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Ben Saraf
Nets · G · 20
Ben Saraf
vs
2025-26
7
Bulls · G · 33
Buddy Hield
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Ben Saraf vs Buddy Hield

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Saraf · Hield
Ben Saraf
Saraf
Nets
2025-26
Hield
Bulls
7
44
Games
availability
51
20.8
Minutes
per game
16.1
7.5
Points
per game
7.6
2.1
Rebounds
per game
2.3
3.3
Assists
per game
1.4
1.1
Steals + blocks
per game
1.0
2.3
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.9
39.6%
Field goal %
43.7%
21.1%
Three-point %
2.0 vs 4.2 attempts
34.9%
83.0%
Free throw %
81.1%
48.6%
True shooting
TS%
56.8%
20.2%
Usage
USG%
19.2%
24.4%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
12.9%
5.2%
Rebound %
of available
6.9%
-12.5
Net rating
on court
-4.9
6.0%
PIE
player impact estimate
8.5%
-5.4
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

Buddy Hield scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (7.6 vs 7.5), on Saraf's heavier usage (20.2% vs 19.2%).

Hield is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 56.8% to 48.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Saraf (3.3 vs 1.4 assists), the glass to Hield (2.3 vs 2.1 rebounds).

With Hield on the floor his team outscored opponents by -4.9 per 100 possessions, against -12.5 for Saraf; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Saraf $3.0M through 2028-29, Hield $9.7M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Saraf
2025-26
Hield
10-34
Record when playing
25-26
7.4
Points at home
8.0
7.7
Points on the road
7.3
6.6
Points in wins
7.5
7.8
Points in losses
7.8
22
Season high
31
0
30-point games
1
0
Double-doubles
0

Last games & contracts

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Saraf · last 5
Wed, Oct 14 at MIA0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Oct 12 at WAS0 pts · 0 reb · 4 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs PHI5 pts · 1 reb · 3 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at CHA8 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Sun, Apr 12 at TOR15 pts · 3 reb · 4 ast
Hield · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs MIN2 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at MIL3 pts · 1 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Oct 11 at DEN15 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Oct 9 vs MEM5 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Oct 7 vs PHX8 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast
Saraf · contract
2026-27$3.0M
2027-28$3.2M
2028-29$5.7M
Hield · contract
2026-27$9.7M
2027-28player option$10.1M

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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).