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

Julian Strawther vs Pat Spencer

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Strawther · Spencer

Julian Strawther: Out (Knee · Leg · Left).

Strawther

Nuggets

2025-26

Spencer

Suns

Games

availability

15.1

Minutes

per game

18.6

7.2

Points

per game

7.2

2.0

Rebounds

per game

2.4

1.1

Assists

per game

3.5

0.5

Steals + blocks

per game

0.8

0.6

Turnovers

per game · lower is better

1.3

46.7%

Field goal %

42.7%

38.7%

Three-point %

2.6 vs 2.5 attempts

35.7%

81.4%

Free throw %

77.2%

59.0%

True shooting

TS%

51.6%

18.7%

Usage

USG%

18.5%

10.1%

Assist %

of teammates' baskets

27.0%

6.5%

Rebound %

of available

6.5%

+1.5

Net rating

on court

-3.4

8.2%

PIE

player impact estimate

8.7%

+0.4

Plus-minus

per game

-1.4

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

Pat Spencer scored more in 2025-26, 0.0 points a game apart (7.2 vs 7.2), on Strawther's heavier usage (18.7% vs 18.5%).

Strawther is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 59.0% to 51.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Spencer (3.5 vs 1.1 assists), the glass to Spencer (2.4 vs 2.0 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Spencer played 9 more games (66 vs 57 of 82).

With Strawther on the floor his team outscored opponents by +1.5 per 100 possessions, against -3.4 for Spencer; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Strawther $4.8M through 2026-27, Spencer — through —. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs

Strawther

2025-26

Spencer

38-19

Record when playing

30-36

6.4

Points at home

6.4

8.4

Points on the road

8.2

7.4

Points in wins

5.4

6.9

Points in losses

8.7

Season high

30-point games

Double-doubles

Last games & contracts

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Strawther · last 5

Fri, Oct 16 at LAL0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Wed, Oct 14 at LAC11 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast

Sun, Oct 11 vs CHI13 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast

Tue, Oct 6 at UTA15 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast

Sun, Oct 4 vs UTA14 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast

Spencer · last 5

Fri, Oct 16 vs UTA8 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast

Wed, Oct 14 at SAS9 pts · 1 reb · 4 ast

Sat, Oct 10 vs SAS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Wed, Oct 7 at CHI8 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast

Mon, Oct 5 at DET1 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast

Strawther · contract

2026-27$4.8M

Spencer · 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).