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

Kawhi Leonard vs Nikola Jokic

6-10categories
Leonard · Jokic
2
Leonard
Raptors
2025-26
Jokic
Nuggets
Nikola Jokic
65
Games
availability
65
32.1
Minutes
per game
34.8
27.9
Points
per game
27.7
6.4
Rebounds
per game
12.9
3.6
Assists
per game
10.7
2.3
Steals + blocks
per game
2.2
2.0
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
3.7
50.5%
Field goal %
56.9%
38.7%
Three-point %
6.8 vs 4.5 attempts
38.0%
89.2%
Free throw %
83.1%
62.9%
True shooting
TS%
67.0%
32.6%
Usage
USG%
28.9%
19.3%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
45.8%
10.2%
Rebound %
of available
18.5%
+7.5
Net rating
on court
+10.8
18.5%
PIE
player impact estimate
21.3%
+5.2
Plus-minus
per game
+8.5
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, 0.2 points a game apart (27.9 vs 27.7), on Leonard's heavier usage (32.6% vs 28.9%).

Jokic is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 67.0% to 62.9%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Jokic (10.7 vs 3.6 assists), the glass to Jokic (12.9 vs 6.4 rebounds).

With Jokic on the floor his team outscored opponents by +10.8 per 100 possessions, against +7.5 for Leonard; 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, Jokic $59.0M 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
Jokic
37-28
Record when playing
43-22
30.4
Points at home
27.6
25.1
Points on the road
27.8
30.1
Points in wins
27.6
25.0
Points in losses
27.8
55
Season high
56
21
30-point games
25
5
Double-doubles
55
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
Jokic · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at LAL17 pts · 6 reb · 8 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at LAC5 pts · 6 reb · 7 ast
Sun, Oct 11 vs CHI22 pts · 11 reb · 10 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at UTA6 pts · 4 reb · 5 ast
Sun, Oct 4 vs UTA3 pts · 3 reb · 7 ast
Leonard · contract
2026-27$50.3M
2027-28$56.1M
2028-29$58.9M
Jokic · contract
2026-27$59.0M
2027-28player option$62.8M

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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).