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

Anthony Edwards vs Jalen Johnson

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Edwards · Johnson
Anthony Edwards
Edwards
Timberwolves
2025-26
Johnson
Hawks
Jalen Johnson
61
Games
availability
72
35.0
Minutes
per game
35.2
28.8
Points
per game
22.5
5.0
Rebounds
per game
10.3
3.7
Assists
per game
7.9
2.2
Steals + blocks
per game
1.6
2.9
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
3.4
48.9%
Field goal %
48.9%
39.9%
Three-point %
8.4 vs 4.7 attempts
35.2%
79.6%
Free throw %
78.8%
61.7%
True shooting
TS%
58.1%
30.9%
Usage
USG%
26.4%
17.4%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
32.5%
6.9%
Rebound %
of available
14.0%
+3.5
Net rating
on court
+3.2
14.5%
PIE
player impact estimate
16.1%
+2.7
Plus-minus
per game
+2.6
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

Anthony Edwards scored more in 2025-26, 6.3 points a game apart (28.8 vs 22.5), on Edwards's heavier usage (30.9% vs 26.4%).

Edwards is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.7% to 58.1%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Johnson (7.9 vs 3.7 assists), the glass to Johnson (10.3 vs 5.0 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Johnson played 11 more games (72 vs 61 of 82).

With Edwards on the floor his team outscored opponents by +3.5 per 100 possessions, against +3.2 for Johnson; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Edwards $48.9M through 2028-29, Johnson $30.0M through 2029-30. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Edwards
2025-26
Johnson
37-24
Record when playing
42-30
27.2
Points at home
22.1
30.2
Points on the road
22.9
27.6
Points in wins
22.8
30.6
Points in losses
22.2
55
Season high
43
32
30-point games
12
2
Double-doubles
49
Edwards · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 at MIA45 pts · 10 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Oct 16 at CHI0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs DET20 pts · 0 reb · 3 ast
Mon, Oct 12 at NYK26 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at IND19 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Johnson · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 at ORL20 pts · 14 reb · 6 ast
Fri, Oct 16 at DAL20 pts · 14 reb · 3 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at IND20 pts · 7 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at SAS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Oct 5 vs MEM8 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
Edwards · contract
2026-27$48.9M
2027-28$52.3M
2028-29$55.7M
Johnson · contract
2026-27$30.0M
2027-28$30.0M
2028-29$30.0M
2029-30$30.0M

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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).