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3
Trail Blazers · G · 24
Chris Youngblood
vs
2025-26
9
Knicks · G · 25
Kevin McCullar Jr.
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Chris Youngblood vs Kevin McCullar Jr.

6-10categories
Youngblood · McCullar Jr.

Chris Youngblood: Out (Ankle · Leg · Left).

3
Youngblood
Trail Blazers
2025-26
McCullar Jr.
Knicks
9
34
Games
availability
21
5.4
Minutes
per game
7.4
2.1
Points
per game
2.4
0.8
Rebounds
per game
1.3
0.4
Assists
per game
1.0
0.2
Steals + blocks
per game
0.4
0.1
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.6
34.9%
Field goal %
42.6%
33.3%
Three-point %
1.6 vs 1.1 attempts
33.3%
90.0%
Free throw %
40.0%
52.7%
True shooting
TS%
50.8%
16.2%
Usage
USG%
16.6%
9.2%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
20.8%
7.0%
Rebound %
of available
8.2%
+2.3
Net rating
on court
-12.1
5.9%
PIE
player impact estimate
6.2%
+0.3
Plus-minus
per game
-2.3
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

Kevin McCullar Jr. scored more in 2025-26, 0.3 points a game apart (2.4 vs 2.1), on McCullar Jr.'s heavier usage (16.6% vs 16.2%).

Youngblood is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 52.7% to 50.8%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to McCullar Jr. (1.0 vs 0.4 assists), the glass to McCullar Jr. (1.3 vs 0.8 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Youngblood played 13 more games (34 vs 21 of 82).

With Youngblood on the floor his team outscored opponents by +2.3 per 100 possessions, against -12.1 for McCullar Jr.; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Youngblood
2025-26
McCullar Jr.
29-5
Record when playing
11-10
1.3
Points at home
2.7
3.0
Points on the road
2.2
2.0
Points in wins
2.2
2.6
Points in losses
2.6
9
Season high
14
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0

Last games & contracts

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Youngblood · last 5
Wed, Oct 7 vs GSW8 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Apr 10 vs LAC0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Mar 23 vs BKN6 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Feb 4 at SAS5 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Feb 3 vs ORL2 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
McCullar Jr. · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 vs PHI0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 15 vs TOR0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Oct 13 at TOR4 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Mon, Oct 12 vs MIN2 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs WAS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Youngblood · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).
McCullar Jr. · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).

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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).