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

Caleb Martin vs DaRon Holmes II

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Martin · Holmes II

Caleb Martin: Out (Thumb · Arm · Right).

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Martin
Mavericks
2025-26
Holmes II
Nuggets
DaRon Holmes II
58
Games
availability
25
14.8
Minutes
per game
8.4
3.9
Points
per game
3.7
2.5
Rebounds
per game
1.4
1.4
Assists
per game
0.6
1.0
Steals + blocks
per game
0.2
0.7
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.5
45.0%
Field goal %
50.8%
35.1%
Three-point %
1.0 vs 1.8 attempts
44.4%
60.7%
Free throw %
78.6%
52.6%
True shooting
TS%
69.2%
12.2%
Usage
USG%
17.1%
13.1%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
12.5%
7.7%
Rebound %
of available
8.0%
-9.2
Net rating
on court
-3.0
6.3%
PIE
player impact estimate
9.5%
-3.4
Plus-minus
per game
-0.6
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 Martin scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (3.9 vs 3.7), on Holmes II's heavier usage (17.1% vs 12.2%).

Holmes II is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 69.2% to 52.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Martin (1.4 vs 0.6 assists), the glass to Martin (2.5 vs 1.4 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Martin played 33 more games (58 vs 25 of 82).

With Holmes II on the floor his team outscored opponents by -3.0 per 100 possessions, against -9.2 for Martin; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Martin $10.0M through 2027-28, Holmes II — through —. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Martin
2025-26
Holmes II
20-38
Record when playing
17-8
4.7
Points at home
3.8
3.0
Points on the road
3.6
3.0
Points in wins
3.2
4.4
Points in losses
4.9
18
Season high
11
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0
Martin · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs ATL4 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs NOP2 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Sun, Oct 11 at HOU3 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Oct 9 vs HOU0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Mar 15 at CLE5 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Holmes II · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at LAL0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at LAC8 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Oct 11 vs CHI11 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at UTA4 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Oct 4 vs UTA4 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Martin · contract
2026-27$10.0M
2027-28player option$9.4M
Holmes II · 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).