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2025-26
Wendell Moore Jr.
Free agent · G · 25
Wendell Moore Jr.
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Jordan McLaughlin vs Wendell Moore Jr.

8-9categories
McLaughlin · Moore Jr.
Jordan McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Spurs
2025-26
Moore Jr.
Free agent
Wendell Moore Jr.
44
Games
availability
6
6.4
Minutes
per game
9.9
2.0
Points
per game
1.7
0.7
Rebounds
per game
1.0
0.9
Assists
per game
0.7
0.5
Steals + blocks
per game
0.6
0.3
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.2
41.8%
Field goal %
57.1%
42.5%
Three-point %
0.9 vs 0.2 attempts
0.0%
85.7%
Free throw %
100.0%
54.2%
True shooting
TS%
63.5%
14.3%
Usage
USG%
6.6%
19.9%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
6.8%
5.7%
Rebound %
of available
5.6%
-11.5
Net rating
on court
+34.6
9.1%
PIE
player impact estimate
6.3%
-1.4
Plus-minus
per game
+7.0
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

Jordan McLaughlin scored more in 2025-26, 0.3 points a game apart (2.0 vs 1.7), on McLaughlin's heavier usage (14.3% vs 6.6%).

Moore Jr. is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 63.5% to 54.2%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

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

Availability is part of the comparison: McLaughlin played 38 more games (44 vs 6 of 82).

With Moore Jr. on the floor his team outscored opponents by +34.6 per 100 possessions, against -11.5 for McLaughlin; 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, Moore 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
Moore Jr.
37-7
Record when playing
5-1
1.9
Points at home
1.7
2.1
Points on the road
—
2.1
Points in wins
1.2
1.4
Points in losses
4.0
9
Season high
4
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0
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
Moore Jr. · last 5
Wed, Apr 8 vs MIL0 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Feb 6 vs NYK0 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Feb 5 vs WAS4 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Nov 17 vs IND0 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Nov 14 vs PHI4 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
McLaughlin · contract
2026-27$2.4M
Moore 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).