Harden4g · 0.20
vs Jarrett Allen4g · 0.56
vs Jaylon Tyson4g · 0.32
vs Max Strus4g · 0.58

Shaedon Sharpe

vs De'Aaron Fox4g · 0.30
vs Dylan Harper4g · 0.20

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Spencer Jones

vs Julius Randle3g · 0.08
vs Naz Reid4g · 0.04

Stephon Castle

vs Deni Avdija4g · 0.15
vs Donovan Clingan4g · 0.57
vs Jerami Grant4g · 0.25
vs Jrue Holiday4g · 0.23
vs Scoot Henderson4g · 0.27
vs Toumani Camara4g · 0.43

Tari Eason

vs LeBron James4g · 0.04
vs Luke Kennard4g · 0.14
vs Rui Hachimura4g · 0.19

Tim Hardaway Jr.

vs Ayo Dosunmu4g · 0.03
vs Donte DiVincenzo3g · 0.12
vs Mike Conley3g · 0.30

Tobias Harris

vs Franz Wagner3g · 0.18
vs Paolo Banchero3g · 0.14

Toumani Camara

Tristan da Silva

vs Kevin Huerter3g · 0.20

Tyrese Maxey

vs Derrick White4g · 0.25
vs Jordan Walsh3g · 0.16

Victor Wembanyama

vs Jrue Holiday3g · 0.24
vs Toumani Camara3g · 0.14

VJ Edgecombe

vs Derrick White4g · 0.08
vs Jayson Tatum4g · 0.15
vs Payton Pritchard4g · 0.19
vs Sam Hauser4g · 0.31

Wendell Carter Jr.

vs Jalen Duren4g · 0.12

Research view

The same data is browsable and sortable in the Edge research tables, a section for people analysing matchups rather than coaching them. It carries no odds, no picks, and no sportsbook links, and it is 21+.

Aggregated from NBA player-matchup tracking for the current season. Figures describe what happened while two players were matched up and do not isolate one player's effect on the other.