Dominant matchup
61%win rate vs Raptors
71-46 across 117 recorded 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 recorded meetings
See the full series →Headline rivalry
492meetings 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 6,444 recorded meetings vs 29 opponents, the Detroit Pistons hold a 3,013-3,342 decided-game record, winning 47% of games with a final result. Their longest series is with the Atlanta Hawks: 492 recorded meetings, 50% win rate in decided games. 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 Hawks246-242 · 492 meetings50%
- Boston Celtics157-276 · 446 meetings36%
- New York Knicks185-226 · 425 meetings45%
- Philadelphia 76ers178-242 · 422 meetings42%
- Washington Wizards171-148 · 332 meetings54%
- Chicago Bulls159-164 · 324 meetings49%
- Milwaukee Bucks130-162 · 292 meetings45%
- Cleveland Cavaliers144-129 · 273 meetings53%
- Indiana Pacers118-118 · 236 meetings50%
- Brooklyn Nets124-92 · 216 meetings57%
- Orlando Magic89-71 · 160 meetings56%
- Miami Heat67-84 · 151 meetings44%
- Charlotte Hornets69-66 · 135 meetings51%
- Toronto Raptors71-46 · 117 meetings61%
Western Conference
15 teams- Los Angeles Lakers152-232 · 399 meetings40%
- Sacramento Kings182-181 · 374 meetings50%
- Golden State Warriors145-169 · 327 meetings46%
- Oklahoma City Thunder73-80 · 154 meetings48%
- Houston Rockets77-76 · 153 meetings50%
- Phoenix Suns73-76 · 149 meetings49%
- Portland Trail Blazers64-71 · 136 meetings47%
- Los Angeles Clippers72-57 · 130 meetings56%
- San Antonio Spurs42-71 · 113 meetings37%
- Utah Jazz39-73 · 112 meetings35%
- Denver Nuggets54-49 · 103 meetings52%
- Dallas Mavericks46-43 · 89 meetings52%
- Minnesota Timberwolves36-36 · 72 meetings50%
- Memphis Grizzlies29-32 · 61 meetings48%
- New Orleans Pelicans21-30 · 51 meetings41%
Show as sortable table
| Opponent | W | L | Meetings | Win % | Last meeting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Hawks | 246 | 242 | 492 | 50.4% | 2026-03-25 |
| Boston Celtics | 157 | 276 | 446 | 36.3% | 2026-01-19 |
| New York Knicks | 185 | 226 | 425 | 45.0% | 2026-02-19 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 178 | 242 | 422 | 42.4% | 2026-04-04 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 152 | 232 | 399 | 39.6% | 2026-03-23 |
| Sacramento Kings | 182 | 181 | 374 | 50.1% | 2026-01-25 |
| Washington Wizards | 171 | 148 | 332 | 53.6% | 2026-03-19 |
| Golden State Warriors | 145 | 169 | 327 | 46.2% | 2026-03-20 |
| Chicago Bulls | 159 | 164 | 324 | 49.2% | 2026-02-21 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 130 | 162 | 292 | 44.5% | 2026-04-08 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 144 | 129 | 273 | 52.7% | 2026-05-17 |
| Indiana Pacers | 118 | 118 | 236 | 50.0% | 2026-04-12 |
| Brooklyn Nets | 124 | 92 | 216 | 57.4% | 2026-03-10 |
| Orlando Magic | 89 | 71 | 160 | 55.6% | 2026-05-03 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 73 | 80 | 154 | 47.7% | 2026-03-30 |
| Houston Rockets | 77 | 76 | 153 | 50.3% | 2026-01-23 |
| Miami Heat | 67 | 84 | 151 | 44.4% | 2026-03-08 |
| Phoenix Suns | 73 | 76 | 149 | 49.0% | 2026-01-29 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 64 | 71 | 136 | 47.4% | 2025-12-22 |
| Charlotte Hornets | 69 | 66 | 135 | 51.1% | 2026-04-10 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 72 | 57 | 130 | 55.8% | 2026-01-10 |
| Toronto Raptors | 71 | 46 | 117 | 60.7% | 2026-03-31 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 42 | 71 | 113 | 37.2% | 2026-03-05 |
| Utah Jazz | 39 | 73 | 112 | 34.8% | 2025-12-26 |
| Denver Nuggets | 54 | 49 | 103 | 52.4% | 2026-02-03 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 46 | 43 | 89 | 51.7% | 2025-12-18 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 36 | 36 | 72 | 50.0% | 2026-04-02 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 29 | 32 | 61 | 47.5% | 2026-03-13 |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 21 | 30 | 51 | 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 record on SharkBetting is computed from scored game logs. Regular-season and playoff results come from the balldontlie API and historical records cross-checked against basketball-reference.com. All-time records, recent form, postseason splits, margins, streaks, decades, and seasons are calculated from the same listed results. Records without a final score are excluded from decided-game statistics.
Stats are refreshed after completed game days when new source data is available. Each page's Last updated date shows when its underlying data was actually synced. 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.