Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Bryce McGowens vs Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

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McGowens · Caldwell-Pope

McGowens

Pelicans

2025-26

Caldwell-Pope

76ers

Games

availability

21.0

Minutes

per game

21.3

8.1

Points

per game

8.4

2.1

Rebounds

per game

2.5

1.5

Assists

per game

2.7

0.8

Steals + blocks

per game

1.0

0.4

Turnovers

per game · lower is better

1.2

48.1%

Field goal %

41.0%

40.9%

Three-point %

2.2 vs 3.4 attempts

31.6%

77.9%

Free throw %

91.3%

61.0%

True shooting

TS%

53.3%

13.6%

Usage

USG%

17.3%

9.1%

Assist %

of teammates' baskets

18.1%

4.7%

Rebound %

of available

5.4%

-3.6

Net rating

on court

-4.5

6.7%

PIE

player impact estimate

8.3%

-1.7

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, 0.3 points a game apart (8.4 vs 8.1), on Caldwell-Pope's heavier usage (17.3% vs 13.6%).

McGowens is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.0% to 53.3%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Caldwell-Pope (2.7 vs 1.5 assists), the glass to Caldwell-Pope (2.5 vs 2.1 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Caldwell-Pope played 9 more games (51 vs 42 of 82).

With McGowens on the floor his team outscored opponents by -3.6 per 100 possessions, against -4.5 for Caldwell-Pope; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: McGowens $2.6M through 2027-28, 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

McGowens

2025-26

Caldwell-Pope

14-28

Record when playing

20-31

7.8

Points at home

8.2

8.4

Points on the road

8.6

9.5

Points in wins

9.6

7.4

Points in losses

7.6

Season high

30-point games

Double-doubles

Last games & contracts

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McGowens · last 5

Fri, Oct 16 vs WAS5 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast

Wed, Oct 14 at DAL4 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast

Thu, Oct 8 at MIA1 pts · 3 reb · 7 ast

Tue, Oct 6 at OKC7 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast

Sun, Mar 8 vs WAS4 pts · 1 reb · 3 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

McGowens · contract

2026-27$2.6M

2027-28$2.9M

Caldwell-Pope · contract

2026-27player option$17.7M

2026-27$2.4M

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Caldwell-Pope vs
Luke Kennard · Jared McCain · Bones Hyland · Luguentz Dort

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).