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Warriors · G · 33
Gary Payton II
vs
2025-26
Jose Alvarado
Knicks · G · 28
Jose Alvarado
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Gary Payton II vs Jose Alvarado

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Payton II · Alvarado
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Payton II
Warriors
2025-26
Alvarado
Knicks
Jose Alvarado
73
Games
availability
69
15.6
Minutes
per game
19.9
7.5
Points
per game
7.4
3.6
Rebounds
per game
2.5
1.7
Assists
per game
3.4
1.2
Steals + blocks
per game
1.1
0.8
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.1
58.3%
Field goal %
41.6%
29.1%
Three-point %
1.7 vs 4.2 attempts
35.2%
65.0%
Free throw %
76.1%
63.2%
True shooting
TS%
54.3%
17.7%
Usage
USG%
16.7%
16.4%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
24.4%
11.3%
Rebound %
of available
6.0%
-2.3
Net rating
on court
+1.3
11.4%
PIE
player impact estimate
8.8%
-1.5
Plus-minus
per game
+0.3
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

Gary Payton II scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (7.5 vs 7.4), on Payton II's heavier usage (17.7% vs 16.7%).

Payton II is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 63.2% to 54.3%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Alvarado (3.4 vs 1.7 assists), the glass to Payton II (3.6 vs 2.5 rebounds).

With Alvarado on the floor his team outscored opponents by +1.3 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, Alvarado $4.5M through 2028-29. 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
Alvarado
33-40
Record when playing
28-41
7.9
Points at home
8.1
7.1
Points on the road
6.7
8.0
Points in wins
7.8
7.1
Points in losses
7.1
19
Season high
26
0
30-point games
0
2
Double-doubles
1

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
Alvarado · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 vs PHI8 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Oct 15 vs TOR9 pts · 0 reb · 3 ast
Tue, Oct 13 at TOR4 pts · 3 reb · 4 ast
Mon, Oct 12 vs MIN4 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs WAS6 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Payton II · contract
2026-27$2.4M
Alvarado · contract
2026-27$4.5M
2027-28$4.9M
2028-29$5.2M

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Alvarado vs
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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).