Kawhi Leonard vs. Bobby Portis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bobby Portis and Kawhi Leonard, 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.

Kawhi Leonard played 13 years in the NBA, 3 more than Bobby Portis, who played 10. Kawhi Leonard had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, while Bobby Portis had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
Kawhi Leonard 13 12 2011-12 to 2024-25
Bobby Portis 10 6 2015-16 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Kawhi Leonard Bobby Portis
Season 2011-122015-16
Team San Antonio SpursChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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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%
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
difference:+2+6.2+0.9+0.4+0.3+0.3+0.9-0.2-0.2+0.1+0.7+.066+0.3+0.9+.068+0.3+0.3+.046
Bobby Portis 62 17.8 7.0 2.0 3.5 5.4 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.9 1.6 3.0 7.0 .427 0.3 0.8 .308 0.8 1.1 .727
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
Bobby Portis DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Kawhi Leonard Bobby Portis
Season 2012-132016-17
Team San Antonio SpursChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost NBA FinalsBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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%
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
difference:+6+15.6+5.1+0.1+1.4+1.4+1.1+1.4+0.4-0.5-0.2+1.6+3.2+.006+0.6+1.5+.041+1.2+1.3+.164
Bobby Portis 64 15.6 6.8 1.2 3.5 4.6 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.6 1.5 2.9 5.9 .488 0.5 1.5 .333 0.6 0.9 .661
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+15+16.7+6.8+1.6+1.5+3.0+0.2+1.3-0.1-0.2+2.7+4.5+.030+0.1+0.6+.072+1.5+2.3
Bobby Portis 6 20.2 6.7 0.8 5.2 6.0 1.2 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.7 2.8 5.5 .515 1.0 2.2 .462 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3

Kawhi Leonard Bobby Portis
Season 2013-142017-18
Team San Antonio SpursChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kawhi Leonard 66 29.1 12.8 1.2 5.1 6.2 2.0 1.7 0.8 1.2 1.9 5.1 9.8 .522 1.0 2.8 .379 1.5 1.9 .802
difference:+7+6.6+0.4+1.0+0.5+0.6+0.3+1.0+0.5-0.2-0.1+0.1+1.3+.051+0.1+0.3+.020+0.1+0.2+.033
Bobby Portis 73 22.5 13.2 2.2 4.6 6.8 1.7 0.7 0.3 1.4 1.8 5.2 11.1 .471 1.1 3.1 .359 1.6 2.1 .769
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kawhi Leonard 23 32.0 14.3 1.3 5.4 6.7 1.7 1.7 0.6 1.3 2.9 5.3 10.4 .510 1.3 3.2 .419 2.3 3.1 .736
Bobby Portis DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4

Kawhi Leonard Bobby Portis
Season 2014-152018-19
Team San Antonio SpursChicago Bulls, Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Achievement Steals Leader-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kawhi Leonard 64 31.8 16.5 1.3 5.9 7.2 2.5 2.3 0.8 1.5 2.0 6.2 12.8 .479 1.0 3.0 .349 3.2 3.9 .802
difference:+14+5.8+2.3+0.9+0.9+1.1+1.6+0.4-0.9+0.6+0.2+.035+0.5+0.8+.044+1.7+2.0+.008
Bobby Portis 50 26.0 14.2 2.2 5.9 8.1 1.4 0.7 0.4 1.5 2.9 5.6 12.6 .444 1.5 3.8 .393 1.5 1.9 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kawhi Leonard 7 35.7 20.3 1.9 5.6 7.4 2.6 1.1 0.6 2.1 2.6 7.4 15.6 .477 1.6 3.7 .423 3.9 5.0 .771
Bobby Portis DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5

Kawhi Leonard Bobby Portis
Season 2015-162019-20
Team San Antonio SpursNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kawhi Leonard 72 33.1 21.2 1.3 5.5 6.8 2.6 1.8 1.0 1.5 1.8 7.7 15.1 .506 1.8 4.0 .443 4.1 4.6 .874
difference:+6+12.0+11.1+0.1+1.6+1.7+1.1+1.3+0.7-0.4-0.1+3.7+6.2+.056+0.8+1.2+.085+3.0+3.2+.111
Bobby Portis 66 21.1 10.1 1.2 3.9 5.1 1.5 0.5 0.3 1.1 1.7 4.0 8.9 .450 1.0 2.8 .358 1.1 1.4 .763
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kawhi Leonard 10 33.9 22.5 1.4 4.9 6.3 2.8 2.6 1.4 1.6 2.1 8.3 16.6 .500 1.7 3.9 .436 4.2 5.1 .824
Bobby Portis DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6

Kawhi Leonard Bobby Portis
Season 2016-172020-21
Team San Antonio SpursMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kawhi Leonard 74 33.4 25.5 1.1 4.7 5.8 3.5 1.8 0.7 2.1 1.6 8.6 17.7 .485 2.0 5.2 .380 6.3 7.2 .880
difference:+8+12.6+14.1+0.8+0.5+1.3+2.4+1.0+0.3-1.3-0.1+3.9+8.6+.038+0.9+2.8+.091+5.5+6.1+.140
Bobby Portis 66 20.8 11.4 1.9 5.2 7.1 1.1 0.8 0.4 0.8 1.7 4.7 9.1 .523 1.1 2.4 .471 0.8 1.1 .740
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kawhi Leonard 12 35.8 27.7 1.6 6.2 7.8 4.6 1.7 0.5 2.2 1.8 8.8 16.8 .525 2.1 4.6 .455 7.9 8.5 .931
difference:+8+17.5+18.9+0.1+2.8+2.8+4.0+1.0+0.1-1.7-0.2+5.3+9.2+.061+1.2+2.0+.109+7.0+7.2+.211
Bobby Portis 20 18.3 8.8 1.7 3.4 5.0 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.5 1.6 3.5 7.6 .464 0.9 2.6 .346 0.9 1.3 .720

