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Nets · F · 28
Michael Porter Jr.
vs
2025-26
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Thunder · G · 28
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Michael Porter Jr. vs Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

2-15categories
Porter Jr. · Gilgeous-Alexander
17
Porter Jr.
Nets
2025-26
Gilgeous-Alexander
Thunder
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
52
Games
availability
68
32.5
Minutes
per game
33.2
24.2
Points
per game
31.1
7.1
Rebounds
per game
4.3
3.0
Assists
per game
6.6
1.4
Steals + blocks
per game
2.2
2.3
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.2
46.3%
Field goal %
55.3%
36.3%
Three-point %
9.3 vs 4.4 attempts
38.6%
85.9%
Free throw %
87.9%
59.5%
True shooting
TS%
66.5%
29.2%
Usage
USG%
32.3%
16.5%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
33.2%
11.0%
Rebound %
of available
6.2%
-6.6
Net rating
on court
+16.3
14.1%
PIE
player impact estimate
20.7%
-3.9
Plus-minus
per game
+11.6
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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored more in 2025-26, 6.9 points a game apart (31.1 vs 24.2), on Gilgeous-Alexander's heavier usage (32.3% vs 29.2%).

Gilgeous-Alexander is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 66.5% to 59.5%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Gilgeous-Alexander (6.6 vs 3.0 assists), the glass to Porter Jr. (7.1 vs 4.3 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Gilgeous-Alexander played 16 more games (68 vs 52 of 82).

With Gilgeous-Alexander on the floor his team outscored opponents by +16.3 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: Porter Jr. $40.8M through 2026-27, Gilgeous-Alexander $40.8M through 2030-31. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Porter Jr.
2025-26
Gilgeous-Alexander
14-38
Record when playing
56-12
25.2
Points at home
31.3
23.3
Points on the road
30.9
28.5
Points in wins
31.1
22.6
Points in losses
31.1
38
Season high
55
14
30-point games
43
12
Double-doubles
8

Last games & contracts

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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
Gilgeous-Alexander · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 at SAS32 pts · 6 reb · 4 ast
Thu, Oct 15 at HOU17 pts · 1 reb · 3 ast
Tue, Oct 13 vs IND15 pts · 0 reb · 6 ast
Wed, Oct 7 vs MIL17 pts · 3 reb · 5 ast
Sat, May 30 vs SAS35 pts · 4 reb · 9 ast
Porter Jr. · contract
2026-27$40.8M
Gilgeous-Alexander · contract
2026-27$40.8M
2027-28$61.0M
2028-29$65.9M
2029-30$70.8M
2030-31$75.6M

More comparisons

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Porter Jr. vs
Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Victor Wembanyama · Jalen Johnson
Gilgeous-Alexander vs
Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Donovan Mitchell
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
Gilgeous-Alexander vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · 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 · 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).