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

Cam Whitmore vs Sam Hauser

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Whitmore · Hauser
1
Whitmore
Nuggets
2025-26
Hauser
Celtics
Sam Hauser
21
Games
availability
78
16.9
Minutes
per game
24.8
9.2
Points
per game
9.2
2.8
Rebounds
per game
3.8
0.7
Assists
per game
1.5
1.1
Steals + blocks
per game
0.8
0.9
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.4
45.6%
Field goal %
41.9%
28.6%
Three-point %
2.7 vs 6.5 attempts
39.3%
74.2%
Free throw %
85.0%
52.8%
True shooting
TS%
59.0%
22.5%
Usage
USG%
14.1%
6.7%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
7.7%
7.5%
Rebound %
of available
7.3%
-19.6
Net rating
on court
+8.8
8.2%
PIE
player impact estimate
8.0%
-7.2
Plus-minus
per game
+4.7
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

Sam Hauser scored more in 2025-26, 0.0 points a game apart (9.2 vs 9.2), on Whitmore's heavier usage (22.5% vs 14.1%).

Hauser is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 59.0% to 52.8%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Hauser (1.5 vs 0.7 assists), the glass to Hauser (3.8 vs 2.8 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Hauser played 57 more games (78 vs 21 of 82).

With Hauser on the floor his team outscored opponents by +8.8 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 — through —, Hauser $10.8M 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
Hauser
3-18
Record when playing
54-24
8.1
Points at home
8.3
10.0
Points on the road
10.1
8.3
Points in wins
10.4
9.3
Points in losses
6.6
20
Season high
30
0
30-point games
1
0
Double-doubles
0
Whitmore · last 5
Thu, Dec 4 vs BOS4 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Dec 2 at PHI4 pts · 5 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Dec 1 vs MIL17 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Nov 28 at IND8 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Nov 25 vs ATL0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Hauser · last 5
Sat, May 2 vs PHI11 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Thu, Apr 30 at PHI5 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Apr 28 vs PHI8 pts · 5 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 26 at PHI6 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Apr 24 at PHI6 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Whitmore · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).
Hauser · contract
2026-27$10.8M
2027-28$11.7M
2028-29$12.5M

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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).