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John Tonje
Trail Blazers · G · 25
John Tonje
vs
2025-26
9
Knicks · G · 25
Kevin McCullar Jr.
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

John Tonje vs Kevin McCullar Jr.

5-12categories
Tonje · McCullar Jr.
John Tonje
Tonje
Trail Blazers
2025-26
McCullar Jr.
Knicks
9
6
Games
availability
21
7.0
Minutes
per game
7.4
2.5
Points
per game
2.4
1.0
Rebounds
per game
1.3
0.3
Assists
per game
1.0
0.3
Steals + blocks
per game
0.4
0.0
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.6
28.6%
Field goal %
42.6%
30.0%
Three-point %
1.7 vs 1.1 attempts
33.3%
100.0%
Free throw %
40.0%
47.6%
True shooting
TS%
50.8%
15.7%
Usage
USG%
16.6%
8.3%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
20.8%
6.7%
Rebound %
of available
8.2%
-1.8
Net rating
on court
-12.1
6.1%
PIE
player impact estimate
6.2%
-1.0
Plus-minus
per game
-2.3
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

John Tonje scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (2.5 vs 2.4), on McCullar Jr.'s heavier usage (16.6% vs 15.7%).

McCullar Jr. is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 50.8% to 47.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to McCullar Jr. (1.0 vs 0.3 assists), the glass to McCullar Jr. (1.3 vs 1.0 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: McCullar Jr. played 15 more games (21 vs 6 of 82).

With Tonje on the floor his team outscored opponents by -1.8 per 100 possessions, against -12.1 for McCullar Jr.; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Tonje
2025-26
McCullar Jr.
5-1
Record when playing
11-10
7.5
Points at home
2.7
0.0
Points on the road
2.2
3.0
Points in wins
2.2
0.0
Points in losses
2.6
13
Season high
14
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0

Last games & contracts

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Tonje · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at GSW6 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Oct 13 at SAC0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 7 vs GSW0 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Apr 12 vs ORL13 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Mar 30 at ATL0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
McCullar Jr. · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 vs PHI0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 15 vs TOR0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Oct 13 at TOR4 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Mon, Oct 12 vs MIN2 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs WAS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Tonje · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).
McCullar Jr. · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).

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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).