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

Cody Williams vs Herbert Jones

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Williams · Jones
Cody Williams
Williams
Timberwolves
2025-26
Jones
Pelicans
Herbert Jones
67
Games
availability
56
24.3
Minutes
per game
28.4
8.8
Points
per game
8.9
3.0
Rebounds
per game
3.4
2.0
Assists
per game
2.8
1.2
Steals + blocks
per game
2.1
1.1
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.3
46.8%
Field goal %
38.3%
21.4%
Three-point %
2.0 vs 4.6 attempts
30.9%
70.6%
Free throw %
80.6%
52.4%
True shooting
TS%
49.1%
15.9%
Usage
USG%
15.3%
11.1%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
13.0%
5.9%
Rebound %
of available
5.9%
-10.6
Net rating
on court
-0.9
5.7%
PIE
player impact estimate
5.3%
-5.9
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

Herbert Jones scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (8.9 vs 8.8), on Williams's heavier usage (15.9% vs 15.3%).

Williams is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 52.4% 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 2.0 assists), the glass to Jones (3.4 vs 3.0 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Williams played 11 more games (67 vs 56 of 82).

With Jones on the floor his team outscored opponents by -0.9 per 100 possessions, against -10.6 for Williams; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Williams $6.0M through 2027-28, 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
Williams
2025-26
Jones
16-51
Record when playing
22-34
8.1
Points at home
9.1
9.4
Points on the road
8.6
8.3
Points in wins
9.5
8.9
Points in losses
8.5
34
Season high
18
1
30-point games
0
2
Double-doubles
0
Williams · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 at LAL14 pts · 3 reb · 6 ast
Fri, Apr 10 vs MEM14 pts · 3 reb · 5 ast
Tue, Apr 7 at NOP19 pts · 4 reb · 5 ast
Sun, Apr 5 at OKC8 pts · 4 reb · 5 ast
Fri, Apr 3 at HOU27 pts · 11 reb · 4 ast
Jones · last 5
Sun, Apr 5 vs ORL5 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Apr 3 at SAC3 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Thu, Apr 2 at POR9 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Mar 29 vs HOU10 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Mar 27 at TOR2 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Williams · contract
2026-27$6.0M
2027-28$7.7M
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).