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

Derik Queen vs Wendell Carter Jr.

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Queen · Carter Jr.

Queen

Pelicans

2025-26

Carter Jr.

Magic

Games

availability

25.0

Minutes

per game

29.3

11.7

Points

per game

11.8

7.1

Rebounds

per game

7.4

3.7

Assists

per game

2.0

1.9

Steals + blocks

per game

1.4

2.3

Turnovers

per game · lower is better

1.3

47.3%

Field goal %

51.2%

26.1%

Three-point %

1.1 vs 2.9 attempts

31.9%

79.5%

Free throw %

79.2%

54.6%

True shooting

TS%

61.7%

21.4%

Usage

USG%

15.6%

20.8%

Assist %

of teammates' baskets

9.5%

13.6%

Rebound %

of available

12.4%

-6.7

Net rating

on court

+2.2

10.9%

PIE

player impact estimate

9.6%

-3.8

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

Wendell Carter Jr. scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (11.8 vs 11.7), on Queen's heavier usage (21.4% vs 15.6%).

Carter Jr. is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.7% to 54.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Queen (3.7 vs 2.0 assists), the glass to Carter Jr. (7.4 vs 7.1 rebounds).

With Carter Jr. on the floor his team outscored opponents by +2.2 per 100 possessions, against -6.7 for Queen; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Queen $5.4M through 2028-29, 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

Queen

2025-26

Carter Jr.

26-55

Record when playing

43-35

13.1

Points at home

11.8

10.4

Points on the road

11.9

11.0

Points in wins

12.9

12.0

Points in losses

10.5

Season high

30-point games

Double-doubles

Last games & contracts

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Queen · last 5

Sun, Apr 12 at MIN30 pts · 22 reb · 4 ast

Fri, Apr 10 at BOS25 pts · 11 reb · 4 ast

Tue, Apr 7 vs UTA17 pts · 12 reb · 7 ast

Sun, Apr 5 vs ORL2 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast

Fri, Apr 3 at SAC8 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast

Carter Jr. · last 5

Sun, May 3 at DET13 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast

Fri, May 1 vs DET9 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast

Wed, Apr 29 at DET9 pts · 4 reb · 4 ast

Mon, Apr 27 vs DET12 pts · 11 reb · 4 ast

Sat, Apr 25 vs DET14 pts · 17 reb · 3 ast

Queen · contract

2026-27$5.4M

2027-28$5.7M

2028-29$8.1M

Carter Jr. · contract

2026-27$18.1M

2027-28$19.6M

2028-29$21.0M

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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).