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

Noah Penda vs Ron Harper Jr.

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Penda · Harper Jr.

2026-27 has too few games to compare these two yet, so this page shows 2025-26, the last full season for both.

Noah Penda: Out (Right hamstring).

Penda

Magic

2025-26

Harper Jr.

Celtics

Games

availability

12.8

Minutes

per game

10.9

3.8

Points

per game

4.2

3.2

Rebounds

per game

1.7

1.2

Assists

per game

0.8

Steals + blocks

per game

0.6

0.7

Turnovers

per game · lower is better

0.3

40.4%

Field goal %

41.8%

32.3%

Three-point %

1.6 vs 2.8 attempts

35.0%

68.8%

Free throw %

75.0%

50.6%

True shooting

TS%

55.0%

14.0%

Usage

USG%

15.8%

12.4%

Assist %

of teammates' baskets

10.0%

11.8%

Rebound %

of available

7.2%

-3.0

Net rating

on court

+2.7

7.6%

PIE

player impact estimate

8.6%

-0.9

Plus-minus

per game

+0.6

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

Ron Harper Jr. scored more in 2025-26, 0.4 points a game apart (4.2 vs 3.8), on Harper Jr.'s heavier usage (15.8% vs 14.0%).

Harper Jr. is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 55.0% to 50.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Penda (1.2 vs 0.8 assists), the glass to Penda (3.2 vs 1.7 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Penda played 30 more games (59 vs 29 of 82).

With Harper Jr. on the floor his team outscored opponents by +2.7 per 100 possessions, against -3.0 for Penda; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Penda $2.2M through 2028-29, Harper Jr. $3.2M through 2029-30. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs

Penda

2025-26

Harper Jr.

30-29

Record when playing

22-7

2.8

Points at home

3.6

4.7

Points on the road

4.9

4.0

Points in wins

4.0

3.7

Points in losses

5.0

Season high

30-point games

Double-doubles

Last games & contracts

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Penda · last 5

Fri, Oct 16 vs MIA0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Tue, Oct 13 vs CLE5 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast

Sun, Oct 11 at CLE8 pts · 5 reb · 5 ast

Wed, Oct 7 at MEM0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Wed, Apr 22 at DET0 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast

Harper Jr. · last 5

Fri, Nov 6 at CHA3 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast

Wed, Nov 4 vs MIL0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Mon, Nov 2 at HOU0 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast

Sun, Nov 1 at ORL0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Fri, Oct 30 vs CHI0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Penda · contract

2026-27$2.2M

2027-28$2.5M

2028-29team option$2.7M

Harper Jr. · contract

2026-27$3.2M

2027-28$3.3M

2028-29$3.5M

2029-30team option$3.8M

More comparisons

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Penda vs
Hugo Gonzalez · Jaylen Clark · Ron Harper Jr. · AJ Johnson

Harper Jr. vs
Micah Peavy · Josh Green · Jase Richardson · Jaylen Clark

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).

Penda · Harper Jr. · from the live data

Their teams right now

Orlando MagicNoah Penda's team

Next game@ SACTue, Nov 10 at the KingsPreview, TV and expected starters The Shift6 outWho plays Nelson's minutesWithout Nelson, Banchero and 4 more: the rotation that's left On / offPendaThe Magic with and without himNet rating from every substitution Injury report6Players on the reportOut: Izaiyah Nelson, Paolo Banchero and 4 more

Boston CelticsRon Harper Jr.'s team

Next game@ MILSun, Nov 8 at the BucksPreview, TV and expected starters The ShiftRotationWho's playing the minutesStarters and minutes shares right now On / offHarper Jr.The Celtics with and without himNet rating from every substitution Injury report0Full strength tonightStatuses and return dates, every 15 minutes