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Darius Garland
Clippers · G · 26
Darius Garland
vs
2025-26
De'Aaron Fox
Spurs · G · 28
De'Aaron Fox
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Darius Garland vs De'Aaron Fox

7-10categories
Garland · Fox
Darius Garland
Garland
Clippers
2025-26
Fox
Spurs
De'Aaron Fox
45
Games
availability
72
29.9
Minutes
per game
31.0
18.8
Points
per game
18.6
2.4
Rebounds
per game
3.8
6.7
Assists
per game
6.2
1.2
Steals + blocks
per game
1.5
2.9
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.3
46.0%
Field goal %
48.6%
39.6%
Three-point %
6.8 vs 5.5 attempts
33.2%
86.1%
Free throw %
76.0%
58.2%
True shooting
TS%
57.8%
26.6%
Usage
USG%
24.2%
32.2%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
28.6%
3.9%
Rebound %
of available
5.6%
+2.6
Net rating
on court
+9.9
11.2%
PIE
player impact estimate
11.7%
+1.9
Plus-minus
per game
+6.3
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

Darius Garland scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (18.8 vs 18.6), on Garland's heavier usage (26.6% vs 24.2%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (58.2% vs 57.8%).

Playmaking goes to Garland (6.7 vs 6.2 assists), the glass to Fox (3.8 vs 2.4 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Fox played 27 more games (72 vs 45 of 82).

With Fox on the floor his team outscored opponents by +9.9 per 100 possessions, against +2.6 for Garland; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Garland $42.2M through 2027-28, Fox $49.8M through 2029-30. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
GarlandFox
26-19Record when playing55-17
18.8Points at home19.0
18.7Points on the road18.1
19.3Points in wins19.0
18.1Points in losses17.1
41Season high37
330-point games3
7Double-doubles8
Garland · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 vs GSW15 pts · 1 reb · 6 ast
Fri, Apr 10 at POR16 pts · 5 reb · 7 ast
Tue, Apr 7 vs DAL22 pts · 1 reb · 4 ast
Sun, Apr 5 at SAC17 pts · 4 reb · 6 ast
Thu, Apr 2 vs SAS11 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast
Fox · last 5
Sat, Jun 13 vs NYK7 pts · 0 reb · 5 ast
Wed, Jun 10 at NYK18 pts · 5 reb · 7 ast
Mon, Jun 8 at NYK12 pts · 3 reb · 8 ast
Fri, Jun 5 vs NYK20 pts · 3 reb · 5 ast
Wed, Jun 3 vs NYK7 pts · 4 reb · 5 ast
Garland · contract
2026-27$42.2M
2027-28$44.9M
Fox · contract
2026-27$49.8M
2027-28$53.8M
2028-29$57.8M
2029-30$61.8M

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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).