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Kevin McCullar Jr.
Knicks · G · 25
Kevin McCullar Jr.
vs
2025-26
Pat Connaughton
Hornets · G · 33
Pat Connaughton
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Kevin McCullar Jr. vs Pat Connaughton

5-12categories
McCullar Jr. · Connaughton
Kevin McCullar Jr.
McCullar Jr.
Knicks
2025-26
Connaughton
Hornets
Pat Connaughton
21
Games
availability
42
7.4
Minutes
per game
7.1
2.4
Points
per game
2.6
1.3
Rebounds
per game
1.5
1.0
Assists
per game
0.4
0.4
Steals + blocks
per game
0.3
0.6
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.3
42.6%
Field goal %
44.7%
33.3%
Three-point %
1.1 vs 1.2 attempts
40.4%
40.0%
Free throw %
65.0%
50.8%
True shooting
TS%
58.6%
16.6%
Usage
USG%
15.0%
20.8%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
11.0%
8.2%
Rebound %
of available
9.9%
-12.1
Net rating
on court
-4.3
6.2%
PIE
player impact estimate
11.7%
-2.3
Plus-minus
per game
-0.7
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 Connaughton scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (2.6 vs 2.4), on McCullar Jr.'s heavier usage (16.6% vs 15.0%).

Connaughton is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 58.6% 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 0.4 assists), the glass to Connaughton (1.5 vs 1.3 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Connaughton played 21 more games (42 vs 21 of 82).

With Connaughton on the floor his team outscored opponents by -4.3 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: McCullar Jr. — through —, Connaughton $3.8M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
McCullar Jr.
2025-26
Connaughton
11-10
Record when playing
25-17
2.7
Points at home
2.4
2.2
Points on the road
2.8
2.2
Points in wins
2.7
2.6
Points in losses
2.5
14
Season high
13
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0

Last games & contracts

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McCullar Jr. · last 5
Mon, Oct 5 at PHI6 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Apr 12 vs CHA14 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Mar 17 vs IND2 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Mar 11 at UTA0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Mar 3 at TOR0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Connaughton · last 5
Tue, Oct 6 vs BKN1 pts · 0 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Apr 10 vs DET0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Apr 7 at BOS0 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 5 at MIN0 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Apr 3 vs IND7 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
McCullar Jr. · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).
Connaughton · contract
2026-27$3.8M

More comparisons

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Connaughton vs
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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).