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

Craig Porter Jr. vs Jase Richardson

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Porter Jr. · Richardson
Craig Porter Jr.
Porter Jr.
Cavaliers
2025-26
Richardson
Magic
11
64
Games
availability
54
17.9
Minutes
per game
10.9
4.5
Points
per game
4.4
3.4
Rebounds
per game
1.2
3.2
Assists
per game
1.1
1.5
Steals + blocks
per game
0.4
0.9
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.5
45.0%
Field goal %
47.3%
35.5%
Three-point %
1.5 vs 1.5 attempts
35.4%
60.0%
Free throw %
71.7%
52.4%
True shooting
TS%
57.4%
11.9%
Usage
USG%
16.2%
22.5%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
14.5%
9.2%
Rebound %
of available
5.3%
+4.6
Net rating
on court
-0.8
9.2%
PIE
player impact estimate
7.4%
+1.6
Plus-minus
per game
-0.3
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

Craig Porter Jr. scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (4.5 vs 4.4), on Richardson's heavier usage (16.2% vs 11.9%).

Richardson is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 57.4% to 52.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Porter Jr. (3.2 vs 1.1 assists), the glass to Porter Jr. (3.4 vs 1.2 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Porter Jr. played 10 more games (64 vs 54 of 82).

With Porter Jr. on the floor his team outscored opponents by +4.6 per 100 possessions, against -0.8 for Richardson; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Porter Jr. $2.4M through 2026-27, Richardson $3.1M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Porter Jr.
2025-26
Richardson
43-21
Record when playing
26-28
4.2
Points at home
4.2
4.9
Points on the road
4.6
4.8
Points in wins
2.8
4.0
Points in losses
6.0
19
Season high
20
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0
Porter Jr. · last 5
Mon, May 25 vs NYK0 pts · 1 reb · 3 ast
Thu, May 21 at NYK0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, May 17 at DET2 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Fri, May 15 vs DET0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Mon, May 11 vs DET0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Richardson · last 5
Wed, Apr 22 at DET6 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Apr 10 at CHI8 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Apr 8 vs MIN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Apr 6 vs DET3 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Apr 3 at DAL0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Porter Jr. · contract
2026-27$2.4M
Richardson · contract
2026-27$3.1M
2027-28$3.3M
2028-29$5.9M

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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).