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Amen Thompson
Rockets · G-F · 23
Amen Thompson
vs
2025-26
De'Aaron Fox
Spurs · G · 28
De'Aaron Fox
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Amen Thompson vs De'Aaron Fox

9-8categories
Thompson · Fox
Amen Thompson
Thompson
Rockets
2025-26
Fox
Spurs
De'Aaron Fox
79
Games
availability
72
37.4
Minutes
per game
31.0
18.3
Points
per game
18.6
7.8
Rebounds
per game
3.8
5.3
Assists
per game
6.2
2.1
Steals + blocks
per game
1.5
2.4
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.3
53.4%
Field goal %
48.6%
21.6%
Three-point %
1.5 vs 5.5 attempts
33.2%
77.9%
Free throw %
76.0%
59.4%
True shooting
TS%
57.8%
19.5%
Usage
USG%
24.2%
20.2%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
28.6%
10.1%
Rebound %
of available
5.6%
+6.6
Net rating
on court
+9.9
12.8%
PIE
player impact estimate
11.7%
+4.7
Plus-minus
per game
+6.3
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

De'Aaron Fox scored more in 2025-26, 0.3 points a game apart (18.6 vs 18.3), on Fox's heavier usage (24.2% vs 19.5%).

Thompson is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 59.4% to 57.8%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Fox (6.2 vs 5.3 assists), the glass to Thompson (7.8 vs 3.8 rebounds).

With Fox on the floor his team outscored opponents by +9.9 per 100 possessions, against +6.6 for Thompson; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Thompson $12.3M through 2031-32, Fox $49.8M through 2029-30. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Thompson
2025-26
Fox
49-30
Record when playing
55-17
18.9
Points at home
19.0
17.6
Points on the road
18.1
18.0
Points in wins
19.0
18.7
Points in losses
17.1
41
Season high
37
3
30-point games
3
20
Double-doubles
8

Last games & contracts

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Thompson · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs DAL16 pts · 10 reb · 4 ast
Thu, Oct 15 vs OKC12 pts · 5 reb · 4 ast
Sun, Oct 11 vs DAL14 pts · 7 reb · 6 ast
Fri, Oct 9 at DAL8 pts · 7 reb · 2 ast
Fri, May 1 vs LAL18 pts · 8 reb · 3 ast
Fox · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 vs OKC14 pts · 7 reb · 7 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs SAC16 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs PHX9 pts · 3 reb · 4 ast
Mon, Oct 12 at UTA0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs ATL0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thompson · contract
2026-27$12.3M
2027-28$35.9M
2028-29$38.7M
2029-30$41.6M
2030-31$44.5M
2031-32$47.3M
Fox · contract
2026-27$49.8M
2027-28$53.8M
2028-29$57.8M
2029-30$61.8M

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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).