Cross-era · careers 52 years apart

Slater Martin vs Kawhi Leonard

Slater Martin 1949-1959 · Guard Kawhi Leonard 2011-2025 · Forward · active

Slater Martin (1949-1959) and Kawhi Leonard (2011-2025) never shared an NBA court — their careers are separated by 52 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 9.9); adjusted for era they scored at 1.01× and 2.03× their league average respectively; Kawhi Leonard was the more efficient scorer (67.2% true shooting to 43.6%). Kawhi Leonard holds the edge on accolades — 2 championships, 2 Finals MVPs and the #27 all-time ranking to Slater Martin's #67.

Career averages

Slater MartinStatKawhi Leonard
9.9 Points / game 20.7
3.1 Rebounds / game 6.4
4.3 Assists / game 3.1
0.0 Steals / game 1.7
0.0 Blocks / game 0.6
36.5% Field goal % 49.9%
0.0% 3-point % 38.9%
74.7% Free throw % 85.0%
43.6% True shooting % 67.2%
745 Games played 798

Era-adjusted (× league average of their era)

Slater MartinStatKawhi Leonard
1.01× Points vs era avg 2.03×
0.60× Rebounds vs era avg 1.55×
1.90× Assists vs era avg 1.36×

Advanced metrics

Advanced stats weren't tracked in Slater Martin's era.

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

Playoff averages

Slater MartinStatKawhi Leonard
10.0 Points / game 21.5
2.9 Rebounds / game 7.8
3.8 Assists / game 3.0
0.0 Steals / game 1.8
0.0 Blocks / game 0.7
35.5% Field goal % 51.3%
0.0% 3-point % 40.2%
67.7% Free throw % 80.2%
92 Playoff games 146

Accolades

Slater MartinStatKawhi Leonard
0 MVP awards 0
0 Finals MVP 2
5 Championships 2
7 All-Star selections 7
0 All-NBA 1st Team 3
#67 All-time GOAT rank #27

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