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Derrick Jones Jr.
Clippers · F · 29
Derrick Jones Jr.
vs
2025-26
Khris Middleton
Wizards · F · 35
Khris Middleton
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Derrick Jones Jr. vs Khris Middleton

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Jones Jr. · Middleton
Derrick Jones Jr.
Jones Jr.
Clippers
2025-26
Middleton
Wizards
Khris Middleton
50
Games
availability
63
27.0
Minutes
per game
22.8
10.1
Points
per game
10.2
3.5
Rebounds
per game
3.7
1.4
Assists
per game
2.8
1.9
Steals + blocks
per game
0.8
0.8
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.7
49.9%
Field goal %
42.0%
35.9%
Three-point %
3.1 vs 3.0 attempts
36.0%
76.3%
Free throw %
87.5%
60.0%
True shooting
TS%
53.3%
14.4%
Usage
USG%
19.8%
6.8%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
17.1%
6.5%
Rebound %
of available
7.5%
+4.0
Net rating
on court
-11.1
7.2%
PIE
player impact estimate
7.3%
+2.6
Plus-minus
per game
-5.3
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

Khris Middleton scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (10.2 vs 10.1), on Middleton's heavier usage (19.8% vs 14.4%).

Jones Jr. is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 60.0% to 53.3%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Middleton (2.8 vs 1.4 assists), the glass to Middleton (3.7 vs 3.5 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Middleton played 13 more games (63 vs 50 of 82).

With Jones Jr. on the floor his team outscored opponents by +4.0 per 100 possessions, against -11.1 for Middleton; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Jones Jr. $10.5M through 2026-27, Middleton $5.6M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Jones Jr.
2025-26
Middleton
26-24
Record when playing
18-45
10.0
Points at home
9.5
10.3
Points on the road
10.8
10.6
Points in wins
11.6
9.5
Points in losses
9.6
22
Season high
35
0
30-point games
1
1
Double-doubles
2

Last games & contracts

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Jones Jr. · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 vs GSW0 pts · 4 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Apr 10 at POR10 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Apr 8 vs OKC11 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Apr 7 vs DAL11 pts · 10 reb · 2 ast
Sun, Apr 5 at SAC6 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Middleton · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 vs CHI8 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Apr 10 at SAS14 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Wed, Apr 8 at PHX4 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Apr 7 at LAC2 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Apr 5 vs LAL8 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Jones Jr. · contract
2026-27$10.5M
Middleton · contract
2026-27$5.6M
2027-28$5.9M
2028-29$6.2M

More comparisons

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Middleton vs
Ziaire Williams · Jalen Smith · Derrick Jones Jr. · Precious Achiuwa

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).