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

Anthony Davis vs LeBron James

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Davis · James

Davis

Wizards

2025-26

James

76ers

Games

availability

31.3

Minutes

per game

33.2

20.4

Points

per game

20.9

11.1

Rebounds

per game

6.1

2.8

Assists

per game

7.2

2.8

Steals + blocks

per game

1.8

2.1

Turnovers

per game · lower is better

3.0

50.6%

Field goal %

51.5%

27.0%

Three-point %

1.9 vs 4.1 attempts

31.7%

72.8%

Free throw %

73.7%

55.1%

True shooting

TS%

59.4%

27.2%

Usage

USG%

26.2%

14.0%

Assist %

of teammates' baskets

33.8%

17.2%

Rebound %

of available

9.3%

-4.6

Net rating

on court

+2.6

15.1%

PIE

player impact estimate

15.4%

-2.5

Plus-minus

per game

+2.0

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

LeBron James scored more in 2025-26, 0.5 points a game apart (20.9 vs 20.4), on Davis's heavier usage (27.2% vs 26.2%).

James is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 59.4% to 55.1%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to James (7.2 vs 2.8 assists), the glass to Davis (11.1 vs 6.1 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: James played 40 more games (60 vs 20 of 82).

With James on the floor his team outscored opponents by +2.6 per 100 possessions, against -4.6 for Davis; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Davis $58.5M through 2027-28, James $3.9M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs

Davis

2025-26

James

10-10

Record when playing

39-21

21.6

Points at home

20.7

18.5

Points on the road

21.2

22.2

Points in wins

21.3

18.5

Points in losses

20.2

Season high

30-point games

Double-doubles

Last games & contracts

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Davis · last 5

Wed, Oct 21 vs MIL34 pts · 12 reb · 4 ast

Fri, Oct 16 at NOP14 pts · 11 reb · 1 ast

Mon, Oct 12 vs BKN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Sat, Oct 10 vs DET10 pts · 11 reb · 4 ast

Thu, Oct 8 at NYK16 pts · 7 reb · 2 ast

James · last 5

Tue, Oct 20 at NYK14 pts · 9 reb · 7 ast

Fri, Oct 16 vs BOS8 pts · 8 reb · 7 ast

Sat, Oct 10 at BOS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Thu, Oct 8 at BKN10 pts · 4 reb · 5 ast

Mon, Oct 5 vs NYK0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Davis · contract

2026-27$58.5M

2027-28player option$62.8M

James · contract

2026-27$3.9M

2027-28player option$4.1M

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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).