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Ben Saraf
Nets · G · 20
Ben Saraf
vs
2025-26
Jose Alvarado
Knicks · G · 28
Jose Alvarado
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Ben Saraf vs Jose Alvarado

4-11categories
Saraf · Alvarado
Ben Saraf
Saraf
Nets
2025-26
Alvarado
Knicks
Jose Alvarado
44
Games
availability
69
20.8
Minutes
per game
19.9
7.5
Points
per game
7.4
2.1
Rebounds
per game
2.5
3.3
Assists
per game
3.4
1.1
Steals + blocks
per game
1.1
2.3
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.1
39.6%
Field goal %
41.6%
21.1%
Three-point %
2.0 vs 4.2 attempts
35.2%
83.0%
Free throw %
76.1%
48.6%
True shooting
TS%
54.3%
20.2%
Usage
USG%
16.7%
24.4%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
24.4%
5.2%
Rebound %
of available
6.0%
-12.5
Net rating
on court
+1.3
6.0%
PIE
player impact estimate
8.8%
-5.4
Plus-minus
per game
+0.3
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

Ben Saraf scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (7.5 vs 7.4), on Saraf's heavier usage (20.2% vs 16.7%).

Alvarado is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 54.3% to 48.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Alvarado (3.4 vs 3.3 assists), the glass to Alvarado (2.5 vs 2.1 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Alvarado played 25 more games (69 vs 44 of 82).

With Alvarado on the floor his team outscored opponents by +1.3 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, Alvarado $4.5M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Saraf
2025-26
Alvarado
10-34
Record when playing
28-41
7.4
Points at home
8.1
7.7
Points on the road
6.7
6.6
Points in wins
7.8
7.8
Points in losses
7.1
22
Season high
26
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
1

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
Alvarado · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 vs PHI8 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Oct 15 vs TOR9 pts · 0 reb · 3 ast
Tue, Oct 13 at TOR4 pts · 3 reb · 4 ast
Mon, Oct 12 vs MIN4 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs WAS6 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Saraf · contract
2026-27$3.0M
2027-28$3.2M
2028-29$5.7M
Alvarado · contract
2026-27$4.5M
2027-28$4.9M
2028-29$5.2M

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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).