Jimmy Butler III vs Kawhi Leonard

Jimmy Butler IIIKawhi Leonard

Jimmy Butler III and Kawhi Leonard compared on their NBA careers: Jimmy Butler III played 15 seasons, 2011-12 to 2025-26, Kawhi Leonard 14 seasons, 2011-12 to 2025-26. Jimmy Butler III averaged 18.4 points a game to Kawhi Leonard's 20.7. Kawhi Leonard won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Jimmy Butler III and Kawhi Leonard career per game
907GP798
33MIN31.8
18.4PTS20.7
5.4REB6.4
4.4AST3.1
1.6STL1.7
0.4BLK0.6
47.4FG%49.9
333P%39.1
84.4FT%86.3
59.2TS%60.7

Career totals

Jimmy Butler III and Kawhi Leonard career totals
16,658PTS16,546
4,858REB5,075
3,957AST2,470
1,455STL1,377
387BLK498
47.4FG%49.9
333P%39.1
84.4FT%86.3
59.2TS%60.7

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Jimmy Butler III and Kawhi Leonard postseason
130GP146
37.8MIN35.6
21.1PTS21.5
6.2REB7.8
4.7AST3
1.7STL1.8
0.5BLK0.7
45.9FG%51.3
34.43P%39.9
82.7FT%84.1
57TS%62.1

Where each stands all time

Jimmy Butler III and Kawhi Leonard all-time places
101st (16,658)Points102nd (16,546)
205th (4,858)Rebounds190th (5,075)
111th (3,957)Assists262nd (2,470)
54th (1,455)Steals63rd (1,377)
—3-pointers made75th (1,359)
—Blocks247th (498)

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Jimmy Butler III: 0 championships; none on file
  • Kawhi Leonard: 2 championships; Finals MVP ×2, All-Defensive Second Team ×4, All-Defensive First Team ×3, Defensive Player of the Year ×2, All-NBA First Team ×3, All-NBA Second Team ×4, All-Star MVP

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Jimmy Butler III and Kawhi Leonard season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st2011-122.61.30.32011-127.95.11.1
2nd2012-138.641.42012-1311.961.6
3rd2013-1413.14.92.62013-1412.86.22
4th2014-15205.83.32014-1516.57.22.5
5th2015-1620.95.34.82015-1621.26.82.6
6th2016-1723.96.25.52016-1725.55.83.5
7th2017-1822.25.34.92017-1816.24.72.3
8th2018-1918.75.342018-1926.67.33.3
9th2019-2019.96.762019-2027.17.14.9
10th2020-2121.56.97.12020-2124.86.55.2
11th2021-2221.45.95.52022-2323.86.53.9
12th2022-2322.95.95.32023-2423.76.13.6
13th2023-2420.85.352024-2521.55.93.1
14th2024-2517.55.45.42025-2627.96.43.6
15th2025-26205.64.9————

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST