Michael Jordan vs. Kawhi Leonard Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kawhi Leonard and Michael Jordan, 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.

Michael Jordan played 15 years in the NBA, 1 more than Kawhi Leonard, who played 14. Michael Jordan had the first of his seasons in 1984-85, 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.

Rookie Season
	Michael Jordan	Kawhi Leonard
Season	1984-85	2011-12
Team	Chicago Bulls	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	Rookie of the Year	-
	All-Rookie First Team	All-Rookie First Team
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Spurs Lost West Conf Finals

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Jordan	82	38.3	28.2	2.0	4.5	6.5	5.9	2.4	0.8	3.5	3.5	10.2	19.8	.515	0.1	0.6	.173	7.7	9.1	.845
difference:	+18	+14.3	+20.3	+0.4	+1.0	+1.4	+4.8	+1.1	+0.4	-2.8	-2.1	+7.1	+13.5	+.022	+0.5	+1.1	+.203	+6.6	+7.7	+.072
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		%
Michael Jordan	4	42.8	29.3	1.8	4.0	5.8	8.5	2.8	1.0	3.8	3.8	8.5	19.5	.436	0.3	2.0	.125	12.0	14.5	.828
difference:	+10	+15.7	+20.7	+0.5	+0.6	+0.1	+7.9	+1.6	+0.6	-2.9	-2.2	+5.3	+13.1	+.064	+1.0	+0.9	+.325	+11.1	+13.4	+.015
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
	Michael Jordan	Kawhi Leonard
Season	1985-86	2012-13
Team	Chicago Bulls	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Spurs Lost NBA Finals

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Jordan	18	25.1	22.7	1.3	2.3	3.6	2.9	2.1	1.2	2.5	2.6	8.3	18.2	.457	0.2	1.0	.167	5.8	6.9	.840
difference:	+40	+6.1	+10.8	+0.2	+2.6	+2.4	+1.3	+0.4	+0.6	-1.4	-0.9	+3.8	+9.1	+.037	+0.9	+2.0	+.207	+4.0	+4.7	+.015
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		%
Michael Jordan	3	45.0	43.7	1.7	4.7	6.3	5.7	2.3	1.3	4.7	4.3	16.0	31.7	.505	0.3	0.3	1.000	11.3	13.0	.872
difference:	+18	+8.1	+30.2	+0.7	+2.0	+2.7	+4.7	+0.5	+0.8	-3.6	-2.4	+10.5	+21.7	+.040	+0.8	+2.5	+.610	+9.8	+10.7	+.239
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

Season 3
	Michael Jordan	Kawhi Leonard
Season	1986-87	2013-14
Team	Chicago Bulls	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Jordan	82	40.0	37.1	2.0	3.2	5.2	4.6	2.9	1.5	3.3	2.9	13.4	27.8	.482	0.1	0.8	.182	10.2	11.9	.857
difference:	+16	+10.9	+24.3	+0.8	+1.9	+1.0	+2.6	+1.2	+0.7	-2.1	-1.0	+8.3	+18.0	+.040	+0.9	+2.0	+.197	+8.7	+10.0	+.055
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		%
Michael Jordan	3	42.7	35.7	2.3	4.7	7.0	6.0	2.0	2.3	2.7	3.7	11.7	28.0	.417	0.7	1.7	.400	11.7	13.0	.897
difference:	+20	+10.7	+21.4	+1.0	+0.7	+0.3	+4.3	+0.3	+1.7	-1.4	-0.8	+6.4	+17.6	+.093	+0.6	+1.5	+.019	+9.4	+9.9	+.161
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

