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

Daniel Gafford vs Gui Santos

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Gafford · Santos

Gafford

Mavericks

2025-26

Santos

Warriors

Games

availability

21.7

Minutes

per game

20.5

9.5

Points

per game

9.2

6.9

Rebounds

per game

3.9

1.1

Assists

per game

2.3

2.1

Steals + blocks

per game

1.2

1.1

Turnovers

per game · lower is better

1.5

65.5%

Field goal %

50.0%

0.0%

Three-point %

0.0 vs 3.3 attempts

35.1%

68.3%

Free throw %

72.5%

67.7%

True shooting

TS%

60.9%

15.1%

Usage

USG%

18.1%

7.1%

Assist %

of teammates' baskets

16.8%

14.5%

Rebound %

of available

9.4%

-7.1

Net rating

on court

+1.0

11.4%

PIE

player impact estimate

9.7%

-3.4

Plus-minus

per game

+0.5

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 Santos's heavier usage (18.1% 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 Santos (2.3 vs 1.1 assists), the glass to Gafford (6.9 vs 3.9 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Santos played 13 more games (68 vs 55 of 82).

With Santos on the floor his team outscored opponents by +1.0 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: Gafford $17.3M through 2028-29, Santos $4.6M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs

Gafford

2025-26

Santos

12-43

Record when playing

29-39

10.3

Points at home

9.5

8.8

Points on the road

9.0

9.7

Points in wins

9.2

9.5

Points in losses

9.2

Season high

30-point games

Double-doubles

Last games & contracts

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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

Santos · last 5

Fri, Oct 16 vs POR7 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast

Tue, Oct 13 at LAL10 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast

Sat, Oct 10 vs SAC15 pts · 6 reb · 1 ast

Wed, Oct 7 at POR0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Tue, Oct 6 vs LAL7 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast

Gafford · contract

2026-27$17.3M

2027-28$18.1M

2028-29$19.0M

Santos · contract

2026-27$4.6M

2027-28$5.0M

2028-29player option$5.4M

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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).