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Pelicans · G · 21
AJ Johnson
vs
2025-26
14
Free agent · G · 23
Koby Brea
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

AJ Johnson vs Koby Brea

6-11categories
Johnson · Brea
14
Johnson
Pelicans
2025-26
Brea
Free agent
14
48
Games
availability
12
9.4
Minutes
per game
7.0
3.3
Points
per game
3.8
1.1
Rebounds
per game
0.7
1.0
Assists
per game
0.8
0.3
Steals + blocks
per game
0.1
0.6
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.3
32.4%
Field goal %
41.7%
21.1%
Three-point %
1.2 vs 2.5 attempts
43.3%
85.0%
Free throw %
100.0%
41.3%
True shooting
TS%
61.0%
19.5%
Usage
USG%
20.3%
15.1%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
18.9%
5.7%
Rebound %
of available
4.8%
-6.4
Net rating
on court
-4.2
4.5%
PIE
player impact estimate
10.1%
-1.1
Plus-minus
per game
-0.4
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

Koby Brea scored more in 2025-26, 0.5 points a game apart (3.8 vs 3.3), on Brea's heavier usage (20.3% vs 19.5%).

Brea is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.0% to 41.3%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Johnson (1.0 vs 0.8 assists), the glass to Johnson (1.1 vs 0.7 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Johnson played 36 more games (48 vs 12 of 82).

With Brea on the floor his team outscored opponents by -4.2 per 100 possessions, against -6.4 for Johnson; 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, Brea — 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
Brea
9-39
Record when playing
5-7
5.1
Points at home
2.4
2.0
Points on the road
6.5
5.3
Points in wins
6.0
2.9
Points in losses
2.1
20
Season high
20
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0
Johnson · last 5
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
Fri, Apr 10 at SAS13 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Brea · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs UTA3 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at SAS7 pts · 1 reb · 3 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs SAS2 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at CHI0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Oct 5 at DET0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Johnson · contract
2026-27$3.2M
2027-28$5.5M
Brea · 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).