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AJ Johnson vs Mark Sears

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Johnson · Sears
AJ Johnson
Johnson
Pelicans
2025-26
Sears
Trail Blazers
19
48
Games
availability
7
9.4
Minutes
per game
3.7
3.3
Points
per game
3.1
1.1
Rebounds
per game
0.3
1.0
Assists
per game
0.3
0.3
Steals + blocks
per game
0.0
0.6
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.6
32.4%
Field goal %
46.2%
21.1%
Three-point %
1.2 vs 1.1 attempts
50.0%
85.0%
Free throw %
75.0%
41.3%
True shooting
TS%
66.6%
19.5%
Usage
USG%
34.4%
15.1%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
12.5%
5.7%
Rebound %
of available
4.9%
-6.4
Net rating
on court
+21.4
4.5%
PIE
player impact estimate
7.8%
-1.1
Plus-minus
per game
+1.7
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

AJ Johnson scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (3.3 vs 3.1), on Sears's heavier usage (34.4% vs 19.5%).

Sears is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 66.6% 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 0.3 assists), the glass to Johnson (1.1 vs 0.3 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Johnson played 41 more games (48 vs 7 of 82).

With Sears on the floor his team outscored opponents by +21.4 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, Sears — 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
Sears
9-39
Record when playing
1-6
5.1
Points at home
1.8
2.0
Points on the road
5.0
5.3
Points in wins
0.0
2.9
Points in losses
3.7
20
Season high
8
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0
Johnson · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 vs CHI20 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Apr 10 at SAS13 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Apr 8 at PHX4 pts · 1 reb · 3 ast
Tue, Apr 7 at LAC1 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Apr 3 vs ORL2 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Sears · last 5
Mon, Nov 24 vs POR3 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Nov 22 vs DET0 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Sat, Nov 15 vs LAL4 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Nov 14 vs CHA0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Nov 12 at CHA7 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Johnson · contract
2026-27$3.2M
2027-28$5.5M
Sears · 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).