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

Bronny James vs David Jones Garcia

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James · Jones Garcia
Bronny James
James
Lakers
2025-26
Jones Garcia
Spurs
25
42
Games
availability
11
8.9
Minutes
per game
6.2
2.9
Points
per game
2.9
0.5
Rebounds
per game
1.2
1.2
Assists
per game
1.6
0.6
Steals + blocks
per game
0.6
0.6
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.5
40.9%
Field goal %
52.0%
38.6%
Three-point %
1.4 vs 0.5 attempts
60.0%
85.7%
Free throw %
50.0%
51.7%
True shooting
TS%
57.9%
16.3%
Usage
USG%
18.0%
19.5%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
31.6%
3.2%
Rebound %
of available
10.0%
-8.0
Net rating
on court
+23.1
5.8%
PIE
player impact estimate
13.3%
-1.0
Plus-minus
per game
+3.5
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

David Jones Garcia scored more in 2025-26, 0.0 points a game apart (2.9 vs 2.9), on Jones Garcia's heavier usage (18.0% vs 16.3%).

Jones Garcia is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 57.9% to 51.7%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Jones Garcia (1.6 vs 1.2 assists), the glass to Jones Garcia (1.2 vs 0.5 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: James played 31 more games (42 vs 11 of 82).

With Jones Garcia on the floor his team outscored opponents by +23.1 per 100 possessions, against -8.0 for James; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: James $2.3M through 2027-28, Jones Garcia — through —. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
James
2025-26
Jones Garcia
24-18
Record when playing
7-4
2.1
Points at home
3.2
4.1
Points on the road
2.7
2.5
Points in wins
3.0
3.4
Points in losses
2.8
12
Season high
12
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0
James · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs DEN0 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Oct 13 vs GSW0 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs SAC4 pts · 4 reb · 6 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at GSW4 pts · 1 reb · 5 ast
Mon, Oct 5 at SAC3 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast
Jones Garcia · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 vs OKC2 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs SAC2 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs PHX4 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Oct 12 at UTA4 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at PHX0 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast
James · contract
2026-27$2.3M
2027-28team option$2.5M
Jones Garcia · 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).