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Raptors · F · 35
Kawhi Leonard
vs
2025-26
Stephen Curry
Warriors · G · 38
Stephen Curry
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Kawhi Leonard vs Stephen Curry

12-5categories
Leonard · Curry
2
Leonard
Raptors
2025-26
Curry
Warriors
Stephen Curry
65
Games
availability
43
32.1
Minutes
per game
30.9
27.9
Points
per game
26.6
6.4
Rebounds
per game
3.6
3.6
Assists
per game
4.7
2.3
Steals + blocks
per game
1.5
2.0
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.8
50.5%
Field goal %
46.8%
38.7%
Three-point %
6.8 vs 11.3 attempts
39.3%
89.2%
Free throw %
92.3%
62.9%
True shooting
TS%
63.7%
32.6%
Usage
USG%
30.8%
19.3%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
24.5%
10.2%
Rebound %
of available
5.7%
+7.5
Net rating
on court
+2.8
18.5%
PIE
player impact estimate
14.6%
+5.2
Plus-minus
per game
+2.1
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, 1.3 points a game apart (27.9 vs 26.6), on Leonard's heavier usage (32.6% vs 30.8%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (62.9% vs 63.7%).

Playmaking goes to Curry (4.7 vs 3.6 assists), the glass to Leonard (6.4 vs 3.6 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Leonard played 22 more games (65 vs 43 of 82).

With Leonard on the floor his team outscored opponents by +7.5 per 100 possessions, against +2.8 for Curry; 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, Curry $62.6M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Leonard
2025-26
Curry
37-28
Record when playing
24-19
30.4
Points at home
25.0
25.1
Points on the road
28.3
30.1
Points in wins
25.8
25.0
Points in losses
27.5
55
Season high
49
21
30-point games
14
5
Double-doubles
3

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
Curry · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 at LAL23 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs POR20 pts · 4 reb · 5 ast
Tue, Oct 13 at LAL11 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs SAC8 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at POR0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Leonard · contract
2026-27$50.3M
2027-28$56.1M
2028-29$58.9M
Curry · contract
2026-27$62.6M
2027-28$55.7M
2028-29$60.2M

More comparisons

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Leonard vs
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Curry vs
Devin Booker · Jalen Brunson · Jamal Murray · Donovan Mitchell
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
Curry 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 · 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

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).