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Jakob Poeltl
Raptors · C · 31
Jakob Poeltl
vs
2025-26
Rudy Gobert
Timberwolves · C · 34
Rudy Gobert
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Jakob Poeltl vs Rudy Gobert

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Poeltl · Gobert
Jakob Poeltl
Poeltl
Raptors
2025-26
Gobert
Timberwolves
Rudy Gobert
46
Games
availability
76
25.0
Minutes
per game
31.3
10.7
Points
per game
10.9
7.0
Rebounds
per game
11.5
2.0
Assists
per game
1.7
1.6
Steals + blocks
per game
2.4
1.2
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.4
70.0%
Field goal %
68.2%
0.0%
Three-point %
0.0 vs 0.1 attempts
0.0%
60.2%
Free throw %
52.6%
69.8%
True shooting
TS%
66.4%
15.0%
Usage
USG%
12.7%
11.1%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
7.4%
14.5%
Rebound %
of available
17.3%
+2.0
Net rating
on court
+5.0
11.5%
PIE
player impact estimate
12.1%
+1.0
Plus-minus
per game
+3.1
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

Rudy Gobert scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (10.9 vs 10.7), on Poeltl's heavier usage (15.0% vs 12.7%).

Poeltl is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 69.8% to 66.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Poeltl (2.0 vs 1.7 assists), the glass to Gobert (11.5 vs 7.0 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Gobert played 30 more games (76 vs 46 of 82).

With Gobert on the floor his team outscored opponents by +5.0 per 100 possessions, against +2.0 for Poeltl; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Poeltl $19.5M through 2029-30, Gobert $36.5M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Poeltl
2025-26
Gobert
26-20
Record when playing
46-30
10.8
Points at home
11.5
10.6
Points on the road
10.3
12.1
Points in wins
12.3
8.9
Points in losses
8.8
23
Season high
26
0
30-point games
0
7
Double-doubles
33

Last games & contracts

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Poeltl · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at DET0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 15 at NYK7 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Oct 13 vs NYK6 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs LAC9 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Sat, Oct 3 vs MIA9 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Gobert · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at CHI0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs DET8 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Oct 12 at NYK2 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at IND7 pts · 9 reb · 2 ast
Mon, Oct 5 at MIL6 pts · 7 reb · 0 ast
Poeltl · contract
2026-27player option$19.5M
2027-28$27.3M
2028-29$29.5M
2029-30$27.3M
Gobert · contract
2026-27$36.5M
2027-28$38.0M

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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).