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Tari Eason
Rockets · F · 25
Tari Eason
vs
2025-26
Will Riley
Wizards · F · 20
Will Riley
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Tari Eason vs Will Riley

9-8categories
Eason · Riley
Tari Eason
Eason
Rockets
2025-26
Riley
Wizards
Will Riley
60
Games
availability
74
25.8
Minutes
per game
22.1
10.5
Points
per game
10.3
6.3
Rebounds
per game
2.9
1.5
Assists
per game
2.0
1.7
Steals + blocks
per game
0.8
1.4
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.3
41.6%
Field goal %
43.9%
35.8%
Three-point %
4.3 vs 3.3 attempts
31.6%
77.6%
Free throw %
80.0%
51.4%
True shooting
TS%
54.8%
18.1%
Usage
USG%
19.6%
7.8%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
13.1%
11.6%
Rebound %
of available
6.4%
+6.5
Net rating
on court
-14.1
8.3%
PIE
player impact estimate
8.0%
+2.8
Plus-minus
per game
-6.5
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

Tari Eason scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (10.5 vs 10.3), on Riley's heavier usage (19.6% vs 18.1%).

Riley is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 54.8% to 51.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Riley (2.0 vs 1.5 assists), the glass to Eason (6.3 vs 2.9 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Riley played 14 more games (74 vs 60 of 82).

With Eason on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.5 per 100 possessions, against -14.1 for Riley; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Eason $14.1M through 2030-31, Riley $3.7M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Eason
2025-26
Riley
38-22
Record when playing
16-58
10.5
Points at home
9.9
10.3
Points on the road
10.7
11.5
Points in wins
8.1
8.6
Points in losses
10.9
26
Season high
31
0
30-point games
2
6
Double-doubles
2

Last games & contracts

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Eason · last 5
Fri, Oct 9 at DAL20 pts · 9 reb · 2 ast
Fri, May 1 vs LAL14 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Apr 29 at LAL18 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Apr 26 vs LAL20 pts · 8 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Apr 24 vs LAL5 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Riley · last 5
Sat, Oct 10 vs DET15 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at NYK2 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Apr 12 at CLE6 pts · 5 reb · 4 ast
Fri, Apr 10 vs MIA16 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Thu, Apr 9 vs CHI23 pts · 9 reb · 7 ast
Eason · contract
2026-27$14.1M
2027-28$15.2M
2028-29$16.3M
2029-30$17.4M
2030-31player option$18.5M
Riley · contract
2026-27$3.7M
2027-28$3.9M
2028-29$6.2M

More comparisons

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Eason vs
Marvin Bagley III · Will Riley · Jalen Smith · Khris Middleton
Riley vs
Ziaire Williams · Jalen Smith · Marvin Bagley III · Tari Eason

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).