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Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Kawhi Leonard vs Michael Porter Jr.

14-3categories
Leonard · Porter Jr.
2
Leonard
Raptors
2025-26
Porter Jr.
Nets
17
65
Games
availability
52
32.1
Minutes
per game
32.5
27.9
Points
per game
24.2
6.4
Rebounds
per game
7.1
3.6
Assists
per game
3.0
2.3
Steals + blocks
per game
1.4
2.0
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.3
50.5%
Field goal %
46.3%
38.7%
Three-point %
6.8 vs 9.3 attempts
36.3%
89.2%
Free throw %
85.9%
62.9%
True shooting
TS%
59.5%
32.6%
Usage
USG%
29.2%
19.3%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
16.5%
10.2%
Rebound %
of available
11.0%
+7.5
Net rating
on court
-6.6
18.5%
PIE
player impact estimate
14.1%
+5.2
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

Kawhi Leonard scored more in 2025-26, 3.7 points a game apart (27.9 vs 24.2), on Leonard's heavier usage (32.6% vs 29.2%).

Leonard is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 62.9% to 59.5%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Leonard (3.6 vs 3.0 assists), the glass to Porter Jr. (7.1 vs 6.4 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Leonard played 13 more games (65 vs 52 of 82).

With Leonard on the floor his team outscored opponents by +7.5 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: Leonard $50.3M through 2028-29, 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
Leonard
2025-26
Porter Jr.
37-28
Record when playing
14-38
30.4
Points at home
25.2
25.1
Points on the road
23.3
30.1
Points in wins
28.5
25.0
Points in losses
22.6
55
Season high
38
21
30-point games
14
5
Double-doubles
12
Leonard · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs CHI23 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Oct 16 at DET0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 15 at NYK6 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Oct 13 vs NYK21 pts · 5 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 3 vs MIA0 pts · 0 reb · 0 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
Leonard · contract
2026-27$50.3M
2027-28$56.1M
2028-29$58.9M
Porter Jr. · contract
2026-27$40.8M

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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).