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Jalen Johnson
Hawks · F · 24
Jalen Johnson
vs
2025-26
17
Nets · F · 28
Michael Porter Jr.
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Jalen Johnson vs Michael Porter Jr.

11-6categories
Johnson · Porter Jr.
Jalen Johnson
Johnson
Hawks
2025-26
Porter Jr.
Nets
17
72
Games
availability
52
35.2
Minutes
per game
32.5
22.5
Points
per game
24.2
10.3
Rebounds
per game
7.1
7.9
Assists
per game
3.0
1.6
Steals + blocks
per game
1.4
3.4
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.3
48.9%
Field goal %
46.3%
35.2%
Three-point %
4.7 vs 9.3 attempts
36.3%
78.8%
Free throw %
85.9%
58.1%
True shooting
TS%
59.5%
26.4%
Usage
USG%
29.2%
32.5%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
16.5%
14.0%
Rebound %
of available
11.0%
+3.2
Net rating
on court
-6.6
16.1%
PIE
player impact estimate
14.1%
+2.6
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

Michael Porter Jr. scored more in 2025-26, 1.7 points a game apart (24.2 vs 22.5), on Porter Jr.'s heavier usage (29.2% vs 26.4%).

Porter Jr. is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 59.5% 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 3.0 assists), the glass to Johnson (10.3 vs 7.1 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Johnson played 20 more games (72 vs 52 of 82).

With Johnson on the floor his team outscored opponents by +3.2 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: Johnson $30.0M through 2029-30, 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
Johnson
2025-26
Porter Jr.
42-30
Record when playing
14-38
22.1
Points at home
25.2
22.9
Points on the road
23.3
22.8
Points in wins
28.5
22.2
Points in losses
22.6
43
Season high
38
12
30-point games
14
49
Double-doubles
12

Last games & contracts

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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
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
Johnson · contract
2026-27$30.0M
2027-28$30.0M
2028-29$30.0M
2029-30$30.0M
Porter Jr. · contract
2026-27$40.8M

More comparisons

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Johnson vs
Paolo Banchero · Trey Murphy III · Brandon Ingram · Julius Randle
Porter Jr. vs
Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Victor Wembanyama · Jalen Johnson
Johnson 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 · Michael Porter Jr. · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · Keyonte George · James Harden · Austin Reaves · 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).