Devin Booker vs LeBron James
Booker · James
| Booker | James | |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | Games availability | 60 |
| 33.5 | Minutes per game | 33.2 |
| 26.1 | Points per game | 20.9 |
| 3.9 | Rebounds per game | 6.1 |
| 6.0 | Assists per game | 7.2 |
| 1.1 | Steals + blocks per game | 1.8 |
| 3.1 | Turnovers per game · lower is better | 3.0 |
| 45.6% | Field goal % | 51.5% |
| 33.0% | Three-point % 5.8 vs 4.1 attempts | 31.7% |
| 87.3% | Free throw % | 73.7% |
| 58.5% | True shooting TS% | 59.4% |
| 30.7% | Usage USG% | 26.2% |
| 29.3% | Assist % of teammates' baskets | 33.8% |
| 5.5% | Rebound % of available | 9.3% |
| +3.9 | Net rating on court | +2.6 |
| 14.2% | PIE player impact estimate | 15.4% |
| +3.1 | Plus-minus per game | +2.0 |
Where the gap is
from the numbers aboveDevin Booker scored more in 2025-26, 5.2 points a game apart (26.1 vs 20.9), on Booker's heavier usage (30.7% vs 26.2%).
Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (58.5% vs 59.4%).
Playmaking goes to James (7.2 vs 6.0 assists), the glass to James (6.1 vs 3.9 rebounds).
With Booker on the floor his team outscored opponents by +3.9 per 100 possessions, against +2.6 for James; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.
On the books for 2026-27: Booker $57.1M through 2029-30, James $3.9M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.
Splits
2025-26 · from the game logs| Booker | James | |
|---|---|---|
| 37-27 | Record when playing | 39-21 |
| 25.8 | Points at home | 20.7 |
| 26.3 | Points on the road | 21.2 |
| 25.5 | Points in wins | 21.3 |
| 26.9 | Points in losses | 20.2 |
| 43 | Season high | 36 |
| 24 | 30-point games | 6 |
| 6 | Double-doubles | 17 |
Last games & contracts
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pick any two players →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).