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Jeremiah Fears
Pelicans · G · 19
Jeremiah Fears
vs
2025-26
Peyton Watson
Cavaliers · G · 24
Peyton Watson
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Jeremiah Fears vs Peyton Watson

6-11categories
Fears · Watson
Jeremiah Fears
Fears
Pelicans
2025-26
Watson
Cavaliers
Peyton Watson
82
Games
availability
54
25.8
Minutes
per game
29.6
14.3
Points
per game
14.6
3.7
Rebounds
per game
4.9
3.4
Assists
per game
2.1
1.6
Steals + blocks
per game
2.0
2.2
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.7
43.4%
Field goal %
49.1%
33.0%
Three-point %
3.7 vs 3.6 attempts
41.1%
78.9%
Free throw %
73.0%
52.5%
True shooting
TS%
59.4%
24.5%
Usage
USG%
20.4%
19.5%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
9.6%
6.7%
Rebound %
of available
8.3%
-6.4
Net rating
on court
+6.2
9.3%
PIE
player impact estimate
8.7%
-3.5
Plus-minus
per game
+3.6
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

Peyton Watson scored more in 2025-26, 0.3 points a game apart (14.6 vs 14.3), on Fears's heavier usage (24.5% vs 20.4%).

Watson is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 59.4% to 52.5%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Fears (3.4 vs 2.1 assists), the glass to Watson (4.9 vs 3.7 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Fears played 28 more games (82 vs 54 of 82).

With Watson on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.2 per 100 possessions, against -6.4 for Fears; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Fears $7.9M through 2028-29, Watson $20.5M through 2029-30. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Fears
2025-26
Watson
26-56
Record when playing
36-18
13.2
Points at home
13.5
15.3
Points on the road
15.6
13.0
Points in wins
14.7
14.8
Points in losses
14.4
40
Season high
35
3
30-point games
4
3
Double-doubles
2

Last games & contracts

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Fears · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 at MIN36 pts · 10 reb · 5 ast
Fri, Apr 10 at BOS36 pts · 3 reb · 6 ast
Tue, Apr 7 vs UTA40 pts · 5 reb · 6 ast
Sun, Apr 5 vs ORL19 pts · 3 reb · 7 ast
Fri, Apr 3 at SAC28 pts · 8 reb · 6 ast
Watson · last 5
Wed, Apr 1 at UTA6 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Mar 29 vs GSW10 pts · 6 reb · 5 ast
Fri, Mar 27 vs UTA7 pts · 5 reb · 4 ast
Wed, Mar 25 vs DAL21 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Mar 22 vs POR14 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast
Fears · contract
2026-27$7.9M
2027-28$8.3M
2028-29$10.5M
Watson · contract
2026-27$20.5M
2027-28$21.5M
2028-29$22.5M
2029-30player option$23.5M

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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).