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Jaylen Brown
76ers · G-F · 29
Jaylen Brown
vs
2025-26
Kawhi Leonard
Clippers · F · 35
Kawhi Leonard
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Jaylen Brown vs Kawhi Leonard

7-10categories
Brown · Leonard
BrownLeonard
71Games
availability
65
34.4Minutes
per game
32.1
28.7Points
per game
27.9
6.9Rebounds
per game
6.4
5.1Assists
per game
3.6
1.4Steals + blocks
per game
2.3
3.6Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.0
47.7%Field goal %50.5%
34.7%Three-point %
5.7 vs 6.8 attempts
38.7%
79.5%Free throw %89.2%
57.3%True shooting
TS%
62.9%
35.1%Usage
USG%
32.6%
25.1%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
19.3%
9.5%Rebound %
of available
10.2%
+6.5Net rating
on court
+7.5
15.2%PIE
player impact estimate
18.5%
+4.5Plus-minus
per game
+5.2

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Jaylen Brown scored more in 2025-26, 0.8 points a game apart (28.7 vs 27.9), on Brown's heavier usage (35.1% vs 32.6%).

Leonard is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 62.9% to 57.3%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Brown (5.1 vs 3.6 assists), the glass to Brown (6.9 vs 6.4 rebounds).

With Leonard on the floor his team outscored opponents by +7.5 per 100 possessions, against +6.5 for Brown; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Brown $57.1M through 2028-29, Leonard $50.3M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
BrownLeonard
47-24Record when playing37-28
27.9Points at home30.4
29.6Points on the road25.1
29.0Points in wins30.1
28.2Points in losses25.0
50Season high55
3530-point games21
14Double-doubles5
Brown · last 5
Sat, May 2 vs PHI33 pts · 9 reb · 4 ast
Thu, Apr 30 at PHI18 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Apr 28 vs PHI22 pts · 5 reb · 5 ast
Sun, Apr 26 at PHI20 pts · 7 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Apr 24 at PHI25 pts · 7 reb · 4 ast
Leonard · last 5
Fri, Apr 10 at POR24 pts · 8 reb · 5 ast
Wed, Apr 8 vs OKC20 pts · 8 reb · 3 ast
Tue, Apr 7 vs DAL34 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Apr 5 at SAC26 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Apr 2 vs SAS24 pts · 6 reb · 5 ast
Brown · contract
2026-27$57.1M
2027-28$61.0M
2028-29$65.0M
Leonard · contract
2026-27$50.3M

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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).