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

Brandon Miller vs Zion Williamson

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Miller · Williamson
Brandon Miller
Miller
Hornets
2025-26
Williamson
Pelicans
Zion Williamson
65
Games
availability
62
30.3
Minutes
per game
29.7
20.2
Points
per game
21.0
4.9
Rebounds
per game
5.7
3.3
Assists
per game
3.2
1.7
Steals + blocks
per game
1.5
2.5
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.0
43.5%
Field goal %
60.0%
38.3%
Three-point %
8.2 vs 0.1 attempts
25.0%
89.2%
Free throw %
71.6%
57.4%
True shooting
TS%
64.4%
27.2%
Usage
USG%
25.0%
17.3%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
17.4%
7.8%
Rebound %
of available
9.0%
+8.5
Net rating
on court
-1.9
11.3%
PIE
player impact estimate
14.1%
+5.7
Plus-minus
per game
-1.3
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

Zion Williamson scored more in 2025-26, 0.8 points a game apart (21.0 vs 20.2), on Miller's heavier usage (27.2% vs 25.0%).

Williamson is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 64.4% to 57.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Miller (3.3 vs 3.2 assists), the glass to Williamson (5.7 vs 4.9 rebounds).

With Miller on the floor his team outscored opponents by +8.5 per 100 possessions, against -1.9 for Williamson; 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, Williamson $42.2M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Miller
2025-26
Williamson
41-24
Record when playing
22-40
21.2
Points at home
21.1
19.0
Points on the road
20.9
21.0
Points in wins
21.4
18.7
Points in losses
20.8
33
Season high
35
5
30-point games
5
3
Double-doubles
6
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
Williamson · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs IND22 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs WAS11 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at DAL10 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at MIA8 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at OKC11 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Miller · contract
2026-27$15.1M
Williamson · contract
2026-27$42.2M
2027-28$44.9M

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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).