Ben Sheppard vs Elijah Harkless
Sheppard · Harkless
Where the gap is
from the numbers aboveBen Sheppard scored more in 2025-26, 0.3 points a game apart (7.1 vs 6.8), on Harkless's heavier usage (16.2% vs 13.1%).
Sheppard is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 56.1% to 47.1%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.
Playmaking goes to Harkless (2.9 vs 1.8 assists), the glass to Sheppard (3.0 vs 2.0 rebounds).
Availability is part of the comparison: Sheppard played 39 more games (65 vs 26 of 82).
With Harkless on the floor his team outscored opponents by -2.5 per 100 possessions, against -8.8 for Sheppard; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.
On the books for 2026-27: Sheppard $5.0M through 2026-27, Harkless — through —. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.
Splits
2025-26 · from the game logsLast games & contracts
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pick any two players →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).