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Jaylen Clark
Timberwolves · G · 24
Jaylen Clark
vs
2025-26
Noah Penda
Magic · G-F · 21
Noah Penda
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Jaylen Clark vs Noah Penda

9-8categories
Clark · Penda
Jaylen Clark
Clark
Timberwolves
2025-26
Penda
Magic
Noah Penda
68
Games
availability
59
13.1
Minutes
per game
12.8
4.0
Points
per game
3.8
1.8
Rebounds
per game
3.2
0.6
Assists
per game
1.2
0.8
Steals + blocks
per game
0.8
0.3
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.7
43.4%
Field goal %
40.4%
32.7%
Three-point %
1.5 vs 1.6 attempts
32.3%
65.7%
Free throw %
68.8%
53.4%
True shooting
TS%
50.6%
12.6%
Usage
USG%
14.0%
6.4%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
12.4%
6.2%
Rebound %
of available
11.8%
+4.1
Net rating
on court
-3.0
5.4%
PIE
player impact estimate
7.6%
+1.1
Plus-minus
per game
-0.9
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

Jaylen Clark scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (4.0 vs 3.8), on Penda's heavier usage (14.0% vs 12.6%).

Clark is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 53.4% to 50.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Penda (1.2 vs 0.6 assists), the glass to Penda (3.2 vs 1.8 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Clark played 9 more games (68 vs 59 of 82).

With Clark on the floor his team outscored opponents by +4.1 per 100 possessions, against -3.0 for Penda; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Clark $3.1M through 2028-29, Penda $2.2M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Clark
2025-26
Penda
40-28
Record when playing
30-29
4.3
Points at home
2.8
3.8
Points on the road
4.7
4.7
Points in wins
4.0
3.1
Points in losses
3.7
12
Season high
13
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
2

Last games & contracts

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Clark · last 5
Fri, May 15 vs SAS2 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Tue, May 12 at SAS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, May 6 at SAS3 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Mon, May 4 at SAS2 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Apr 30 vs DEN3 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Penda · last 5
Wed, Apr 22 at DET0 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Apr 10 at CHI0 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Apr 8 vs MIN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Apr 6 vs DET0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Apr 3 at DAL0 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Clark · contract
2026-27$3.1M
2027-28$3.3M
2028-29$3.6M
Penda · contract
2026-27$2.2M
2027-28$2.5M
2028-29team option$2.7M

More comparisons

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Clark vs
Hugo Gonzalez · Ron Harper Jr. · Noah Penda · Josh Green
Penda vs
Hugo Gonzalez · Jaylen Clark · Ron Harper Jr. · AJ Johnson

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).