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Jazz · F · 20
Ace Bailey
vs
2025-26
Bobby Portis Jr.
Heat · F · 31
Bobby Portis Jr.
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Ace Bailey vs Bobby Portis Jr.

6-11categories
Bailey · Portis Jr.
19
Bailey
Jazz
2025-26
Portis Jr.
Heat
Bobby Portis Jr.
72
Games
availability
67
27.6
Minutes
per game
24.2
13.8
Points
per game
13.7
4.2
Rebounds
per game
6.4
1.8
Assists
per game
1.6
1.5
Steals + blocks
per game
0.8
1.5
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.0
44.3%
Field goal %
48.8%
34.4%
Three-point %
5.5 vs 4.4 attempts
45.6%
75.0%
Free throw %
70.6%
53.3%
True shooting
TS%
58.7%
21.0%
Usage
USG%
22.5%
9.8%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
10.3%
7.2%
Rebound %
of available
12.9%
-10.7
Net rating
on court
-8.2
6.9%
PIE
player impact estimate
12.2%
-6.2
Plus-minus
per game
-4.0
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

Ace Bailey scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (13.8 vs 13.7), on Portis Jr.'s heavier usage (22.5% vs 21.0%).

Portis Jr. is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 58.7% to 53.3%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Bailey (1.8 vs 1.6 assists), the glass to Portis Jr. (6.4 vs 4.2 rebounds).

With Portis Jr. on the floor his team outscored opponents by -8.2 per 100 possessions, against -10.7 for Bailey; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Bailey $9.5M through 2028-29, Portis Jr. — through —. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Bailey
2025-26
Portis Jr.
19-53
Record when playing
26-41
15.6
Points at home
15.1
11.8
Points on the road
12.3
12.4
Points in wins
14.3
14.3
Points in losses
13.3
37
Season high
29
3
30-point games
0
1
Double-doubles
11

Last games & contracts

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Bailey · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at PHX12 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Oct 12 vs SAS6 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast
Tue, Oct 6 vs DEN10 pts · 7 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Oct 4 at DEN10 pts · 5 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 12 at LAL15 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Portis Jr. · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at ORL12 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs BKN12 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs MIN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs NOP11 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast
Sat, Oct 3 at TOR4 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Bailey · contract
2026-27$9.5M
2027-28$10.0M
2028-29$12.6M
Portis Jr. · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).

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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).