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Karlo Matković
Pelicans · F-C · 25
Karlo Matković
vs
2025-26
21
Nuggets · F · 25
Spencer Jones
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Karlo Matković vs Spencer Jones

10-4categories
Matković · Jones
Karlo Matković
Matković
Pelicans
2025-26
Jones
Nuggets
21
62
Games
availability
64
14.7
Minutes
per game
22.1
5.7
Points
per game
5.5
3.7
Rebounds
per game
3.3
0.8
Assists
per game
0.8
1.3
Steals + blocks
per game
1.3
0.5
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.5
60.4%
Field goal %
50.4%
42.2%
Three-point %
1.5 vs 2.3 attempts
39.6%
73.2%
Free throw %
60.8%
69.6%
True shooting
TS%
61.9%
12.8%
Usage
USG%
9.7%
7.9%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
4.7%
11.5%
Rebound %
of available
7.3%
-4.4
Net rating
on court
+1.6
10.8%
PIE
player impact estimate
4.5%
-1.5
Plus-minus
per game
0.0
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

Karlo Matković scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (5.7 vs 5.5), on Matković's heavier usage (12.8% vs 9.7%).

Matković is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 69.6% to 61.9%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Jones (0.8 vs 0.8 assists), the glass to Matković (3.7 vs 3.3 rebounds).

With Jones on the floor his team outscored opponents by +1.6 per 100 possessions, against -4.4 for Matković; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Matković $2.3M through 2026-27, Jones $6.0M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Matković
2025-26
Jones
24-38
Record when playing
41-23
6.4
Points at home
5.6
4.9
Points on the road
5.4
6.3
Points in wins
4.7
5.3
Points in losses
6.9
16
Season high
28
0
30-point games
0
1
Double-doubles
1

Last games & contracts

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Matković · last 5
Sun, Mar 29 vs HOU2 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Mar 27 at TOR4 pts · 6 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Mar 26 at DET8 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Mar 24 at NYK12 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Sat, Mar 21 vs CLE6 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Jones · last 5
Thu, Apr 30 at MIN8 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Apr 27 vs MIN20 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Sat, Apr 25 at MIN0 pts · 4 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Apr 23 at MIN6 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Apr 20 vs MIN0 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Matković · contract
2026-27team option$2.3M
Jones · contract
2026-27$6.0M
2027-28$5.8M

More comparisons

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Matković vs
Kobe Brown · Dean Wade · Anthony Gill · Kris Murray
Jones vs
Jamal Cain · Pete Nance · Karlo Matković · Dean Wade

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).