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

Isaiah Joe vs Scotty Pippen Jr.

11-5categories
Joe · Pippen Jr.
Isaiah Joe
Joe
Pistons
2025-26
Pippen Jr.
Grizzlies
Scotty Pippen Jr.
71
Games
availability
10
21.2
Minutes
per game
21.2
11.1
Points
per game
11.4
2.5
Rebounds
per game
2.2
1.3
Assists
per game
4.7
0.9
Steals + blocks
per game
2.3
0.6
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.7
45.5%
Field goal %
44.8%
42.3%
Three-point %
6.0 vs 3.2 attempts
31.3%
89.4%
Free throw %
78.3%
65.7%
True shooting
TS%
53.7%
17.8%
Usage
USG%
25.5%
8.9%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
32.4%
5.7%
Rebound %
of available
5.0%
+11.7
Net rating
on court
-11.5
9.9%
PIE
player impact estimate
8.6%
+5.0
Plus-minus
per game
-5.0
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

Scotty Pippen Jr. scored more in 2025-26, 0.3 points a game apart (11.4 vs 11.1), on Pippen Jr.'s heavier usage (25.5% vs 17.8%).

Joe is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 65.7% to 53.7%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Pippen Jr. (4.7 vs 1.3 assists), the glass to Joe (2.5 vs 2.2 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Joe played 61 more games (71 vs 10 of 82).

With Joe on the floor his team outscored opponents by +11.7 per 100 possessions, against -11.5 for Pippen Jr.; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Joe $11.3M through 2027-28, Pippen Jr. $2.5M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Joe
2025-26
Pippen Jr.
56-15
Record when playing
2-8
11.5
Points at home
8.3
10.6
Points on the road
12.7
11.9
Points in wins
15.5
7.8
Points in losses
10.4
22
Season high
18
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0
Joe · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 vs BOS8 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs TOR8 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at MIN14 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at WAS5 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Oct 5 vs PHX7 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Pippen Jr. · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs CHA7 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Oct 9 at CHI2 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 7 vs ORL1 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast
Mon, Oct 5 at ATL10 pts · 0 reb · 4 ast
Sat, Mar 7 vs LAC11 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Joe · contract
2026-27$11.3M
2027-28$11.3M
Pippen Jr. · contract
2026-27$2.5M
2027-28$2.8M

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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).