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Amari Williams
Celtics · F-C · 24
Amari Williams
vs
2025-26
9
Bulls · F · 26
Drew Peterson
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Amari Williams vs Drew Peterson

10-6categories
Williams · Peterson
Amari Williams
Williams
Celtics
2025-26
Peterson
Bulls
9
22
Games
availability
6
6.6
Minutes
per game
10.7
1.4
Points
per game
0.8
1.8
Rebounds
per game
1.5
0.5
Assists
per game
0.3
0.6
Steals + blocks
per game
0.7
0.5
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.0
50.0%
Field goal %
12.5%
0.0%
Three-point %
0.0 vs 2.0 attempts
0.0%
71.4%
Free throw %
50.0%
57.3%
True shooting
TS%
14.8%
10.3%
Usage
USG%
10.8%
11.6%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
4.4%
12.0%
Rebound %
of available
6.9%
-17.4
Net rating
on court
-7.6
7.9%
PIE
player impact estimate
0.0%
-2.6
Plus-minus
per game
-1.7
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

Amari Williams scored more in 2025-26, 0.6 points a game apart (1.4 vs 0.8), on Peterson's heavier usage (10.8% vs 10.3%).

Williams is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 57.3% to 14.8%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Williams (0.5 vs 0.3 assists), the glass to Williams (1.8 vs 1.5 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Williams played 16 more games (22 vs 6 of 82).

With Peterson on the floor his team outscored opponents by -7.6 per 100 possessions, against -17.4 for Williams; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Williams
2025-26
Peterson
15-7
Record when playing
1-5
1.5
Points at home
0.0
1.2
Points on the road
1.3
1.3
Points in wins
0.0
1.4
Points in losses
1.0
9
Season high
4
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0

Last games & contracts

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Williams · last 5
Tue, Apr 28 vs PHI1 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 12 vs ORL2 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Mar 30 at ATL4 pts · 7 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Mar 29 at CHA0 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Mar 14 vs WAS2 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Peterson · last 5
Sun, Dec 14 at CLE0 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Dec 12 vs CHI0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Nov 23 at ATL0 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Sat, Nov 22 vs LAC0 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Nov 19 at IND4 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Williams · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).
Peterson · 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).