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Jordan Walsh
Celtics · G · 22
Jordan Walsh
vs
2025-26
Sion James
Hornets · G · 23
Sion James
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Jordan Walsh vs Sion James

11-5categories
Walsh · James
Jordan Walsh
Walsh
Celtics
2025-26
James
Hornets
Sion James
68
Games
availability
82
17.8
Minutes
per game
22.5
5.4
Points
per game
5.4
4.0
Rebounds
per game
3.5
0.8
Assists
per game
2.0
1.2
Steals + blocks
per game
0.8
0.5
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.8
50.9%
Field goal %
37.1%
38.4%
Three-point %
1.8 vs 2.9 attempts
35.2%
77.2%
Free throw %
83.7%
62.3%
True shooting
TS%
53.1%
11.4%
Usage
USG%
10.9%
5.9%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
12.1%
10.8%
Rebound %
of available
7.5%
+5.1
Net rating
on court
+3.3
8.0%
PIE
player impact estimate
6.2%
+1.4
Plus-minus
per game
+0.8
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

Sion James scored more in 2025-26, 0.0 points a game apart (5.4 vs 5.4), on Walsh's heavier usage (11.4% vs 10.9%).

Walsh is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 62.3% to 53.1%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to James (2.0 vs 0.8 assists), the glass to Walsh (4.0 vs 3.5 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: James played 14 more games (82 vs 68 of 82).

With Walsh on the floor his team outscored opponents by +5.1 per 100 possessions, against +3.3 for James; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Walsh $2.4M through 2029-30, James $2.4M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Walsh
2025-26
James
46-22
Record when playing
44-38
5.8
Points at home
5.7
5.0
Points on the road
5.0
5.5
Points in wins
5.1
5.1
Points in losses
5.7
22
Season high
15
0
30-point games
0
2
Double-doubles
0

Last games & contracts

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Walsh · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 at DET0 pts · 6 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Oct 16 at PHI9 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs CHA2 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs PHI6 pts · 5 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at CLE16 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
James · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at MEM0 pts · 4 reb · 4 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at BOS0 pts · 4 reb · 4 ast
Sun, Oct 11 vs MIL11 pts · 5 reb · 4 ast
Tue, Oct 6 vs BKN8 pts · 4 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 12 at NYK8 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast
Walsh · contract
2026-27team option$2.4M
2027-28$4.6M
2028-29$5.0M
2029-30$5.4M
James · contract
2026-27$2.4M
2027-28$2.5M
2028-29team option$2.7M

More comparisons

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Walsh vs
Tyrese Proctor · Sion James · Jett Howard · Tre Mann
James vs
Tyrese Proctor · Jordan Walsh · Baylor Scheierman · Jett Howard

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).