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A.J. Lawson
Free agent · G · 26
A.J. Lawson
vs
2025-26
19
Bucks · G · 24
Kam Jones
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

A.J. Lawson vs Kam Jones

12-5categories
Lawson · Jones
A.J. Lawson
Lawson
Free agent
2025-26
Jones
Bucks
19
24
Games
availability
37
9.4
Minutes
per game
16.7
4.2
Points
per game
4.4
1.8
Rebounds
per game
1.6
0.3
Assists
per game
3.2
0.7
Steals + blocks
per game
0.5
0.3
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.0
43.6%
Field goal %
40.2%
42.2%
Three-point %
1.9 vs 2.0 attempts
29.3%
77.8%
Free throw %
50.0%
58.8%
True shooting
TS%
47.0%
17.2%
Usage
USG%
14.1%
4.6%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
26.2%
9.6%
Rebound %
of available
4.8%
-3.1
Net rating
on court
-10.0
9.1%
PIE
player impact estimate
6.1%
-0.4
Plus-minus
per game
-3.9
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

Kam Jones scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (4.4 vs 4.2), on Lawson's heavier usage (17.2% vs 14.1%).

Lawson is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 58.8% to 47.0%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Jones (3.2 vs 0.3 assists), the glass to Lawson (1.8 vs 1.6 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Jones played 13 more games (37 vs 24 of 82).

With Lawson on the floor his team outscored opponents by -3.1 per 100 possessions, against -10.0 for Jones; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Lawson
2025-26
Jones
12-12
Record when playing
6-31
3.9
Points at home
5.4
4.7
Points on the road
3.7
3.8
Points in wins
4.7
4.7
Points in losses
4.3
14
Season high
14
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
1
Lawson · last 5
Sun, May 3 at CLE2 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Fri, May 1 vs CLE6 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Apr 29 at CLE0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 26 vs CLE0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Apr 23 vs CLE0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Jones · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at IND3 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs CHI23 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Oct 11 at CHA0 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at OKC0 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Mon, Oct 5 vs MIN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Lawson · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).
Jones · 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).