Jaime Jaquez Jr. vs. Kawhi Leonard Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kawhi Leonard and Jaime Jaquez Jr., from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Jaime Jaquez Jr. played 2 years in the NBA, 11 less than Kawhi Leonard, who played 13. Jaime Jaquez Jr. had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, while Kawhi Leonard had his rookie season in 2011-12. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2 2 2023-24 to 2024-25
Kawhi Leonard 13 12 2011-12 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jaime Jaquez Jr. Kawhi Leonard
Season 2023-242011-12
Team Miami HeatSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdSpurs Lost West Conf Finals
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jaime Jaquez Jr. 75 28.2 11.9 1.1 2.7 3.8 2.6 1.0 0.3 1.5 2.2 4.5 9.3 .489 0.9 2.7 .322 1.9 2.3 .811
difference:+11+4.2+4.0+0.5+0.8+1.3+1.5+0.3+0.1-0.8-0.8+1.4+3.0+.004+0.3+1.0+.054+0.8+0.9+.038
Kawhi Leonard 64 24.0 7.9 1.6 3.5 5.1 1.1 1.3 0.4 0.7 1.4 3.1 6.3 .493 0.6 1.7 .376 1.1 1.4 .773
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jaime Jaquez Jr. 4 30.8 12.8 0.5 2.8 3.3 3.0 0.8 0.5 1.8 1.5 5.3 13.0 .404 0.8 3.3 .231 1.5 1.8 .857
difference:+10+3.7+4.2+0.8+1.8+2.6+2.4+0.4+0.1-0.9-0.1+2.1+6.6+.096+0.5+0.4+.219+0.6+0.7+.044
Kawhi Leonard 14 27.1 8.6 1.3 4.6 5.9 0.6 1.2 0.4 0.9 1.6 3.2 6.4 .500 1.3 2.9 .450 0.9 1.1 .813

Season 2
Jaime Jaquez Jr. Kawhi Leonard
Season 2024-252012-13
Team Miami HeatSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdSpurs Lost NBA Finals
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jaime Jaquez Jr. 66 20.7 8.6 1.3 3.1 4.4 2.5 0.9 0.2 1.5 1.2 3.2 7.0 .461 0.6 1.8 .311 1.6 2.2 .754
difference:+8+10.5+3.3+0.2+1.8+1.6+0.9+0.8+0.4-0.4-0.5+1.3+2.1+.033+0.5+1.2+.063+0.2+.071
Kawhi Leonard 58 31.2 11.9 1.1 4.9 6.0 1.6 1.7 0.6 1.1 1.7 4.5 9.1 .494 1.1 3.0 .374 1.8 2.2 .825
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jaime Jaquez Jr. 3 6.3 1.3 1.0 0.3 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 2.0 .167 0.0 0.7 .000 0.7 0.7 1.000
difference:+18+30.6+12.2+1.4+6.4+7.7+0.7+1.8+0.5-0.8-1.6+5.2+8.0+.378+1.1+2.1+.390+0.8+1.6+.367
Kawhi Leonard 21 36.9 13.5 2.4 6.7 9.0 1.0 1.8 0.5 1.1 1.9 5.5 10.0 .545 1.1 2.8 .390 1.5 2.3 .633

Additional Years

* Kawhi Leonard played 11 seasons more than Jaime Jaquez Jr. in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 13, from 2014 to 2025—Kawhi Leonard played in 10 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships.

In those 11 extra years over Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kawhi Leonard got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 Finals MVP
Achievement 3 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 3 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 3 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 4 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 2 Defensive Player of the Year
Achievement 1 Steals Leader
Achievement 6 All-Star Game
Achievement 1 All-Star Game MVP
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