Kawhi Leonard vs Nikola Jokić
Nikola Jokić leads 8 of 8 career categories against Kawhi Leonard, including scoring (22.2 PPG) and rebounding (11.1 RPG). Head to head they met 35 times, 14 of them in the playoffs, with Kawhi Leonard winning the series 18–17.
The case for Kawhi Leonard
Kawhi Leonard trails in every compared category here.
The case for Nikola Jokić
scoring (22.2 PPG), rebounding (11.1 RPG), playmaking (7.5 APG), and 5 more.
Tale of the tape
20.7PPG22.2
6.4RPG11.1
3.1APG7.5
60.7%TS%64.1%
23.6PER28.8
112.1Win Shares142.6
798games played810
Head to Head
| Kawhi Leonard | Nikola Jokić | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Series wins | 17 |
| 23.2 | PPG | 23.2 |
| 6.7 | RPG | 11.3 |
| 4.6 | APG | 7.2 |
| 35 meetings (14 in the playoffs) · first 2015-16 · last 2025-26 | ||
Per Game
| Kawhi Leonard | Nikola Jokić | |
|---|---|---|
| 798 | G | 810 |
| 31.8 | MIN | 32.0 |
| 20.7 | PTS | 22.2 |
| 6.4 | REB | 11.1 |
| 3.1 | AST | 7.5 |
| 1.7 | STL | 1.3 |
| 0.6 | BLK | 0.7 |
| 49.9 | FG% | 56.1 |
| 39.1 | 3P% | 36.2 |
| 86.3 | FT% | 82.5 |
Advanced
| Kawhi Leonard | Nikola Jokić | |
|---|---|---|
| 23.6 | PER | 28.8 |
| 60.7 | TS% | 64.1 |
| 26.3 | USG% | 27.5 |
| 112.1 | WS | 142.6 |
| 0.212 | WS/48 | 0.264 |
| 5.9 | BPM | 10.0 |
| 50.9 | VORP | 78.9 |
Accolades
| Kawhi Leonard | Nikola Jokić | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Finals MVP | 1 |
| 2 | Defensive POY | — |
| 7 | All-NBA | 8 |
| 7 | All-Star | 8 |
| 7 | All-Defensive | — |
| 1 | All-Star MVP | — |
| 1 | All-Rookie | 1 |
| — | MVP | 3 |
Career percentiles
89Scoring92
86Efficiency90
76Playmaking95
86Rebounding97
94Defense90
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