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Jalen Johnson
Hawks · F · 24
Jalen Johnson
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2025-26
Keyonte George
Jazz · G · 22
Keyonte George
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Jalen Johnson vs Keyonte George

11-6categories
Johnson · George
JohnsonGeorge
72Games
availability
54
35.2Minutes
per game
33.1
22.5Points
per game
23.6
10.3Rebounds
per game
3.7
7.9Assists
per game
6.1
1.6Steals + blocks
per game
1.4
3.4Turnovers
per game · lower is better
3.1
48.9%Field goal %45.6%
35.2%Three-point %
4.7 vs 6.7 attempts
37.1%
78.8%Free throw %89.2%
58.1%True shooting
TS%
60.9%
26.4%Usage
USG%
27.5%
32.5%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
28.6%
14.0%Rebound %
of available
5.4%
+3.2Net rating
on court
-8.6
16.1%PIE
player impact estimate
12.2%
+2.6Plus-minus
per game
-6.2

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Keyonte George scored more in 2025-26, 1.1 points a game apart (23.6 vs 22.5), on George's heavier usage (27.5% vs 26.4%).

George is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 60.9% 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 6.1 assists), the glass to Johnson (10.3 vs 3.7 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Johnson played 18 more games (72 vs 54 of 82).

With Johnson on the floor his team outscored opponents by +3.2 per 100 possessions, against -8.6 for George; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Johnson $30.0M through 2029-30, George $6.6M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
JohnsonGeorge
42-30Record when playing16-38
22.1Points at home23.3
22.9Points on the road24.0
22.8Points in wins28.0
22.2Points in losses21.8
43Season high43
1230-point games14
49Double-doubles4
Johnson · last 5
Thu, Apr 30 vs NYK21 pts · 8 reb · 6 ast
Tue, Apr 28 at NYK18 pts · 10 reb · 6 ast
Sat, Apr 25 vs NYK14 pts · 3 reb · 5 ast
Thu, Apr 23 vs NYK24 pts · 10 reb · 8 ast
Mon, Apr 20 at NYK17 pts · 8 reb · 3 ast
George · last 5
Wed, Mar 11 vs NYK14 pts · 2 reb · 5 ast
Mon, Mar 9 vs GSW15 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast
Sat, Mar 7 at MIL22 pts · 2 reb · 4 ast
Wed, Mar 4 at PHI30 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Mon, Mar 2 vs DEN36 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Johnson · contract
2026-27$30.0M
2027-28$30.0M
2028-29$30.0M
2029-30$30.0M
George · contract
2026-27$6.6M

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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).