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Grant Williams
Hornets · F · 27
Grant Williams
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2025-26
Jaylin Williams
Thunder · F · 24
Jaylin Williams
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Grant Williams vs Jaylin Williams

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Williams · Williams
Grant Williams
Williams
Hornets
2025-26
Williams
Thunder
Jaylin Williams
36
Games
availability
65
19.8
Minutes
per game
19.7
7.0
Points
per game
7.2
3.9
Rebounds
per game
5.5
1.6
Assists
per game
2.4
1.0
Steals + blocks
per game
1.1
0.9
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.0
42.6%
Field goal %
42.3%
38.8%
Three-point %
3.7 vs 3.9 attempts
38.3%
81.5%
Free throw %
79.3%
60.9%
True shooting
TS%
59.7%
13.2%
Usage
USG%
15.3%
10.6%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
16.9%
9.4%
Rebound %
of available
13.1%
+12.9
Net rating
on court
+11.5
8.9%
PIE
player impact estimate
11.5%
+5.6
Plus-minus
per game
+4.7
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

Jaylin Williams scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (7.2 vs 7.0), on Williams's heavier usage (15.3% vs 13.2%).

Williams is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 60.9% to 59.7%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Williams (2.4 vs 1.6 assists), the glass to Williams (5.5 vs 3.9 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Williams played 29 more games (65 vs 36 of 82).

With Williams on the floor his team outscored opponents by +12.9 per 100 possessions, against +11.5 for Williams; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Williams $14.3M through 2026-27, Williams $7.8M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Williams
2025-26
Williams
25-11
Record when playing
54-11
6.9
Points at home
7.5
7.1
Points on the road
7.0
6.3
Points in wins
6.9
8.5
Points in losses
8.5
20
Season high
30
0
30-point games
1
0
Double-doubles
6

Last games & contracts

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Williams · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 at NYK8 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Apr 10 vs DET2 pts · 4 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Apr 7 at BOS9 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 5 at MIN8 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Thu, Apr 2 vs PHX10 pts · 7 reb · 2 ast
Williams · last 5
Sat, May 30 vs SAS11 pts · 10 reb · 4 ast
Thu, May 28 at SAS4 pts · 9 reb · 2 ast
Tue, May 26 vs SAS3 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Sun, May 24 at SAS3 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Fri, May 22 at SAS18 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Williams · contract
2026-27$14.3M
Williams · contract
2026-27$7.8M
2027-28team option$7.8M

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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).