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Kawhi Leonard

LAC · Wing · 2025-26 · San Diego State · Year 15 · age 34 · born Jun 29, 1991

27.9 PPG6.4 RPG3.6 APG2.0 TPG32.1 MPG

All-NBA 2ndAll-Star

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Height: 6'6"
Weight: 225

Kawhi Leonard, 2025-26 with LAC: 27.9 points, 6.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists in 32.1 minutes a game. Against the 349 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Points / 75 (99th percentile), PER (99th) and VORP (99th); his lowest are Rim FG% def. diff (6th percentile) and Opp FG% on matchups (11th).

Bars rank him against all 349 qualified players in 2025-26; the second number is his rank among the 107 qualified wings. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.

Small sample

Role

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs wings	Value
Minutes / game	88	86	32.1
Minutes share	81	83	52.7%
Availability	53	54	79.3%

Offense

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs wings	Value
Shooting
True shooting %	85	84	.629
Effective FG%	73	70	.573
Points per shot	85	86	1.44
3-point %	77	78	38.7%
3-point attempts / g	90	94	6.8
3PA rate (of FGA)	32	30	35.4%
2-point %	66	59	56.9%
Free throw %	93	96	89.2%
FT attempts / g	95	95	6.4
FT rate (of FGA)	78	82	33.1%
% points from 3	32	33	28.5%
Creation & playmaking
Points / 75	99	99	32.0
Assist %	70	88	19.3%
Assists / 75	63	82	4.1
Assist / turnover	46	60	1.76
Potential assists / 75	68	85	7.9
Usage %	99	99	32.6%
Turnover %	90	88	8.4%
Turnovers / 75	31	25	2.3
Offensive rebound %	53	44	3.6%
Off-ball gravity	96	98	14.1
Drive rate / 75	83	92	11.9
Self-creation	65	63	high
Shot-making (PPP %ile)	99	99	82
Defender difficulty	59	63	avg (+0.0)
Impact
On/Off net	99	99	13.8

Defense

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs wings	Value
Rebounding
Rebounds / 75	72	73	7.3
Def. rebound %	79	79	16.2%
Activity & outcomes
Steals / 75	96	99	2.2
Blocks / 75	46	36	0.5
Stocks / 75	83	87	2.6
Steal %	96	99	2.9%
Block %	44	34	1.2%
Rim FG% def. diff	6	4	+7.8%
Matchup difficulty	70	62	high (13.3)
Opp FG% on matchups	11	9	+3.9%
Deflections / 75	88	89	3.9
Physical ingredients
Height	45	9	6'6"
Strength (weight)	70	60	225

Value

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs wings	Value
Overall value
PER	99	99	27.9
Win Shares / 48	96	99	.212
Box Plus/Minus	98	99	+8.0
Offensive BPM	99	99	+7.4
Defensive BPM	72	77	+0.6
VORP	99	99	5.3
Game Score / g	99	99	22.5

Statistical comps

closest profiles by usage, shooting, playmaking, rebounding & rim protection · 2025-26 · 500+ min

Weakness comps

who shares his flaws, ranked against other wings · 2025-26 · 500+ min

Where he ranks worst

Rim FG% def. diff2nd percentile
Opp FG% on matchups9th percentile
Block %29th percentile

Season by season

Season	Team	Age	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	TS%	BPM	BPM %ile	Honours
2011-12	SAS	20	64	24.0	7.9	5.1	1.1	.573	+3.4	90	All-Rookie 1st
2012-13	SAS	21	58	31.2	11.9	6.0	1.6	.592	+3.1	89
2013-14	SAS	22	66	29.1	12.8	6.2	2.0	.602	+5.1	97	Finals MVP · Champion · All-Def 2nd
2014-15	SAS	23	64	31.8	16.5	7.2	2.5	.567	+5.9	98	DPOY · All-Def 1st
2015-16	SAS	24	72	33.0	21.2	6.8	2.6	.616	+9.1	99	DPOY · All-NBA 1st · All-Def 1st · All-Star
2016-17★	SAS	25	74	33.4	25.5	5.8	3.5	.610	+9.4	99	All-NBA 1st · All-Def 1st · All-Star
2017-18	SAS	26	9	23.3	16.2	4.7	2.3	.572	+10.1	99
2018-19	TOR	27	60	34.0	26.6	7.3	3.3	.606	+7.2	98	Finals MVP · Champion · All-NBA 2nd · All-Def 2nd · All-Star
2019-20	LAC	28	57	32.4	27.1	7.1	4.9	.589	+8.9	99	All-NBA 2nd · All-Def 2nd · All-Star · ASG MVP
2020-21	LAC	29	52	34.1	24.8	6.5	5.2	.622	+7.3	98	All-NBA 1st · All-Def 2nd · All-Star
2022-23	LAC	31	52	33.6	23.8	6.5	3.9	.623	+6.1	96
2023-24	LAC	32	68	34.3	23.7	6.1	3.6	.626	+5.5	97	All-NBA 2nd · All-Star
2024-25	LAC	33	37	31.9	21.5	5.9	3.1	.589	+3.1	86
2025-26	LAC	34	65	32.1	27.9	6.4	3.6	.629	+8.0	98	All-NBA 2nd · All-Star

BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players. ★ is his best season by Box Plus/Minus, among seasons that clear the games floor.