Josh Giddey vs. Kawhi Leonard: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Josh Giddey and Kawhi Leonard all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Josh Giddey, with a career spanning 5 seasons from 2022 to 2026, and Kawhi Leonard, with 14 seasons played from 2012 to 2026, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring, rebounding and assists to steals, blocks, triple-doubles, and rankings by points thresholds—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Josh Giddey vs. Kawhi Leonard
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Josh Giddey Kawhi Leonard Josh Giddey Kawhi Leonard
Points
+300th
164th
+300th
24th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
41st
Assists
+300th
+300th
+300th
79th
Steals
+300th
83rd
+300th
19th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
82nd
Years514112

Josh Giddey vs. Kawhi Leonard
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Josh Giddey Kawhi Leonard Josh Giddey Kawhi Leonard
Points
--
71st
+300th
69th
Rebounds
--
295th
+300th
159th
Assists
--
+300th
+300th
+300th
Steals
--
41st
+300th
29th
Blocks
--
+300th
+300th
+300th

Note: the season per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders: 400 games with some exceptions for some stats; for the Playoffs a minimum of 3 games is used.

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Josh Giddey Kawhi Leonard Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
164th
+136 4,000 vs. 14,81810,818
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
2,126 vs. 4,6872,561
Assists
+300th
+300th
1,722 vs. 2,248526
Steals
+300th
83rd
+217 246 vs. 1,2601,014
Blocks
+300th
+300th
142 vs. 473331
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
487 vs. 875388
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
185th
+115 1,639 vs. 3,8122,173
Field Goals Made
+300th
191st
+109 1,612 vs. 5,3843,772
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
232nd
+68 3,477 vs. 10,8047,327
3-Pointers Made
+300th
108th
+192 324 vs. 1,194870
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
135th
+165 980 vs. 3,0462,066
Free Throws Made
+300th
196th
+104 452 vs. 2,8562,404
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
253rd
+47 593 vs. 3,3212,728

Games and Years:

Josh Giddey Kawhi Leonard Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
283 vs. 737454
Seasons
+300th
194th
+106 5 vs. 149

Triple-Doubles:

Josh Giddey Kawhi Leonard Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
34th
202nd
168 18 vs. 216

Rankings by Points Scored:

Josh Giddey Kawhi Leonard Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
121st
0 vs. 88
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Josh Giddey Kawhi Leonard Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
24th
+276 87 vs. 3,1333,046
Rebounds
+300th
41st
+259 36 vs. 1,1421,106
Assists
+300th
79th
+221 21 vs. 432411
Steals
+300th
19th
+281 2 vs. 256254
Blocks
+300th
82nd
+218 4 vs. 9995
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
46th
+254 7 vs. 262255
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
26th
+274 29 vs. 880851
Field Goals Made
+300th
29th
+271 34 vs. 1,1201,086
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
37th
+263 75 vs. 2,1852,110
3-Pointers Made
+300th
20th
+280 12 vs. 249237
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
25th
+275 34 vs. 624590
Free Throws Made
+300th
38th
+262 7 vs. 644637
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
43rd
+257 8 vs. 766758

Games and Years:

Josh Giddey Kawhi Leonard Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
52nd
+248 10 vs. 146136
Playoffs
+300th
76th
+224 1 vs. 1211

Triple-Doubles:

Josh Giddey Kawhi Leonard Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
+300th
0 vs. 00

Rankings by Points Scored:

Josh Giddey Kawhi Leonard Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
28th
0 vs. 55
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Josh Giddey Kawhi Leonard Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
71st
14.13 vs. 20.115.97
Rebounds per game
--
295th
7.51 vs. 6.361.15
Assists per game
--
+300th
6.08 vs. 3.053.03
Steals per game
--
41st
0.87 vs. 1.710.84
Blocks per game
--
+300th
0.50 vs. 0.640.14
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
1.72 vs. 1.190.53
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
138th
5.79 vs. 5.170.62
Field Goals Made per game
--
93rd
5.70 vs. 7.311.61
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
136th
12.29 vs. 14.662.37
3-Pointers Made per game
--
135th
1.14 vs. 1.620.48
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
122nd
3.46 vs. 4.130.67
Free Throws Made per game
--
142nd
1.60 vs. 3.882.28
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
181st
2.10 vs. 4.512.41

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Josh Giddey Kawhi Leonard Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
69th
+231 8.70 vs. 21.4612.76
Rebounds per game
+300th
159th
+141 3.60 vs. 7.824.22
Assists per game
+300th
+300th
2.10 vs. 2.960.86
Steals per game
+300th
29th
+271 0.20 vs. 1.751.55
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.40 vs. 0.680.28
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
289th
+11 0.70 vs. 1.791.09
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
91st
+209 2.90 vs. 6.033.13
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
83rd
+217 3.40 vs. 7.674.27
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
147th
+153 7.50 vs. 14.977.47
3-Pointers Made per game
248th
107th
141 1.20 vs. 1.710.51
3-Pointers Attempted per game
235th
141st
94 3.40 vs. 4.270.87
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
120th
+180 0.70 vs. 4.413.71
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
156th
+144 0.80 vs. 5.254.45

Note: Even if they don't have the minimum of 400 season games, the players are also included in the all-time rankings in some stats if they reach certain thresholds: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made.