Kyrie Irving vs. Allen Leavell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Allen Leavell and Kyrie Irving, 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

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.

Kyrie Irving played 13 years in the NBA, 3 more than Allen Leavell, who played 10. Kyrie Irving had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, while Allen Leavell had his rookie season in 1979-80. 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 achivements, 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
Kyrie Irving 13 7 2011-12 to 2023-24
Allen Leavell 10 8 1979-80 to 1988-89

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Kyrie Irving Allen Leavell
Season 2011-121979-80
Team Cleveland CavaliersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving 51 30.5 18.5 0.9 2.9 3.7 5.4 1.1 0.4 3.1 2.2 6.9 14.6 .469 1.4 3.6 .399 3.4 3.8 .872
Allen Leavell 77 27.6 10.9 0.7 1.6 2.4 5.4 1.6 0.4 2.7 2.6 4.3 8.5 .503 0.0 0.2 .158 2.3 2.9 .814
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------
Allen Leavell 7 21.3 5.6 0.3 1.4 1.7 3.4 0.9 0.0 0.9 1.7 1.4 5.4 .263 0.0 0.6 .000 2.7 3.0 .905

Season 2

Kyrie Irving Allen Leavell
Season 2012-131980-81
Team Cleveland CavaliersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving 59 34.7 22.5 0.6 3.1 3.7 5.9 1.5 0.4 3.2 2.5 8.2 18.1 .452 1.8 4.7 .391 4.2 4.9 .855
Allen Leavell 79 21.3 8.1 0.4 1.3 1.7 4.9 1.2 0.2 2.4 2.0 3.3 6.9 .471 0.0 0.2 .118 1.6 1.9 .832
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------
Allen Leavell 17 12.8 4.4 0.3 0.7 1.0 2.6 1.1 0.2 1.2 1.5 1.8 4.5 .390 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.0 .882

Season 3

Kyrie Irving Allen Leavell
Season 2013-141981-82
Team Cleveland CavaliersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving 71 35.2 20.8 0.7 2.9 3.6 6.1 1.5 0.3 2.7 2.3 7.5 17.4 .430 1.7 4.8 .358 4.1 4.8 .861
Allen Leavell 79 27.2 10.9 0.6 1.5 2.1 5.8 1.9 0.2 1.9 2.3 4.7 10.0 .467 0.1 0.4 .290 1.5 1.7 .852
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------
Allen Leavell 3 31.0 14.0 0.3 1.3 1.7 3.3 1.3 0.3 1.7 3.0 6.7 15.7 .426 0.0 0.3 .000 0.7 0.7 1.000

Season 4

Kyrie Irving Allen Leavell
Season 2014-151982-83
Team Cleveland CavaliersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving 75 36.4 21.7 0.7 2.4 3.2 5.2 1.5 0.3 2.5 1.9 7.7 16.5 .468 2.1 5.0 .415 4.2 4.9 .863
Allen Leavell 79 32.9 14.8 0.8 1.7 2.5 6.7 2.1 0.2 2.5 2.7 5.6 13.4 .415 0.5 2.2 .240 3.1 3.8 .832
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving 13 35.7 19.0 0.8 2.8 3.6 3.8 1.3 0.8 1.5 2.2 6.2 14.2 .438 2.1 4.6 .450 4.5 5.3 .841
Allen Leavell ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Kyrie Irving Allen Leavell
Season 2015-161983-84
Team Cleveland CavaliersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving 53 31.5 19.6 0.8 2.1 3.0 4.7 1.1 0.3 2.3 2.0 7.4 16.6 .448 1.6 4.9 .321 3.2 3.6 .885
Allen Leavell 82 24.5 11.5 0.4 1.0 1.4 5.6 1.3 0.1 2.2 2.4 4.3 8.9 .477 0.1 0.9 .155 2.9 3.5 .832
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving 21 36.9 25.2 0.7 2.2 3.0 4.7 1.7 0.6 2.3 2.2 9.6 20.1 .475 2.4 5.5 .440 3.7 4.2 .875
Allen Leavell ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Kyrie Irving Allen Leavell
Season 2016-171984-85
Team Cleveland CavaliersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost NBA FinalsRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving 72 35.1 25.2 0.7 2.5 3.2 5.8 1.2 0.3 2.5 2.2 9.3 19.7 .473 2.5 6.1 .401 4.1 4.6 .905
Allen Leavell 42 12.8 5.4 0.2 0.7 0.9 2.4 0.5 0.1 1.2 1.5 2.1 5.0 .421 0.2 0.9 .216 1.0 1.4 .772
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving 18 36.3 25.9 0.7 2.1 2.8 5.3 1.3 0.4 2.7 2.1 9.6 20.6 .468 2.4 6.6 .373 4.2 4.7 .905
Allen Leavell 5 3.2 1.2 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.4 1.2 .333 0.0 0.4 .000 0.4 0.4 1.000

