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

Alijah Martin vs Kevin McCullar Jr.

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Martin · McCullar Jr.

Kevin McCullar Jr.: Day-To-Day (Coach's Decision · Other).

Alijah Martin
Martin
Raptors
2025-26
McCullar Jr.
Knicks
Kevin McCullar Jr.
23
Games
availability
21
6.3
Minutes
per game
7.4
2.2
Points
per game
2.4
0.9
Rebounds
per game
1.3
0.5
Assists
per game
1.0
0.5
Steals + blocks
per game
0.4
0.3
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.6
32.0%
Field goal %
42.6%
19.0%
Three-point %
0.9 vs 1.1 attempts
33.3%
78.9%
Free throw %
40.0%
43.7%
True shooting
TS%
50.8%
18.5%
Usage
USG%
16.6%
12.9%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
20.8%
6.8%
Rebound %
of available
8.2%
-5.8
Net rating
on court
-12.1
6.2%
PIE
player impact estimate
6.2%
-0.6
Plus-minus
per game
-2.3
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

Kevin McCullar Jr. scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (2.4 vs 2.2), on Martin's heavier usage (18.5% vs 16.6%).

McCullar Jr. is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 50.8% to 43.7%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to McCullar Jr. (1.0 vs 0.5 assists), the glass to McCullar Jr. (1.3 vs 0.9 rebounds).

With Martin on the floor his team outscored opponents by -5.8 per 100 possessions, against -12.1 for McCullar Jr.; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Martin $2.2M through 2027-28, McCullar Jr. — through —. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Martin
2025-26
McCullar Jr.
10-13
Record when playing
11-10
2.3
Points at home
2.7
2.1
Points on the road
2.2
2.2
Points in wins
2.2
2.2
Points in losses
2.6
9
Season high
14
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0
Martin · last 5
Sat, Oct 3 vs MIA0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Apr 10 at NYK3 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast
Thu, Apr 9 vs MIA0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 5 at BOS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Apr 3 at MEM0 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
McCullar Jr. · last 5
Thu, Oct 8 vs WAS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Oct 5 at PHI6 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Apr 12 vs CHA14 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Mar 17 vs IND2 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Mar 11 at UTA0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Martin · contract
2026-27$2.2M
2027-28player option$2.6M
McCullar Jr. · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).

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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).