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Pelicans · G · 21
AJ Johnson
vs
2025-26
Keaton Wallace
Free agent · G · 27
Keaton Wallace
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

AJ Johnson vs Keaton Wallace

5-11categories
Johnson · Wallace
14
Johnson
Pelicans
2025-26
Wallace
Free agent
Keaton Wallace
48
Games
availability
53
9.4
Minutes
per game
10.1
3.3
Points
per game
3.5
1.1
Rebounds
per game
1.1
1.0
Assists
per game
1.8
0.3
Steals + blocks
per game
0.6
0.6
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.5
32.4%
Field goal %
39.8%
21.1%
Three-point %
1.2 vs 1.9 attempts
37.3%
85.0%
Free throw %
66.7%
41.3%
True shooting
TS%
52.0%
19.5%
Usage
USG%
16.1%
15.1%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
26.4%
5.7%
Rebound %
of available
5.0%
-6.4
Net rating
on court
-8.6
4.5%
PIE
player impact estimate
7.7%
-1.1
Plus-minus
per game
-1.9
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

Keaton Wallace scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (3.5 vs 3.3), on Johnson's heavier usage (19.5% vs 16.1%).

Wallace is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 52.0% to 41.3%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Wallace (1.8 vs 1.0 assists), the glass to Wallace (1.1 vs 1.1 rebounds).

With Johnson on the floor his team outscored opponents by -6.4 per 100 possessions, against -8.6 for Wallace; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Johnson $3.2M through 2027-28, Wallace — through —. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Johnson
2025-26
Wallace
9-39
Record when playing
31-22
5.1
Points at home
3.2
2.0
Points on the road
3.8
5.3
Points in wins
3.4
2.9
Points in losses
3.7
20
Season high
14
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0
Johnson · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs IND0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs WAS2 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at DAL8 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at MIA0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 12 vs CHI20 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Wallace · last 5
Thu, Apr 30 vs NYK4 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Apr 28 at NYK0 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Sat, Apr 25 vs NYK2 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 12 at MIA8 pts · 4 reb · 6 ast
Fri, Apr 10 vs CLE0 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast
Johnson · contract
2026-27$3.2M
2027-28$5.5M
Wallace · 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).