Kawhi Leonard vs. Antoine Walker Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Antoine Walker and Kawhi Leonard, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Kawhi Leonard and Antoine Walker both played 12 years in the NBA. Kawhi Leonard had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, while Antoine Walker had his rookie season in 1996-97. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Kawhi Leonard 12 11 2011-12 to 2023-24
Antoine Walker 12 6 1996-97 to 2007-08

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kawhi Leonard Antoine Walker
Season 2011-121996-97
Team San Antonio SpursBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kawhi Leonard 64 24.0 7.9 1.6 3.5 5.1 1.1 1.3 0.4 0.7 1.4 3.1 6.3 .493 0.6 1.7 .376 1.1 1.4 .773
Antoine Walker 82 36.2 17.5 3.5 5.5 9.0 3.2 1.3 0.6 2.8 3.3 7.0 16.5 .425 0.6 1.9 .327 2.8 4.5 .631
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kawhi Leonard 14 27.1 8.6 1.3 4.6 5.9 0.6 1.2 0.4 0.9 1.6 3.2 6.4 .500 1.3 2.9 .450 0.9 1.1 .813
Antoine Walker ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Kawhi Leonard Antoine Walker
Season 2012-131997-98
Team San Antonio SpursBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kawhi Leonard 58 31.2 11.9 1.1 4.9 6.0 1.6 1.7 0.6 1.1 1.7 4.5 9.1 .494 1.1 3.0 .374 1.8 2.2 .825
Antoine Walker 82 39.9 22.4 3.3 6.9 10.2 3.3 1.7 0.7 3.6 3.2 8.8 20.8 .423 1.1 3.6 .312 3.7 5.8 .645
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kawhi Leonard 21 36.9 13.5 2.4 6.7 9.0 1.0 1.8 0.5 1.1 1.9 5.5 10.0 .545 1.1 2.8 .390 1.5 2.3 .633
Antoine Walker ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Kawhi Leonard Antoine Walker
Season 2013-141998-99
Team San Antonio SpursBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kawhi Leonard 66 29.1 12.8 1.2 5.1 6.2 2.0 1.7 0.8 1.2 1.9 5.1 9.8 .522 1.0 2.8 .379 1.5 1.9 .802
Antoine Walker 42 36.9 18.7 2.5 6.0 8.5 3.1 1.5 0.7 2.8 3.4 7.2 17.5 .412 1.5 4.2 .369 2.7 4.8 .559
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kawhi Leonard 23 32.0 14.3 1.3 5.4 6.7 1.7 1.7 0.6 1.3 2.9 5.3 10.4 .510 1.3 3.2 .419 2.3 3.1 .736
Antoine Walker ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Kawhi Leonard Antoine Walker
Season 2014-151999-00
Team San Antonio SpursBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Achievement Steals Leader-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kawhi Leonard 64 31.8 16.5 1.3 5.9 7.2 2.5 2.3 0.8 1.5 2.0 6.2 12.8 .479 1.0 3.0 .349 3.2 3.9 .802
Antoine Walker 82 36.6 20.5 2.4 5.5 8.0 3.7 1.4 0.4 3.2 3.2 7.9 18.4 .430 0.9 3.5 .256 3.8 5.4 .699
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kawhi Leonard 7 35.7 20.3 1.9 5.6 7.4 2.6 1.1 0.6 2.1 2.6 7.4 15.6 .477 1.6 3.7 .423 3.9 5.0 .771
Antoine Walker ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Kawhi Leonard Antoine Walker
Season 2015-162000-01
Team San Antonio SpursBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kawhi Leonard 72 33.1 21.2 1.3 5.5 6.8 2.6 1.8 1.0 1.5 1.8 7.7 15.1 .506 1.8 4.0 .443 4.1 4.6 .874
Antoine Walker 81 41.9 23.4 1.9 7.0 8.9 5.5 1.7 0.6 3.7 3.1 8.8 21.2 .413 2.7 7.4 .367 3.1 4.3 .716
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kawhi Leonard 10 33.9 22.5 1.4 4.9 6.3 2.8 2.6 1.4 1.6 2.1 8.3 16.6 .500 1.7 3.9 .436 4.2 5.1 .824
Antoine Walker ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Kawhi Leonard Antoine Walker
Season 2016-172001-02
Team San Antonio SpursBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf FinalsCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kawhi Leonard 74 33.4 25.5 1.1 4.7 5.8 3.5 1.8 0.7 2.1 1.6 8.6 17.7 .485 2.0 5.2 .380 6.3 7.2 .880
Antoine Walker 81 42.0 22.1 1.9 7.0 8.8 5.0 1.5 0.5 3.1 2.9 8.2 20.9 .394 2.7 8.0 .344 3.0 4.0 .741
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kawhi Leonard 12 35.8 27.7 1.6 6.2 7.8 4.6 1.7 0.5 2.2 1.8 8.8 16.8 .525 2.1 4.6 .455 7.9 8.5 .931
Antoine Walker 16 43.9 22.1 1.4 7.2 8.6 3.3 1.5 0.4 3.4 3.5 8.2 19.9 .411 2.6 6.8 .385 3.1 4.0 .781

