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

Kawhi Leonard vs Trey Murphy III

13-4categories
Leonard · Murphy III
2
Leonard
Raptors
2025-26
Murphy III
Pelicans
25
65
Games
availability
66
32.1
Minutes
per game
35.5
27.9
Points
per game
21.5
6.4
Rebounds
per game
5.7
3.6
Assists
per game
3.8
2.3
Steals + blocks
per game
1.9
2.0
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.8
50.5%
Field goal %
47.0%
38.7%
Three-point %
6.8 vs 8.6 attempts
37.9%
89.2%
Free throw %
88.6%
62.9%
True shooting
TS%
61.3%
32.6%
Usage
USG%
22.3%
19.3%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
16.0%
10.2%
Rebound %
of available
7.8%
+7.5
Net rating
on court
-3.6
18.5%
PIE
player impact estimate
12.2%
+5.2
Plus-minus
per game
-2.6
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, 6.4 points a game apart (27.9 vs 21.5), on Leonard's heavier usage (32.6% vs 22.3%).

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 Murphy III (3.8 vs 3.6 assists), the glass to Leonard (6.4 vs 5.7 rebounds).

With Leonard on the floor his team outscored opponents by +7.5 per 100 possessions, against -3.6 for Murphy III; 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, Murphy III $27.0M 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
Murphy III
37-28
Record when playing
21-45
30.4
Points at home
22.1
25.1
Points on the road
20.9
30.1
Points in wins
22.1
25.0
Points in losses
21.2
55
Season high
44
21
30-point games
10
5
Double-doubles
4
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
Murphy III · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs IND11 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs WAS11 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at DAL5 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at MIA11 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at OKC11 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Leonard · contract
2026-27$50.3M
2027-28$56.1M
2028-29$58.9M
Murphy III · contract
2026-27$27.0M
2027-28$29.0M
2028-29$31.0M

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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).