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Calculated home vs away performance based on league-wide home-court advantage trends. See which players benefit most from playing at home.
Home court advantage is a well-documented phenomenon in the NBA. Teams win approximately 57-60% of home games across the league. The advantage comes from crowd support, familiar surroundings, reduced travel fatigue, and favorable officiating tendencies. Individual players typically score 1-3 more PPG at home.
We apply the league-average home-court advantage factor (+1.5 PPG, +1.5 FG% at home) scaled by each player's scoring volume. Higher-volume scorers see slightly larger absolute differences. These are calculated projections based on well-established home-court advantage research.
Historically, arenas at altitude (Denver's Ball Arena) and with passionate fanbases (Boston, New York, Miami) show stronger home-court effects. The altitude effect in Denver is particularly significant for visiting teams not accustomed to the thin air.
Yes. The NBA home winning percentage has trended downward from ~65% in the 1980s to ~57% in recent seasons. Better travel, sports science, and scouting have reduced the disadvantage of playing away.