Kawhi Leonard vs. Brandon Miller Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brandon Miller 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 14 years in the NBA, 11 more than Brandon Miller, who played 3. Kawhi Leonard had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, while Brandon Miller had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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 14 12 2011-12 to 2025-26
Brandon Miller 3 0 2023-24 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Kawhi Leonard Brandon Miller
Season 2011-122023-24
Team San Antonio SpursCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement 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:+10+8.2+9.4+0.8+0.1+0.8+1.3+0.4+0.2-1.1-1.1+3.3+8.3+.053+1.9+5.0+.003+0.8+0.9+.054
Brandon Miller 74 32.2 17.3 0.8 3.4 4.3 2.4 0.9 0.6 1.8 2.5 6.4 14.6 .440 2.5 6.7 .373 1.9 2.3 .827
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
Brandon Miller DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Kawhi Leonard Brandon Miller
Season 2012-132024-25
Team San Antonio SpursCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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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:+31+3.0+9.1+0.2+1.0+1.1+2.0+0.6+0.1-1.7-1.0+2.8+9.1+.091+2.8+7.9+.019+0.7+0.7+.036
Brandon Miller 27 34.2 21.0 0.9 3.9 4.9 3.6 1.1 0.7 2.8 2.7 7.3 18.2 .403 3.9 10.9 .355 2.5 2.9 .861
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
Brandon Miller DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

Kawhi Leonard Brandon Miller
Season 2013-142025-26
Team San Antonio SpursCharlotte Hornets
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:+64+9.1+1.7+1.2+5.1+6.2+2.0+1.2+0.3-0.3-0.6+0.1+2.7+.122+2.7+.197+2.0+3.1+.102
Brandon Miller 2 20.0 14.5 0.0 0.0 0 4.0 0.5 0.5 1.5 2.5 5.0 12.5 .400 1.0 5.5 .182 3.5 5.0 .700
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
Brandon Miller DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Kawhi Leonard played 11 seasons more than Brandon Miller in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 14, from 2015 to 2026—Kawhi Leonard played in 9 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 11 extra years over Brandon Miller, Kawhi Leonard got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Finals MVP
Achievement 3 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 3 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 3 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 3 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