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Grayson Allen
Hornets · G · 30
Grayson Allen
vs
2025-26
Stephon Castle
Spurs · G · 21
Stephon Castle
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Grayson Allen vs Stephon Castle

4-13categories
Allen · Castle
Grayson Allen
Allen
Hornets
2025-26
Castle
Spurs
Stephon Castle
51
Games
availability
68
28.8
Minutes
per game
30.0
16.5
Points
per game
16.7
3.0
Rebounds
per game
5.3
3.8
Assists
per game
7.4
1.7
Steals + blocks
per game
1.4
1.6
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
3.2
40.3%
Field goal %
47.1%
34.9%
Three-point %
8.9 vs 3.6 attempts
33.2%
85.7%
Free throw %
73.4%
56.8%
True shooting
TS%
57.5%
23.1%
Usage
USG%
24.3%
20.6%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
34.4%
5.1%
Rebound %
of available
8.4%
+0.1
Net rating
on court
+9.8
10.5%
PIE
player impact estimate
11.7%
+0.4
Plus-minus
per game
+6.0
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

Stephon Castle scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (16.7 vs 16.5), on Castle's heavier usage (24.3% vs 23.1%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (56.8% vs 57.5%).

Playmaking goes to Castle (7.4 vs 3.8 assists), the glass to Castle (5.3 vs 3.0 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Castle played 17 more games (68 vs 51 of 82).

With Castle on the floor his team outscored opponents by +9.8 per 100 possessions, against +0.1 for Allen; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Allen $18.1M through 2027-28, Castle $10.0M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Allen
2025-26
Castle
26-25
Record when playing
51-17
17.9
Points at home
16.8
15.2
Points on the road
16.5
17.6
Points in wins
16.7
15.3
Points in losses
16.6
42
Season high
40
2
30-point games
3
0
Double-doubles
18

Last games & contracts

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Allen · last 5
Mon, Apr 27 vs OKC12 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Sat, Apr 25 vs OKC7 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Apr 10 at LAL8 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Apr 7 vs HOU8 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Sun, Apr 5 at CHI6 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast
Castle · last 5
Sat, Jun 13 vs NYK6 pts · 5 reb · 4 ast
Wed, Jun 10 at NYK13 pts · 5 reb · 5 ast
Mon, Jun 8 at NYK23 pts · 5 reb · 5 ast
Fri, Jun 5 vs NYK14 pts · 4 reb · 4 ast
Wed, Jun 3 vs NYK17 pts · 8 reb · 3 ast
Allen · contract
2026-27$18.1M
2027-28player option$19.4M
Castle · contract
2026-27$10.0M
2027-28$12.7M

More comparisons

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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).