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Jazz · F · 20
Ace Bailey
vs
2025-26
De'Andre Hunter
Kings · F-G · 28
De'Andre Hunter
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Ace Bailey vs De'Andre Hunter

8-9categories
Bailey · Hunter
19
Bailey
Jazz
2025-26
Hunter
Kings
De'Andre Hunter
72
Games
availability
45
27.6
Minutes
per game
26.1
13.8
Points
per game
13.7
4.2
Rebounds
per game
4.1
1.8
Assists
per game
2.0
1.5
Steals + blocks
per game
0.8
1.5
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.7
44.3%
Field goal %
41.5%
34.4%
Three-point %
5.5 vs 5.5 attempts
30.5%
75.0%
Free throw %
86.7%
53.3%
True shooting
TS%
54.5%
21.0%
Usage
USG%
21.8%
9.8%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
11.0%
7.2%
Rebound %
of available
7.4%
-10.7
Net rating
on court
-0.9
6.9%
PIE
player impact estimate
7.7%
-6.2
Plus-minus
per game
-0.5
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

Ace Bailey scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (13.8 vs 13.7), on Hunter's heavier usage (21.8% vs 21.0%).

Hunter is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 54.5% to 53.3%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Hunter (2.0 vs 1.8 assists), the glass to Bailey (4.2 vs 4.1 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Bailey played 27 more games (72 vs 45 of 82).

With Hunter on the floor his team outscored opponents by -0.9 per 100 possessions, against -10.7 for Bailey; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Bailey $9.5M through 2028-29, Hunter $24.9M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Bailey
2025-26
Hunter
19-53
Record when playing
24-21
15.6
Points at home
13.7
11.8
Points on the road
13.6
12.4
Points in wins
14.5
14.3
Points in losses
12.8
37
Season high
29
3
30-point games
0
1
Double-doubles
0

Last games & contracts

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Bailey · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at PHX12 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Oct 12 vs SAS6 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast
Tue, Oct 6 vs DEN10 pts · 7 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Oct 4 at DEN10 pts · 5 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 12 at LAL15 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Hunter · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at SAS2 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at GSW4 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at LAL3 pts · 4 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Oct 5 vs LAL3 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Feb 6 vs LAC6 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Bailey · contract
2026-27$9.5M
2027-28$10.0M
2028-29$12.6M
Hunter · contract
2026-27$24.9M

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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).