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Paul George
Celtics · F · 36
Paul George
vs
2025-26
Saddiq Bey
Pelicans · F · 27
Saddiq Bey
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Paul George vs Saddiq Bey

8-9categories
George · Bey
Paul George
George
Celtics
2025-26
Bey
Pelicans
Saddiq Bey
37
Games
availability
72
30.7
Minutes
per game
31.2
17.3
Points
per game
17.7
5.3
Rebounds
per game
5.6
3.6
Assists
per game
2.5
2.1
Steals + blocks
per game
1.0
1.7
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.9
43.9%
Field goal %
45.1%
39.2%
Three-point %
6.9 vs 5.7 attempts
36.7%
82.0%
Free throw %
84.1%
57.0%
True shooting
TS%
57.9%
22.9%
Usage
USG%
21.3%
17.5%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
12.0%
8.1%
Rebound %
of available
8.5%
+3.6
Net rating
on court
-3.6
11.7%
PIE
player impact estimate
11.2%
+2.4
Plus-minus
per game
-2.6
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

Saddiq Bey scored more in 2025-26, 0.4 points a game apart (17.7 vs 17.3), on George's heavier usage (22.9% vs 21.3%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (57.0% vs 57.9%).

Playmaking goes to George (3.6 vs 2.5 assists), the glass to Bey (5.6 vs 5.3 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Bey played 35 more games (72 vs 37 of 82).

With George on the floor his team outscored opponents by +3.6 per 100 possessions, against -3.6 for Bey; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: George $54.1M through 2027-28, Bey $6.4M through 2029-30. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
George
2025-26
Bey
22-15
Record when playing
24-48
16.3
Points at home
17.8
18.4
Points on the road
17.5
18.7
Points in wins
21.3
15.3
Points in losses
15.9
39
Season high
42
3
30-point games
5
2
Double-doubles
7

Last games & contracts

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George · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 at DET38 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs CHA5 pts · 6 reb · 4 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs PHI13 pts · 5 reb · 4 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at CLE0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, May 10 vs NYK7 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Bey · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs WAS19 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at DAL4 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at MIA12 pts · 5 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at OKC5 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 5 vs ORL32 pts · 6 reb · 1 ast
George · contract
2026-27$54.1M
2027-28player option$56.6M
Bey · contract
2026-27$6.4M
2027-28$17.1M
2028-29$18.5M
2029-30$19.9M

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).