Season 7

Kyrie Irving Allen Leavell
Season 2017-181985-86
Team Boston CelticsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving 60 32.2 24.4 0.6 3.2 3.8 5.1 1.1 0.3 2.3 2.0 8.9 18.1 .491 2.8 6.8 .408 3.9 4.4 .889
Allen Leavell 74 16.1 7.9 0.1 0.8 0.9 3.2 0.8 0.1 1.2 1.7 2.9 6.2 .463 0.3 0.9 .358 1.8 2.1 .854
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------
Allen Leavell 15 11.3 5.0 0.2 0.8 1.0 2.7 0.6 0.0 0.6 0.8 1.6 5.3 .300 0.5 1.0 .467 1.3 1.5 .870

Season 8

Kyrie Irving Allen Leavell
Season 2018-191986-87
Team Boston CelticsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisRockets Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving 67 33.0 23.8 1.1 3.9 5.0 6.9 1.5 0.5 2.6 2.5 9.0 18.5 .487 2.6 6.5 .401 3.2 3.7 .873
Allen Leavell 53 22.2 7.8 0.3 0.9 1.2 4.2 1.0 0.2 1.2 2.4 2.8 6.8 .411 0.3 1.1 .316 1.9 2.2 .840
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving 9 36.7 21.3 0.6 3.8 4.3 7.0 1.4 0.4 3.1 2.9 7.7 19.9 .385 2.0 6.4 .310 4.0 4.4 .900
Allen Leavell 10 38.4 14.1 0.6 1.9 2.5 7.2 1.9 0.3 2.8 4.2 4.4 10.7 .411 0.4 1.6 .250 4.9 6.0 .817

Season 9

Kyrie Irving Allen Leavell
Season 2019-201987-88
Team Brooklyn NetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving 20 32.9 27.4 1.1 4.1 5.2 6.4 1.4 0.5 2.6 2.7 10.0 20.8 .478 2.8 7.1 .394 4.7 5.1 .922
Allen Leavell 80 26.9 10.2 0.3 1.6 1.9 5.1 1.6 0.1 1.6 2.0 3.6 8.3 .437 0.2 1.1 .216 2.7 3.1 .869
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------
Allen Leavell 4 9.5 5.0 0.0 0.8 0.8 2.3 0.5 0.0 1.5 1.5 1.8 4.8 .368 0.5 1.5 .333 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 10

Kyrie Irving Allen Leavell
Season 2020-211988-89
Team Brooklyn NetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf SemisRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving 54 34.9 26.9 1.0 3.8 4.8 6.0 1.4 0.7 2.4 2.6 10.2 20.1 .506 2.8 7.0 .402 3.7 4.0 .922
Allen Leavell 55 11.4 3.3 0.2 0.7 1.0 2.3 0.5 0.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 3.4 .346 0.1 0.7 .122 0.8 1.1 .733
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving 9 36.1 22.7 1.3 4.4 5.8 3.4 1.0 0.6 1.2 2.1 8.6 18.1 .472 2.7 7.2 .369 2.9 3.1 .929
Allen Leavell 2 2.5 2.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.5 .333 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 11

Kyrie Irving Allen Leavell
Season 2021-22-
Team Brooklyn Nets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving 29 37.6 27.4 0.6 3.8 4.4 5.8 1.4 0.6 2.5 2.8 10.0 21.2 .469 3.4 8.2 .418 4.1 4.4 .915
Allen Leavell ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving 4 42.5 21.3 1.5 3.8 5.3 5.3 1.8 1.3 2.3 3.3 7.0 15.8 .444 2.0 5.3 .381 5.3 5.3 1.000
Allen Leavell ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Kyrie Irving Allen Leavell
Season 2022-23-
Team Brooklyn Nets, Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving 60 37.3 27.1 1.0 4.1 5.1 5.5 1.1 0.8 2.1 2.8 9.9 20.1 .494 3.1 8.3 .379 4.1 4.6 .905
Allen Leavell ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------
Allen Leavell ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Kyrie Irving Allen Leavell
Season 2023-24-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks TBD-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving 58 35.0 25.6 0.8 4.2 5.0 5.2 1.3 0.5 1.8 1.9 9.7 19.5 .497 3.0 7.3 .411 3.3 3.6 .905
Allen Leavell ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving 11 39.9 21.0 1.3 2.9 4.2 5.6 1.5 0.5 2.4 3.2 7.7 15.6 .494 2.6 5.9 .446 2.9 3.5 .842
Allen Leavell ------- --- ----------