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

Jared McCain vs Nate Williams

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McCain · Williams
Jared McCain
McCain
Thunder
2025-26
Williams
Free agent
Nate Williams
67
Games
availability
14
17.3
Minutes
per game
17.1
8.3
Points
per game
8.0
2.0
Rebounds
per game
2.1
1.3
Assists
per game
1.0
0.6
Steals + blocks
per game
0.4
0.8
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.1
42.5%
Field goal %
48.9%
38.5%
Three-point %
3.8 vs 2.1 attempts
43.3%
86.4%
Free throw %
86.7%
55.1%
True shooting
TS%
59.2%
19.8%
Usage
USG%
19.2%
11.1%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
8.3%
5.6%
Rebound %
of available
6.4%
+4.6
Net rating
on court
-15.1
7.9%
PIE
player impact estimate
5.6%
+1.9
Plus-minus
per game
-5.6
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

Jared McCain scored more in 2025-26, 0.3 points a game apart (8.3 vs 8.0), on McCain's heavier usage (19.8% vs 19.2%).

Williams is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 59.2% to 55.1%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to McCain (1.3 vs 1.0 assists), the glass to Williams (2.1 vs 2.0 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: McCain played 53 more games (67 vs 14 of 82).

With McCain on the floor his team outscored opponents by +4.6 per 100 possessions, against -15.1 for Williams; 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, Williams — through —. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
McCain
2025-26
Williams
46-21
Record when playing
2-12
7.7
Points at home
12.4
9.0
Points on the road
5.6
8.4
Points in wins
1.0
8.2
Points in losses
9.2
26
Season high
19
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0
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
Williams · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 at LAC9 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Thu, Apr 9 vs LAL17 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Wed, Apr 1 vs SAS18 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Mar 29 at DEN0 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Mar 21 at ATL19 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
McCain · contract
2026-27$4.4M
2027-28$6.8M
Williams · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).

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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).