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Marvin Bagley III
Nuggets · F · 27
Marvin Bagley III
vs
2025-26
Warriors · F · 26
Tyler Burton
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Marvin Bagley III vs Tyler Burton

11-4categories
Bagley III · Burton
Marvin Bagley III
Bagley III
Nuggets
2025-26
Burton
Warriors
60
Games
availability
12
20.0
Minutes
per game
25.6
10.5
Points
per game
10.8
6.1
Rebounds
per game
4.2
1.4
Assists
per game
1.0
1.2
Steals + blocks
per game
1.2
1.0
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.9
61.8%
Field goal %
37.5%
46.2%
Three-point %
0.9 vs 5.5 attempts
33.3%
66.0%
Free throw %
85.2%
66.1%
True shooting
TS%
52.1%
18.0%
Usage
USG%
18.0%
10.7%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
6.2%
14.3%
Rebound %
of available
7.6%
-9.1
Net rating
on court
-22.3
12.3%
PIE
player impact estimate
6.1%
-3.7
Plus-minus
per game
-12.1
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 Burton scored more in 2025-26, 0.3 points a game apart (10.8 vs 10.5), on Burton's heavier usage (18.0% vs 18.0%).

Bagley III is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 66.1% to 52.1%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Bagley III (1.4 vs 1.0 assists), the glass to Bagley III (6.1 vs 4.2 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Bagley III played 48 more games (60 vs 12 of 82).

With Bagley III on the floor his team outscored opponents by -9.1 per 100 possessions, against -22.3 for Burton; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Bagley III $2.4M through 2026-27, Burton — through —. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Bagley III
2025-26
Burton
16-44
Record when playing
2-10
9.1
Points at home
10.9
11.4
Points on the road
10.5
13.8
Points in wins
11.5
9.3
Points in losses
10.6
26
Season high
23
0
30-point games
0
6
Double-doubles
0

Last games & contracts

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Bagley III · last 5
Sun, Oct 11 vs CHI0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at UTA10 pts · 5 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Oct 4 vs UTA5 pts · 7 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Apr 10 at SAS2 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Apr 8 at PHX20 pts · 8 reb · 2 ast
Burton · last 5
Wed, Apr 1 vs NYK10 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Mar 30 vs PHX17 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Sat, Mar 28 vs CHI18 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Mar 27 vs HOU5 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Mar 25 vs SAS6 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Bagley III · contract
2026-27$2.4M
Burton · 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).