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Bradley Beal vs Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

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Beal · Caldwell-Pope

Bradley Beal: Out (Knee · Leg).

3
Beal
Clippers
2025-26
Caldwell-Pope
76ers
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
6
Games
availability
51
20.2
Minutes
per game
21.3
8.2
Points
per game
8.4
0.8
Rebounds
per game
2.5
1.7
Assists
per game
2.7
0.5
Steals + blocks
per game
1.0
1.5
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.2
37.5%
Field goal %
41.0%
36.8%
Three-point %
3.2 vs 3.4 attempts
31.6%
75.0%
Free throw %
91.3%
47.6%
True shooting
TS%
53.3%
22.4%
Usage
USG%
17.3%
10.6%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
18.1%
2.2%
Rebound %
of available
5.4%
-9.3
Net rating
on court
-4.5
1.8%
PIE
player impact estimate
8.3%
-3.8
Plus-minus
per game
-2.2
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

Kentavious 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 logs
Beal
2025-26
Caldwell-Pope
2-4
Record when playing
20-31
9.8
Points at home
8.2
5.0
Points on the road
8.6
7.5
Points in wins
9.6
8.5
Points in losses
7.6
12
Season high
20
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0
Beal · last 5
Wed, Oct 14 vs DEN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Oct 4 vs GSW0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Nov 8 vs PHX12 pts · 0 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Nov 6 at PHX5 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Nov 3 vs MIA12 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Caldwell-Pope · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 at NYK10 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs BOS7 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at BOS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at BKN2 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Oct 5 vs NYK7 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Beal · contract
2026-27$6.4M
2026-27player option$19.4M
2027-28player option$6.7M
2027-28$19.4M
2028-29$19.4M
2029-30$19.4M
Caldwell-Pope · contract
2026-27player option$17.7M
2026-27$2.4M

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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).