Season 4
	Michael Jordan	Kawhi Leonard
Season	1987-88	2014-15
Team	Chicago Bulls	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	All-Defensive First Team
	Defensive Player of the Year	Defensive Player of the Year
	Scoring Leader	-
	Steals Leader	Steals Leader
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf Semis	Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Jordan	82	40.4	35.0	1.7	3.8	5.5	5.9	3.2	1.6	3.1	3.3	13.0	24.4	.535	0.1	0.6	.132	8.8	10.5	.841
difference:	+18	+8.6	+18.5	+0.4	+2.1	+1.7	+3.4	+0.9	+0.8	-1.6	-1.3	+6.8	+11.6	+.056	+0.9	+2.4	+.217	+5.6	+6.6	+.039
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		%
Michael Jordan	10	42.7	36.3	2.3	4.8	7.1	4.7	2.4	1.1	3.9	3.8	13.8	26.0	.531	0.1	0.3	.333	8.6	9.9	.869
difference:	+3	+7.0	+16.0	+0.4	+0.8	+0.3	+2.1	+1.3	+0.5	-1.8	-1.2	+6.4	+10.4	+.054	+1.5	+3.4	+.090	+4.7	+4.9	+.098
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

Season 5
	Michael Jordan	Kawhi Leonard
Season	1988-89	2015-16
Team	Chicago Bulls	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	All-NBA First Team
	All-Defensive First Team	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Defensive Player of the Year
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf Finals	Spurs Lost West Conf Semis

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Jordan	81	40.2	32.5	1.8	6.2	8.0	8.0	2.9	0.8	3.6	3.0	11.9	22.2	.538	0.3	1.2	.276	8.3	9.8	.850
difference:	+9	+7.1	+11.3	+0.5	+0.7	+1.2	+5.4	+1.1	+0.2	-2.1	-1.2	+4.2	+7.1	+.032	+1.5	+2.8	+.167	+4.2	+5.2	+.024
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		%
Michael Jordan	17	42.2	34.8	1.5	5.5	7.0	7.6	2.5	0.8	4.0	3.8	11.7	22.9	.510	0.6	2.1	.286	10.8	13.5	.799
difference:	+7	+8.3	+12.3	+0.1	+0.6	+0.7	+4.8	+0.1	+0.6	-2.4	-1.7	+3.4	+6.3	+.010	+1.1	+1.8	+.150	+6.6	+8.4	+.025
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

Season 6
	Michael Jordan	Kawhi Leonard
Season	1989-90	2016-17
Team	Chicago Bulls	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	All-NBA First Team
	All-Defensive First Team	All-Defensive First Team
	Scoring Leader	-
	Steals Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf Finals	Spurs Lost West Conf Finals

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Jordan	82	39.0	33.6	1.7	5.1	6.9	6.3	2.8	0.7	3.0	2.9	12.6	24.0	.526	1.1	3.0	.376	7.2	8.5	.848
difference:	+8	+5.6	+8.1	+0.6	+0.4	+1.1	+2.8	+1.0		-0.9	-1.3	+4.0	+6.3	+.041	+0.9	+2.2	+.004	+0.9	+1.3	+.032
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		%
Michael Jordan	16	42.1	36.7	1.5	5.7	7.2	6.8	2.8	0.9	3.5	3.4	13.7	26.6	.514	1.0	3.1	.320	8.3	9.9	.836
difference:	+4	+6.3	+9.0	+0.1	+0.5	+0.6	+2.2	+1.1	+0.4	-1.3	-1.6	+4.9	+9.8	+.011	+1.1	+1.5	+.135	+0.4	+1.4	+.095
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

Season 7
	Michael Jordan	Kawhi Leonard
Season	1990-91	2017-18
Team	Chicago Bulls	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Jordan	82	37.0	31.5	1.4	4.6	6.0	5.5	2.7	1.0	2.5	2.8	12.1	22.4	.539	0.4	1.1	.312	7.0	8.2	.851
difference:	+73	+13.7	+15.3	+0.7	+0.6	+1.3	+3.2	+0.7		-0.7	-1.8	+6.3	+10.1	+.071	+0.8	+2.8	+.002	+3.6	+4.0	+.035
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		%
Michael Jordan	17	40.5	31.1	1.1	5.3	6.4	8.4	2.4	1.4	2.5	3.1	11.6	22.1	.524	0.6	1.5	.385	7.4	8.7	.845
Kawhi Leonard	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 8
	Michael Jordan	Kawhi Leonard
Season	1991-92	2018-19
Team	Chicago Bulls	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	Finals MVP
	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	NBA Champion

