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Caleb Houstan
Free agent · G · 23
Caleb Houstan
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2025-26
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Caleb Houstan vs Chris Youngblood

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Houstan · Youngblood

Chris Youngblood: Out (Ankle · Leg · Left).

Caleb Houstan
Houstan
Free agent
2025-26
Youngblood
Trail Blazers
3
18
Games
availability
34
4.2
Minutes
per game
5.4
2.3
Points
per game
2.1
0.6
Rebounds
per game
0.8
0.2
Assists
per game
0.4
0.2
Steals + blocks
per game
0.2
0.2
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.1
53.8%
Field goal %
34.9%
52.4%
Three-point %
1.2 vs 1.6 attempts
33.3%
100.0%
Free throw %
90.0%
76.9%
True shooting
TS%
52.7%
16.8%
Usage
USG%
16.2%
8.3%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
9.2%
7.3%
Rebound %
of available
7.0%
-0.6
Net rating
on court
+2.3
10.3%
PIE
player impact estimate
5.9%
+0.1
Plus-minus
per game
+0.3
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

Caleb Houstan scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (2.3 vs 2.1), on Houstan's heavier usage (16.8% vs 16.2%).

Houstan is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 76.9% to 52.7%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Youngblood (0.4 vs 0.2 assists), the glass to Youngblood (0.8 vs 0.6 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Youngblood played 16 more games (34 vs 18 of 82).

With Youngblood on the floor his team outscored opponents by +2.3 per 100 possessions, against -0.6 for Houstan; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Houstan
2025-26
Youngblood
12-6
Record when playing
29-5
2.2
Points at home
1.3
2.4
Points on the road
3.0
2.8
Points in wins
2.0
1.3
Points in losses
2.6
9
Season high
9
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0
Houstan · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs WAS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at MIA3 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at OKC0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Apr 3 at BKN2 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Apr 1 at ORL9 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Youngblood · last 5
Wed, Oct 7 vs GSW8 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Apr 10 vs LAC0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Mar 23 vs BKN6 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Feb 4 at SAS5 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Feb 3 vs ORL2 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Houstan · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).
Youngblood · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).

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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).