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Jamal Shead
Raptors · G · 24
Jamal Shead
vs
2025-26
Jevon Carter
Magic · G · 31
Jevon Carter
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Jamal Shead vs Jevon Carter

9-7categories
Shead · Carter
Jamal Shead
Shead
Raptors
2025-26
Carter
Magic
Jevon Carter
82
Games
availability
53
22.6
Minutes
per game
16.4
6.6
Points
per game
6.4
1.7
Rebounds
per game
1.7
5.4
Assists
per game
1.6
1.1
Steals + blocks
per game
1.0
1.4
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.7
36.7%
Field goal %
40.1%
32.1%
Three-point %
3.2 vs 4.1 attempts
36.3%
78.4%
Free throw %
78.9%
49.1%
True shooting
TS%
53.7%
14.9%
Usage
USG%
16.6%
30.6%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
14.8%
3.8%
Rebound %
of available
4.8%
+5.8
Net rating
on court
-5.7
7.8%
PIE
player impact estimate
7.4%
+2.8
Plus-minus
per game
-1.6
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

Jamal Shead scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (6.6 vs 6.4), on Carter's heavier usage (16.6% vs 14.9%).

Carter is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 53.7% to 49.1%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Shead (5.4 vs 1.6 assists), the glass to Carter (1.7 vs 1.7 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Shead played 29 more games (82 vs 53 of 82).

With Shead on the floor his team outscored opponents by +5.8 per 100 possessions, against -5.7 for Carter; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Shead $2.3M through 2029-30, Carter $2.4M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Shead
2025-26
Carter
46-36
Record when playing
26-27
7.2
Points at home
5.9
6.1
Points on the road
7.0
6.8
Points in wins
5.7
6.4
Points in losses
7.1
22
Season high
15
0
30-point games
0
2
Double-doubles
0

Last games & contracts

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Shead · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at DET0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 15 at NYK4 pts · 1 reb · 4 ast
Tue, Oct 13 vs NYK5 pts · 0 reb · 5 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs LAC13 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Sat, Oct 3 vs MIA3 pts · 5 reb · 8 ast
Carter · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs MIA3 pts · 0 reb · 3 ast
Tue, Oct 13 vs CLE0 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Sun, Oct 11 at CLE2 pts · 2 reb · 4 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at MEM5 pts · 4 reb · 6 ast
Sun, May 3 at DET0 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Shead · contract
2026-27team option$2.3M
2027-28$7.4M
2028-29$8.0M
2029-30$8.6M
Carter · contract
2026-27$2.4M

More comparisons

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Shead vs
Ryan Nembhard · Kenrich Williams · Drake Powell · Trendon Watford
Carter vs
Will Richard · Kenrich Williams · Drake Powell · Trendon Watford

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).