Noah Penda vs Ron Harper Jr.
Penda · Harper Jr.
Where the gap is
from the numbers aboveRon 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 logsLast games & contracts
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pick any two players →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).