Kawhi Leonard vs LeBron James

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Kawhi Leonard and LeBron James compared on their NBA careers: Kawhi Leonard played 14 seasons, 2011-12 to 2025-26, LeBron James 23 seasons, 2003-04 to 2025-26. Kawhi Leonard averaged 20.7 points a game to LeBron James's 26.8. They have faced each other 40 times: Kawhi Leonard's team won 22, LeBron James's 18. In the playoffs Kawhi Leonard leads 7-5. Kawhi Leonard won 2 titles, LeBron James won 4 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

LeBron James leads in 5 of the 9 lines, Kawhi Leonard in 4. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Kawhi Leonard and LeBron James career per game
798GP1,622
31.8MIN37.6
20.7PTS26.8, better
6.4REB7.5, better
3.1AST7.4, better
1.7, betterSTL1.5
0.6BLK0.7, better
49.9FG%50.7, better
39.1, better3P%34.8
86.3, betterFT%73.7
60.7, betterTS%59

Kawhi Leonard vs LeBron James head to head

They have faced each other 40 times: Kawhi Leonard's team won 22, LeBron James's 18. In the playoffs Kawhi Leonard leads 7-5.

Kawhi Leonard and LeBron James, record against each other
Regular season2815, better13
Playoffs127, better5
Total4022, better18
Kawhi Leonard and LeBron James, averages in their games against each other
21.6PTS25.9, better
7.3REB7.8, better
2.8AST6.9, better
34.7MIN37.3

Every game against each other

Kawhi Leonard vs LeBron James, every game
Feb 20, 2026LAC at LALL 125-12231 PTS, 4 REB, 5 AST, 31 MIN13 PTS, 3 REB, 11 AST, 33 MIN
Jan 22, 2026LAL at LACW 112-10424 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 26 MIN23 PTS, 5 REB, 6 AST, 36 MIN
Dec 20, 2025LAL at LACW 103-8832 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 42 MIN36 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 38 MIN
Nov 25, 2025LAC at LALL 135-11819 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 28 MIN25 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 32 MIN
Mar 2, 2025LAC at LALL 108-10233 PTS, 10 REB, 0 AST, 40 MIN17 PTS, 5 REB, 9 AST, 36 MIN
Feb 28, 2025LAC at LALL 106-10221 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 38 MIN28 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 37 MIN
Feb 4, 2025LAL at LACL 122-9711 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 22 MIN26 PTS, 8 REB, 9 AST, 31 MIN
Jan 19, 2025LAL at LACW 116-10219 PTS, 1 REB, 4 AST, 24 MIN25 PTS, 5 REB, 11 AST, 35 MIN
Feb 28, 2024LAL at LACL 116-11226 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 39 MIN34 PTS, 6 REB, 8 AST, 37 MIN
Jan 7, 2024LAC at LALL 106-10315 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 35 MIN25 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 38 MIN
Nov 1, 2023LAC at LALL 130-125 OT38 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 41 MIN35 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST, 42 MIN
Apr 5, 2023LAL at LACW 125-11825 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 43 MIN33 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 35 MIN
Jan 24, 2023LAC at LALW 133-11525 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 35 MIN46 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 33 MIN
Oct 20, 2022LAC at LALW 103-9714 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 21 MIN20 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 37 MIN
Dec 22, 2020LAC at LALW 116-10926 PTS, 2 REB, 3 AST, 34 MIN22 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 28 MIN
Jul 30, 2020LAC at LALL 103-10128 PTS, 3 REB, 4 AST, 33 MIN16 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST, 34 MIN
Mar 8, 2020LAL at LACL 112-10327 PTS, 2 REB, 0 AST, 37 MIN28 PTS, 8 REB, 9 AST, 35 MIN
Dec 25, 2019LAC at LALW 111-10635 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 38 MIN23 PTS, 9 REB, 10 AST, 39 MIN
Oct 22, 2019LAL at LACW 112-10230 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 32 MIN18 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST, 36 MIN
Mar 14, 2019LAL at TORW 111-9825 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 32 MIN29 PTS, 4 REB, 6 AST, 32 MIN
Mar 27, 2017CLE at SAW 103-7425 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 30 MIN17 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST, 30 MIN
Jan 21, 2017SA at CLEW 118-115 OT41 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 46 MIN29 PTS, 6 REB, 7 AST, 45 MIN
Jan 30, 2016SA at CLEL 117-10324 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 35 MIN29 PTS, 5 REB, 7 AST, 34 MIN
Jan 14, 2016CLE at SAW 99-9520 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 40 MIN22 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 37 MIN
Mar 12, 2015CLE at SAL 128-125 OT24 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST, 44 MIN31 PTS, 5 REB, 7 AST, 44 MIN
Nov 19, 2014SA at CLEW 92-9012 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 37 MIN15 PTS, 6 REB, 9 AST, 34 MIN
Jun 15, 2014MIA at SA (playoffs)W 104-8722 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 34 MIN31 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 41 MIN
Jun 12, 2014SA at MIA (playoffs)W 107-8620 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 39 MIN28 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 38 MIN
Jun 10, 2014SA at MIA (playoffs)W 111-9229 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 39 MIN22 PTS, 5 REB, 7 AST, 40 MIN
Jun 8, 2014MIA at SA (playoffs)L 98-969 PTS, 2 REB, 3 AST, 32 MIN35 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 38 MIN
Jun 5, 2014MIA at SA (playoffs)W 110-959 PTS, 2 REB, 0 AST, 24 MIN25 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 33 MIN
Mar 6, 2014MIA at SAW 111-8711 PTS, 5 REB, 0 AST, 30 MIN19 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 38 MIN
Jun 20, 2013SA at MIA (playoffs)L 95-8819 PTS, 16 REB, 0 AST, 45 MIN37 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 45 MIN
Jun 18, 2013SA at MIA (playoffs)L 103-100 OT22 PTS, 11 REB, 0 AST, 46 MIN32 PTS, 10 REB, 11 AST, 50 MIN
Jun 16, 2013MIA at SA (playoffs)W 114-10416 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 33 MIN25 PTS, 6 REB, 8 AST, 44 MIN
Jun 13, 2013MIA at SA (playoffs)L 109-9312 PTS, 7 REB, 0 AST, 33 MIN33 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 41 MIN
Jun 11, 2013MIA at SA (playoffs)W 113-7714 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 29 MIN15 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 39 MIN
Jun 9, 2013SA at MIA (playoffs)L 103-849 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 33 MIN17 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 41 MIN
Jun 6, 2013SA at MIA (playoffs)W 92-8810 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 35 MIN18 PTS, 18 REB, 10 AST, 42 MIN
Jan 17, 2012SA at MIAL 120-9812 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 31 MIN33 PTS, 5 REB, 10 AST, 35 MIN

Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.

Career totals

Kawhi Leonard and LeBron James career totals
16,546PTS43,440, better
5,075REB12,095, better
2,470AST12,016, better
1,377STL2,417, better
498BLK1,185, better
49.9FG%50.7, better
39.1, better3P%34.8
86.3, betterFT%73.7
60.7, betterTS%59

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Kawhi Leonard and LeBron James postseason
146GP302
35.6MIN41.2
21.5PTS28.2, better
7.8REB8.9, better
3AST7.2, better
1.8, betterSTL1.7
0.7BLK1, better
51.3, betterFG%49.5
39.9, better3P%33.2
84.1, betterFT%74.1
62.1, betterTS%58.3

Where each stands all time

Kawhi Leonard and LeBron James all-time places
117th (16,546)Points1st (43,440), better
238th (5,075)Rebounds22nd (12,095), better
75th (1,359)3-pointers made6th (2,636), better
68th (1,377)Steals6th (2,417), better
256th (498)Blocks64th (1,185), better
—Assists4th (12,016), better

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

Kawhi Leonard and LeBron James titles and awards
2Championships4, better
—Rookie of the Year1, better
—All-Rookie First Team1, better
4All-NBA Second Team4
3All-NBA First Team13, better
1All-Star MVP3, better
3All-Defensive First Team5, better
—MVP4, better
2Finals MVP4, better
4, betterAll-Defensive Second Team1
2, betterDefensive Player of the Year—
—All-NBA Third Team4, better

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.

Kawhi Leonard and LeBron James 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.
1st2011-127.95.11.12003-0420.9, better5.5, better5.9, better
2nd2012-1311.96.01.62004-0527.2, better7.4, better7.2, better
3rd2013-1412.86.22.02005-0631.4, better7.0, better6.6, better
4th2014-1516.57.2, better2.52006-0727.3, better6.76.0, better
5th2015-1621.26.82.62007-0830.0, better7.9, better7.2, better
6th2016-1725.55.83.52008-0928.4, better7.6, better7.2, better
7th2017-1816.24.72.32009-1029.7, better7.3, better8.6, better
8th2018-1926.67.33.32010-1126.7, better7.5, better7.0, better
9th2019-2027.17.14.92011-1227.17.9, better6.2, better
10th2020-2124.86.55.22012-1326.8, better8.0, better7.3, better
11th2022-2323.86.53.92013-1427.1, better6.9, better6.3, better
12th2023-2423.76.1, better3.62014-1525.3, better6.07.4, better
13th2024-2521.55.93.12015-1625.3, better7.4, better6.8, better
14th2025-2627.9, better6.43.62016-1726.48.6, better8.7, better
15th————2017-1827.58.69.1
16th————2018-1927.48.58.3
17th————2019-2025.37.810.2
18th————2020-2125.07.77.8
19th————2021-2230.38.26.2
20th————2022-2328.98.36.8
21st————2023-2425.77.38.3
22nd————2024-2524.47.88.2
23rd————2025-2620.96.17.2

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST