Kawhi Leonard vs. Rasheed Wallace: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Rasheed Wallace 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.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Kawhi Leonard has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Rasheed Wallace scored more points in the regular season. 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 14 NBA regular seasons played, Kawhi Leonard averages 5.7 points more than Rasheed Wallace in his 16 seasons (20.1 points against 14.4). On the other hand Rasheed Wallace scored a total of 1,188 points more than Kawhi Leonard (16,006 vs. 14,818).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kawhi Leonard 20.1
+5.7
14
Rasheed Wallace 14.4
16

Total Points

Seasons
Kawhi Leonard 14,818
14
Rasheed Wallace 16,006
+1,188
16

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Kawhi Leonard has a better career point average than Rasheed Wallace (+8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+749).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kawhi Leonard 21.5
+8.0
12
Rasheed Wallace 13.5
14

Total Points

Playoffs
Kawhi Leonard 3,133
+749
12
Rasheed Wallace 2,384
14

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Kawhi Leonard 8
+7
Rasheed Wallace 1

30+ Point Games

Kawhi Leonard 119
+93
Rasheed Wallace 26

20+ Point Games

Kawhi Leonard 388
+135
Rasheed Wallace 253

10+ Point Games

Kawhi Leonard 642
Rasheed Wallace 831
+189

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kawhi Leonard 733
Rasheed Wallace 1,102
+369

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kawhi Leonard 4
Rasheed Wallace 7
+3

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Kawhi Leonard 5
+5
Rasheed Wallace 0

30+ Point Games

Kawhi Leonard 36
+33
Rasheed Wallace 3

20+ Point Games

Kawhi Leonard 80
+48
Rasheed Wallace 32

10+ Point Games

Kawhi Leonard 128
Rasheed Wallace 136
+8

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kawhi Leonard 146
Rasheed Wallace 173
+27

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kawhi Leonard 0
Rasheed Wallace 4
+4

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kawhi Leonard 20.1 7.3 14.7 49.8 1.6 4.1 39.2 3.9 4.5 86.0 14 737
difference:+5.7+1.6+2.5+3.1+0.6+1.2+5.6+1.8+1.6+13.9+2+372
Rasheed Wallace 14.4 5.7 12.2 46.7 1.0 2.9 33.6 2.1 2.9 72.1 16 1,109

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kawhi Leonard 14,818 5,384 10,804 49.8 1,194 3,046 39.2 2,856 3,321 86.0 14 737
difference:+1,188+936+2,725+3.1+108+182+5.6+576+159+13.9+2+372
Rasheed Wallace 16,006 6,320 13,529 46.7 1,086 3,228 33.6 2,280 3,162 72.1 16 1,109

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:+8.0+2.5+3.3+6.9+0.6+1.2+4.7+2.4+2.4+12.4+2+31
Rasheed Wallace 13.5 5.2 11.7 44.4 1.1 3.1 35.2 2.0 2.8 71.7 14 177

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:+749+203+120+6.9+59+84+4.7+284+264+12.4+2+31
Rasheed Wallace 2,384 917 2,065 44.4 190 540 35.2 360 502 71.7 14 177

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard 7.9
201264
Rasheed Wallace 10.1
+2.2
199665

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard 11.9
201358
Rasheed Wallace 15.1
+3.2
199762

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard 12.8
2014NBA Champion66
Rasheed Wallace 14.6
+1.8
199877

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard 16.5
+3.7
201564
Rasheed Wallace 12.8
199949

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard 21.2
+4.8
201672
Rasheed Wallace 16.4
200081

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard 25.5
+6.3
201774
Rasheed Wallace 19.2
200177

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard 16.2
20189
Rasheed Wallace 19.3
+3.1
200279

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard 26.6
+8.5
2019NBA Champion60
Rasheed Wallace 18.1
200374

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard 27.1
+11.1
202057
Rasheed Wallace 16.0
2004NBA Champion68

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard 24.8
+8.8
202152
Rasheed Wallace 16.0
2004NBA Champion68

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard 23.8
+9.3
202352
Rasheed Wallace 14.5
200579

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard 23.7
+8.6
202468
Rasheed Wallace 15.1
200680

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard 21.5
+9.2
202537
Rasheed Wallace 12.3
200775

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard 21.3
+8.6
20264
Rasheed Wallace 12.7
200877

Rasheed Wallace's additional seasons:

* Rasheed Wallace played 3 seasons more than Kawhi Leonard in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 15 to 17, from 2009 to 2013—he averaged 9.9 points in a total of 166 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 12 ppg and his lowest 7.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard 8.6
+8.6
201214
Rasheed Wallace -
DNP
19960

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard 13.5
201321
Rasheed Wallace 19.8
+6.3
19974

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard 14.3
2014NBA Champion23
Rasheed Wallace 14.5
+0.2
19984

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard 20.3
+5.5
20157
Rasheed Wallace 14.8
199913

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard 22.5
+4.6
201610
Rasheed Wallace 17.9
200016

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard 27.7
+11.0
201712
Rasheed Wallace 16.7
20013

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard -
DNP
20180
Rasheed Wallace 25.3
+25.3
20023

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard 30.5
+13.1
2019NBA Champion24
Rasheed Wallace 17.4
20037

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard 28.2
+15.2
202013
Rasheed Wallace 13.0
2004NBA Champion23

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard 30.4
+17.4
202111
Rasheed Wallace 13.0
2004NBA Champion23

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard 34.5
+20.9
20232
Rasheed Wallace 13.6
200525

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard 12.0
20242
Rasheed Wallace 14.1
+2.1
200618

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard 25.0
+10.7
20257
Rasheed Wallace 14.3
200716

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard -
DNP *
20260
Rasheed Wallace 13.2
+13.2
200817
* season in progress

Rasheed Wallace's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Rasheed Wallace played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 6.2 points in a total of 28 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 6.5 ppg and his lowest 6.1.