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Jaylen Clark vs Ron Harper Jr.

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Clark · Harper Jr.
Jaylen Clark
Clark
Timberwolves
2025-26
Harper Jr.
Celtics
Ron Harper Jr.
68
Games
availability
29
13.1
Minutes
per game
10.9
4.0
Points
per game
4.2
1.8
Rebounds
per game
1.7
0.6
Assists
per game
0.8
0.8
Steals + blocks
per game
0.6
0.3
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.3
43.4%
Field goal %
41.8%
32.7%
Three-point %
1.5 vs 2.8 attempts
35.0%
65.7%
Free throw %
75.0%
53.4%
True shooting
TS%
55.0%
12.6%
Usage
USG%
15.8%
6.4%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
10.0%
6.2%
Rebound %
of available
7.2%
+4.1
Net rating
on court
+2.7
5.4%
PIE
player impact estimate
8.6%
+1.1
Plus-minus
per game
+0.6
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

Ron Harper Jr. scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (4.2 vs 4.0), on Harper Jr.'s heavier usage (15.8% vs 12.6%).

Harper Jr. is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 55.0% to 53.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Harper Jr. (0.8 vs 0.6 assists), the glass to Clark (1.8 vs 1.7 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Clark played 39 more games (68 vs 29 of 82).

With Clark on the floor his team outscored opponents by +4.1 per 100 possessions, against +2.7 for Harper Jr.; 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, Harper Jr. $3.2M through 2029-30. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Clark
2025-26
Harper Jr.
40-28
Record when playing
22-7
4.3
Points at home
3.6
3.8
Points on the road
4.9
4.7
Points in wins
4.0
3.1
Points in losses
5.0
12
Season high
27
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0
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
Harper Jr. · last 5
Sat, May 2 vs PHI0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Apr 30 at PHI3 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Apr 28 vs PHI0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 26 at PHI3 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Apr 21 vs PHI0 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Clark · contract
2026-27$3.1M
2027-28$3.3M
2028-29$3.6M
Harper Jr. · contract
2026-27$3.2M
2027-28$3.3M
2028-29$3.5M
2029-30team option$3.8M

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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).