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LeBron James
76ers · F · 41
LeBron James
vs
2025-26
17
Nets · F · 28
Michael Porter Jr.
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

LeBron James vs Michael Porter Jr.

9-8categories
James · Porter Jr.
LeBron James
James
76ers
2025-26
Porter Jr.
Nets
17
60
Games
availability
52
33.2
Minutes
per game
32.5
20.9
Points
per game
24.2
6.1
Rebounds
per game
7.1
7.2
Assists
per game
3.0
1.8
Steals + blocks
per game
1.4
3.0
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.3
51.5%
Field goal %
46.3%
31.7%
Three-point %
4.1 vs 9.3 attempts
36.3%
73.7%
Free throw %
85.9%
59.4%
True shooting
TS%
59.5%
26.2%
Usage
USG%
29.2%
33.8%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
16.5%
9.3%
Rebound %
of available
11.0%
+2.6
Net rating
on court
-6.6
15.4%
PIE
player impact estimate
14.1%
+2.0
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

Michael Porter Jr. scored more in 2025-26, 3.3 points a game apart (24.2 vs 20.9), on Porter Jr.'s heavier usage (29.2% vs 26.2%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (59.4% vs 59.5%).

Playmaking goes to James (7.2 vs 3.0 assists), the glass to Porter Jr. (7.1 vs 6.1 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: James played 8 more games (60 vs 52 of 82).

With James on the floor his team outscored opponents by +2.6 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: James $3.9M through 2027-28, 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
James
2025-26
Porter Jr.
39-21
Record when playing
14-38
20.7
Points at home
25.2
21.2
Points on the road
23.3
21.3
Points in wins
28.5
20.2
Points in losses
22.6
36
Season high
38
6
30-point games
14
17
Double-doubles
12

Last games & contracts

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James · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 at NYK14 pts · 9 reb · 7 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs BOS8 pts · 8 reb · 7 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at BOS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at BKN10 pts · 4 reb · 5 ast
Mon, Oct 5 vs NYK0 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
James · contract
2026-27$3.9M
2027-28player option$4.1M
Porter Jr. · contract
2026-27$40.8M

More comparisons

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Porter Jr. vs
Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Victor Wembanyama · Jalen Johnson
James vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Kawhi Leonard · Donovan Mitchell · Nikola Jokic · Lauri Markkanen · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker · Jalen Brunson · Kevin Durant · Jamal Murray · Victor Wembanyama · Michael Porter Jr. · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · Keyonte George · James Harden · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Paolo Banchero · Norman Powell · Brandon Ingram · Trey Murphy III · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Shaedon Sharpe · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · LaMelo Ball · Bam Adebayo · Karl-Anthony Towns · Desmond Bane
Porter Jr. vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Kawhi Leonard · Donovan Mitchell · Nikola Jokic · Lauri Markkanen · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker · Jalen Brunson · Kevin Durant · Jamal Murray · Victor Wembanyama · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · Keyonte George · James Harden · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Paolo Banchero · Norman Powell · Brandon Ingram · Trey Murphy III · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Shaedon Sharpe · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · LaMelo Ball · Bam Adebayo · Karl-Anthony Towns · Desmond Bane

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).