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

Donovan Mitchell vs Jalen Johnson

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Mitchell · Johnson
Donovan Mitchell
Mitchell
Cavaliers
2025-26
Johnson
Hawks
Jalen Johnson
70
Games
availability
72
33.5
Minutes
per game
35.2
27.9
Points
per game
22.5
4.5
Rebounds
per game
10.3
5.7
Assists
per game
7.9
1.8
Steals + blocks
per game
1.6
2.8
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
3.4
48.3%
Field goal %
48.9%
36.4%
Three-point %
8.8 vs 4.7 attempts
35.2%
86.5%
Free throw %
78.8%
61.3%
True shooting
TS%
58.1%
31.1%
Usage
USG%
26.4%
26.6%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
32.5%
6.5%
Rebound %
of available
14.0%
+7.2
Net rating
on court
+3.2
15.2%
PIE
player impact estimate
16.1%
+5.3
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

Donovan Mitchell scored more in 2025-26, 5.4 points a game apart (27.9 vs 22.5), on Mitchell's heavier usage (31.1% vs 26.4%).

Mitchell is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.3% to 58.1%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Johnson (7.9 vs 5.7 assists), the glass to Johnson (10.3 vs 4.5 rebounds).

With Mitchell on the floor his team outscored opponents by +7.2 per 100 possessions, against +3.2 for Johnson; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Mitchell $50.1M through 2030-31, Johnson $30.0M through 2029-30. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Mitchell
2025-26
Johnson
45-25
Record when playing
42-30
28.7
Points at home
22.1
27.0
Points on the road
22.9
29.6
Points in wins
22.8
24.8
Points in losses
22.2
48
Season high
43
34
30-point games
12
5
Double-doubles
49
Mitchell · last 5
Tue, Oct 13 at ORL15 pts · 2 reb · 8 ast
Sun, Oct 11 vs ORL11 pts · 5 reb · 6 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs BOS11 pts · 0 reb · 3 ast
Mon, May 25 vs NYK31 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Sat, May 23 vs NYK23 pts · 1 reb · 4 ast
Johnson · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 at ORL20 pts · 14 reb · 6 ast
Fri, Oct 16 at DAL20 pts · 14 reb · 3 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at IND20 pts · 7 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at SAS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Oct 5 vs MEM8 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
Mitchell · contract
2026-27$50.1M
2027-28player option$60.9M
2028-29$65.8M
2029-30$70.7M
2030-31$75.5M
Johnson · contract
2026-27$30.0M
2027-28$30.0M
2028-29$30.0M
2029-30$30.0M

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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).