Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Nic Claxton vs Wendell Carter Jr.

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Claxton · Carter Jr.

Claxton

Bulls

2025-26

Carter Jr.

Magic

Games

availability

27.8

Minutes

per game

29.3

11.7

Points

per game

11.8

6.9

Rebounds

per game

7.4

3.7

Assists

per game

2.0

1.8

Steals + blocks

per game

1.4

Turnovers

per game · lower is better

1.3

57.1%

Field goal %

51.2%

15.8%

Three-point %

0.3 vs 2.9 attempts

31.9%

61.6%

Free throw %

79.2%

59.2%

True shooting

TS%

61.7%

17.5%

Usage

USG%

15.6%

21.6%

Assist %

of teammates' baskets

9.5%

12.4%

Rebound %

of available

12.4%

-12.9

Net rating

on court

+2.2

11.7%

PIE

player impact estimate

9.6%

-7.5

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

Wendell Carter Jr. scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (11.8 vs 11.7), on Claxton's heavier usage (17.5% vs 15.6%).

Carter Jr. is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.7% to 59.2%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Claxton (3.7 vs 2.0 assists), the glass to Carter Jr. (7.4 vs 6.9 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Carter Jr. played 9 more games (78 vs 69 of 82).

With Carter Jr. on the floor his team outscored opponents by +2.2 per 100 possessions, against -12.9 for Claxton; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Claxton $23.1M through 2027-28, Carter Jr. $18.1M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs

Claxton

2025-26

Carter Jr.

17-52

Record when playing

43-35

12.4

Points at home

11.8

11.1

Points on the road

11.9

12.9

Points in wins

12.9

11.4

Points in losses

10.5

Season high

30-point games

Double-doubles

Last games & contracts

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Claxton · last 5

Fri, Apr 3 vs ATL16 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast

Tue, Mar 31 vs CHA4 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast

Sun, Mar 29 vs SAC10 pts · 7 reb · 3 ast

Fri, Mar 27 at LAL16 pts · 7 reb · 3 ast

Wed, Mar 25 at GSW8 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast

Carter Jr. · last 5

Sun, May 3 at DET13 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast

Fri, May 1 vs DET9 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast

Wed, Apr 29 at DET9 pts · 4 reb · 4 ast

Mon, Apr 27 vs DET12 pts · 11 reb · 4 ast

Sat, Apr 25 vs DET14 pts · 17 reb · 3 ast

Claxton · contract

2026-27$23.1M

2027-28$20.9M

Carter Jr. · contract

2026-27$18.1M

2027-28$19.6M

2028-29$21.0M

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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).