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

Kawhi Leonard vs Zion Williamson

14-2categories
Leonard · Williamson
2
Leonard
Raptors
2025-26
Williamson
Pelicans
Zion Williamson
65
Games
availability
62
32.1
Minutes
per game
29.7
27.9
Points
per game
21.0
6.4
Rebounds
per game
5.7
3.6
Assists
per game
3.2
2.3
Steals + blocks
per game
1.5
2.0
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.0
50.5%
Field goal %
60.0%
38.7%
Three-point %
6.8 vs 0.1 attempts
25.0%
89.2%
Free throw %
71.6%
62.9%
True shooting
TS%
64.4%
32.6%
Usage
USG%
25.0%
19.3%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
17.4%
10.2%
Rebound %
of available
9.0%
+7.5
Net rating
on court
-1.9
18.5%
PIE
player impact estimate
14.1%
+5.2
Plus-minus
per game
-1.3
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, 6.9 points a game apart (27.9 vs 21.0), on Leonard's heavier usage (32.6% vs 25.0%).

Williamson is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 64.4% to 62.9%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Leonard (3.6 vs 3.2 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 -1.9 for Williamson; 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, Williamson $42.2M 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
Williamson
37-28
Record when playing
22-40
30.4
Points at home
21.1
25.1
Points on the road
20.9
30.1
Points in wins
21.4
25.0
Points in losses
20.8
55
Season high
35
21
30-point games
5
5
Double-doubles
6
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
Williamson · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs IND22 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs WAS11 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at DAL10 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at MIA8 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at OKC11 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Leonard · contract
2026-27$50.3M
2027-28$56.1M
2028-29$58.9M
Williamson · contract
2026-27$42.2M
2027-28$44.9M

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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).