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Trendon Watford
Pelicans · G-F · 25
Trendon Watford
vs
2025-26
Will Richard
Warriors · G · 23
Will Richard
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Trendon Watford vs Will Richard

8-9categories
Watford · Richard
Trendon Watford
Watford
Pelicans
2025-26
Richard
Warriors
Will Richard
53
Games
availability
69
16.3
Minutes
per game
20.0
6.5
Points
per game
6.4
3.3
Rebounds
per game
2.5
2.5
Assists
per game
1.3
0.7
Steals + blocks
per game
1.3
1.2
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.8
51.5%
Field goal %
46.8%
20.0%
Three-point %
0.9 vs 3.1 attempts
33.5%
77.9%
Free throw %
85.2%
57.3%
True shooting
TS%
59.6%
17.0%
Usage
USG%
12.3%
22.9%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
9.4%
9.4%
Rebound %
of available
6.1%
-9.1
Net rating
on court
-3.3
9.3%
PIE
player impact estimate
6.3%
-2.9
Plus-minus
per game
-1.4
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

Trendon Watford scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (6.5 vs 6.4), on Watford's heavier usage (17.0% vs 12.3%).

Richard is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 59.6% to 57.3%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Watford (2.5 vs 1.3 assists), the glass to Watford (3.3 vs 2.5 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Richard played 16 more games (69 vs 53 of 82).

With Richard on the floor his team outscored opponents by -3.3 per 100 possessions, against -9.1 for Watford; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Watford $2.4M through 2026-27, Richard $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
Watford
2025-26
Richard
27-26
Record when playing
34-35
6.2
Points at home
5.7
6.9
Points on the road
7.1
6.3
Points in wins
7.3
6.8
Points in losses
5.5
20
Season high
30
0
30-point games
1
1
Double-doubles
0

Last games & contracts

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Watford · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs WAS4 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at DAL1 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at MIA2 pts · 7 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at OKC7 pts · 6 reb · 1 ast
Sun, May 10 vs NYK2 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Richard · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs POR2 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Oct 13 at LAL9 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs SAC7 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at POR15 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Oct 6 vs LAL5 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Watford · contract
2026-27$2.4M
Richard · contract
2026-27$2.2M
2027-28$2.5M
2028-29team option$2.7M

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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).