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

Caleb Martin vs Larry Nance Jr.

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Martin · Nance Jr.

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

16
Martin
Mavericks
2025-26
Nance Jr.
Pacers
Larry Nance Jr.
58
Games
availability
35
14.8
Minutes
per game
12.8
3.9
Points
per game
3.7
2.5
Rebounds
per game
2.7
1.4
Assists
per game
1.0
1.0
Steals + blocks
per game
0.8
0.7
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.6
45.0%
Field goal %
41.9%
35.1%
Three-point %
1.0 vs 1.8 attempts
33.3%
60.7%
Free throw %
46.2%
52.6%
True shooting
TS%
50.5%
12.2%
Usage
USG%
13.7%
13.1%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
10.5%
7.7%
Rebound %
of available
9.8%
-9.2
Net rating
on court
-2.9
6.3%
PIE
player impact estimate
6.2%
-3.4
Plus-minus
per game
-0.5
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 Nance Jr.'s heavier usage (13.7% vs 12.2%).

Martin is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 52.6% to 50.5%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Martin (1.4 vs 1.0 assists), the glass to Nance Jr. (2.7 vs 2.5 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Martin played 23 more games (58 vs 35 of 82).

With Nance Jr. on the floor his team outscored opponents by -2.9 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, Nance Jr. $2.4M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Martin
2025-26
Nance Jr.
20-38
Record when playing
25-10
4.7
Points at home
2.8
3.0
Points on the road
4.6
3.0
Points in wins
4.0
4.4
Points in losses
3.1
18
Season high
10
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
Nance Jr. · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs MIL4 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Oct 13 at OKC5 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs ATL6 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
Wed, Oct 7 vs MIN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Apr 23 at TOR0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Martin · contract
2026-27$10.0M
2027-28player option$9.4M
Nance Jr. · contract
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).