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

Javon Small vs Kevin Huerter

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Small · Huerter
Javon Small
Small
Grizzlies
2025-26
Huerter
Pistons
Kevin Huerter
41
Games
availability
69
20.2
Minutes
per game
22.5
9.7
Points
per game
10.0
3.1
Rebounds
per game
3.5
3.7
Assists
per game
2.6
1.0
Steals + blocks
per game
1.4
1.4
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.0
46.5%
Field goal %
45.1%
42.3%
Three-point %
3.5 vs 4.7 attempts
30.8%
82.9%
Free throw %
77.5%
61.1%
True shooting
TS%
55.2%
18.3%
Usage
USG%
18.4%
25.7%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
16.1%
7.4%
Rebound %
of available
7.4%
-5.7
Net rating
on court
+2.3
10.9%
PIE
player impact estimate
9.3%
-2.6
Plus-minus
per game
+1.2
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

Kevin Huerter scored more in 2025-26, 0.3 points a game apart (10.0 vs 9.7), on Huerter's heavier usage (18.4% vs 18.3%).

Small is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.1% to 55.2%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Small (3.7 vs 2.6 assists), the glass to Huerter (3.5 vs 3.1 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Huerter played 28 more games (69 vs 41 of 82).

With Huerter on the floor his team outscored opponents by +2.3 per 100 possessions, against -5.7 for Small; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Small — through —, Huerter $8.3M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Small
2025-26
Huerter
13-28
Record when playing
40-29
9.2
Points at home
10.9
10.3
Points on the road
9.2
5.4
Points in wins
10.7
11.6
Points in losses
9.1
23
Season high
23
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
1
Small · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 at HOU18 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Apr 3 vs TOR14 pts · 6 reb · 4 ast
Wed, Apr 1 vs NYK13 pts · 0 reb · 4 ast
Sat, Mar 28 vs CHI6 pts · 2 reb · 4 ast
Fri, Mar 27 vs HOU14 pts · 3 reb · 5 ast
Huerter · last 5
Wed, May 13 vs CLE0 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Apr 27 at ORL0 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Apr 25 at ORL0 pts · 1 reb · 5 ast
Wed, Apr 22 vs ORL3 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 19 vs ORL3 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Small · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).
Huerter · contract
2026-27$8.3M
2027-28$9.0M
2028-29$9.7M

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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).