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

Cam Whitmore vs Herbert Jones

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Whitmore · Jones
1
Whitmore
Nuggets
2025-26
Jones
Pelicans
Herbert Jones
21
Games
availability
56
16.9
Minutes
per game
28.4
9.2
Points
per game
8.9
2.8
Rebounds
per game
3.4
0.7
Assists
per game
2.8
1.1
Steals + blocks
per game
2.1
0.9
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.3
45.6%
Field goal %
38.3%
28.6%
Three-point %
2.7 vs 4.6 attempts
30.9%
74.2%
Free throw %
80.6%
52.8%
True shooting
TS%
49.1%
22.5%
Usage
USG%
15.3%
6.7%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
13.0%
7.5%
Rebound %
of available
5.9%
-19.6
Net rating
on court
-0.9
8.2%
PIE
player impact estimate
5.3%
-7.2
Plus-minus
per game
-0.9
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

Cam Whitmore scored more in 2025-26, 0.3 points a game apart (9.2 vs 8.9), on Whitmore's heavier usage (22.5% vs 15.3%).

Whitmore is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 52.8% to 49.1%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Jones (2.8 vs 0.7 assists), the glass to Jones (3.4 vs 2.8 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Jones played 35 more games (56 vs 21 of 82).

With Jones on the floor his team outscored opponents by -0.9 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, Jones $14.9M through 2029-30. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Whitmore
2025-26
Jones
3-18
Record when playing
22-34
8.1
Points at home
9.1
10.0
Points on the road
8.6
8.3
Points in wins
9.5
9.3
Points in losses
8.5
20
Season high
18
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0
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
Jones · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs WAS5 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at DAL7 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at MIA0 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at OKC7 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Apr 5 vs ORL5 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Whitmore · contract
2026-27$1.8M
2027-28$1.8M
2028-29$1.8M
Jones · contract
2026-27$14.9M
2027-28$20.9M
2028-29$22.5M
2029-30$24.2M

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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).