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

Donovan Mitchell vs Kawhi Leonard

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Mitchell · Leonard
Donovan Mitchell
Mitchell
Cavaliers
2025-26
Leonard
Raptors
2
70
Games
availability
65
33.5
Minutes
per game
32.1
27.9
Points
per game
27.9
4.5
Rebounds
per game
6.4
5.7
Assists
per game
3.6
1.8
Steals + blocks
per game
2.3
2.8
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.0
48.3%
Field goal %
50.5%
36.4%
Three-point %
8.8 vs 6.8 attempts
38.7%
86.5%
Free throw %
89.2%
61.3%
True shooting
TS%
62.9%
31.1%
Usage
USG%
32.6%
26.6%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
19.3%
6.5%
Rebound %
of available
10.2%
+7.2
Net rating
on court
+7.5
15.2%
PIE
player impact estimate
18.5%
+5.3
Plus-minus
per game
+5.2
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

Kawhi Leonard scored more in 2025-26, 0.0 points a game apart (27.9 vs 27.9), on Leonard's heavier usage (32.6% vs 31.1%).

Leonard is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 62.9% to 61.3%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Mitchell (5.7 vs 3.6 assists), the glass to Leonard (6.4 vs 4.5 rebounds).

With Leonard on the floor his team outscored opponents by +7.5 per 100 possessions, against +7.2 for Mitchell; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Mitchell $50.1M through 2030-31, Leonard $50.3M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Mitchell
2025-26
Leonard
45-25
Record when playing
37-28
28.7
Points at home
30.4
27.0
Points on the road
25.1
29.6
Points in wins
30.1
24.8
Points in losses
25.0
48
Season high
55
34
30-point games
21
5
Double-doubles
5
Mitchell · last 5
Tue, Oct 13 at ORL15 pts · 2 reb · 8 ast
Sun, Oct 11 vs ORL11 pts · 5 reb · 6 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs BOS11 pts · 0 reb · 3 ast
Mon, May 25 vs NYK31 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Sat, May 23 vs NYK23 pts · 1 reb · 4 ast
Leonard · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs CHI23 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Oct 16 at DET0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 15 at NYK6 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Oct 13 vs NYK21 pts · 5 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 3 vs MIA0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Mitchell · contract
2026-27$50.1M
2027-28player option$60.9M
2028-29$65.8M
2029-30$70.7M
2030-31$75.5M
Leonard · contract
2026-27$50.3M
2027-28$56.1M
2028-29$58.9M

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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).