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Jamal Shead
Raptors · G · 24
Jamal Shead
vs
2025-26
Trendon Watford
Pelicans · G-F · 25
Trendon Watford
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Jamal Shead vs Trendon Watford

10-7categories
Shead · Watford
Jamal Shead
Shead
Raptors
2025-26
Watford
Pelicans
Trendon Watford
82
Games
availability
53
22.6
Minutes
per game
16.3
6.6
Points
per game
6.5
1.7
Rebounds
per game
3.3
5.4
Assists
per game
2.5
1.1
Steals + blocks
per game
0.7
1.4
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.2
36.7%
Field goal %
51.5%
32.1%
Three-point %
3.2 vs 0.9 attempts
20.0%
78.4%
Free throw %
77.9%
49.1%
True shooting
TS%
57.3%
14.9%
Usage
USG%
17.0%
30.6%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
22.9%
3.8%
Rebound %
of available
9.4%
+5.8
Net rating
on court
-9.1
7.8%
PIE
player impact estimate
9.3%
+2.8
Plus-minus
per game
-2.9
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, 0.1 points a game apart (6.6 vs 6.5), on Watford's heavier usage (17.0% vs 14.9%).

Watford is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 57.3% 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 2.5 assists), the glass to Watford (3.3 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 -9.1 for Watford; 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, Watford $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
Watford
46-36
Record when playing
27-26
7.2
Points at home
6.2
6.1
Points on the road
6.9
6.8
Points in wins
6.3
6.4
Points in losses
6.8
22
Season high
20
0
30-point games
0
2
Double-doubles
1

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
Watford · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs WAS4 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at DAL1 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at MIA2 pts · 7 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at OKC7 pts · 6 reb · 1 ast
Sun, May 10 vs NYK2 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Shead · contract
2026-27team option$2.3M
2027-28$7.4M
2028-29$8.0M
2029-30$8.6M
Watford · contract
2026-27$2.4M

More comparisons

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Shead vs
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Watford vs
Kenrich Williams · Drake Powell · Jamal Shead · Jevon Carter

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).