Cross-era · careers 9 years apart

John Stockton vs Kawhi Leonard

John Stockton 1984-2002 · Guard Kawhi Leonard 2011-2025 · Forward · active

John Stockton (1984-2002) and Kawhi Leonard (2011-2025) never shared an NBA court — their careers are separated by 9 years, so this is a cross-era comparison, not a head-to-head. On the floor, Kawhi Leonard was the higher-volume scorer (20.7 points per game to 13.1); adjusted for era they scored at 1.30× and 2.03× their league average respectively; Kawhi Leonard was the more efficient scorer (67.2% true shooting to 60.8%). Kawhi Leonard holds the edge on accolades — 2 championships, 2 Finals MVPs and the #27 all-time ranking to John Stockton's #49.

Career averages

John StocktonStatKawhi Leonard
13.1 Points / game 20.7
2.7 Rebounds / game 6.4
10.5 Assists / game 3.1
2.2 Steals / game 1.7
0.2 Blocks / game 0.6
51.5% Field goal % 49.9%
38.4% 3-point % 38.9%
82.6% Free throw % 85.0%
60.8% True shooting % 67.2%
1,504 Games played 798

Era-adjusted (× league average of their era)

John StocktonStatKawhi Leonard
1.30× Points vs era avg 2.03×
0.65× Rebounds vs era avg 1.55×
4.52× Assists vs era avg 1.36×

Advanced metrics

Advanced stats aren't available for John Stockton.

John StocktonStatKawhi Leonard
— Offensive rating 115.0
— Defensive rating 105.0
— Net rating 10.0
— Usage % 33.5%
— Assist % 21.0%
— Rebound % 11.5%

Playoff averages

John StocktonStatKawhi Leonard
13.4 Points / game 21.5
3.3 Rebounds / game 7.8
10.1 Assists / game 3.0
1.9 Steals / game 1.8
0.3 Blocks / game 0.7
47.5% Field goal % 51.3%
31.4% 3-point % 40.2%
80.6% Free throw % 80.2%
182 Playoff games 146

Accolades

John StocktonStatKawhi Leonard
0 MVP awards 0
0 Finals MVP 2
0 Championships 2
10 All-Star selections 7
2 All-NBA 1st Team 3
#49 All-time GOAT rank #27

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