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Jordan McLaughlin
Spurs · G · 30
Jordan McLaughlin
vs
2025-26
9
Knicks · G · 25
Kevin McCullar Jr.
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Jordan McLaughlin vs Kevin McCullar Jr.

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McLaughlin · McCullar Jr.
Jordan McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Spurs
2025-26
McCullar Jr.
Knicks
9
44
Games
availability
21
6.4
Minutes
per game
7.4
2.0
Points
per game
2.4
0.7
Rebounds
per game
1.3
0.9
Assists
per game
1.0
0.5
Steals + blocks
per game
0.4
0.3
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.6
41.8%
Field goal %
42.6%
42.5%
Three-point %
0.9 vs 1.1 attempts
33.3%
85.7%
Free throw %
40.0%
54.2%
True shooting
TS%
50.8%
14.3%
Usage
USG%
16.6%
19.9%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
20.8%
5.7%
Rebound %
of available
8.2%
-11.5
Net rating
on court
-12.1
9.1%
PIE
player impact estimate
6.2%
-1.4
Plus-minus
per game
-2.3
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 McCullar Jr. scored more in 2025-26, 0.4 points a game apart (2.4 vs 2.0), on McCullar Jr.'s heavier usage (16.6% vs 14.3%).

McLaughlin is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 54.2% to 50.8%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to McCullar Jr. (1.0 vs 0.9 assists), the glass to McCullar Jr. (1.3 vs 0.7 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: McLaughlin played 23 more games (44 vs 21 of 82).

With McLaughlin on the floor his team outscored opponents by -11.5 per 100 possessions, against -12.1 for McCullar Jr.; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: McLaughlin $2.4M through 2026-27, McCullar Jr. — through —. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
McLaughlin
2025-26
McCullar Jr.
37-7
Record when playing
11-10
1.9
Points at home
2.7
2.1
Points on the road
2.2
2.1
Points in wins
2.2
1.4
Points in losses
2.6
9
Season high
14
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0

Last games & contracts

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McLaughlin · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 vs OKC0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs SAC0 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs PHX2 pts · 0 reb · 4 ast
Mon, Oct 12 at UTA14 pts · 1 reb · 6 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at PHX4 pts · 0 reb · 3 ast
McCullar Jr. · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 vs PHI0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 15 vs TOR0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Oct 13 at TOR4 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Mon, Oct 12 vs MIN2 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs WAS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
McLaughlin · contract
2026-27$2.4M
McCullar Jr. · 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).