ATL

2025-26 Season

CALEB HOUSTAN

Atlanta Hawks | Guard | 6-8
Caleb Houstan
2.3 PPG
0.6 RPG
0.2 APG
4.2 MPG
-0.2 Impact

Houstan produces at an average rate for a 4-minute workload. Defensive impact (-1.5/game) is a concern.

NET IMPACT BREAKDOWN
Every stat, every credit, every cost — per game average
-0.2
Scoring +1.7
Points 2.3 PPG × +1.00 = +2.3
Missed 2PT 0.1/g × -0.78 = -0.1
Missed 3PT 0.6/g × -0.87 = -0.5
Missed FT 0.0/g × -1.00 = -0.0
Creation +0.4
Assists 0.2/g × +0.50 = +0.1
Off. Rebounds 0.2/g × +1.26 = +0.3
Turnovers -0.4
Turnovers 0.2/g × -1.95 = -0.4
Defense -1.5
Steals 0.1/g × +2.30 = +0.2
Blocks 0.1/g × +0.90 = +0.1
Def. Rebounds 0.5/g × +0.30 = +0.1
Fouls Committed 2.5/g × -0.75 = -1.9
Hustle & Effort +0.4
Contested Shots 0.3/g × +0.20 = +0.1
Deflections 0.3/g × +0.65 = +0.2
Loose Balls 0.1/g × +0.60 = +0.1
Raw Impact +0.6
Baseline (game-average expected) −0.8
Net Impact
-0.2
67th pctl vs Guards

About this model: Net Impact can't measure floor spacing, help defense rotations, or playmaking gravity — so wings and guards are slightly undervalued vs bigs. How Net Impact works

IMPACT TIMELINE

Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.

Best Game
9 PTS vs ORL
Apr 01 | +8.0 impact
Worst Game
0 PTS vs DET
Nov 19 | -4.4 impact
PATTERNS

Below-average consistency. Houstan is negative impact in 67% of games, with scoring moving ~3 points game-to-game.

Slight upward trend. First-half impact: -1.3, second-half: +0.9. Modest improvement — possibly settling into a rhythm.

Hot right now — 4 straight games with positive impact. Longest positive run this season: 4 games.

MATCHUP HISTORY

Based on 38 games with tracking data. Shows who guarded this player on offense and who he guarded on defense, with their shooting stats in those matchups.

ON OFFENSE: WHO GUARDED HIM

His shooting stats against each primary defender this season

D. McDermott 8.4 poss
FG% 0.0%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.0
PTS 0
D. Knecht 7.4 poss
FG% 0.0%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.0
PTS 0
M. Smart 7.1 poss
FG% 0.0%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.0
PTS 0
T. Burton 6.2 poss
FG% 100.0%
3P% 100.0%
PPP 0.48
PTS 3
J. Vanderbilt 6.1 poss
FG% 0.0%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.0
PTS 0
B. Scheierman 5.6 poss
FG% 0.0%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.0
PTS 0
C. Lanier 5.1 poss
FG% 0.0%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.0
PTS 0
R. Rupert 4.9 poss
FG% 0.0%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.0
PTS 0
G. Harris 4.1 poss
FG% 0.0%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.0
PTS 0
L. Dončić 4.1 poss
FG% 100.0%
3P% 100.0%
PPP 0.73
PTS 3

ON DEFENSE: WHO HE GUARDED

How opponents shot when he was the primary defender. Lower FG% = better defense.

M. Smart 11.5 poss
FG% 100.0%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.26
PTS 3
D. Knecht 11.0 poss
FG% 0.0%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.0
PTS 0
D. McDermott 7.4 poss
FG% 0.0%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.0
PTS 0
C. Lanier 6.0 poss
FG% 100.0%
3P% 100.0%
PPP 0.5
PTS 3
O. Prosper 5.2 poss
FG% 0.0%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.38
PTS 2
N. Smith Jr. 4.7 poss
FG% 0.0%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.0
PTS 0
J. Vanderbilt 4.7 poss
FG% 0.0%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.0
PTS 0
B. Saraf 4.4 poss
FG% 0.0%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.0
PTS 0
T. Burton 4.0 poss
FG% 0.0%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.0
PTS 0
O. Dieng 4.0 poss
FG% 0.0%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.0
PTS 0

SEASON STATS

18
Games
2.3
PPG
0.6
RPG
0.2
APG
0.1
SPG
0.1
BPG
53.8
FG%
52.4
3P%
100.0
FT%
4.2
MPG

GAME LOG

18 games played

Apr 03 vs BKN
+1.6
2pts 1r 1a 1/1 FG 0/0 3P
Apr 01 vs ORL
+8.0
9pts 3r 0a 3/3 FG 3/3 3P
Mar 23 vs MEM
+2.7
6pts 0r 1a 2/5 FG 2/5 3P
Mar 20 vs HOU
+1.2
2pts 1r 0a 1/1 FG 0/0 3P
Mar 18 vs DAL
-2.1
0pts 0r 0a 0/1 FG 0/1 3P
Mar 14 vs MIL
+0.4
0pts 0r 0a 0/0 FG 0/0 3P
Mar 04 vs MIL
-1.7
0pts 0r 0a 0/0 FG 0/0 3P
Mar 01 vs POR
-2.0
0pts 1r 0a 0/0 FG 0/0 3P
Jan 18 vs BOS
-0.1
3pts 0r 0a 1/1 FG 1/1 3P
Jan 04 vs TOR
-1.8
0pts 0r 0a 0/1 FG 0/1 3P
Dec 04 vs LAC
-1.4
3pts 1r 0a 1/2 FG 1/2 3P
Nov 23 vs NOP
+2.7
3pts 1r 0a 1/1 FG 1/1 3P
Nov 19 vs DET
-4.4
0pts 0r 0a 0/2 FG 0/1 3P
Nov 13 vs SAC
-3.1
6pts 1r 1a 2/5 FG 2/4 3P
Nov 09 vs LAL
-0.8
8pts 2r 1a 2/3 FG 1/2 3P
Nov 05 vs ORL
-0.5
0pts 0r 0a 0/0 FG 0/0 3P
Oct 31 vs IND
-0.8
0pts 0r 0a 0/0 FG 0/0 3P
Oct 25 vs OKC
-1.1
0pts 0r 0a 0/0 FG 0/0 3P