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

Kawhi Leonard vs LeBron James

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Leonard · James

Leonard

Raptors

2025-26

James

76ers

Games

availability

32.1

Minutes

per game

33.2

27.9

Points

per game

20.9

6.4

Rebounds

per game

6.1

3.6

Assists

per game

7.2

2.3

Steals + blocks

per game

1.8

2.0

Turnovers

per game · lower is better

3.0

50.5%

Field goal %

51.5%

38.7%

Three-point %

6.8 vs 4.1 attempts

31.7%

89.2%

Free throw %

73.7%

62.9%

True shooting

TS%

59.4%

32.6%

Usage

USG%

26.2%

19.3%

Assist %

of teammates' baskets

33.8%

10.2%

Rebound %

of available

9.3%

+7.5

Net rating

on court

+2.6

18.5%

PIE

player impact estimate

15.4%

+5.2

Plus-minus

per game

+2.0

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, 7.0 points a game apart (27.9 vs 20.9), on Leonard's heavier usage (32.6% vs 26.2%).

Leonard is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 62.9% to 59.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to James (7.2 vs 3.6 assists), the glass to Leonard (6.4 vs 6.1 rebounds).

With Leonard on the floor his team outscored opponents by +7.5 per 100 possessions, against +2.6 for James; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Leonard $50.3M through 2028-29, James $3.9M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs

Leonard

2025-26

James

37-28

Record when playing

39-21

30.4

Points at home

20.7

25.1

Points on the road

21.2

30.1

Points in wins

21.3

25.0

Points in losses

20.2

Season high

30-point games

Double-doubles

Last games & contracts

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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

James · last 5

Tue, Oct 20 at NYK14 pts · 9 reb · 7 ast

Fri, Oct 16 vs BOS8 pts · 8 reb · 7 ast

Sat, Oct 10 at BOS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Thu, Oct 8 at BKN10 pts · 4 reb · 5 ast

Mon, Oct 5 vs NYK0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Leonard · contract

2026-27$50.3M

2027-28$56.1M

2028-29$58.9M

James · contract

2026-27$3.9M

2027-28player option$4.1M

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Leonard vs
Giannis Antetokounmpo · Lauri Markkanen · Kevin Durant · Victor Wembanyama

James vs
Zion Williamson · Cooper Flagg · Julius Randle · Franz Wagner

Leonard vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Donovan Mitchell · Nikola Jokic · Lauri Markkanen · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker · Jalen Brunson · Kevin Durant · Jamal Murray · Victor Wembanyama · Michael Porter Jr. · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · Keyonte George · James Harden · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Paolo Banchero · Norman Powell · Brandon Ingram · Trey Murphy III · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Shaedon Sharpe · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · LaMelo Ball · Bam Adebayo · Karl-Anthony Towns · Desmond Bane

James vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Kawhi Leonard · Donovan Mitchell · Nikola Jokic · Lauri Markkanen · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker · Jalen Brunson · Kevin Durant · Jamal Murray · Victor Wembanyama · Michael Porter Jr. · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · Keyonte George · James Harden · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Paolo Banchero · Norman Powell · Brandon Ingram · Trey Murphy III · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Shaedon Sharpe · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · LaMelo Ball · Bam Adebayo · Karl-Anthony Towns · Desmond Bane

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).