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Grizzlies · G · 23
Cedric Coward
vs
2025-26
Jordan Poole
Pelicans · G · 27
Jordan Poole
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Cedric Coward vs Jordan Poole

12-4categories
Coward · Poole
23
Coward
Grizzlies
2025-26
Poole
Pelicans
Jordan Poole
62
Games
availability
39
25.8
Minutes
per game
23.9
13.6
Points
per game
13.4
5.9
Rebounds
per game
2.0
2.8
Assists
per game
3.1
1.0
Steals + blocks
per game
1.0
1.7
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.8
47.1%
Field goal %
37.2%
33.8%
Three-point %
4.4 vs 7.4 attempts
33.3%
84.3%
Free throw %
86.0%
58.5%
True shooting
TS%
53.0%
20.7%
Usage
USG%
23.5%
15.4%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
18.5%
10.6%
Rebound %
of available
3.7%
+0.3
Net rating
on court
-7.9
11.0%
PIE
player impact estimate
7.3%
+0.4
Plus-minus
per game
-3.7
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

Cedric Coward scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (13.6 vs 13.4), on Poole's heavier usage (23.5% vs 20.7%).

Coward is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 58.5% to 53.0%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Poole (3.1 vs 2.8 assists), the glass to Coward (5.9 vs 2.0 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Coward played 23 more games (62 vs 39 of 82).

With Coward on the floor his team outscored opponents by +0.3 per 100 possessions, against -7.9 for Poole; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Coward $6.0M through 2028-29, Poole $34.0M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Coward
2025-26
Poole
20-42
Record when playing
16-23
15.2
Points at home
13.5
11.8
Points on the road
13.3
14.9
Points in wins
12.4
13.0
Points in losses
14.1
28
Season high
34
0
30-point games
2
7
Double-doubles
0

Last games & contracts

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Coward · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs CHA13 pts · 5 reb · 4 ast
Fri, Oct 9 at CHI2 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 7 vs ORL8 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Mon, Oct 5 at ATL9 pts · 5 reb · 4 ast
Wed, Apr 8 at DEN27 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast
Poole · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs WAS8 pts · 1 reb · 4 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at DAL4 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at MIA14 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at OKC9 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Apr 10 at BOS11 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Coward · contract
2026-27$6.0M
2027-28$6.3M
2028-29$8.3M
Poole · contract
2026-27$34.0M

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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).