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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs Victor Wembanyama

12-5categories
Gilgeous-Alexander · Wembanyama
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Gilgeous-Alexander
Thunder
2025-26
Wembanyama
Spurs
Victor Wembanyama
68
Games
availability
64
33.2
Minutes
per game
29.2
31.1
Points
per game
25.0
4.3
Rebounds
per game
11.5
6.6
Assists
per game
3.1
2.2
Steals + blocks
per game
4.1
2.2
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.4
55.3%
Field goal %
51.2%
38.6%
Three-point %
4.4 vs 5.5 attempts
34.9%
87.9%
Free throw %
82.7%
66.5%
True shooting
TS%
62.6%
32.3%
Usage
USG%
31.6%
33.2%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
17.0%
6.2%
Rebound %
of available
18.6%
+16.3
Net rating
on court
+17.0
20.7%
PIE
player impact estimate
20.9%
+11.6
Plus-minus
per game
+10.7
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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored more in 2025-26, 6.1 points a game apart (31.1 vs 25.0), on Gilgeous-Alexander's heavier usage (32.3% vs 31.6%).

Gilgeous-Alexander is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 66.5% to 62.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Gilgeous-Alexander (6.6 vs 3.1 assists), the glass to Wembanyama (11.5 vs 4.3 rebounds).

With Wembanyama on the floor his team outscored opponents by +17.0 per 100 possessions, against +16.3 for Gilgeous-Alexander; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Gilgeous-Alexander $40.8M through 2030-31, Wembanyama $16.9M through 2031-32. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Gilgeous-Alexander
2025-26
Wembanyama
56-12
Record when playing
50-14
31.3
Points at home
26.3
30.9
Points on the road
23.6
31.1
Points in wins
25.5
31.1
Points in losses
23.1
55
Season high
41
43
30-point games
18
8
Double-doubles
42
Gilgeous-Alexander · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 at SAS32 pts · 6 reb · 4 ast
Thu, Oct 15 at HOU17 pts · 1 reb · 3 ast
Tue, Oct 13 vs IND15 pts · 0 reb · 6 ast
Wed, Oct 7 vs MIL17 pts · 3 reb · 5 ast
Sat, May 30 vs SAS35 pts · 4 reb · 9 ast
Wembanyama · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 vs OKC12 pts · 13 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs SAC14 pts · 8 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs PHX19 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
Mon, Oct 12 at UTA0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at PHX13 pts · 7 reb · 6 ast
Gilgeous-Alexander · contract
2026-27$40.8M
2027-28$61.0M
2028-29$65.9M
2029-30$70.8M
2030-31$75.6M
Wembanyama · contract
2026-27$16.9M
2027-28$43.5M
2028-29$47.0M
2029-30$50.5M
2030-31$53.9M
2031-32$57.4M

More comparisons

pick any two players →

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).