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Bulls · G · 33
Buddy Hield
vs
2025-26
Caris LeVert
Bucks · G · 32
Caris LeVert
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Buddy Hield vs Caris LeVert

10-7categories
Hield · LeVert
7
Hield
Bulls
2025-26
LeVert
Bucks
Caris LeVert
51
Games
availability
60
16.1
Minutes
per game
19.2
7.6
Points
per game
7.4
2.3
Rebounds
per game
2.0
1.4
Assists
per game
2.7
1.0
Steals + blocks
per game
1.6
0.9
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.4
43.7%
Field goal %
41.7%
34.9%
Three-point %
4.2 vs 3.0 attempts
33.3%
81.1%
Free throw %
67.9%
56.8%
True shooting
TS%
51.8%
19.2%
Usage
USG%
17.8%
12.9%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
20.2%
6.9%
Rebound %
of available
4.7%
-4.9
Net rating
on court
+0.8
8.5%
PIE
player impact estimate
8.1%
-1.7
Plus-minus
per game
-0.1
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

Buddy Hield scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (7.6 vs 7.4), on Hield's heavier usage (19.2% vs 17.8%).

Hield is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 56.8% to 51.8%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to LeVert (2.7 vs 1.4 assists), the glass to Hield (2.3 vs 2.0 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: LeVert played 9 more games (60 vs 51 of 82).

With LeVert on the floor his team outscored opponents by +0.8 per 100 possessions, against -4.9 for Hield; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Hield $9.7M through 2027-28, LeVert $14.8M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Hield
2025-26
LeVert
25-26
Record when playing
44-16
8.0
Points at home
7.2
7.3
Points on the road
7.6
7.5
Points in wins
7.8
7.8
Points in losses
6.4
31
Season high
19
1
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0

Last games & contracts

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Hield · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs MIN2 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at MIL3 pts · 1 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Oct 11 at DEN15 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Oct 9 vs MEM5 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Oct 7 vs PHX8 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast
LeVert · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at IND0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs CHI3 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Oct 11 at CHA0 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at OKC0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Oct 5 vs MIN0 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Hield · contract
2026-27$9.7M
2027-28player option$10.1M
LeVert · contract
2026-27$14.8M

More comparisons

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Hield vs
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LeVert vs
Jose Alvarado · Bogdan Bogdanovic · Ben Saraf · Gary Payton II

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).