Season 7

Kawhi Leonard Bobby Portis
Season 2017-182021-22
Team San Antonio SpursMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks Lost East Conf Semis
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kawhi Leonard 9 23.3 16.2 0.7 4.0 4.7 2.3 2.0 1.0 1.8 1.0 5.8 12.3 .468 1.2 3.9 .314 3.4 4.2 .816
difference:+63+4.9+1.6+1.8+2.6+4.4+1.1+1.3+0.3-0.5-1.4+0.2+.011+0.6+0.8+.079+2.2+2.6+.064
Bobby Portis 72 28.2 14.6 2.5 6.6 9.1 1.2 0.7 0.7 1.3 2.4 5.8 12.1 .479 1.8 4.7 .393 1.2 1.6 .752
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kawhi Leonard DNP------ --- ----------
Bobby Portis 12 24.8 10.6 2.1 7.9 10.0 0.8 0.4 0.3 1.3 2.2 4.0 9.6 .417 1.2 3.9 .298 1.4 1.8 .773

Season 8

Kawhi Leonard Bobby Portis
Season 2018-192022-23
Team Toronto RaptorsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kawhi Leonard 60 34.0 26.6 1.3 6.0 7.3 3.3 1.8 0.4 2.0 1.5 9.3 18.8 .496 1.9 5.0 .371 6.1 7.1 .854
difference:+10+8.0+12.5+0.9+1.4+2.3+1.8+1.4+0.2-0.8-0.1+3.6+7.3+0.5+1.3+.001+4.7+5.3+.086
Bobby Portis 70 26.0 14.1 2.2 7.4 9.6 1.5 0.4 0.2 1.2 1.6 5.7 11.5 .496 1.4 3.7 .370 1.4 1.8 .768
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kawhi Leonard 24 39.1 30.5 2.3 6.8 9.1 3.9 1.7 0.7 3.1 2.3 10.1 20.7 .490 2.3 6.0 .379 8.0 9.0 .884
difference:+19+17.7+20.9+0.3+0.6+0.9+2.7+1.1+0.3-2.3-0.7+6.1+12.5+.002+1.3+2.4+.101+7.4+8.4+.116
Bobby Portis 5 21.4 9.6 2.0 6.2 8.2 1.2 0.6 0.4 0.8 3.0 4.0 8.2 .488 1.0 3.6 .278 0.6 0.6 1.000

Season 9

Kawhi Leonard Bobby Portis
Season 2019-202023-24
Team Los Angeles ClippersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game MVP-
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf SemisBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kawhi Leonard 57 32.4 27.1 0.9 6.1 7.1 4.9 1.8 0.6 2.6 2.0 9.3 19.9 .470 2.2 5.7 .378 6.2 7.1 .886
difference:+25+7.9+13.3+0.8+0.4+0.3+3.6+1.0+0.2-1.5-0.3+3.6+8.7+.038+1.0+2.7+.029+5.0+5.6+.096
Bobby Portis 82 24.5 13.8 1.7 5.7 7.4 1.3 0.8 0.4 1.1 2.3 5.7 11.2 .508 1.2 3.0 .407 1.2 1.5 .790
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kawhi Leonard 13 39.3 28.2 1.8 7.5 9.3 5.5 2.3 0.8 2.5 2.2 10.1 20.6 .489 1.8 5.6 .329 6.2 7.2 .862
difference:+7+8.1+11.7+0.9+1.2+2.0+4.5+1.8+0.6-1.0+2.8+5.4+.005+1.3+3.6+.079+4.9+5.0+.247
Bobby Portis 6 31.2 16.5 2.7 8.7 11.3 1.0 0.5 0.2 1.5 2.2 7.3 15.2 .484 0.5 2.0 .250 1.3 2.2 .615

Season 10

Kawhi Leonard Bobby Portis
Season 2020-212024-25
Team Los Angeles ClippersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf FinalsBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
Others -NBA Cup NBA Cup Champion
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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kawhi Leonard 52 34.1 24.8 1.1 5.4 6.5 5.2 1.6 0.4 2.0 1.6 8.9 17.5 .512 1.9 4.9 .398 5.0 5.7 .885
difference:+3+8.7+10.9+0.7+1.2+1.9+3.1+0.9+0.1-0.8-0.3+3.2+5.4+.046+0.6+1.3+.033+3.8+4.2+.049
Bobby Portis 49 25.4 13.9 1.8 6.6 8.4 2.1 0.7 0.5 1.2 1.9 5.7 12.1 .466 1.3 3.6 .365 1.2 1.5 .836
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kawhi Leonard 11 39.3 30.4 2.0 5.7 7.7 4.4 2.1 0.8 2.2 2.6 11.1 19.4 .573 2.2 5.5 .393 6.0 6.8 .880
difference:+6+7.7+16.4+0.4+0.9+0.5+3.0+1.7+0.4-1.0-1.0+5.1+5.8+.132+0.2+0.1+.036+6.0+6.6+.880
Bobby Portis 5 31.6 14.0 1.6 6.6 8.2 1.4 0.4 0.4 1.2 1.6 6.0 13.6 .441 2.0 5.6 .357 0.0 0.2 .000

Additional Years

* Kawhi Leonard played 3 seasons more than Bobby Portis in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 11 to 13, from 2023 to 2025—Kawhi Leonard played in 3 Playoffs.

In those 3 extra years over Bobby Portis, Kawhi Leonard got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 All-Star Game