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

Baylor Scheierman vs Terrence Shannon Jr

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Scheierman · Shannon Jr
Baylor Scheierman
Scheierman
Celtics
2025-26
Shannon Jr
Timberwolves
Terrence Shannon Jr
77
Games
availability
43
18.6
Minutes
per game
12.5
5.5
Points
per game
5.6
3.5
Rebounds
per game
1.1
1.5
Assists
per game
0.9
0.6
Steals + blocks
per game
0.3
0.6
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.6
45.3%
Field goal %
45.0%
39.9%
Three-point %
3.2 vs 1.8 attempts
40.8%
90.3%
Free throw %
80.0%
61.6%
True shooting
TS%
59.7%
11.7%
Usage
USG%
17.1%
10.8%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
10.2%
8.9%
Rebound %
of available
4.5%
+7.3
Net rating
on court
-8.5
8.5%
PIE
player impact estimate
6.9%
+2.6
Plus-minus
per game
-1.9
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

Terrence Shannon Jr scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (5.6 vs 5.5), on Shannon Jr's heavier usage (17.1% vs 11.7%).

Scheierman is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.6% to 59.7%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Scheierman (1.5 vs 0.9 assists), the glass to Scheierman (3.5 vs 1.1 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Scheierman played 34 more games (77 vs 43 of 82).

With Scheierman on the floor his team outscored opponents by +7.3 per 100 possessions, against -8.5 for Shannon Jr; 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, Shannon Jr — through —. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Scheierman
2025-26
Shannon Jr
54-23
Record when playing
24-19
6.1
Points at home
4.6
5.0
Points on the road
6.5
5.6
Points in wins
5.5
5.3
Points in losses
5.7
30
Season high
33
1
30-point games
1
4
Double-doubles
0
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
Shannon Jr · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at CHI6 pts · 0 reb · 4 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs DET5 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Oct 12 at NYK0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at MIA19 pts · 6 reb · 4 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at IND9 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Scheierman · contract
2026-27$2.7M
2027-28$5.0M
Shannon 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).