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Nicolas Batum
Free agent · G-F · 37
Nicolas Batum
vs
2025-26
Noah Penda
Magic · G-F · 21
Noah Penda
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Nicolas Batum vs Noah Penda

10-7categories
Batum · Penda

Noah Penda: Out (Hamstring · Leg · Right).

Nicolas Batum
Batum
Free agent
2025-26
Penda
Magic
Noah Penda
74
Games
availability
59
17.5
Minutes
per game
12.8
4.0
Points
per game
3.8
2.5
Rebounds
per game
3.2
0.9
Assists
per game
1.2
0.9
Steals + blocks
per game
0.8
0.5
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.7
40.3%
Field goal %
40.4%
40.4%
Three-point %
3.1 vs 1.6 attempts
32.3%
81.8%
Free throw %
68.8%
60.3%
True shooting
TS%
50.6%
9.2%
Usage
USG%
14.0%
6.9%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
12.4%
7.1%
Rebound %
of available
11.8%
-0.5
Net rating
on court
-3.0
5.8%
PIE
player impact estimate
7.6%
-0.2
Plus-minus
per game
-0.9
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

Nicolas Batum scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (4.0 vs 3.8), on Penda's heavier usage (14.0% vs 9.2%).

Batum is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 60.3% to 50.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Penda (1.2 vs 0.9 assists), the glass to Penda (3.2 vs 2.5 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Batum played 15 more games (74 vs 59 of 82).

With Batum on the floor his team outscored opponents by -0.5 per 100 possessions, against -3.0 for Penda; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Batum $5.9M through 2026-27, Penda $2.2M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Batum
2025-26
Penda
39-35
Record when playing
30-29
4.0
Points at home
2.8
3.9
Points on the road
4.7
4.7
Points in wins
4.0
3.2
Points in losses
3.7
14
Season high
13
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
2

Last games & contracts

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Batum · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 vs GSW9 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Apr 10 at POR0 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Apr 8 vs OKC3 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Apr 2 vs SAS0 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Mar 31 vs POR0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Penda · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs MIA0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Oct 13 vs CLE5 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Sun, Oct 11 at CLE8 pts · 5 reb · 5 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at MEM0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Apr 22 at DET0 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Batum · contract
2026-27team option$5.9M
Penda · contract
2026-27$2.2M
2027-28$2.5M
2028-29team option$2.7M

More comparisons

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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).