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Corey Kispert
Hawks · F · 27
Corey Kispert
vs
2025-26
Daniel Gafford
Mavericks · F-C · 28
Daniel Gafford
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Corey Kispert vs Daniel Gafford

9-8categories
Kispert · Gafford
Corey Kispert
Kispert
Hawks
2025-26
Gafford
Mavericks
Daniel Gafford
58
Games
availability
55
18.6
Minutes
per game
21.7
9.2
Points
per game
9.5
2.3
Rebounds
per game
6.9
1.6
Assists
per game
1.1
0.5
Steals + blocks
per game
2.1
0.8
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.1
46.7%
Field goal %
65.5%
36.7%
Three-point %
4.1 vs 0.0 attempts
0.0%
79.4%
Free throw %
68.3%
60.9%
True shooting
TS%
67.7%
17.9%
Usage
USG%
15.1%
12.1%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
7.1%
5.6%
Rebound %
of available
14.5%
-7.0
Net rating
on court
-7.1
8.8%
PIE
player impact estimate
11.4%
-2.6
Plus-minus
per game
-3.4
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

Daniel Gafford scored more in 2025-26, 0.3 points a game apart (9.5 vs 9.2), on Kispert's heavier usage (17.9% vs 15.1%).

Gafford is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 67.7% to 60.9%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Kispert (1.6 vs 1.1 assists), the glass to Gafford (6.9 vs 2.3 rebounds).

With Kispert on the floor his team outscored opponents by -7.0 per 100 possessions, against -7.1 for Gafford; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Kispert $14.0M through 2028-29, Gafford $17.3M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Kispert
2025-26
Gafford
27-31
Record when playing
12-43
9.7
Points at home
10.3
8.7
Points on the road
8.8
9.7
Points in wins
9.7
8.7
Points in losses
9.5
33
Season high
24
1
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
10

Last games & contracts

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Kispert · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at DAL3 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Oct 12 vs OKC6 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at IND5 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at SAS10 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast
Mon, Oct 5 vs MEM19 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Gafford · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs ATL6 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Oct 11 at HOU9 pts · 4 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Oct 9 vs HOU7 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 5 vs LAL7 pts · 7 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Apr 3 vs ORL7 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Kispert · contract
2026-27$14.0M
2027-28$13.1M
2028-29team option$13.1M
Gafford · contract
2026-27$17.3M
2027-28$18.1M
2028-29$19.0M

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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).