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LaMelo Ball
Timberwolves · G · 25
LaMelo Ball
vs
2025-26
Tyler Herro
Bucks · G · 26
Tyler Herro
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

LaMelo Ball vs Tyler Herro

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Ball · Herro
LaMelo Ball
Ball
Timberwolves
2025-26
Herro
Bucks
Tyler Herro
72
Games
availability
33
28.0
Minutes
per game
31.3
20.1
Points
per game
20.5
4.8
Rebounds
per game
4.8
7.1
Assists
per game
4.1
1.5
Steals + blocks
per game
1.1
2.8
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.9
40.7%
Field goal %
48.0%
36.8%
Three-point %
10.3 vs 6.7 attempts
37.8%
89.9%
Free throw %
91.7%
54.6%
True shooting
TS%
60.2%
30.6%
Usage
USG%
24.8%
38.4%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
19.9%
8.4%
Rebound %
of available
7.1%
+9.1
Net rating
on court
-2.0
13.4%
PIE
player impact estimate
12.2%
+5.8
Plus-minus
per game
-1.2
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

Tyler Herro scored more in 2025-26, 0.4 points a game apart (20.5 vs 20.1), on Ball's heavier usage (30.6% vs 24.8%).

Herro is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 60.2% to 54.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Ball (7.1 vs 4.1 assists), the glass to Herro (4.8 vs 4.8 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Ball played 39 more games (72 vs 33 of 82).

With Ball on the floor his team outscored opponents by +9.1 per 100 possessions, against -2.0 for Herro; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Ball $40.8M through 2028-29, Herro $33.0M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Ball
2025-26
Herro
41-31
Record when playing
14-19
19.5
Points at home
20.6
20.6
Points on the road
20.4
20.4
Points in wins
22.3
19.6
Points in losses
19.2
38
Season high
33
9
30-point games
3
10
Double-doubles
0

Last games & contracts

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Ball · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 at MIA21 pts · 2 reb · 6 ast
Fri, Oct 16 at CHI0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs DET3 pts · 2 reb · 6 ast
Mon, Oct 12 at NYK10 pts · 3 reb · 7 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at IND14 pts · 4 reb · 7 ast
Herro · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 at WAS24 pts · 2 reb · 9 ast
Fri, Oct 16 at IND25 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs CHI0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Oct 11 at CHA18 pts · 7 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at OKC13 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Ball · contract
2026-27$40.8M
2027-28$43.6M
2028-29$46.4M
Herro · contract
2026-27$33.0M

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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).