Tommy Byrnes vs. Kawhi Leonard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kawhi Leonard and Tommy Byrnes 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

Tommy Byrnes

vs.

Kawhi Leonard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tommy Byrnes: 1946-47 to 1950-51
Kawhi Leonard: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tommy Byrnes 0 Kawhi Leonard 2

NBA Seasons Tommy Byrnes 5 Kawhi Leonard 12

Playoffs Played Tommy Byrnes 2 Kawhi Leonard 11

All-Star Games Tommy Byrnes 0 Kawhi Leonard 6

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tommy Byrnes 0 * Kawhi Leonard 2

All-NBA First Team Tommy Byrnes 0 Kawhi Leonard 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tommy Byrnes 0 Kawhi Leonard 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Tommy Byrnes 0 * Kawhi Leonard 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tommy Byrnes 0 Kawhi Leonard 7

Defensive Player of The Year Tommy Byrnes 0 * Kawhi Leonard 2

Steals Leader Tommy Byrnes 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 Tommy Byrnes 6.5 Kawhi Leonard 20.0

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Byrnes 1.5 * Kawhi Leonard 6.4

Assists Per Game Tommy Byrnes 1.2 Kawhi Leonard 3.0

Steals Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 1.7

Blocks Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Tommy Byrnes 1,712 Kawhi Leonard 13,937

Total Rebounds Tommy Byrnes 72 * Kawhi Leonard 4,443

Total Assists Tommy Byrnes 311 Kawhi Leonard 2,120

Total Steals Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 1,196

Total Blocks Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 454

Total Games Tommy Byrnes 265 Kawhi Leonard 696

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tommy Byrnes .299 Kawhi Leonard .499

3-Point Percentage Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard .391

Free Throw Percentage Tommy Byrnes .648 Kawhi Leonard .862

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tommy Byrnes 7.6 (1947) Kawhi Leonard 27.1 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Byrnes 1.5 (1951) * Kawhi Leonard 7.3 (2019)

Assists Per Game Tommy Byrnes 1.8 (1949) Kawhi Leonard 5.2 (2021)

Steals Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 2.3 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 1.0 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tommy Byrnes 6.3 Kawhi Leonard 21.3

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Byrnes - * Kawhi Leonard 7.8

Assists Per Game Tommy Byrnes 0.3 Kawhi Leonard 2.9

Steals Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 1.8

Blocks Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Tommy Byrnes 50 Kawhi Leonard 2,958

Total Rebounds Tommy Byrnes 0 * Kawhi Leonard 1,089

Total Assists Tommy Byrnes 2 Kawhi Leonard 399

Total Steals Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 248

Total Blocks Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 94

Total Games Tommy Byrnes 8 Kawhi Leonard 139

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tommy Byrnes .301 Kawhi Leonard .511

3-Point Percentage Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard .399

Free Throw Percentage Tommy Byrnes .261 Kawhi Leonard .844

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tommy Byrnes 8.7 (1948) Kawhi Leonard 34.5 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Byrnes - * Kawhi Leonard 9.3 (2020)

Assists Per Game Tommy Byrnes 0.7 (1948) Kawhi Leonard 6.0 (2023)

Steals Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 2.6 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 1.4 (2016)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.