Steve Downing vs. Kawhi Leonard Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kawhi Leonard and Steve Downing, 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.
Steve Downing played 2 years in the NBA, 10 less than Kawhi Leonard, who played 12. Steve Downing had the first of his seasons in 1973-74, 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 |
Steve Downing |
2 |
1 |
1973-74 to 1974-75 |
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 |
% |
Steve Downing |
24 |
5.7 |
2.7 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
- |
1.4 |
0.9 |
2.7 |
.328 |
- |
- |
- |
0.9 |
1.6 |
.579 |
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 |
% |
Steve Downing |
1 |
4.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
.500 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Downing |
3 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
.000 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.7 |
.000 |
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 |
% |
Steve Downing |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Steve Downing |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Steve Downing |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Steve Downing |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Steve Downing |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Steve Downing |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Steve Downing |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Steve Downing |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Steve Downing |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Steve Downing |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Steve Downing |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Steve Downing |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Steve Downing |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Steve Downing |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Steve Downing |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Steve Downing |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Steve Downing |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Downing |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Steve Downing |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Steve Downing |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Steve Downing |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |