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Baylor Scheierman
Celtics · G · 26
Baylor Scheierman
vs
2025-26
Sion James
Hornets · G · 23
Sion James
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Baylor Scheierman vs Sion James

11-5categories
Scheierman · James
Baylor Scheierman
Scheierman
Celtics
2025-26
James
Hornets
Sion James
77
Games
availability
82
18.6
Minutes
per game
22.5
5.5
Points
per game
5.4
3.5
Rebounds
per game
3.5
1.5
Assists
per game
2.0
0.6
Steals + blocks
per game
0.8
0.6
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.8
45.3%
Field goal %
37.1%
39.9%
Three-point %
3.2 vs 2.9 attempts
35.2%
90.3%
Free throw %
83.7%
61.6%
True shooting
TS%
53.1%
11.7%
Usage
USG%
10.9%
10.8%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
12.1%
8.9%
Rebound %
of available
7.5%
+7.3
Net rating
on court
+3.3
8.5%
PIE
player impact estimate
6.2%
+2.6
Plus-minus
per game
+0.8
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

Baylor Scheierman scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (5.5 vs 5.4), on Scheierman's heavier usage (11.7% vs 10.9%).

Scheierman is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.6% to 53.1%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to James (2.0 vs 1.5 assists), the glass to James (3.5 vs 3.5 rebounds).

With Scheierman on the floor his team outscored opponents by +7.3 per 100 possessions, against +3.3 for James; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Scheierman $2.7M through 2027-28, James $2.4M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Scheierman
2025-26
James
54-23
Record when playing
44-38
6.1
Points at home
5.7
5.0
Points on the road
5.0
5.6
Points in wins
5.1
5.3
Points in losses
5.7
30
Season high
15
1
30-point games
0
4
Double-doubles
0

Last games & contracts

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Scheierman · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 at DET8 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Oct 16 at PHI7 pts · 4 reb · 5 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs CHA5 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs PHI3 pts · 2 reb · 8 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at CLE16 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
James · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at MEM0 pts · 4 reb · 4 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at BOS0 pts · 4 reb · 4 ast
Sun, Oct 11 vs MIL11 pts · 5 reb · 4 ast
Tue, Oct 6 vs BKN8 pts · 4 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 12 at NYK8 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast
Scheierman · contract
2026-27$2.7M
2027-28$5.0M
James · contract
2026-27$2.4M
2027-28$2.5M
2028-29team option$2.7M

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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).