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Jordan	80	38.8	30.1	1.1	5.3	6.4	6.1	2.3	0.9	2.5	2.5	11.8	22.7	.519	0.3	1.3	.270	6.1	7.4	.832
difference:	+20	+4.8	+3.5	+0.2	+0.7	+0.9	+2.8	+0.5	+0.5	-0.5	-1.0	+2.5	+3.9	+.023	+1.6	+3.7	+.101		+0.3	+.022
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		%
Michael Jordan	22	41.8	34.5	1.7	4.5	6.2	5.8	2.0	0.7	3.7	2.8	13.2	26.4	.499	0.8	2.0	.386	7.4	8.6	.857
difference:	+2	+2.7	+4.0	+0.6	+2.3	+2.9	+1.9	+0.3		-0.6	-0.5	+3.1	+5.7	+.009	+1.5	+4.0	+.007	+0.6	+0.4	+.027
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

Season 9
	Michael Jordan	Kawhi Leonard
Season	1992-93	2019-20
Team	Chicago Bulls	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	Scoring Leader	-
	Steals Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Clippers Lost West Conf Semis

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Jordan	78	39.3	32.6	1.7	5.0	6.7	5.5	2.8	0.8	2.7	2.4	12.7	25.7	.495	1.0	2.9	.352	6.1	7.3	.837
difference:	+21	+6.9	+5.5	+0.8	+1.1	+0.4	+0.6	+1.0	+0.2	-0.1	-0.4	+3.4	+5.8	+.025	+1.2	+2.8	+.026	+0.1	+0.2	+.049
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		%
Michael Jordan	19	41.2	35.1	1.7	5.1	6.7	6.0	2.1	0.9	2.4	3.1	13.2	27.8	.475	1.5	3.8	.389	7.2	8.9	.805
difference:	+6	+1.9	+6.9	+0.1	+2.4	+2.6	+0.5	+0.2	+0.1	-0.1	-0.9	+3.1	+7.2	+.014	+0.3	+1.8	+.060	+1.0	+1.7	+.057
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

Note: Michael Jordan didn't play in 1993-94.

Season 10
	Michael Jordan	Kawhi Leonard
Season	1994-95	2020-21
Team	Chicago Bulls	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf Semis	Clippers Lost West Conf Finals

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Jordan	17	39.3	26.9	1.5	5.4	6.9	5.3	1.8	0.8	2.1	2.8	9.8	23.8	.411	0.9	1.9	.500	6.4	8.0	.801
difference:	+35	+5.2	+2.1	+0.4		+0.4	+0.1	+0.2	+0.4	-0.1	-1.2	+0.9	+6.3	+.101	+1.0	+3.0	+.102	+1.4	+2.3	+.084
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		%
Michael Jordan	10	42.0	31.5	2.0	4.5	6.5	4.5	2.3	1.4	4.1	3.0	12.0	24.8	.484	1.1	3.0	.367	6.4	7.9	.810
difference:	+1	+2.7	+1.1		+1.2	+1.2	+0.1	+0.2	+0.6	-1.9	-0.4	+0.9	+5.4	+.089	+1.1	+2.5	+.026	+0.4	+1.1	+.070
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: Kawhi Leonard didn't play in 2021-22.

Season 11
	Michael Jordan	Kawhi Leonard
Season	1995-96	2022-23
Team	Chicago Bulls	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Jordan	82	37.7	30.4	1.8	4.8	6.6	4.3	2.2	0.5	2.4	2.4	11.2	22.6	.495	1.4	3.2	.427	6.7	8.0	.834
difference:	+30	+4.1	+6.6	+0.7	+0.6	+0.1	+0.4	+0.8		-0.7	-0.8	+2.6	+5.8	+.017	+0.6	+1.6	+.011	+2.0	+2.6	+.037
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		%
Michael Jordan	18	40.7	30.7	1.7	3.2	4.9	4.1	1.8	0.3	2.3	2.7	10.4	22.6	.459	1.4	3.4	.403	8.5	10.4	.818
difference:	+16	+0.7	+3.8	+0.2	+1.8	+1.6	+1.9	+0.2	+0.2	-0.7	-0.2	+1.6	+0.6	+.086	+1.6	+1.6	+.197	+1.0	+1.9	+.064
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

