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Nicolas Batum

LAC · Guard · 2025-26 · Le Mans · Year 18 · age 37 · born Dec 14, 1988

4.0 PPG2.5 RPG0.9 APG0.5 TPG17.5 MPG

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Height
6'7"
Weight
230

Nicolas Batum, 2025-26 with LAC: 4.0 points, 2.5 rebounds and 0.9 assists in 17.5 minutes a game. Against the 349 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are 3-point % (87th percentile), Effective FG% (83rd) and True shooting % (69th); his lowest are FT attempts / g (1st percentile) and Points / 75 (1st).

Bars rank him against all 349 qualified players in 2025-26; the second number is his rank among the 178 qualified guards. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.

Small sample

Role

StatPercentile vs leaguevs guardsValue
Minutes / game141317.5
Minutes share383732.7%
Availability808090.2%

Offense

StatPercentile vs leaguevs guardsValue
Shooting
True shooting %6977.603
Effective FG%8392.597
Points per shot36471.23
3-point %878740.4%
3-point attempts / g37313.1
3PA rate (of FGA)999995.8%
2-point %1240.0%
Free throw %645281.8%
FT attempts / g110.1
FT rate (of FGA)114.6%
% points from 3999994.2%
Creation & playmaking
Points / 75118.2
Assist %646.9%
Assists / 75841.8
Assist / turnover44281.73
Potential assists / 75943.1
Usage %119.2%
Turnover %364013.2%
Turnovers / 7595961.0
Offensive rebound %16281.8%
Off-ball gravity29130.5
Drive rate / 75110.0
Self-creation11low
Shot-making (PPP %ile)767664
Defender difficulty3952low (−0.1)
Impact
On/Off net3029-2.4

Defense

StatPercentile vs leaguevs guardsValue
Rebounding
Rebounds / 7542715.2
Def. rebound %517811.9%
Activity & outcomes
Steals / 7565551.3
Blocks / 7562840.7
Stocks / 7558692.0
Steal %66561.8%
Block %62831.7%
Rim FG% def. diff5969−2.4%
Matchup difficulty3031low (11.9)
Opp FG% on matchups1920+2.6%
Deflections / 7560532.6
Physical ingredients
Height57926'7"
Strength (weight)7599230

Value

StatPercentile vs leaguevs guardsValue
Overall value
PER478.4
Win Shares / 482834.066
Box Plus/Minus4043−1.0
Offensive BPM2426−1.7
Defensive BPM7577+0.7
VORP39430.3
Game Score / g113.5

Statistical comps

closest profiles by usage, shooting, playmaking, rebounding & rim protection · 2025-26 · 500+ min

Weakness comps

who shares his flaws, ranked against other guards · 2025-26 · 500+ min

Where he ranks worst

Season by season

SeasonTeamAgeGPMPGPPGRPGAPGTS%BPMBPM %ileHonours
2008-09POR207918.45.42.80.9.555+1.476
2009-10POR213724.810.13.81.2.646+3.995
2010-11POR228031.512.44.51.5.563+1.173
2011-12POR235930.413.94.61.4.575+2.584
2012-13POR247338.414.35.64.9.566+2.888
2013-14★POR258236.013.07.55.1.589+3.492
2014-15POR267133.59.45.94.8.516+2.183
2015-16CHA277035.014.96.15.8.546+1.275
2016-17CHA287734.015.16.25.9.529+0.873
2017-18CHA296431.011.64.85.5.523+0.467
2018-19CHA307531.49.35.23.3.581−0.356
2019-20CHA312223.03.64.53.0.463−1.925
2020-21LAC326727.48.14.72.2.617+2.183
2021-22LAC335924.88.34.31.7.608+2.385
2022-23LAC347821.96.13.81.6.594+0.563
2023-24PHI356025.55.34.12.1.603−0.449
2024-25LAC367817.54.02.81.1.633+0.868
2025-26LAC377417.54.02.50.9.603−1.040

BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players. ★ is his best season by Box Plus/Minus, among seasons that clear the games floor.