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

Brandon Miller vs Jimmy Butler III

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Miller · Butler III

Jimmy Butler III: Out (Right knee).

Brandon Miller
Miller
Hornets
2025-26
Butler III
Warriors
Jimmy Butler III
65
Games
availability
38
30.3
Minutes
per game
31.1
20.2
Points
per game
20.0
4.9
Rebounds
per game
5.6
3.3
Assists
per game
4.9
1.7
Steals + blocks
per game
1.6
2.5
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.6
43.5%
Field goal %
51.9%
38.3%
Three-point %
8.2 vs 2.2 attempts
37.6%
89.2%
Free throw %
86.4%
57.4%
True shooting
TS%
64.6%
27.2%
Usage
USG%
22.6%
17.3%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
24.0%
7.8%
Rebound %
of available
8.7%
+8.5
Net rating
on court
+7.3
11.3%
PIE
player impact estimate
15.5%
+5.7
Plus-minus
per game
+4.9
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

Brandon Miller scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (20.2 vs 20.0), on Miller's heavier usage (27.2% vs 22.6%).

Butler III is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 64.6% to 57.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Butler III (4.9 vs 3.3 assists), the glass to Butler III (5.6 vs 4.9 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Miller played 27 more games (65 vs 38 of 82).

With Miller on the floor his team outscored opponents by +8.5 per 100 possessions, against +7.3 for Butler III; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Miller $15.1M through 2026-27, Butler III — through —. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Miller
2025-26
Butler III
41-24
Record when playing
23-15
21.2
Points at home
18.8
19.0
Points on the road
21.5
21.0
Points in wins
20.0
18.7
Points in losses
20.0
33
Season high
33
5
30-point games
5
3
Double-doubles
3
Miller · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 at BKN18 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Oct 16 at MEM15 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at BOS16 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Oct 11 vs MIL18 pts · 3 reb · 4 ast
Tue, Oct 6 vs BKN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Butler III · last 5
Wed, Oct 7 at POR0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Oct 6 vs LAL0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Oct 4 at LAC0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Jan 19 vs MIA17 pts · 3 reb · 4 ast
Thu, Jan 15 vs NYK32 pts · 8 reb · 4 ast
Miller · contract
2026-27$15.1M
Butler III · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).

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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).