Season 12
	Michael Jordan	Kawhi Leonard
Season	1996-97	2023-24
Team	Chicago Bulls	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Jordan	82	37.9	29.6	1.4	4.5	5.9	4.3	1.7	0.5	2.0	1.9	11.2	23.1	.486	1.4	3.6	.374	5.9	7.0	.833
difference:	+14	+3.6	+5.9	+0.2	+0.4	+0.2	+0.7	+0.1	+0.4	-0.2	-0.5	+2.2	+6.0	+.039	+0.7	+1.3	+.043	+2.2	+2.8	+.052
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		%
Michael Jordan	19	42.3	31.1	2.2	5.7	7.9	4.8	1.6	0.9	2.6	2.4	11.9	26.2	.456	0.7	3.5	.194	6.5	7.8	.831
difference:	+17	+12.8	+19.1	+0.7	+0.8	+0.1	+2.8	+0.4	+0.4	-0.6	-0.9	+6.4	+14.2	+.002	+0.7	+1.0	+.194	+5.5	+6.3	+.164
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

Season 13
	Michael Jordan	Kawhi Leonard
Season	1997-98	2024-25
Team	Chicago Bulls	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Jordan	82	38.8	28.7	1.6	4.2	5.8	3.5	1.7	0.5	2.3	1.8	10.7	23.1	.465	0.4	1.5	.238	6.9	8.8	.784
difference:	+45	+6.9	+7.2	+0.7	+0.8	+0.1	+0.4	+0.1		-0.4	-0.3	+2.3	+6.3	+.033	+1.7	+3.6	+.173	+4.3	+5.5	+.026
Kawhi Leonard	37	31.9	21.5	0.9	5.0	5.9	3.1	1.6	0.5	1.9	1.5	8.4	16.8	.498	2.1	5.1	.411	2.6	3.3	.810
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Jordan	21	41.5	32.4	1.6	3.5	5.1	3.5	1.5	0.6	2.1	2.2	11.6	25.0	.462	0.6	2.0	.302	8.6	10.6	.812
difference:	+14	+3.6	+7.4		+2.5	+2.5	+1.2	+0.4	+0.1		-0.5	+2.2	+7.4	+.075	+1.5	+3.3	+.103	+4.6	+5.5	+.034
Kawhi Leonard	7	37.9	25.0	1.6	6.0	7.6	4.7	1.1	0.7	2.1	1.7	9.4	17.6	.537	2.1	5.3	.405	4.0	5.1	.778

Note: Michael Jordan didn't play in 1998-99, 1999-00 and 2000-01.

Season 14
	Michael Jordan	Kawhi Leonard
Season	2001-02	2025-26
Team	Washington Wizards	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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14th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Jordan	60	34.9	22.9	0.8	4.8	5.7	5.2	1.4	0.4	2.7	2.0	9.2	22.1	.416	0.2	0.9	.189	4.4	5.6	.790
difference:	+59	+5.9	+12.9	+0.2	+1.8	+1.7	+3.2	+0.4	+0.6	-0.7		+6.2	+13.1	+.083	+0.8	+4.1	+.011	+1.4	+2.6	+.210
Kawhi Leonard	1	29.0	10.0	1.0	3.0	4.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	2.0	3.0	9.0	.333	1.0	5.0	.200	3.0	3.0	1.000
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Michael Jordan nor Kawhi Leonard played in the postseason in their season 14

Additional Years
* Michael Jordan played 1 season more than Kawhi Leonard in the NBA. In that period—his season 15 in 2003—Michael Jordan didn't play in the postseason. In that extra year over Kawhi Leonard, Michael Jordan got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-Star Game