Kawhi Leonard
2023–24
68 games · 2,330 minutes
NBA player comparison
Kawhi Leonard vs. Luka Dončić: 2023–24 season
Regular-season verdict
Luka Dončić leads in impact for 2023–24
Luka Dončić ranks ahead of Kawhi Leonard in estimated impact while playing. This compares regular-season performance, not total contribution across the season.
Luka Dončić
2023–24
70 games · 2,624 minutes
Impact comparison
Impact estimate is measured in points per 100 possessions above league average. Zero is average; higher is better. Impact Rate rank is a league place, not a 0–100 score: No. 1 is best.
+5.0Impact estimateEstimated points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+9.8Leads
#11Impact Rate rankLeague place · No. 1 is best#3Leads
68Games70
2,330Minutes2,624
23.7PPG33.9Leads
62.6%LeadsTS%61.7%
Luka Dončić's estimated impact per 100 possessions was +9.8, compared with +5.0 for Kawhi Leonard. This compares their impact while playing, not their total contribution across the season. Both players are compared in the 2023–24 season using its published Impact Rate. A ranked comparison requires at least 450 minutes for each player.
Kawhi Leonard: 68 games and 2,330 minutes. Luka Dončić: 70 games and 2,624 minutes. Playing time matters when judging the whole season; the impact estimate above is a rate, not a season total.
Read turnover rate alongside offensive workload. Offensive usage measures the share of team plays a player ends with a shot, free throws, or a turnover while on the court—not every touch, pass, or act of playmaking. These rows provide context; they are not extra points added to the ranking.
Regular season only. Impact figures are estimates; small gaps are not exact. Playoffs, awards and titles do not determine the verdict.
Behind the estimate
Why the model rates them this way
A verified breakdown of this season’s published estimate is unavailable. We do not substitute another season’s calculation.
What this does not establish: these figures do not prove that either player made his teammates shoot better. A verified teammate-shooting comparison is unavailable for this selected season. A small difference in the estimates is not a decisive basketball distinction.
Full comparison · 2023–24 season
Understand the numbers
Start with impact, then compare playing time and skills. Team results add context. These are not categories to tally into a winner.
1 · Ranking evidence
Impact: who ranks higher, and why?
The impact estimate compares performance while playing, not total contribution over the season. The individual-stat estimate plus the lineup adjustment gives the final estimate.
| Metric | Kawhi Leonard | Luka Dončić |
|---|---|---|
| Impact estimateEstimated points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better | +5.0 | +9.8Better result for this metric. |
| Impact Rate rankLeague place · No. 1 is best | #11 | #3Better result for this metric. |
Kawhi Leonard: verified lineup window unavailable. Luka Dončić: verified lineup window unavailable. The adjustment is not necessarily based on this season alone.
2 · Playing time and responsibility
How much did each player take on?
Read games and minutes alongside impact. Offensive usage is the share of team plays a player ends with a shot, free throws, or a turnover while on court. More usage is not automatically better.
| Metric | Kawhi Leonard | Luka Dončić |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 68 | 70 |
| Minutes | 2,330 | 2,624 |
3 · Individual skills
Where does each player have an advantage?
These figures describe the selected regular seasons. They provide context, not extra points added to the verdict. Green marks the better result for a metric, including lower turnover rates. Workload and shot-selection measures stay neutral. These rows are not votes toward the ranking.
Shooting
True shooting includes two-pointers, three-pointers, and free throws.
| Metric | Kawhi Leonard | Luka Dončić |
|---|---|---|
| True shooting percentage | 62.6%Better result for this metric. | 61.7% |
Show more stats: Shooting
| Metric | Kawhi Leonard | Luka Dončić |
|---|---|---|
| Field-goal percentage | 52.5%Better result for this metric. | 48.7% |
| Three-point percentage | 41.7%Better result for this metric. | 38.2% |
| Free-throw percentage | 88.5%Better result for this metric. | 78.6% |
Passing
Assist rate is the share of teammates’ made shots assisted while the player is on court. Read turnovers alongside offensive workload; lower turnover rate is generally better.
| Metric | Kawhi Leonard | Luka Dončić |
|---|---|---|
| Assists per game | 3.6 | 9.8Better result for this metric. |
Rebounding
Rebound rate is the share of available rebounds collected while on court.
| Metric | Kawhi Leonard | Luka Dončić |
|---|---|---|
| Rebounds per game | 6.1 | 9.2Better result for this metric. |
Scoring
Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.
| Metric | Kawhi Leonard | Luka Dončić |
|---|---|---|
| Points per game | 23.7 | 33.9Better result for this metric. |
4 · Team context, not ranking inputs
What happened with and without them?
A verified with/without comparison is unavailable for this scope. We do not substitute another season’s observations.
Four separate questions
Impact, winning, playoffs, and awards
These are different ways to understand a career. Only Regular Season Impact determines the hussEyquation verdict. The other three sections add basketball context without adding points or changing the rank.
Career to date. At least one player is active. Every total below stops after the latest completed season in this data; nothing is projected.
Regular Season Impact
Luka Dončić leads in impact for 2023–24.
Kawhi LeonardMetricLuka Dončić
+5.0Impact estimateEstimated points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+9.8Leads
#11Impact Rate rankLeague place · No. 1 is best#3Leads
This is the ranking result. It uses regular-season impact only. Team records, playoffs, and awards do not change it.
Team Success
Kawhi Leonard leads every available measure below.
Kawhi LeonardMetricLuka Dončić
741LeadsListed-team regular-season wins400
66.6%LeadsListed-team winning percentage55.5%
9Leads50-win team seasons4
3Leads60-win team seasons0
13LeadsPlayoff team seasons6
Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Final records for every listed team-season. A traded season can include more than one team.
Playoff Résumé
Kawhi Leonard leads every available measure below.
Kawhi LeonardMetricLuka Dončić
12LeadsPlayoff appearances5
146LeadsPlayoff games55
97LeadsTeam playoff wins28
3LeadsFinals appearances1
2LeadsChampionships0
Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Team playoff results count only seasons when the player appeared in a playoff game.
Awards
The advantages are split across the available measures.
Kawhi LeonardMetricLuka Dončić
7LeadsAll-Star6
0MVP0
7LeadsAll-NBA6
7LeadsAll-Defense0
2LeadsDPOY0
0Rookie of the Year1Leads
Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Major regular-season honors are recognition, not inputs to the impact ranking.
How each context field is counted
- Listed-team regular-season wins
- The sum of each listed team's final wins in every season the player represented that team.
- Listed-team winning percentage
- Those team wins divided by those teams' total regular-season games.
- 50- and 60-win team seasons
- Listed team-seasons that finished with at least 50 or 60 wins. Shortened seasons are not projected to 82 games.
- Team seasons reaching playoffs
- Listed team-seasons in which that team qualified for the playoffs.
- Playoff appearances and games
- Postseasons and games in which the player appeared.
- Team playoff wins
- Team wins from those postseasons. They describe team results, not individual credit.
- Finals appearances and championships
- Seasons when the player appeared in the playoffs for the finalist or champion.
- Awards
- Recorded NBA selections and major regular-season honors. A zero means the source records none; Not available means the source field is missing.
Source and scope Basketball Reference, NBA seasons 1950–51 through 2025–26, accessed 2026-10-09. Active-career totals are results to date through the latest completed season in the source.
Selected seasons
Box impact
Both bars show the same NBA season. Missing or unqualified data does not establish a winner.
Kawhi LeonardLuka Dončić
Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average