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Anfernee Simons
76ers · G · 27
Anfernee Simons
vs
2025-26
Peyton Watson
Cavaliers · G · 24
Peyton Watson
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Anfernee Simons vs Peyton Watson

7-10categories
Simons · Watson
Anfernee Simons
Simons
76ers
2025-26
Watson
Cavaliers
Peyton Watson
55
Games
availability
54
24.9
Minutes
per game
29.6
14.3
Points
per game
14.6
2.5
Rebounds
per game
4.9
2.4
Assists
per game
2.1
0.6
Steals + blocks
per game
2.0
1.2
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.7
44.0%
Field goal %
49.1%
38.5%
Three-point %
6.9 vs 3.6 attempts
41.1%
89.6%
Free throw %
73.0%
57.6%
True shooting
TS%
59.4%
22.7%
Usage
USG%
20.4%
15.1%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
9.6%
4.7%
Rebound %
of available
8.3%
+3.0
Net rating
on court
+6.2
9.6%
PIE
player impact estimate
8.7%
+1.8
Plus-minus
per game
+3.6
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

Peyton Watson scored more in 2025-26, 0.3 points a game apart (14.6 vs 14.3), on Simons's heavier usage (22.7% vs 20.4%).

Watson is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 59.4% to 57.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Simons (2.4 vs 2.1 assists), the glass to Watson (4.9 vs 2.5 rebounds).

With Watson on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.2 per 100 possessions, against +3.0 for Simons; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Simons $6.0M through 2027-28, Watson $20.5M through 2029-30. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Simons
2025-26
Watson
31-24
Record when playing
36-18
13.0
Points at home
13.5
15.5
Points on the road
15.6
15.4
Points in wins
14.7
12.8
Points in losses
14.4
39
Season high
35
1
30-point games
4
0
Double-doubles
2

Last games & contracts

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Simons · last 5
Sat, Feb 21 vs DET4 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Feb 19 vs TOR20 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Feb 11 at BOS7 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Feb 9 at BKN23 pts · 3 reb · 7 ast
Sat, Feb 7 vs DEN15 pts · 4 reb · 6 ast
Watson · last 5
Wed, Apr 1 at UTA6 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Mar 29 vs GSW10 pts · 6 reb · 5 ast
Fri, Mar 27 vs UTA7 pts · 5 reb · 4 ast
Wed, Mar 25 vs DAL21 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Mar 22 vs POR14 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast
Simons · contract
2026-27$6.0M
2027-28player option$6.3M
Watson · contract
2026-27$20.5M
2027-28$21.5M
2028-29$22.5M
2029-30player option$23.5M

More comparisons

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Watson vs
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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).