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Pelicans · G-F · 24
Bennedict Mathurin
vs
2025-26
Jalen Williams
Thunder · G-F · 25
Jalen Williams
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Bennedict Mathurin vs Jalen Williams

8-9categories
Mathurin · Williams
24
Mathurin
Pelicans
2025-26
Williams
Thunder
Jalen Williams
54
Games
availability
33
30.0
Minutes
per game
28.4
17.6
Points
per game
17.1
5.4
Rebounds
per game
4.6
2.4
Assists
per game
5.5
1.0
Steals + blocks
per game
1.5
2.2
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.9
43.0%
Field goal %
48.4%
31.5%
Three-point %
4.4 vs 2.3 attempts
29.9%
86.9%
Free throw %
83.7%
57.5%
True shooting
TS%
56.0%
24.6%
Usage
USG%
25.2%
12.3%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
27.4%
8.8%
Rebound %
of available
7.9%
-3.9
Net rating
on court
+11.7
10.5%
PIE
player impact estimate
13.5%
-2.7
Plus-minus
per game
+6.9
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

Bennedict Mathurin scored more in 2025-26, 0.5 points a game apart (17.6 vs 17.1), on Williams's heavier usage (25.2% vs 24.6%).

Mathurin is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 57.5% to 56.0%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Williams (5.5 vs 2.4 assists), the glass to Mathurin (5.4 vs 4.6 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Mathurin played 21 more games (54 vs 33 of 82).

With Williams on the floor his team outscored opponents by +11.7 per 100 possessions, against -3.9 for Mathurin; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Mathurin $7.8M through 2027-28, Williams $41.5M through 2030-31. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Mathurin
2025-26
Williams
22-32
Record when playing
25-8
18.3
Points at home
16.5
16.4
Points on the road
17.7
20.3
Points in wins
17.8
15.7
Points in losses
14.6
38
Season high
28
2
30-point games
0
3
Double-doubles
1

Last games & contracts

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Mathurin · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs WAS10 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at DAL6 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at MIA8 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at OKC13 pts · 2 reb · 5 ast
Sun, Apr 12 vs GSW20 pts · 9 reb · 8 ast
Williams · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 at SAS12 pts · 7 reb · 2 ast
Thu, Oct 15 at HOU18 pts · 7 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Oct 13 vs IND16 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Wed, Oct 7 vs MIL16 pts · 3 reb · 6 ast
Thu, May 28 at SAS1 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Mathurin · contract
2026-27$7.8M
2027-28player option$8.2M
Williams · contract
2026-27$41.5M
2027-28$44.8M
2028-29$48.1M
2029-30$51.5M
2030-31$54.8M

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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).