Cleveland Buckner vs. Kawhi Leonard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kawhi Leonard and Cleveland Buckner that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Cleveland Buckner: 1961-62 to 1962-63
Kawhi Leonard: 2011-12 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cleveland Buckner 0 Kawhi Leonard 2

NBA Seasons Cleveland Buckner 2 Kawhi Leonard 13

Playoffs Played Cleveland Buckner 0 Kawhi Leonard 12

All-Star Games Cleveland Buckner 0 Kawhi Leonard 6

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Cleveland Buckner 0 * Kawhi Leonard 2

All-NBA First Team Cleveland Buckner 0 Kawhi Leonard 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cleveland Buckner 0 Kawhi Leonard 6

All-Defensive 1st Team Cleveland Buckner 0 * Kawhi Leonard 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cleveland Buckner 0 Kawhi Leonard 7

Defensive Player of The Year Cleveland Buckner 0 * Kawhi Leonard 2

Steals Leader Cleveland Buckner 0 * Kawhi Leonard 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner 6.0 Kawhi Leonard 20.1

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner 3.5 Kawhi Leonard 6.4

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner 0.6 Kawhi Leonard 3.1

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 1.7

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Cleveland Buckner 411 Kawhi Leonard 14,733

Total Rebounds Cleveland Buckner 240 Kawhi Leonard 4,662

Total Assists Cleveland Buckner 44 Kawhi Leonard 2,236

Total Steals Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 1,255

Total Blocks Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 471

Total Games Cleveland Buckner 68 Kawhi Leonard 733

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cleveland Buckner .432 Kawhi Leonard .499

3-Point Percentage Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard .392

Free Throw Percentage Cleveland Buckner .620 Kawhi Leonard .860

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner 6.4 (1962) Kawhi Leonard 27.1 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner 3.8 (1962) Kawhi Leonard 7.3 (2019)

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner 0.8 (1963) Kawhi Leonard 5.2 (2021)

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 2.3 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 1.0 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Kawhi Leonard 21.5

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Kawhi Leonard 7.8

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Kawhi Leonard 3.0

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 1.8

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Cleveland Buckner - Kawhi Leonard 3,133

Total Rebounds Cleveland Buckner - Kawhi Leonard 1,142

Total Assists Cleveland Buckner - Kawhi Leonard 432

Total Steals Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 256

Total Blocks Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 99

Total Games Cleveland Buckner 0 Kawhi Leonard 146

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cleveland Buckner - Kawhi Leonard .513

3-Point Percentage Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard .399

Free Throw Percentage Cleveland Buckner - Kawhi Leonard .841

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Kawhi Leonard 34.5 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Kawhi Leonard 9.3 (2020)

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Kawhi Leonard 6.0 (2023)

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 2.6 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 1.4 (2016)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.