Blake Griffin vs. Kawhi Leonard: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Kawhi Leonard and Blake Griffin to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Kawhi Leonard has better scoring stats than Blake Griffin in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 14 NBA regular seasons played, Kawhi Leonard averages 1.1 points more than Blake Griffin in his 13 seasons (20.1 points against 19.0), and he also scored a total of 305 points more (14,818 vs. 14,513).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Blake Griffin | 19.0 | 13 | |
| Kawhi Leonard | 20.1 | +1.1 | 14 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Blake Griffin | 14,513 | 13 | |
| Kawhi Leonard | 14,818 | +305 | 14 |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Kawhi Leonard has a better career point average than Blake Griffin (+3.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,895).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Blake Griffin | 18.2 | 10 | |
| Kawhi Leonard | 21.5 | +3.3 | 12 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Blake Griffin | 1,238 | 10 | |
| Kawhi Leonard | 3,133 | +1,895 | 12 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Blake Griffin | 1 | +1 | ||
| Kawhi Leonard | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Blake Griffin | 388 | |||
| Kawhi Leonard | 388 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Blake Griffin | 642 | |||
| Kawhi Leonard | 642 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Blake Griffin | 742 | +9 | ||
| Kawhi Leonard | 733 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Blake Griffin | 23 | +19 | ||
| Kawhi Leonard | 4 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Blake Griffin | 0 | |||
| Kawhi Leonard | 5 | +5 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Blake Griffin | 32 | |||
| Kawhi Leonard | 80 | +48 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Blake Griffin | 55 | |||
| Kawhi Leonard | 128 | +73 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Blake Griffin | 66 | |||
| Kawhi Leonard | 146 | +80 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Blake Griffin | 2 | +2 | ||
| Kawhi Leonard | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Blake Griffin | 19.0 | 7.1 | 14.4 | 49.3 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 32.8 | 4.1 | 5.9 | 69.6 | 13 | 765 |
| difference: | +1.1 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +2.0 | +6.4 | +0.2 | +1.4 | +16.4 | +1 | +28 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 20.1 | 7.3 | 14.7 | 49.8 | 1.6 | 4.1 | 39.2 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 86.0 | 14 | 737 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Blake Griffin | 14,513 | 5,419 | 10,988 | 49.3 | 538 | 1,639 | 32.8 | 3,137 | 4,508 | 69.6 | 13 | 765 |
| difference: | +305 | +35 | +184 | +0.5 | +656 | +1,407 | +6.4 | +281 | +1,187 | +16.4 | +1 | +28 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 14,818 | 5,384 | 10,804 | 49.8 | 1,194 | 3,046 | 39.2 | 2,856 | 3,321 | 86.0 | 14 | 737 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Blake Griffin | 18.2 | 7.0 | 14.3 | 49.2 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 37.7 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 73.1 | 10 | 68 |
| difference: | +3.3 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +2.1 | +1.3 | +3.2 | +2.2 | +0.6 | +0.1 | +11.0 | +2 | +78 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 21.5 | 7.7 | 15.0 | 51.3 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 39.9 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 84.1 | 12 | 146 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Blake Griffin | 1,238 | 477 | 970 | 49.2 | 29 | 77 | 37.7 | 255 | 349 | 73.1 | 10 | 68 |
| difference: | +1,895 | +643 | +1,215 | +2.1 | +220 | +547 | +2.2 | +389 | +417 | +11.0 | +2 | +78 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 3,133 | 1,120 | 2,185 | 51.3 | 249 | 624 | 39.9 | 644 | 766 | 84.1 | 12 | 146 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Blake Griffin's additional seasons: | ||||
* Blake Griffin played 1 season more than Kawhi Leonard in the NBA. In that year—his season 15 in 2023—he averaged 4.1 points in a total of 41 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Blake Griffin | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 8.6 | +8.6 | 2012 | 14 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Blake Griffin | 20.3 | +20.3 | 2017 | 3 |
| Kawhi Leonard | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Blake Griffin | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 30.5 | +30.5 | 2019 | 24 |
Season 9 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Blake Griffin | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 28.2 | +28.2 | 2020 | 13 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Blake Griffin | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 34.5 | +34.5 | 2023 | 2 |
Season 14 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Blake Griffin | 4.0 | +4.0 | 2022 | 2 |
| Kawhi Leonard | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Blake Griffin's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Blake Griffin played in the Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 0.0 points in a total of 1 games. |