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

Clint Capela vs Hunter Dickinson

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Capela · Dickinson
Clint Capela
Capela
Rockets
2025-26
Dickinson
Pelicans
4
75
Games
availability
5
12.3
Minutes
per game
8.5
3.8
Points
per game
2.4
4.6
Rebounds
per game
1.0
0.7
Assists
per game
0.4
1.3
Steals + blocks
per game
0.6
0.5
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.6
52.0%
Field goal %
35.7%
50.0%
Three-point %
0.0 vs 0.8 attempts
0.0%
57.7%
Free throw %
100.0%
54.0%
True shooting
TS%
40.3%
13.3%
Usage
USG%
16.2%
7.2%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
6.5%
16.9%
Rebound %
of available
4.9%
+8.0
Net rating
on court
-35.7
11.0%
PIE
player impact estimate
1.0%
+2.2
Plus-minus
per game
-7.4
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

Clint Capela scored more in 2025-26, 1.4 points a game apart (3.8 vs 2.4), on Dickinson's heavier usage (16.2% vs 13.3%).

Capela is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 54.0% to 40.3%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Capela (0.7 vs 0.4 assists), the glass to Capela (4.6 vs 1.0 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Capela played 70 more games (75 vs 5 of 82).

With Capela on the floor his team outscored opponents by +8.0 per 100 possessions, against -35.7 for Dickinson; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Capela $7.0M through 2027-28, Dickinson — through —. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Capela
2025-26
Dickinson
47-28
Record when playing
1-4
3.9
Points at home
1.0
3.6
Points on the road
3.3
4.0
Points in wins
2.0
3.4
Points in losses
2.5
23
Season high
6
0
30-point games
0
1
Double-doubles
0
Capela · last 5
Sun, Oct 11 vs DAL5 pts · 9 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Oct 9 at DAL0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Fri, May 1 vs LAL2 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Apr 24 vs LAL2 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Apr 21 at LAL0 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Dickinson · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 at MIN6 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Apr 10 at BOS2 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Apr 7 vs UTA2 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 5 vs ORL0 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 22 at MEM2 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Capela · contract
2026-27$7.0M
2027-28$7.4M
Dickinson · 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).