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Nuggets · F · 22
Cam Whitmore
vs
2025-26
Daniel Gafford
Mavericks · F-C · 28
Daniel Gafford
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Cam Whitmore vs Daniel Gafford

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Whitmore · Gafford
1
Whitmore
Nuggets
2025-26
Gafford
Mavericks
Daniel Gafford
21
Games
availability
55
16.9
Minutes
per game
21.7
9.2
Points
per game
9.5
2.8
Rebounds
per game
6.9
0.7
Assists
per game
1.1
1.1
Steals + blocks
per game
2.1
0.9
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.1
45.6%
Field goal %
65.5%
28.6%
Three-point %
2.7 vs 0.0 attempts
0.0%
74.2%
Free throw %
68.3%
52.8%
True shooting
TS%
67.7%
22.5%
Usage
USG%
15.1%
6.7%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
7.1%
7.5%
Rebound %
of available
14.5%
-19.6
Net rating
on court
-7.1
8.2%
PIE
player impact estimate
11.4%
-7.2
Plus-minus
per game
-3.4
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

Daniel Gafford scored more in 2025-26, 0.3 points a game apart (9.5 vs 9.2), on Whitmore's heavier usage (22.5% vs 15.1%).

Gafford is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 67.7% to 52.8%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Gafford (1.1 vs 0.7 assists), the glass to Gafford (6.9 vs 2.8 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Gafford played 34 more games (55 vs 21 of 82).

With Gafford on the floor his team outscored opponents by -7.1 per 100 possessions, against -19.6 for Whitmore; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Whitmore $1.8M through 2028-29, Gafford $17.3M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Whitmore
2025-26
Gafford
3-18
Record when playing
12-43
8.1
Points at home
10.3
10.0
Points on the road
8.8
8.3
Points in wins
9.7
9.3
Points in losses
9.5
20
Season high
24
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
10

Last games & contracts

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Whitmore · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at LAL2 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at LAC17 pts · 4 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Oct 11 vs CHI4 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at UTA14 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Oct 4 vs UTA6 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Gafford · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs ATL6 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Oct 11 at HOU9 pts · 4 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Oct 9 vs HOU7 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 5 vs LAL7 pts · 7 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Apr 3 vs ORL7 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Whitmore · contract
2026-27$1.8M
2027-28$1.8M
2028-29$1.8M
Gafford · contract
2026-27$17.3M
2027-28$18.1M
2028-29$19.0M

More comparisons

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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).