Larry Costello vs. Kawhi Leonard Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kawhi Leonard and Larry Costello, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Larry Costello and Kawhi Leonard both played 12 years in the NBA. Larry Costello had the first of his seasons in 1954-55, 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 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 |
Larry Costello |
12 |
10 |
1954-55 to 1967-68 |
Kawhi Leonard |
12 |
11 |
2011-12 to 2023-24 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
19 |
24.4 |
6.2 |
- |
- |
2.6 |
4.1 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
2.4 |
7.3 |
.331 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
1.7 |
.813 |
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 |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
Note: Larry Costello didn't play in 1955-56.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
72 |
29.3 |
7.6 |
- |
- |
4.5 |
3.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
2.6 |
6.9 |
.374 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
3.1 |
.788 |
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 |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
2 |
8.0 |
3.0 |
- |
- |
2.5 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
1.5 |
4.0 |
.375 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
72 |
38.1 |
14.9 |
- |
- |
5.3 |
4.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
5.3 |
12.3 |
.426 |
- |
- |
- |
4.4 |
5.3 |
.847 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
3 |
44.7 |
11.3 |
- |
- |
8.3 |
4.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
3.3 |
11.3 |
.294 |
- |
- |
- |
4.7 |
4.7 |
1.000 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
70 |
39.3 |
15.8 |
- |
- |
5.2 |
5.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
5.9 |
13.5 |
.437 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
5.0 |
.802 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
9 |
40.1 |
17.7 |
- |
- |
5.9 |
6.0 |
- |
- |
- |
4.4 |
6.0 |
13.4 |
.446 |
- |
- |
- |
5.7 |
6.8 |
.836 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
71 |
34.8 |
14.0 |
- |
- |
5.5 |
6.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
5.2 |
11.6 |
.453 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
4.1 |
.862 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
3 |
40.7 |
16.7 |
- |
- |
4.7 |
6.7 |
- |
- |
- |
5.0 |
6.7 |
15.7 |
.426 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
4.0 |
.833 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
75 |
28.9 |
14.5 |
- |
- |
3.9 |
5.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
5.4 |
11.3 |
.482 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
4.5 |
.799 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
8 |
33.6 |
16.4 |
- |
- |
4.4 |
6.5 |
- |
- |
- |
4.9 |
5.3 |
12.9 |
.408 |
- |
- |
- |
5.9 |
6.9 |
.855 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
63 |
29.4 |
13.8 |
- |
- |
3.9 |
5.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
4.9 |
11.5 |
.427 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
4.7 |
.837 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
5 |
33.4 |
14.6 |
- |
- |
3.2 |
5.6 |
- |
- |
- |
4.2 |
4.4 |
10.2 |
.431 |
- |
- |
- |
5.8 |
6.6 |
.879 |
Kawhi Leonard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
78 |
26.5 |
11.0 |
- |
- |
3.0 |
4.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
3.7 |
8.5 |
.432 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
4.2 |
.881 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
5 |
26.8 |
10.2 |
- |
- |
0.8 |
4.6 |
- |
- |
- |
5.4 |
3.2 |
7.4 |
.432 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
4.6 |
.826 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
45 |
25.3 |
11.8 |
- |
- |
2.3 |
3.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
4.2 |
9.1 |
.468 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
3.8 |
.865 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
5 |
7.2 |
3.2 |
- |
- |
0.6 |
0.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
0.6 |
2.8 |
.214 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.000 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
64 |
30.7 |
13.5 |
- |
- |
2.6 |
4.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
4.8 |
10.9 |
.445 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
4.3 |
.877 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
10 |
20.7 |
5.5 |
- |
- |
1.2 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
2.2 |
5.3 |
.415 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.6 |
.688 |
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 |
Note: Larry Costello didn't play in 1965-66.
Note: Kawhi Leonard didn't play in 2021-22.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
49 |
19.9 |
7.8 |
- |
- |
2.1 |
2.9 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
2.7 |
6.0 |
.444 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
2.7 |
.902 |
Kawhi Leonard |
52 |
33.6 |
23.8 |
1.1 |
5.4 |
6.5 |
3.9 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
8.6 |
16.8 |
.512 |
2.0 |
4.8 |
.416 |
4.7 |
5.4 |
.871 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
2 |
12.5 |
8.5 |
- |
- |
2.0 |
1.5 |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
.750 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
2.5 |
1.000 |
Kawhi Leonard |
2 |
40.0 |
34.5 |
1.5 |
5.0 |
6.5 |
6.0 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
3.0 |
2.5 |
12.0 |
22.0 |
.545 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
.600 |
7.5 |
8.5 |
.882 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
28 |
17.6 |
7.2 |
- |
- |
1.8 |
2.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
2.4 |
5.3 |
.453 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
2.9 |
.827 |
Kawhi Leonard |
68 |
34.3 |
23.7 |
1.2 |
4.9 |
6.1 |
3.6 |
1.6 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
9.0 |
17.1 |
.525 |
2.1 |
4.9 |
.417 |
3.7 |
4.2 |
.885 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Costello |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kawhi Leonard |
2 |
29.5 |
12.0 |
1.5 |
6.5 |
8.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
5.5 |
12.0 |
.458 |
0.0 |
2.5 |
.000 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
.667 |