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

Alex Caruso vs Kasparas Jakucionis

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Caruso · Jakucionis
Alex Caruso
Caruso
Thunder
2025-26
Jakucionis
Bucks
Kasparas Jakucionis
56
Games
availability
53
18.2
Minutes
per game
17.8
6.2
Points
per game
6.2
2.8
Rebounds
per game
2.6
2.0
Assists
per game
2.6
1.6
Steals + blocks
per game
0.7
0.9
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.9
42.3%
Field goal %
42.9%
29.3%
Three-point %
3.2 vs 2.9 attempts
42.3%
80.4%
Free throw %
87.9%
54.0%
True shooting
TS%
61.4%
15.2%
Usage
USG%
12.9%
14.5%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
17.8%
7.3%
Rebound %
of available
6.7%
+17.6
Net rating
on court
+3.0
9.3%
PIE
player impact estimate
7.3%
+6.8
Plus-minus
per game
+1.4
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

Kasparas Jakucionis scored more in 2025-26, 0.0 points a game apart (6.2 vs 6.2), on Caruso's heavier usage (15.2% vs 12.9%).

Jakucionis is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.4% to 54.0%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Jakucionis (2.6 vs 2.0 assists), the glass to Caruso (2.8 vs 2.6 rebounds).

With Caruso on the floor his team outscored opponents by +17.6 per 100 possessions, against +3.0 for Jakucionis; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Caruso $19.6M through 2028-29, Jakucionis $3.8M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Caruso
2025-26
Jakucionis
47-9
Record when playing
28-25
7.0
Points at home
7.0
5.4
Points on the road
5.4
6.0
Points in wins
7.0
7.2
Points in losses
5.3
17
Season high
22
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0
Caruso · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 at SAS9 pts · 6 reb · 1 ast
Thu, Oct 15 at HOU3 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Oct 13 vs IND6 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Oct 7 vs MIL12 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Sat, May 30 vs SAS12 pts · 5 reb · 4 ast
Jakucionis · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at IND3 pts · 4 reb · 6 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs CHI18 pts · 1 reb · 6 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at OKC10 pts · 4 reb · 4 ast
Mon, Oct 5 vs MIN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 12 vs ATL8 pts · 3 reb · 5 ast
Caruso · contract
2026-27$19.6M
2027-28$21.0M
2028-29$22.4M
Jakucionis · contract
2026-27$3.8M
2027-28$4.0M
2028-29$6.2M

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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).