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

Collin Sexton vs Peyton Watson

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Sexton · Watson

Collin Sexton: Day-To-Day (Calf · Leg · Right).

Collin Sexton
Sexton
Lakers
2025-26
Watson
Cavaliers
Peyton Watson
68
Games
availability
54
23.7
Minutes
per game
29.6
15.4
Points
per game
14.6
2.3
Rebounds
per game
4.9
3.3
Assists
per game
2.1
1.2
Steals + blocks
per game
2.0
2.1
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.7
48.5%
Field goal %
49.1%
40.1%
Three-point %
4.1 vs 3.6 attempts
41.1%
85.5%
Free throw %
73.0%
61.5%
True shooting
TS%
59.4%
24.8%
Usage
USG%
20.4%
21.7%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
9.6%
4.5%
Rebound %
of available
8.3%
-3.0
Net rating
on court
+6.2
11.3%
PIE
player impact estimate
8.7%
-1.7
Plus-minus
per game
+3.6
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

Collin Sexton scored more in 2025-26, 0.8 points a game apart (15.4 vs 14.6), on Sexton's heavier usage (24.8% vs 20.4%).

Sexton is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.5% to 59.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Sexton (3.3 vs 2.1 assists), the glass to Watson (4.9 vs 2.3 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Sexton played 14 more games (68 vs 54 of 82).

With Watson on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.2 per 100 possessions, against -3.0 for Sexton; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Sexton $9.4M through 2027-28, Watson $20.5M through 2029-30. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Sexton
2025-26
Watson
25-43
Record when playing
36-18
14.2
Points at home
13.5
16.8
Points on the road
15.6
15.2
Points in wins
14.7
15.6
Points in losses
14.4
30
Season high
35
1
30-point games
4
1
Double-doubles
2
Sexton · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs DEN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at GSW0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Oct 5 at SAC0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 12 at DAL19 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Apr 10 vs ORL12 pts · 2 reb · 4 ast
Watson · last 5
Tue, Oct 13 at ORL10 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Sun, Oct 11 vs ORL6 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs BOS7 pts · 4 reb · 4 ast
Wed, Apr 1 at UTA6 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Mar 29 vs GSW10 pts · 6 reb · 5 ast
Sexton · contract
2026-27$9.4M
2027-28$9.8M
Watson · contract
2026-27$20.5M
2027-28$21.5M
2028-29$22.5M
2029-30player option$23.5M

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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).