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

Craig Porter Jr. vs Taelon Peter

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Porter Jr. · Peter

Porter Jr.

Cavaliers

2025-26

Peter

Spurs

Games

availability

17.9

Minutes

per game

13.0

4.5

Points

per game

4.5

3.4

Rebounds

per game

1.6

3.2

Assists

per game

1.1

1.5

Steals + blocks

per game

0.8

0.9

Turnovers

per game · lower is better

0.7

45.0%

Field goal %

38.0%

35.5%

Three-point %

1.5 vs 3.3 attempts

32.8%

60.0%

Free throw %

62.5%

52.4%

True shooting

TS%

51.8%

11.9%

Usage

USG%

15.9%

22.5%

Assist %

of teammates' baskets

11.3%

9.2%

Rebound %

of available

5.7%

+4.6

Net rating

on court

-8.7

9.2%

PIE

player impact estimate

5.7%

+1.6

Plus-minus

per game

-2.6

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

Taelon Peter scored more in 2025-26, 0.0 points a game apart (4.5 vs 4.5), on Peter's heavier usage (15.9% vs 11.9%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (52.4% vs 51.8%).

Playmaking goes to Porter Jr. (3.2 vs 1.1 assists), the glass to Porter Jr. (3.4 vs 1.6 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Porter Jr. played 26 more games (64 vs 38 of 82).

With Porter Jr. on the floor his team outscored opponents by +4.6 per 100 possessions, against -8.7 for Peter; 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, Peter $2.2M through 2026-27. 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

Peter

43-21

Record when playing

6-32

4.2

Points at home

3.9

4.9

Points on the road

5.1

4.8

Points in wins

5.8

4.0

Points in losses

4.3

Season high

30-point games

Double-doubles

Last games & contracts

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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

Peter · last 5

Sun, Apr 12 vs DET3 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast

Fri, Apr 10 vs PHI9 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast

Thu, Apr 9 at BKN8 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast

Tue, Apr 7 vs MIN5 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast

Sun, Apr 5 at CLE8 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast

Porter Jr. · contract

2026-27$2.4M

Peter · contract

2026-27$2.2M

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Porter Jr. vs
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Mike Conley · Craig Porter Jr. · Josh Okogie · Gabe Vincent

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).