Kawhi Leonard vs. Wayne Yates Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Yates 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

Kawhi Leonard

vs.

Wayne Yates

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kawhi Leonard: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Wayne Yates: 1961-62 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kawhi Leonard 2 Wayne Yates 0

NBA Seasons Kawhi Leonard 12 Wayne Yates 1

Playoffs Played Kawhi Leonard 11 Wayne Yates 1

All-Star Games Kawhi Leonard 6 Wayne Yates 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard 2 Wayne Yates 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kawhi Leonard 3 Wayne Yates 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kawhi Leonard 5 Wayne Yates 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kawhi Leonard 3 Wayne Yates 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kawhi Leonard 7 Wayne Yates 0

Defensive Player of The Year Kawhi Leonard 2 Wayne Yates 0 *

Steals Leader Kawhi Leonard 1 Wayne Yates 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 20.0 Wayne Yates 1.9

Rebounds Per Game Kawhi Leonard 6.4 Wayne Yates 2.5

Assists Per Game Kawhi Leonard 3.0 Wayne Yates 0.4

Steals Per Game Kawhi Leonard 1.7 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kawhi Leonard 0.7 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kawhi Leonard 13,937 Wayne Yates 72

Total Rebounds Kawhi Leonard 4,443 Wayne Yates 94

Total Assists Kawhi Leonard 2,120 Wayne Yates 16

Total Steals Kawhi Leonard 1,196 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Blocks Kawhi Leonard 454 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Games Kawhi Leonard 696 Wayne Yates 37

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kawhi Leonard .499 Wayne Yates .295

3-Point Percentage Kawhi Leonard .391 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kawhi Leonard .862 Wayne Yates .455

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kawhi Leonard 27.1 (2020) Wayne Yates 1.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Kawhi Leonard 7.3 (2019) Wayne Yates 2.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Kawhi Leonard 5.2 (2021) Wayne Yates 0.4 (1962)

Steals Per Game Kawhi Leonard 2.3 (2015) Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kawhi Leonard 1.0 (2018) Wayne Yates - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kawhi Leonard 21.3 Wayne Yates 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Kawhi Leonard 7.8 Wayne Yates 1.3

Assists Per Game Kawhi Leonard 2.9 Wayne Yates 0.3

Steals Per Game Kawhi Leonard 1.8 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kawhi Leonard 0.7 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kawhi Leonard 2,958 Wayne Yates 7

Total Rebounds Kawhi Leonard 1,089 Wayne Yates 5

Total Assists Kawhi Leonard 399 Wayne Yates 1

Total Steals Kawhi Leonard 248 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Blocks Kawhi Leonard 94 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Games Kawhi Leonard 139 Wayne Yates 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kawhi Leonard .511 Wayne Yates .375

3-Point Percentage Kawhi Leonard .399 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kawhi Leonard .844 Wayne Yates .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kawhi Leonard 34.5 (2023) Wayne Yates 1.8 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Kawhi Leonard 9.3 (2020) Wayne Yates 1.3 (1962)

Assists Per Game Kawhi Leonard 6.0 (2023) Wayne Yates 0.3 (1962)

Steals Per Game Kawhi Leonard 2.6 (2016) Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kawhi Leonard 1.4 (2016) Wayne Yates - 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.