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2025-26
Keldon Johnson
Spurs · F-G · 27
Keldon Johnson
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Bobby Portis Jr. vs Keldon Johnson

10-7categories
Portis Jr. · Johnson
Bobby Portis Jr.
Portis Jr.
Heat
2025-26
Johnson
Spurs
Keldon Johnson
67
Games
availability
82
24.2
Minutes
per game
23.3
13.7
Points
per game
13.2
6.4
Rebounds
per game
5.4
1.6
Assists
per game
1.4
0.8
Steals + blocks
per game
0.7
1.0
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.9
48.8%
Field goal %
51.9%
45.6%
Three-point %
4.4 vs 3.3 attempts
36.3%
70.6%
Free throw %
79.4%
58.7%
True shooting
TS%
61.3%
22.5%
Usage
USG%
20.1%
10.3%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
8.5%
12.9%
Rebound %
of available
10.6%
-8.2
Net rating
on court
+7.8
12.2%
PIE
player impact estimate
11.8%
-4.0
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

Bobby Portis Jr. scored more in 2025-26, 0.5 points a game apart (13.7 vs 13.2), on Portis Jr.'s heavier usage (22.5% vs 20.1%).

Johnson is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.3% to 58.7%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Portis Jr. (1.6 vs 1.4 assists), the glass to Portis Jr. (6.4 vs 5.4 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Johnson played 15 more games (82 vs 67 of 82).

With Johnson on the floor his team outscored opponents by +7.8 per 100 possessions, against -8.2 for Portis Jr.; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Portis Jr. — through —, Johnson $17.5M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Portis Jr.
2025-26
Johnson
26-41
Record when playing
62-20
15.1
Points at home
13.5
12.3
Points on the road
12.9
14.3
Points in wins
13.6
13.3
Points in losses
11.8
29
Season high
27
0
30-point games
0
11
Double-doubles
5
Portis Jr. · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at ORL12 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs BKN12 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs MIN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs NOP11 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast
Sat, Oct 3 at TOR4 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Johnson · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 vs OKC10 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs SAC15 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs PHX0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Oct 12 at UTA15 pts · 4 reb · 4 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at PHX6 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Portis Jr. · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).
Johnson · contract
2026-27$17.5M

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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).