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Pelicans · G-F · 24
Bennedict Mathurin
vs
2025-26
Trae Young
Wizards · G · 28
Trae Young
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Bennedict Mathurin vs Trae Young

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Mathurin · Young
24
Mathurin
Pelicans
2025-26
Young
Wizards
Trae Young
54
Games
availability
15
30.0
Minutes
per game
25.6
17.6
Points
per game
17.9
5.4
Rebounds
per game
2.0
2.4
Assists
per game
8.0
1.0
Steals + blocks
per game
1.0
2.2
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.6
43.0%
Field goal %
45.8%
31.5%
Three-point %
4.4 vs 5.3 attempts
33.8%
86.9%
Free throw %
82.5%
57.5%
True shooting
TS%
61.2%
24.6%
Usage
USG%
26.2%
12.3%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
44.0%
8.8%
Rebound %
of available
3.7%
-3.9
Net rating
on court
-8.1
10.5%
PIE
player impact estimate
12.8%
-2.7
Plus-minus
per game
-4.4
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

Trae Young scored more in 2025-26, 0.3 points a game apart (17.9 vs 17.6), on Young's heavier usage (26.2% vs 24.6%).

Young is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.2% to 57.5%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Young (8.0 vs 2.4 assists), the glass to Mathurin (5.4 vs 2.0 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Mathurin played 39 more games (54 vs 15 of 82).

With Mathurin on the floor his team outscored opponents by -3.9 per 100 possessions, against -8.1 for Young; 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, Young $49.5M through 2029-30. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Mathurin
2025-26
Young
22-32
Record when playing
2-13
18.3
Points at home
20.8
16.4
Points on the road
14.7
20.3
Points in wins
15.5
15.7
Points in losses
18.3
38
Season high
35
2
30-point games
2
3
Double-doubles
3

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
Young · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at NOP7 pts · 4 reb · 7 ast
Mon, Oct 12 vs BKN11 pts · 3 reb · 11 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs DET2 pts · 2 reb · 8 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at NYK15 pts · 0 reb · 4 ast
Mon, Mar 16 vs GSW21 pts · 2 reb · 5 ast
Mathurin · contract
2026-27$7.8M
2027-28player option$8.2M
Young · contract
2026-27$49.5M
2027-28$50.5M
2028-29$54.4M
2029-30player option$58.4M

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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).