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Isaiah Joe
Pistons · G · 27
Isaiah Joe
vs
2025-26
31
Clippers · G-F · 30
Max Strus
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Isaiah Joe vs Max Strus

11-6categories
Joe · Strus

Max Strus: Out (Foot · Leg · Right).

Isaiah Joe
Joe
Pistons
2025-26
Strus
Clippers
31
71
Games
availability
12
21.2
Minutes
per game
24.0
11.1
Points
per game
11.2
2.5
Rebounds
per game
5.4
1.3
Assists
per game
2.0
0.9
Steals + blocks
per game
0.3
0.6
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.8
45.5%
Field goal %
44.3%
42.3%
Three-point %
6.0 vs 6.8 attempts
40.2%
89.4%
Free throw %
77.8%
65.7%
True shooting
TS%
60.9%
17.8%
Usage
USG%
17.0%
8.9%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
11.3%
5.7%
Rebound %
of available
10.8%
+11.7
Net rating
on court
+0.3
9.9%
PIE
player impact estimate
8.8%
+5.0
Plus-minus
per game
-0.3
Bars show each player's share of the pair's total; the better number is in the club's color (turnovers: fewer is better).

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Max Strus scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (11.2 vs 11.1), on Joe's heavier usage (17.8% vs 17.0%).

Joe is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 65.7% to 60.9%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Strus (2.0 vs 1.3 assists), the glass to Strus (5.4 vs 2.5 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Joe played 59 more games (71 vs 12 of 82).

With Joe on the floor his team outscored opponents by +11.7 per 100 possessions, against +0.3 for Strus; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Joe $11.3M through 2027-28, Strus $16.7M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Joe
2025-26
Strus
56-15
Record when playing
9-3
11.5
Points at home
14.3
10.6
Points on the road
8.0
11.9
Points in wins
10.8
7.8
Points in losses
12.3
22
Season high
29
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0

Last games & contracts

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Joe · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 vs BOS8 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs TOR8 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at MIN14 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at WAS5 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Oct 5 vs PHX7 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Strus · last 5
Wed, Oct 14 vs DEN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Oct 4 vs GSW0 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Mon, May 25 vs NYK5 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Sat, May 23 vs NYK13 pts · 7 reb · 6 ast
Thu, May 21 at NYK5 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Joe · contract
2026-27$11.3M
2027-28$11.3M
Strus · contract
2026-27$16.7M

More comparisons

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Per-game numbers and percentages are 2025-26 regular season from stats.nba.com; splits and last games from our own game logs; contract figures are cap hits from public salary data and can lag a signing by a day. Bold marks the better number in each row (turnovers: fewer is better).