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

Pelle Larsson vs Scotty Pippen Jr.

11-5categories
Larsson · Pippen Jr.
Pelle Larsson
Larsson
Heat
2025-26
Pippen Jr.
Grizzlies
Scotty Pippen Jr.
70
Games
availability
10
26.4
Minutes
per game
21.2
11.4
Points
per game
11.4
3.5
Rebounds
per game
2.2
3.4
Assists
per game
4.7
0.9
Steals + blocks
per game
2.3
1.4
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.7
49.6%
Field goal %
44.8%
32.3%
Three-point %
2.7 vs 3.2 attempts
31.3%
79.7%
Free throw %
78.3%
60.5%
True shooting
TS%
53.7%
16.5%
Usage
USG%
25.5%
16.3%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
32.4%
6.2%
Rebound %
of available
5.0%
+2.4
Net rating
on court
-11.5
8.4%
PIE
player impact estimate
8.6%
+1.1
Plus-minus
per game
-5.0
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

Scotty Pippen Jr. scored more in 2025-26, 0.0 points a game apart (11.4 vs 11.4), on Pippen Jr.'s heavier usage (25.5% vs 16.5%).

Larsson is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 60.5% to 53.7%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Pippen Jr. (4.7 vs 3.4 assists), the glass to Larsson (3.5 vs 2.2 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Larsson played 60 more games (70 vs 10 of 82).

With Larsson on the floor his team outscored opponents by +2.4 per 100 possessions, against -11.5 for Pippen Jr.; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Larsson $2.3M through 2030-31, Pippen Jr. $2.5M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Larsson
2025-26
Pippen Jr.
38-32
Record when playing
2-8
12.5
Points at home
8.3
10.4
Points on the road
12.7
13.0
Points in wins
15.5
9.6
Points in losses
10.4
28
Season high
18
0
30-point games
0
1
Double-doubles
0
Larsson · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at ORL0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs BKN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs MIN14 pts · 3 reb · 5 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs NOP0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 3 at TOR13 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Pippen Jr. · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs CHA7 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Oct 9 at CHI2 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 7 vs ORL1 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast
Mon, Oct 5 at ATL10 pts · 0 reb · 4 ast
Sat, Mar 7 vs LAC11 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Larsson · contract
2026-27$2.3M
2027-28team option$13.4M
2028-29$14.5M
2029-30$15.5M
2030-31$16.6M
Pippen Jr. · contract
2026-27$2.5M
2027-28$2.8M

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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).