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Jaylen Clark
Timberwolves · G · 25
Jaylen Clark
vs
2025-26
Nicolas Batum
Free agent · G-F · 37
Nicolas Batum
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Jaylen Clark vs Nicolas Batum

5-11categories
Clark · Batum
Jaylen Clark
Clark
Timberwolves
2025-26
Batum
Free agent
Nicolas Batum
68
Games
availability
74
13.1
Minutes
per game
17.5
4.0
Points
per game
4.0
1.8
Rebounds
per game
2.5
0.6
Assists
per game
0.9
0.8
Steals + blocks
per game
0.9
0.3
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.5
43.4%
Field goal %
40.3%
32.7%
Three-point %
1.5 vs 3.1 attempts
40.4%
65.7%
Free throw %
81.8%
53.4%
True shooting
TS%
60.3%
12.6%
Usage
USG%
9.2%
6.4%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
6.9%
6.2%
Rebound %
of available
7.1%
+4.1
Net rating
on court
-0.5
5.4%
PIE
player impact estimate
5.8%
+1.1
Plus-minus
per game
-0.2
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

Nicolas Batum scored more in 2025-26, 0.0 points a game apart (4.0 vs 4.0), on Clark's heavier usage (12.6% vs 9.2%).

Batum is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 60.3% to 53.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Batum (0.9 vs 0.6 assists), the glass to Batum (2.5 vs 1.8 rebounds).

With Clark on the floor his team outscored opponents by +4.1 per 100 possessions, against -0.5 for Batum; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Clark $3.1M through 2028-29, Batum $5.9M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Clark
2025-26
Batum
40-28
Record when playing
39-35
4.3
Points at home
4.0
3.8
Points on the road
3.9
4.7
Points in wins
4.7
3.1
Points in losses
3.2
12
Season high
14
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0

Last games & contracts

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Clark · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at CHI18 pts · 7 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs DET6 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Oct 12 at NYK2 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at MIA6 pts · 2 reb · 5 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at IND0 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Batum · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 vs GSW9 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Apr 10 at POR0 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Apr 8 vs OKC3 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Apr 2 vs SAS0 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Mar 31 vs POR0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Clark · contract
2026-27$3.1M
2027-28$3.3M
2028-29$3.6M
Batum · contract
2026-27team option$5.9M

More comparisons

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Batum vs
Jaylen Clark · Hugo Gonzalez · Noah Penda · Ron Harper Jr.

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).