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Jaime Jaquez Jr.
Bucks · G · 25
Jaime Jaquez Jr.
vs
2025-26
Peyton Watson
Cavaliers · G · 24
Peyton Watson
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Jaime Jaquez Jr. vs Peyton Watson

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Jaquez Jr. · Watson
Jaime Jaquez Jr.
Jaquez Jr.
Bucks
2025-26
Watson
Cavaliers
Peyton Watson
75
Games
availability
54
28.3
Minutes
per game
29.6
15.4
Points
per game
14.6
5.0
Rebounds
per game
4.9
4.7
Assists
per game
2.1
1.0
Steals + blocks
per game
2.0
2.0
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.7
50.7%
Field goal %
49.1%
31.7%
Three-point %
2.4 vs 3.6 attempts
41.1%
76.9%
Free throw %
73.0%
57.0%
True shooting
TS%
59.4%
21.6%
Usage
USG%
20.4%
24.0%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
9.6%
8.0%
Rebound %
of available
8.3%
+2.9
Net rating
on court
+6.2
11.3%
PIE
player impact estimate
8.7%
+1.9
Plus-minus
per game
+3.6
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

Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored more in 2025-26, 0.8 points a game apart (15.4 vs 14.6), on Jaquez Jr.'s heavier usage (21.6% vs 20.4%).

Watson is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 59.4% to 57.0%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Jaquez Jr. (4.7 vs 2.1 assists), the glass to Jaquez Jr. (5.0 vs 4.9 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Jaquez Jr. played 21 more games (75 vs 54 of 82).

With Watson on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.2 per 100 possessions, against +2.9 for Jaquez Jr.; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Jaquez Jr. $5.9M through 2026-27, Watson $20.5M through 2029-30. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Jaquez Jr.
2025-26
Watson
41-34
Record when playing
36-18
16.1
Points at home
13.5
14.7
Points on the road
15.6
16.1
Points in wins
14.7
14.5
Points in losses
14.4
32
Season high
35
2
30-point games
4
6
Double-doubles
2

Last games & contracts

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Jaquez Jr. · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at IND9 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs CHI0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Oct 11 at CHA9 pts · 7 reb · 4 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at OKC13 pts · 1 reb · 3 ast
Mon, Oct 5 vs MIN5 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Watson · last 5
Tue, Oct 13 at ORL10 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Sun, Oct 11 vs ORL6 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs BOS7 pts · 4 reb · 4 ast
Wed, Apr 1 at UTA6 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Mar 29 vs GSW10 pts · 6 reb · 5 ast
Jaquez Jr. · contract
2026-27$5.9M
Watson · contract
2026-27$20.5M
2027-28$21.5M
2028-29$22.5M
2029-30player option$23.5M

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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).