Hoops Nightly
Jalen Brunson
Knicks · G · 30
Jalen Brunson
vs
2025-26
17
Nets · F · 28
Michael Porter Jr.
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Jalen Brunson vs Michael Porter Jr.

10-7categories
Brunson · Porter Jr.
Jalen Brunson
Brunson
Knicks
2025-26
Porter Jr.
Nets
17
74
Games
availability
52
35.0
Minutes
per game
32.5
26.0
Points
per game
24.2
3.3
Rebounds
per game
7.1
6.8
Assists
per game
3.0
0.9
Steals + blocks
per game
1.4
2.4
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.3
46.7%
Field goal %
46.3%
36.9%
Three-point %
7.1 vs 9.3 attempts
36.3%
84.1%
Free throw %
85.9%
58.0%
True shooting
TS%
59.5%
29.6%
Usage
USG%
29.2%
30.7%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
16.5%
4.7%
Rebound %
of available
11.0%
+6.1
Net rating
on court
-6.6
13.5%
PIE
player impact estimate
14.1%
+4.8
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

Jalen Brunson scored more in 2025-26, 1.8 points a game apart (26.0 vs 24.2), on Brunson's heavier usage (29.6% vs 29.2%).

Porter Jr. is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 59.5% to 58.0%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Brunson (6.8 vs 3.0 assists), the glass to Porter Jr. (7.1 vs 3.3 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Brunson played 22 more games (74 vs 52 of 82).

With Brunson on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.1 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: Brunson $37.7M through 2028-29, 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
Brunson
2025-26
Porter Jr.
50-24
Record when playing
14-38
27.4
Points at home
25.2
24.7
Points on the road
23.3
26.4
Points in wins
28.5
25.3
Points in losses
22.6
47
Season high
38
26
30-point games
14
12
Double-doubles
12

Last games & contracts

test a trade in the Trade Machine →
Brunson · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 vs PHI21 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Oct 15 vs TOR20 pts · 3 reb · 7 ast
Mon, Oct 12 vs MIN20 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs WAS13 pts · 0 reb · 3 ast
Mon, Oct 5 at PHI12 pts · 4 reb · 3 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
Brunson · contract
2026-27$37.7M
2027-28$40.5M
2028-29player option$43.3M
Porter Jr. · contract
2026-27$40.8M

More comparisons

pick any two players →
Brunson vs
Devin Booker · Stephen Curry · Jamal Murray · Donovan Mitchell
Porter Jr. vs
Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Victor Wembanyama · Jalen Johnson
Brunson vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Kawhi Leonard · Donovan Mitchell · Nikola Jokic · Lauri Markkanen · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker · Kevin Durant · Jamal Murray · Victor Wembanyama · Michael Porter Jr. · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · Keyonte George · James Harden · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Paolo Banchero · Norman Powell · Brandon Ingram · Trey Murphy III · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Shaedon Sharpe · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · LaMelo Ball · Bam Adebayo · Karl-Anthony Towns · Desmond Bane
Porter Jr. vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Kawhi Leonard · Donovan Mitchell · Nikola Jokic · Lauri Markkanen · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker · Jalen Brunson · Kevin Durant · Jamal Murray · Victor Wembanyama · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · Keyonte George · James Harden · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Paolo Banchero · Norman Powell · Brandon Ingram · Trey Murphy III · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Shaedon Sharpe · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · LaMelo Ball · Bam Adebayo · Karl-Anthony Towns · Desmond Bane

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).