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

Brandon Ingram vs Michael Porter Jr.

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Ingram · Porter Jr.

Brandon Ingram: Out (Achilles).

7
Ingram
Clippers
2025-26
Porter Jr.
Nets
17
77
Games
availability
52
33.8
Minutes
per game
32.5
21.5
Points
per game
24.2
5.6
Rebounds
per game
7.1
3.7
Assists
per game
3.0
1.5
Steals + blocks
per game
1.4
2.4
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.3
47.7%
Field goal %
46.3%
38.2%
Three-point %
4.6 vs 9.3 attempts
36.3%
82.0%
Free throw %
85.9%
57.3%
True shooting
TS%
59.5%
26.4%
Usage
USG%
29.2%
16.9%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
16.5%
8.3%
Rebound %
of available
11.0%
+1.0
Net rating
on court
-6.6
12.1%
PIE
player impact estimate
14.1%
+0.6
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

Michael Porter Jr. scored more in 2025-26, 2.7 points a game apart (24.2 vs 21.5), on Porter Jr.'s heavier usage (29.2% vs 26.4%).

Porter Jr. is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 59.5% to 57.3%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Ingram (3.7 vs 3.0 assists), the glass to Porter Jr. (7.1 vs 5.6 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Ingram played 25 more games (77 vs 52 of 82).

With Ingram on the floor his team outscored opponents by +1.0 per 100 possessions, against -6.6 for Porter Jr.; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Ingram $40.0M through 2027-28, Porter Jr. $40.8M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Ingram
2025-26
Porter Jr.
43-34
Record when playing
14-38
23.4
Points at home
25.2
19.6
Points on the road
23.3
22.1
Points in wins
28.5
20.7
Points in losses
22.6
38
Season high
38
12
30-point games
14
2
Double-doubles
12
Ingram · last 5
Wed, Oct 14 vs DEN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Oct 4 vs GSW0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Apr 29 at CLE1 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Sun, Apr 26 vs CLE23 pts · 6 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Apr 23 vs CLE12 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Porter Jr. · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs CHA26 pts · 7 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at MIA27 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Oct 12 at WAS22 pts · 4 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at CHA16 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Mar 10 vs DET19 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Ingram · contract
2026-27$40.0M
2027-28player option$41.9M
Porter Jr. · contract
2026-27$40.8M

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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).