BLACK = Regular game Stats average
RED = Stats average against Ron Artest
by Jordan-esque
LEBRON JAMES
Record 3W - 7L
PTS 27.5 -- FG% .471 -- 3P% .328 -- FTA 8.8 -- REB 7.0 -- AST 6.7 -- TOV 3.3
PTS 24.6 -- FG% .447 -- 3P% .231 -- FTA 7.1 -- REB 5.8 -- AST 5.3 -- TOV 5.1
CARMELO ANTHONY
Record 5W - 7L
PTS 24.2 -- FG% .460 -- 3P% .307 -- FTA 7.7 -- REB 6.1 -- AST 3.1 -- TOV 3.1
PTS 19.9 -- FG% .411 -- 3P% .250 -- FTA 4.8 -- REB 5.4 -- AST 2.3 -- TOV 3.2
DWYANE WADE
Record 2W - 6L
PTS 25.2 -- FG% .483 -- 3P% .285 -- FTA 9.3 -- REB 4.9 -- AST 6.7 -- TOV 3.8
PTS 23.1 -- FG% .467 -- 3P% .188 -- FTA 9.3 -- REB 5.4 -- AST 6.8 -- TOV 4.9
BRANDON ROY
Record 4W - 5L
PTS 19.8 -- FG%.465 -- 3P% .363 -- FTA 5.4 -- REB 4.6 -- AST 5.1 -- TOV 1.9
PTS 17.4 -- FG% .415 -- 3P% .278 -- FTA 3.7 -- RPG 5.1 -- AST 5.3 -- TOV 2.7
VINCE CARTER
Record 9W - 11L
PTS 23.5 -- FG% .447 -- 3P% .376 -- FTA 6.0 -- REB 5.5 -- AST 4.3 -- TOV 2.4
PTS 20.4 -- FG% .479 -- 3P% .455 -- FTA 4.2 -- RPG 4.2 -- AST 4.0 -- TOV 2.8
PAUL PIERCE
Record 9W - 10L
PTS 22.9 -- FG% .443 -- 3P% .366 -- FTA 7.8 -- REB 6.3 -- AST 3.9 -- TOV 3.1
PTS 21.3 -- FG% .436 -- 3P% .393 -- FTA 7.1 -- REB 5.8 -- AST 3.9 -- TOV 3.4
Records indicate each players Head-to-Head W/L record against Artest.
Worth noting above are the lower PTS (points), FG% (field goal %), FTA (free throw attempts), and the higher TOV (turnovers).
This doesn't necessarily mean that Artest was guarding these players every single minute of the whole entire game, it is however a visual tool to see the on-going trend that all these players average when they go up against a team with Artest.
Looking at the numbers, Artest seems uniquely successful guarding these players, holding a Head-to-Head team win record against them all: 46W - 32L; that's almost a 60% win percentage.
These players are: all down their PTS average -- most below their FG% -- all below their FTA per game -- with a pretty high TOV rate.
James stats across the board from PTS, AST, REB, FG%, 3P%, and even FTA are notably lower than his average, most especially the fact that he struggles with TOV against Artest, practically turning the ball over more so than his average - almost a whopping 2 turnovers more per game.
Anthony seems to be struggling too, and doesn't look to be getting to the charity stripe much when Artest is on him, from 7.7 FTA down to 4.8 FTA while scoring 5 points less per game, not to mention, scoring them at a lower FG%.
Wade on the other hand, has his PTS and FG% down, yet still finds a way to get to the free throw line, averaging exactly the same 9.3 FTA per game.
Roy has found it difficult to consistently find his shooting touch against Artest, with both FG% and 3P% down almost 4% and 9% respectively.
Carter is the only player with a higher FG% than his norm. Also telling is that Carter's 3P% gets a big boost, while his FTA are down nearly a good 2 attempts per game, signifying he likely depends on the long range perimeter shot to get his points against Artest, instead of driving it to the paint and to the free throw line.
Pierce seems to be the only player not too overly affected. His stats against Artest are a little lower, but still consistent with his regular average.
For the sake of fun, here's Artest's numbers comparison against Bryant:
KOBE BRYANT:
Record 15W - 5L
PTS 25.1 -- FG% .455 -- 3P% .341 -- FTA 7.7 -- REB 5.3 -- AST 4.6 -- TOV 2.9
PTS 27.6 -- FG% .481 -- 3P% .408 -- FTA 8.4 -- REB 5.7 -- AST 6.1 -- TOV 3.6
Bryant seems to be the only one with a winning Head-to-Head team record against Artest, as well higher stats across the board with PTS, FTA, FG%, and 3P% average. Yikes! A Black Mamba indeed.
