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

Coby White vs Kevin Porter Jr.

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White · Porter Jr.

Kevin Porter Jr.: Day-To-Day (Knee · Leg · Right).

Coby White
White
Hornets
2025-26
Porter Jr.
Bucks
Kevin Porter Jr.
50
Games
availability
38
25.0
Minutes
per game
33.2
17.4
Points
per game
17.4
3.4
Rebounds
per game
5.2
4.0
Assists
per game
7.4
0.6
Steals + blocks
per game
2.7
2.6
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.9
44.6%
Field goal %
46.5%
36.2%
Three-point %
6.4 vs 3.8 attempts
32.2%
81.7%
Free throw %
87.8%
59.5%
True shooting
TS%
56.7%
28.3%
Usage
USG%
23.6%
24.2%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
33.6%
6.4%
Rebound %
of available
7.7%
+3.2
Net rating
on court
-4.7
11.2%
PIE
player impact estimate
13.2%
+1.9
Plus-minus
per game
-2.8
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

Kevin Porter Jr. scored more in 2025-26, 0.0 points a game apart (17.4 vs 17.4), on White's heavier usage (28.3% vs 23.6%).

White is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 59.5% to 56.7%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Porter Jr. (7.4 vs 4.0 assists), the glass to Porter Jr. (5.2 vs 3.4 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: White played 12 more games (50 vs 38 of 82).

With White on the floor his team outscored opponents by +3.2 per 100 possessions, against -4.7 for Porter Jr.; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: White $22.8M through 2028-29, Porter Jr. $5.4M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
White
2025-26
Porter Jr.
29-21
Record when playing
18-20
17.6
Points at home
18.2
17.1
Points on the road
16.8
18.5
Points in wins
18.2
15.8
Points in losses
16.6
27
Season high
32
0
30-point games
3
1
Double-doubles
10
White · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 at NYK19 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Apr 10 vs DET11 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Apr 5 at MIN17 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Apr 3 vs IND11 pts · 3 reb · 4 ast
Thu, Apr 2 vs PHX19 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Porter Jr. · last 5
Tue, Mar 17 vs CLE25 pts · 3 reb · 10 ast
Sat, Mar 14 at ATL18 pts · 7 reb · 7 ast
Thu, Mar 12 at MIA6 pts · 7 reb · 5 ast
Mon, Mar 2 vs BOS8 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Sun, Mar 1 at CHI10 pts · 6 reb · 4 ast
White · contract
2026-27$22.8M
2027-28$24.7M
2028-29$26.5M
Porter Jr. · contract
2026-27player option$5.4M

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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).