Kawhi Leonard vs. Deron Williams: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Deron Williams and Kawhi Leonard 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 Deron Williams 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 13 NBA regular seasons played, Kawhi Leonard averages 3.8 points more than Deron Williams in his 12 seasons (20.1 points against 16.3), and he also scored a total of 929 points more (14,733 vs. 13,804).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Kawhi Leonard | 20.1 | +3.8 | 13 |
| Deron Williams | 16.3 | 12 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Kawhi Leonard | 14,733 | +929 | 13 |
| Deron Williams | 13,804 | 12 | |
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 Deron Williams (+5.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,721).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Kawhi Leonard | 21.5 | +5.8 | 12 |
| Deron Williams | 15.7 | 9 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Kawhi Leonard | 3,133 | +1,721 | 12 |
| Deron Williams | 1,412 | 9 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Kawhi Leonard | 0 | |||
| Deron Williams | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Kawhi Leonard | 386 | +120 | ||
| Deron Williams | 266 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Kawhi Leonard | 638 | |||
| Deron Williams | 689 | +51 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Kawhi Leonard | 729 | |||
| Deron Williams | 837 | +108 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Kawhi Leonard | 4 | |||
| Deron Williams | 8 | +4 | ||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Kawhi Leonard | 5 | +5 | ||
| Deron Williams | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Kawhi Leonard | 80 | +46 | ||
| Deron Williams | 34 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Kawhi Leonard | 128 | +63 | ||
| Deron Williams | 65 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Kawhi Leonard | 146 | +63 | ||
| Deron Williams | 83 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Kawhi Leonard | 0 | |||
| Deron Williams | 7 | +7 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Kawhi Leonard | 20.1 | 7.3 | 14.6 | 49.9 | 1.6 | 4.1 | 39.2 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 86.0 | 13 | 733 |
| difference: | +3.8 | +1.5 | +1.6 | +5.4 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +3.5 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +3.8 | +1 | +112 |
| Deron Williams | 16.3 | 5.8 | 13.0 | 44.5 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 35.7 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 82.2 | 12 | 845 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Kawhi Leonard | 14,733 | 5,352 | 10,736 | 49.9 | 1,187 | 3,027 | 39.2 | 2,842 | 3,306 | 86.0 | 13 | 733 |
| difference: | +929 | +478 | +228 | +5.4 | +9 | +269 | +3.5 | +36 | +196 | +3.8 | +1 | +112 |
| Deron Williams | 13,804 | 4,874 | 10,964 | 44.5 | 1,178 | 3,296 | 35.7 | 2,878 | 3,502 | 82.2 | 12 | 845 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Kawhi Leonard | 21.5 | 7.7 | 15.0 | 51.3 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 39.9 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 84.1 | 12 | 146 |
| difference: | +5.8 | +2.4 | +3.0 | +7.4 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +3.8 | +3 | +56 |
| Deron Williams | 15.7 | 5.3 | 12.0 | 43.8 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 39.3 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 80.3 | 9 | 90 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Kawhi Leonard | 3,133 | 1,120 | 2,185 | 51.3 | 249 | 624 | 39.9 | 644 | 766 | 84.1 | 12 | 146 |
| difference: | +1,721 | +646 | +1,104 | +7.4 | +112 | +275 | +0.6 | +317 | +359 | +3.8 | +3 | +56 |
| Deron Williams | 1,412 | 474 | 1,081 | 43.8 | 137 | 349 | 39.3 | 327 | 407 | 80.3 | 9 | 90 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Kawhi Leonard's additional seasons: | ||||
* Kawhi Leonard played 1 season more than Deron Williams in the NBA. In that year—his season 13 in 2025—he averaged 21.5 points in a total of 37 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kawhi Leonard | 8.6 | +8.6 | 2012 | 14 |
| Deron Williams | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kawhi Leonard | 27.7 | +27.7 | 2017 | 12 |
| Deron Williams | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kawhi Leonard | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| Deron Williams | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
Kawhi Leonard's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Kawhi Leonard played in the Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 25.0 points in a total of 7 games. |