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Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

AJ Johnson vs Miles Kelly

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Johnson · Kelly
AJ Johnson
Johnson
Pelicans
2025-26
Kelly
Warriors
14
48
Games
availability
14
9.4
Minutes
per game
9.6
3.3
Points
per game
3.1
1.1
Rebounds
per game
1.7
1.0
Assists
per game
0.9
0.3
Steals + blocks
per game
0.4
0.6
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.4
32.4%
Field goal %
36.4%
21.1%
Three-point %
1.2 vs 2.4 attempts
30.3%
85.0%
Free throw %
100.0%
41.3%
True shooting
TS%
48.4%
19.5%
Usage
USG%
14.4%
15.1%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
13.3%
5.7%
Rebound %
of available
7.8%
-6.4
Net rating
on court
-5.1
4.5%
PIE
player impact estimate
6.4%
-1.1
Plus-minus
per game
-0.9
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

AJ Johnson scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (3.3 vs 3.1), on Johnson's heavier usage (19.5% vs 14.4%).

Kelly is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 48.4% 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 0.9 assists), the glass to Kelly (1.7 vs 1.1 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Johnson played 34 more games (48 vs 14 of 82).

With Kelly on the floor his team outscored opponents by -5.1 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, Kelly — 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
Kelly
9-39
Record when playing
7-7
5.1
Points at home
3.6
2.0
Points on the road
1.8
5.3
Points in wins
3.1
2.9
Points in losses
3.0
20
Season high
9
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
Kelly · last 5
Fri, Feb 27 vs MEM9 pts · 5 reb · 4 ast
Tue, Feb 24 at BKN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Feb 5 vs SAS5 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Feb 3 vs BOS0 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Jan 28 vs MIN0 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Johnson · contract
2026-27$3.2M
2027-28$5.5M
Kelly · 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).