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

Jared McCain vs Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

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McCain · Caldwell-Pope

McCain

Thunder

2025-26

Caldwell-Pope

76ers

Games

availability

17.3

Minutes

per game

21.3

8.3

Points

per game

8.4

2.0

Rebounds

per game

2.5

1.3

Assists

per game

2.7

0.6

Steals + blocks

per game

1.0

0.8

Turnovers

per game · lower is better

1.2

42.5%

Field goal %

41.0%

38.5%

Three-point %

3.8 vs 3.4 attempts

31.6%

86.4%

Free throw %

91.3%

55.1%

True shooting

TS%

53.3%

19.8%

Usage

USG%

17.3%

11.1%

Assist %

of teammates' baskets

18.1%

5.6%

Rebound %

of available

5.4%

+4.6

Net rating

on court

-4.5

7.9%

PIE

player impact estimate

8.3%

+1.9

Plus-minus

per game

-2.2

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

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (8.4 vs 8.3), on McCain's heavier usage (19.8% vs 17.3%).

McCain is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 55.1% to 53.3%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Caldwell-Pope (2.7 vs 1.3 assists), the glass to Caldwell-Pope (2.5 vs 2.0 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: McCain played 16 more games (67 vs 51 of 82).

With McCain on the floor his team outscored opponents by +4.6 per 100 possessions, against -4.5 for Caldwell-Pope; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: McCain $4.4M through 2027-28, Caldwell-Pope $17.7M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs

McCain

2025-26

Caldwell-Pope

46-21

Record when playing

20-31

7.7

Points at home

8.2

9.0

Points on the road

8.6

8.4

Points in wins

9.6

8.2

Points in losses

7.6

Season high

30-point games

Double-doubles

Last games & contracts

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McCain · last 5

Tue, Oct 20 at SAS20 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast

Thu, Oct 15 at HOU8 pts · 6 reb · 0 ast

Tue, Oct 13 vs IND20 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast

Wed, Oct 7 vs MIL11 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast

Tue, Oct 6 vs NOP12 pts · 1 reb · 5 ast

Caldwell-Pope · last 5

Tue, Oct 20 at NYK10 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast

Fri, Oct 16 vs BOS7 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast

Sat, Oct 10 at BOS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Thu, Oct 8 at BKN2 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast

Mon, Oct 5 vs NYK7 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast

McCain · contract

2026-27$4.4M

2027-28$6.8M

Caldwell-Pope · contract

2026-27player option$17.7M

2026-27$2.4M

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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).