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Pacers · G · 25
Ben Sheppard
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2025-26
Pat Spencer
Suns · G · 30
Pat Spencer
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Ben Sheppard vs Pat Spencer

6-10categories
Sheppard · Spencer
26
Sheppard
Pacers
2025-26
Spencer
Suns
Pat Spencer
65
Games
availability
66
21.4
Minutes
per game
18.6
7.1
Points
per game
7.2
3.0
Rebounds
per game
2.4
1.8
Assists
per game
3.5
0.7
Steals + blocks
per game
0.8
0.6
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.3
43.4%
Field goal %
42.7%
36.2%
Three-point %
3.6 vs 2.5 attempts
35.7%
76.5%
Free throw %
77.2%
56.1%
True shooting
TS%
51.6%
13.1%
Usage
USG%
18.5%
11.2%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
27.0%
6.5%
Rebound %
of available
6.5%
-8.8
Net rating
on court
-3.4
6.6%
PIE
player impact estimate
8.7%
-4.1
Plus-minus
per game
-1.4
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

Pat Spencer scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (7.2 vs 7.1), on Spencer's heavier usage (18.5% vs 13.1%).

Sheppard is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 56.1% to 51.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Spencer (3.5 vs 1.8 assists), the glass to Sheppard (3.0 vs 2.4 rebounds).

With Spencer on the floor his team outscored opponents by -3.4 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, Spencer — through —. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Sheppard
2025-26
Spencer
16-49
Record when playing
30-36
7.4
Points at home
6.4
6.7
Points on the road
8.2
6.9
Points in wins
5.4
7.1
Points in losses
8.7
18
Season high
20
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
1

Last games & contracts

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Sheppard · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs MIL0 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Oct 13 at OKC0 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs ATL2 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Oct 7 vs MIN13 pts · 5 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Apr 3 at CHA7 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Spencer · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs UTA8 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at SAS9 pts · 1 reb · 4 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs SAS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at CHI8 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Oct 5 at DET1 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Sheppard · contract
2026-27$5.0M
Spencer · 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).