Frank Gates vs. Kawhi Leonard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kawhi Leonard and Frank Gates that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Frank Gates

vs.

Kawhi Leonard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Frank Gates: 1949-50 to 1949-50
Kawhi Leonard: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Frank Gates 0 Kawhi Leonard 2

NBA Seasons Frank Gates 1 Kawhi Leonard 12

Playoffs Played Frank Gates 1 Kawhi Leonard 11

All-Star Games Frank Gates 0 Kawhi Leonard 6

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Frank Gates 0 * Kawhi Leonard 2

All-NBA First Team Frank Gates 0 Kawhi Leonard 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Frank Gates 0 Kawhi Leonard 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Frank Gates 0 * Kawhi Leonard 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Frank Gates 0 Kawhi Leonard 7

Defensive Player of The Year Frank Gates 0 * Kawhi Leonard 2

Steals Leader Frank Gates 0 * Kawhi Leonard 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Frank Gates 4.5 Kawhi Leonard 20.0

Rebounds Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 6.4

Assists Per Game Frank Gates 1.4 Kawhi Leonard 3.0

Steals Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 1.7

Blocks Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Frank Gates 287 Kawhi Leonard 13,937

Total Rebounds Frank Gates - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 4,443

Total Assists Frank Gates 91 Kawhi Leonard 2,120

Total Steals Frank Gates - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 1,196

Total Blocks Frank Gates - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 454

Total Games Frank Gates 64 Kawhi Leonard 696

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Frank Gates .281 Kawhi Leonard .499

3-Point Percentage Frank Gates - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard .391

Free Throw Percentage Frank Gates .622 Kawhi Leonard .862

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Frank Gates 4.5 (1950) Kawhi Leonard 27.1 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 7.3 (2019)

Assists Per Game Frank Gates 1.4 (1950) Kawhi Leonard 5.2 (2021)

Steals Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 2.3 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 1.0 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Frank Gates 3.6 Kawhi Leonard 21.3

Rebounds Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 7.8

Assists Per Game Frank Gates 1.3 Kawhi Leonard 2.9

Steals Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 1.8

Blocks Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Frank Gates 25 Kawhi Leonard 2,958

Total Rebounds Frank Gates - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 1,089

Total Assists Frank Gates 9 Kawhi Leonard 399

Total Steals Frank Gates - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 248

Total Blocks Frank Gates - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 94

Total Games Frank Gates 7 Kawhi Leonard 139

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Frank Gates .243 Kawhi Leonard .511

3-Point Percentage Frank Gates - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard .399

Free Throw Percentage Frank Gates .700 Kawhi Leonard .844

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Frank Gates 3.6 (1950) Kawhi Leonard 34.5 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 9.3 (2020)

Assists Per Game Frank Gates 1.3 (1950) Kawhi Leonard 6.0 (2023)

Steals Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 2.6 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 1.4 (2016)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.