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

Donovan Mitchell vs Trey Murphy III

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Mitchell · Murphy III
Donovan Mitchell
Mitchell
Cavaliers
2025-26
Murphy III
Pelicans
25
70
Games
availability
66
33.5
Minutes
per game
35.5
27.9
Points
per game
21.5
4.5
Rebounds
per game
5.7
5.7
Assists
per game
3.8
1.8
Steals + blocks
per game
1.9
2.8
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.8
48.3%
Field goal %
47.0%
36.4%
Three-point %
8.8 vs 8.6 attempts
37.9%
86.5%
Free throw %
88.6%
61.3%
True shooting
TS%
61.3%
31.1%
Usage
USG%
22.3%
26.6%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
16.0%
6.5%
Rebound %
of available
7.8%
+7.2
Net rating
on court
-3.6
15.2%
PIE
player impact estimate
12.2%
+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, 6.4 points a game apart (27.9 vs 21.5), on Mitchell's heavier usage (31.1% vs 22.3%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (61.3% vs 61.3%).

Playmaking goes to Mitchell (5.7 vs 3.8 assists), the glass to Murphy III (5.7 vs 4.5 rebounds).

With Mitchell on the floor his team outscored opponents by +7.2 per 100 possessions, against -3.6 for Murphy III; 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, Murphy III $27.0M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Mitchell
2025-26
Murphy III
45-25
Record when playing
21-45
28.7
Points at home
22.1
27.0
Points on the road
20.9
29.6
Points in wins
22.1
24.8
Points in losses
21.2
48
Season high
44
34
30-point games
10
5
Double-doubles
4
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
Murphy III · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs IND11 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs WAS11 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at DAL5 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at MIA11 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at OKC11 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Mitchell · contract
2026-27$50.1M
2027-28player option$60.9M
2028-29$65.8M
2029-30$70.7M
2030-31$75.5M
Murphy III · contract
2026-27$27.0M
2027-28$29.0M
2028-29$31.0M

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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).