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Knicks · G · 25
Kevin McCullar Jr.
vs
2025-26
Tyus Jones
Nuggets · G · 30
Tyus Jones
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Kevin McCullar Jr. vs Tyus Jones

6-11categories
McCullar Jr. · Jones
9
McCullar Jr.
Knicks
2025-26
Jones
Nuggets
Tyus Jones
21
Games
availability
67
7.4
Minutes
per game
14.6
2.4
Points
per game
3.0
1.3
Rebounds
per game
1.1
1.0
Assists
per game
2.4
0.4
Steals + blocks
per game
0.6
0.6
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.4
42.6%
Field goal %
34.9%
33.3%
Three-point %
1.1 vs 2.0 attempts
29.2%
40.0%
Free throw %
77.8%
50.8%
True shooting
TS%
44.8%
16.6%
Usage
USG%
10.3%
20.8%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
22.2%
8.2%
Rebound %
of available
3.6%
-12.1
Net rating
on court
-6.1
6.2%
PIE
player impact estimate
6.5%
-2.3
Plus-minus
per game
-1.6
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

Tyus Jones scored more in 2025-26, 0.6 points a game apart (3.0 vs 2.4), on McCullar Jr.'s heavier usage (16.6% vs 10.3%).

McCullar Jr. is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 50.8% to 44.8%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Jones (2.4 vs 1.0 assists), the glass to McCullar Jr. (1.3 vs 1.1 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Jones played 46 more games (67 vs 21 of 82).

With Jones on the floor his team outscored opponents by -6.1 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 —, Jones $2.4M 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
Jones
11-10
Record when playing
37-30
2.7
Points at home
2.2
2.2
Points on the road
3.8
2.2
Points in wins
2.8
2.6
Points in losses
3.2
14
Season high
16
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0

Last games & contracts

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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
Jones · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at LAL0 pts · 1 reb · 8 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at LAC0 pts · 1 reb · 7 ast
Sun, Oct 11 vs CHI4 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at UTA2 pts · 2 reb · 6 ast
Sun, Oct 4 vs UTA8 pts · 2 reb · 6 ast
McCullar Jr. · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).
Jones · contract
2026-27$2.4M

More comparisons

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Jones 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).