Bradley Beal vs Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
Beal · Caldwell-Pope
Bradley Beal: Out (Knee · Leg).
Where the gap is
from the numbers aboveKentavious Caldwell-Pope scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (8.4 vs 8.2), on Beal's heavier usage (22.4% vs 17.3%).
Caldwell-Pope is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 53.3% to 47.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.
Playmaking goes to Caldwell-Pope (2.7 vs 1.7 assists), the glass to Caldwell-Pope (2.5 vs 0.8 rebounds).
Availability is part of the comparison: Caldwell-Pope played 45 more games (51 vs 6 of 82).
With Caldwell-Pope on the floor his team outscored opponents by -4.5 per 100 possessions, against -9.3 for Beal; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.
On the books for 2026-27: Beal $6.4M through 2029-30, Caldwell-Pope $17.7M through 2026-27. 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).
