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

Deandre Ayton vs Wendell Carter Jr.

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Ayton · Carter Jr.

Ayton

Wizards

2025-26

Carter Jr.

Magic

Games

availability

27.2

Minutes

per game

29.3

12.5

Points

per game

11.8

8.0

Rebounds

per game

7.4

0.8

Assists

per game

2.0

1.6

Steals + blocks

per game

1.4

1.2

Turnovers

per game · lower is better

1.3

67.1%

Field goal %

51.2%

0.0%

Three-point %

0.0 vs 2.9 attempts

31.9%

64.5%

Free throw %

79.2%

67.6%

True shooting

TS%

61.7%

16.4%

Usage

USG%

15.6%

4.4%

Assist %

of teammates' baskets

9.5%

15.4%

Rebound %

of available

12.4%

+0.1

Net rating

on court

+2.2

11.7%

PIE

player impact estimate

9.6%

-0.1

Plus-minus

per game

+1.2

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

Deandre Ayton scored more in 2025-26, 0.7 points a game apart (12.5 vs 11.8), on Ayton's heavier usage (16.4% vs 15.6%).

Ayton is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 67.6% to 61.7%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Carter Jr. (2.0 vs 0.8 assists), the glass to Ayton (8.0 vs 7.4 rebounds).

With Carter Jr. on the floor his team outscored opponents by +2.2 per 100 possessions, against +0.1 for Ayton; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Ayton $8.1M through 2026-27, Carter Jr. $18.1M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs

Ayton

2025-26

Carter Jr.

46-26

Record when playing

43-35

13.1

Points at home

11.8

11.9

Points on the road

11.9

14.3

Points in wins

12.9

9.2

Points in losses

10.5

Season high

30-point games

Double-doubles

Last games & contracts

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Ayton · last 5

Wed, Oct 21 vs MIL11 pts · 4 reb · 0 ast

Fri, Oct 16 at NOP4 pts · 4 reb · 0 ast

Mon, Oct 12 vs BKN4 pts · 7 reb · 4 ast

Sat, Oct 10 vs DET4 pts · 6 reb · 1 ast

Thu, Oct 8 at NYK4 pts · 10 reb · 1 ast

Carter Jr. · last 5

Wed, Oct 21 vs ATL22 pts · 7 reb · 0 ast

Fri, Oct 16 vs MIA2 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast

Tue, Oct 13 vs CLE7 pts · 7 reb · 2 ast

Sun, Oct 11 at CLE4 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast

Wed, Oct 7 at MEM13 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast

Ayton · contract

2026-27player option$8.1M

Carter Jr. · contract

2026-27$18.1M

2027-28$19.6M

2028-29$21.0M

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Ayton vs
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Carter Jr. vs
Myles Turner · Mark Williams · Derik Queen · Nic Claxton

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).