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

Donovan Mitchell vs Michael Porter Jr.

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Mitchell · Porter Jr.
Donovan Mitchell
Mitchell
Cavaliers
2025-26
Porter Jr.
Nets
17
70
Games
availability
52
33.5
Minutes
per game
32.5
27.9
Points
per game
24.2
4.5
Rebounds
per game
7.1
5.7
Assists
per game
3.0
1.8
Steals + blocks
per game
1.4
2.8
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.3
48.3%
Field goal %
46.3%
36.4%
Three-point %
8.8 vs 9.3 attempts
36.3%
86.5%
Free throw %
85.9%
61.3%
True shooting
TS%
59.5%
31.1%
Usage
USG%
29.2%
26.6%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
16.5%
6.5%
Rebound %
of available
11.0%
+7.2
Net rating
on court
-6.6
15.2%
PIE
player impact estimate
14.1%
+5.3
Plus-minus
per game
-3.9
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, 3.7 points a game apart (27.9 vs 24.2), on Mitchell's heavier usage (31.1% vs 29.2%).

Mitchell is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.3% to 59.5%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Mitchell (5.7 vs 3.0 assists), the glass to Porter Jr. (7.1 vs 4.5 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Mitchell played 18 more games (70 vs 52 of 82).

With Mitchell on the floor his team outscored opponents by +7.2 per 100 possessions, against -6.6 for Porter Jr.; 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, Porter Jr. $40.8M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Mitchell
2025-26
Porter Jr.
45-25
Record when playing
14-38
28.7
Points at home
25.2
27.0
Points on the road
23.3
29.6
Points in wins
28.5
24.8
Points in losses
22.6
48
Season high
38
34
30-point games
14
5
Double-doubles
12
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
Porter Jr. · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs CHA26 pts · 7 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at MIA27 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Oct 12 at WAS22 pts · 4 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at CHA16 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Mar 10 vs DET19 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Mitchell · contract
2026-27$50.1M
2027-28player option$60.9M
2028-29$65.8M
2029-30$70.7M
2030-31$75.5M
Porter Jr. · contract
2026-27$40.8M

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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).