Dominant matchup
61%win rate vs Raptors
71-46 across 117 meetings
See the full series →East Conference · Central Division
Detroit Pistons
All-time head-to-head records, rivalries, and franchise history since 1941.
3
NBA Championships
Last in 2004
7
Finals appearances
85
Seasons played
Since 1941
Detroit Pistons all-time insights
Toughest matchup
35%win rate vs Jazz
39-73 across 112 meetings
See the full series →Headline rivalry
488meetings vs Hawks
246-242 all-time · 50% win rate
See the full series →3 NBA championships (most recent: 2004 vs Los Angeles Lakers)· 4 runner-up finishes
The story
Across 6,355 games vs 29 opponents the Detroit Pistons hold a 3,013-3,342 all-time head-to-head record, winning 47% of meetings. Their longest series is with the Atlanta Hawks: 488 meetings, 50% win rate. They feast on the Toronto Raptors (61% win rate) and struggle most with the Utah Jazz (35% win rate). Championship context: 3 NBA titles, most recently in 2004 over the Los Angeles Lakers.
All-time records vs every opponent
29 of 29 opponentsEvery opponent the Detroit Pistons have a regular-season or playoff record against. Click any card for the full series page.
Eastern ConferenceHome
14 teams- Atlanta Hawks246-24250%
- Boston Celtics157-27635%
- Philadelphia 76ers178-24242%
- New York Knicks185-22644%
- Chicago Bulls159-16449%
- Washington Wizards171-14852%
- Milwaukee Bucks130-16245%
- Cleveland Cavaliers144-12953%
- Indiana Pacers118-11850%
- Brooklyn Nets124-9257%
- Orlando Magic89-7156%
- Miami Heat67-8444%
- Charlotte Hornets69-6651%
- Toronto Raptors71-4661%
Western Conference
15 teams- Los Angeles Lakers152-23238%
- Sacramento Kings182-18149%
- Golden State Warriors145-16944%
- Houston Rockets77-7650%
- Oklahoma City Thunder73-8047%
- Phoenix Suns73-7649%
- Portland Trail Blazers64-7147%
- Los Angeles Clippers72-5755%
- San Antonio Spurs42-7137%
- Utah Jazz39-7335%
- Denver Nuggets54-4952%
- Dallas Mavericks46-4352%
- Minnesota Timberwolves36-3650%
- Memphis Grizzlies29-3248%
- New Orleans Pelicans21-3041%
Show as sortable table
| Opponent | W | L | Win % | Last meeting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Hawks | 246 | 242 | 50.0% | 2026-03-25 |
| Boston Celtics | 157 | 276 | 35.2% | 2026-01-19 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 178 | 242 | 42.2% | 2026-04-04 |
| New York Knicks | 185 | 226 | 43.5% | 2026-02-19 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 152 | 232 | 38.1% | 2026-03-23 |
| Sacramento Kings | 182 | 181 | 48.7% | 2026-01-25 |
| Chicago Bulls | 159 | 164 | 49.1% | 2026-02-21 |
| Washington Wizards | 171 | 148 | 51.5% | 2026-03-19 |
| Golden State Warriors | 145 | 169 | 44.3% | 2026-03-20 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 130 | 162 | 44.5% | 2026-04-08 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 144 | 129 | 52.7% | 2026-05-17 |
| Indiana Pacers | 118 | 118 | 50.0% | 2026-04-12 |
| Brooklyn Nets | 124 | 92 | 57.4% | 2026-03-10 |
| Orlando Magic | 89 | 71 | 55.6% | 2026-05-03 |
| Houston Rockets | 77 | 76 | 50.3% | 2026-01-23 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 73 | 80 | 47.4% | 2026-03-30 |
| Miami Heat | 67 | 84 | 44.4% | 2026-03-08 |
| Phoenix Suns | 73 | 76 | 49.0% | 2026-01-29 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 64 | 71 | 47.1% | 2025-12-22 |
| Charlotte Hornets | 69 | 66 | 51.1% | 2026-04-10 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 72 | 57 | 55.4% | 2026-01-10 |
| Toronto Raptors | 71 | 46 | 60.7% | 2026-03-31 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 42 | 71 | 37.2% | 2026-03-05 |
| Utah Jazz | 39 | 73 | 34.8% | 2025-12-26 |
| Denver Nuggets | 54 | 49 | 52.4% | 2026-02-03 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 46 | 43 | 51.7% | 2025-12-18 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 36 | 36 | 50.0% | 2026-04-02 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 29 | 32 | 47.5% | 2026-03-13 |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 21 | 30 | 41.2% | 2026-03-26 |
Franchise history
Championship moments and W-L across the NBA's structural eras, side by side.
Championship ledger
3 titles · 4 runner-ups · 7 Finals appearances2000s
1W · 1L
- 2005lost to Spurs
- 2004vs Lakers
1990s
1W · 0L
- 1990vs Blazers
1980s
1W · 1L
- 1989vs Lakers
- 1988lost to Lakers
ChampionshipFinals lossTeam colors: Detroit Pistons
Performance by era
Baseline: 47% across all opponentsHow the Detroit Pistons have performed across 5 of the NBA's structural eras.
BAA / founding
1946-1949
4-5(44.4%)
-3.0 pp vs baseline
Original Basketball Association of America before the NBL merger formed the NBA.
Early NBA
1950-1967
576-794(42.0%)
-5.4 pp vs baseline
Post-merger era of 8-to-10 teams, dominated by Minneapolis and Boston dynasties.
ABA / expansion
1968-1979
437-562(43.7%)
-3.7 pp vs baseline
Rapid expansion and the ABA rival league that folded into the NBA in 1976.
Modern era
1980-1999
929-801(53.7%)
+6.3 pp vs baseline
The 3-point line, Magic vs Bird, the 90s Bulls: a commercial and competitive peak.
Cap / luxury-tax era
2000-present
1,067-1,180(47.5%)
in line with baseline
Luxury tax, player empowerment, positionless basketball, and analytics-led offense.
Methodology & Data Sources
Last updated
Every head-to-head page on SharkBetting is built from verified historical data, not generated prose. Regular-season and playoff game logs are pulled from the balldontlie API (public NBA records from 1946 onward). Playoff series results, arena capacity, and historical context are cross-checked against basketball-reference.com. Player-level top-scorer tables and largest-lead figures use the play-by-play dataset, which has complete coverage only from the 1996-97 season onward; matchups on the page that pre-date 1996 are clearly marked.
Stats are refreshed after every completed game day. If you spot an error, head to our contact page with the game date and we will verify against the source feeds.
Pre-1996 game scores partially derived from the nbadb dataset by Wyatt Walsh, distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0.