Kawhi Leonard vs. Mickey Rottner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mickey Rottner and Kawhi Leonard 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
Kawhi Leonard: 2011-12 to 2025-26
Mickey Rottner: 1946-47 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kawhi Leonard 2 Mickey Rottner 0

NBA Seasons Kawhi Leonard 14 Mickey Rottner 2

Playoffs Played Kawhi Leonard 12 Mickey Rottner 2

All-Star Games Kawhi Leonard 6 Mickey Rottner 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard 2 Mickey Rottner 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kawhi Leonard 3 Mickey Rottner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kawhi Leonard 6 Mickey Rottner 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kawhi Leonard 3 Mickey Rottner 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kawhi Leonard 7 Mickey Rottner 0

Defensive Player of The Year Kawhi Leonard 2 Mickey Rottner 0 *

Steals Leader Kawhi Leonard 1 Mickey Rottner 0 *

* 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 Kawhi Leonard 20.2 Mickey Rottner 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Kawhi Leonard 6.3 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kawhi Leonard 3.1 Mickey Rottner 1.4

Steals Per Game Kawhi Leonard 1.7 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kawhi Leonard 0.6 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kawhi Leonard 15,112 Mickey Rottner 540

Total Rebounds Kawhi Leonard 4,748 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Assists Kawhi Leonard 2,282 Mickey Rottner 139

Total Steals Kawhi Leonard 1,286 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Blocks Kawhi Leonard 477 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Games Kawhi Leonard 748 Mickey Rottner 100

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kawhi Leonard .498 Mickey Rottner .290

3-Point Percentage Kawhi Leonard .392 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kawhi Leonard .862 Mickey Rottner .478

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kawhi Leonard 27.1 (2020) Mickey Rottner 7.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Kawhi Leonard 7.3 (2019) Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kawhi Leonard 5.2 (2021) Mickey Rottner 1.7 (1947)

Steals Per Game Kawhi Leonard 2.3 (2015) Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kawhi Leonard 1.0 (2018) Mickey Rottner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kawhi Leonard 21.5 Mickey Rottner 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Kawhi Leonard 7.8 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kawhi Leonard 3.0 Mickey Rottner 0.4

Steals Per Game Kawhi Leonard 1.8 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kawhi Leonard 0.7 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kawhi Leonard 3,133 Mickey Rottner 18

Total Rebounds Kawhi Leonard 1,142 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Assists Kawhi Leonard 432 Mickey Rottner 5

Total Steals Kawhi Leonard 256 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Blocks Kawhi Leonard 99 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Games Kawhi Leonard 146 Mickey Rottner 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kawhi Leonard .513 Mickey Rottner .138

3-Point Percentage Kawhi Leonard .399 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kawhi Leonard .841 Mickey Rottner .286

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kawhi Leonard 34.5 (2023) Mickey Rottner 1.8 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Kawhi Leonard 9.3 (2020) Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kawhi Leonard 6.0 (2023) Mickey Rottner 0.5 (1948)

Steals Per Game Kawhi Leonard 2.6 (2016) Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kawhi Leonard 1.4 (2016) Mickey Rottner - n/a **

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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.