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Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Ace Bailey vs Keegan Murray

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Bailey · Murray
19
Bailey
Jazz
2025-26
Murray
Kings
Keegan Murray
72
Games
availability
23
27.6
Minutes
per game
34.5
13.8
Points
per game
14.0
4.2
Rebounds
per game
5.7
1.8
Assists
per game
1.7
1.5
Steals + blocks
per game
2.6
1.5
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.2
44.3%
Field goal %
42.0%
34.4%
Three-point %
5.5 vs 4.9 attempts
27.7%
75.0%
Free throw %
77.6%
53.3%
True shooting
TS%
49.9%
21.0%
Usage
USG%
18.2%
9.8%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
7.0%
7.2%
Rebound %
of available
7.9%
-10.7
Net rating
on court
-10.7
6.9%
PIE
player impact estimate
7.8%
-6.2
Plus-minus
per game
-7.1
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

Keegan Murray scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (14.0 vs 13.8), on Bailey's heavier usage (21.0% vs 18.2%).

Bailey is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 53.3% to 49.9%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Bailey (1.8 vs 1.7 assists), the glass to Murray (5.7 vs 4.2 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Bailey played 49 more games (72 vs 23 of 82).

With Murray on the floor his team outscored opponents by -10.7 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, Murray $24.1M through 2030-31. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Bailey
2025-26
Murray
19-53
Record when playing
5-18
15.6
Points at home
14.9
11.8
Points on the road
13.2
12.4
Points in wins
18.6
14.3
Points in losses
12.7
37
Season high
26
3
30-point games
0
1
Double-doubles
2
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
Murray · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at SAS3 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Oct 13 vs POR10 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at GSW5 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Oct 5 vs LAL0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Feb 25 at HOU3 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Bailey · contract
2026-27$9.5M
2027-28$10.0M
2028-29$12.6M
Murray · contract
2026-27$24.1M
2027-28$26.1M
2028-29$28.0M
2029-30$29.9M
2030-31$31.9M

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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).