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Andrew Wiggins
Heat · F · 31
Andrew Wiggins
vs
2025-26
Jabari Smith Jr.
Rockets · F · 23
Jabari Smith Jr.
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Andrew Wiggins vs Jabari Smith Jr.

8-9categories
Wiggins · Smith Jr.
Andrew Wiggins
Wiggins
Heat
2025-26
Smith Jr.
Rockets
Jabari Smith Jr.
68
Games
availability
77
30.3
Minutes
per game
35.1
15.4
Points
per game
15.8
4.8
Rebounds
per game
6.9
2.7
Assists
per game
1.9
2.1
Steals + blocks
per game
1.6
1.5
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.4
47.5%
Field goal %
44.9%
41.4%
Three-point %
4.9 vs 6.3 attempts
36.3%
78.4%
Free throw %
77.5%
58.6%
True shooting
TS%
56.9%
19.4%
Usage
USG%
17.9%
12.3%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
7.3%
7.4%
Rebound %
of available
9.6%
-0.1
Net rating
on court
+5.0
9.2%
PIE
player impact estimate
9.3%
+0.1
Plus-minus
per game
+3.4
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

Jabari Smith Jr. scored more in 2025-26, 0.4 points a game apart (15.8 vs 15.4), on Wiggins's heavier usage (19.4% vs 17.9%).

Wiggins is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 58.6% to 56.9%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Wiggins (2.7 vs 1.9 assists), the glass to Smith Jr. (6.9 vs 4.8 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Smith Jr. played 9 more games (77 vs 68 of 82).

With Smith Jr. on the floor his team outscored opponents by +5.0 per 100 possessions, against -0.1 for Wiggins; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Wiggins $30.2M through 2028-29, Smith Jr. $23.6M through 2030-31. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Wiggins
2025-26
Smith Jr.
35-33
Record when playing
48-29
15.7
Points at home
16.3
15.0
Points on the road
15.3
14.7
Points in wins
17.0
16.1
Points in losses
13.7
31
Season high
32
1
30-point games
2
2
Double-doubles
14

Last games & contracts

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Wiggins · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 vs ATL4 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Apr 10 at WAS11 pts · 3 reb · 5 ast
Thu, Apr 9 at TOR5 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Apr 7 at TOR24 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Sat, Apr 4 vs WAS21 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast
Smith Jr. · last 5
Fri, May 1 vs LAL9 pts · 12 reb · 3 ast
Wed, Apr 29 at LAL22 pts · 7 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Apr 26 vs LAL16 pts · 8 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Apr 24 vs LAL24 pts · 6 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Apr 21 at LAL18 pts · 6 reb · 1 ast
Wiggins · contract
2026-27player option$30.2M
2027-28$16.3M
2028-29$17.7M
Smith Jr. · contract
2026-27$23.6M
2027-28$21.8M
2028-29$23.6M
2029-30$25.5M
2030-31$27.4M

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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).