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Warriors · G · 33
Gary Payton II
vs
2025-26
Ja'Kobe Walter
Raptors · G · 22
Ja'Kobe Walter
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Gary Payton II vs Ja'Kobe Walter

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Payton II · Walter
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Payton II
Warriors
2025-26
Walter
Raptors
Ja'Kobe Walter
73
Games
availability
72
15.6
Minutes
per game
20.5
7.5
Points
per game
7.5
3.6
Rebounds
per game
2.6
1.7
Assists
per game
1.2
1.2
Steals + blocks
per game
1.2
0.8
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.5
58.3%
Field goal %
44.6%
29.1%
Three-point %
1.7 vs 3.7 attempts
40.9%
65.0%
Free throw %
78.9%
63.2%
True shooting
TS%
61.0%
17.7%
Usage
USG%
13.6%
16.4%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
7.9%
11.3%
Rebound %
of available
6.2%
-2.3
Net rating
on court
+0.9
11.4%
PIE
player impact estimate
6.9%
-1.5
Plus-minus
per game
0.0
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

Ja'Kobe Walter scored more in 2025-26, 0.0 points a game apart (7.5 vs 7.5), on Payton II's heavier usage (17.7% vs 13.6%).

Payton II is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 63.2% to 61.0%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Payton II (1.7 vs 1.2 assists), the glass to Payton II (3.6 vs 2.6 rebounds).

With Walter on the floor his team outscored opponents by +0.9 per 100 possessions, against -2.3 for Payton II; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Payton II $2.4M through 2026-27, Walter $3.8M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Payton II
2025-26
Walter
33-40
Record when playing
41-31
7.9
Points at home
7.2
7.1
Points on the road
7.9
8.0
Points in wins
7.7
7.1
Points in losses
7.3
19
Season high
21
0
30-point games
0
2
Double-doubles
0

Last games & contracts

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Payton II · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs POR8 pts · 4 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Oct 13 at LAL6 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs SAC0 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at POR0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Oct 6 vs LAL4 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Walter · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at DET0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 15 at NYK4 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Oct 13 vs NYK14 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs LAC3 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Sat, Oct 3 vs MIA8 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Payton II · contract
2026-27$2.4M
Walter · contract
2026-27$3.8M
2027-28$5.9M

More comparisons

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Payton II vs
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Walter vs
Gary Payton II · Ben Saraf · Bogdan Bogdanovic · Buddy Hield

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).