Season 7
Kawhi Leonard Antoine Walker
Season 2017-182002-03
Team San Antonio SpursBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kawhi Leonard 9 23.3 16.2 0.7 4.0 4.7 2.3 2.0 1.0 1.8 1.0 5.8 12.3 .468 1.2 3.9 .314 3.4 4.2 .816
Antoine Walker 78 41.5 20.1 1.3 5.9 7.2 4.8 1.5 0.4 3.3 2.8 7.7 19.9 .388 2.4 7.5 .323 2.3 3.7 .615
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kawhi Leonard ------- --- ----------
Antoine Walker 10 43.9 17.3 2.0 6.7 8.7 4.3 1.7 0.4 3.7 4.4 7.3 17.6 .415 1.6 4.5 .356 1.1 2.2 .500

Season 8
Kawhi Leonard Antoine Walker
Season 2018-192003-04
Team Toronto RaptorsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionMavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kawhi Leonard 60 34.0 26.6 1.3 6.0 7.3 3.3 1.8 0.4 2.0 1.5 9.3 18.8 .496 1.9 5.0 .371 6.1 7.1 .854
Antoine Walker 82 34.6 14.0 2.4 5.9 8.3 4.5 0.8 0.8 2.5 2.6 5.9 13.8 .428 1.0 3.7 .269 1.3 2.3 .554
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kawhi Leonard 24 39.1 30.5 2.3 6.8 9.1 3.9 1.7 0.7 3.1 2.3 10.1 20.7 .490 2.3 6.0 .379 8.0 9.0 .884
Antoine Walker 5 28.0 9.8 4.6 5.4 10.0 2.4 1.2 0.6 1.8 2.6 4.4 12.2 .361 0.2 2.0 .100 0.8 1.4 .571

Season 9
Kawhi Leonard Antoine Walker
Season 2019-202004-05
Team Los Angeles ClippersAtlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf SemisCeltics Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kawhi Leonard 57 32.4 27.1 0.9 6.1 7.1 4.9 1.8 0.6 2.6 2.0 9.3 19.9 .470 2.2 5.7 .378 6.2 7.1 .886
Antoine Walker 77 38.4 19.1 2.4 6.7 9.0 3.4 1.2 0.8 3.3 2.8 7.5 17.9 .422 1.4 4.4 .323 2.6 4.8 .539
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kawhi Leonard 13 39.3 28.2 1.8 7.5 9.3 5.5 2.3 0.8 2.5 2.2 10.1 20.6 .489 1.8 5.6 .329 6.2 7.2 .862
Antoine Walker 6 37.3 16.7 2.7 4.7 7.3 2.3 1.2 1.0 3.0 3.2 7.2 17.3 .413 1.2 3.2 .368 1.2 1.8 .636

Season 10
Kawhi Leonard Antoine Walker
Season 2020-212005-06
Team Los Angeles ClippersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kawhi Leonard 52 34.1 24.8 1.1 5.4 6.5 5.2 1.6 0.4 2.0 1.6 8.9 17.5 .512 1.9 4.9 .398 5.0 5.7 .885
Antoine Walker 82 26.8 12.2 1.3 3.9 5.1 2.0 0.6 0.4 1.8 2.3 4.8 11.0 .435 1.7 4.7 .358 1.0 1.6 .628
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kawhi Leonard 11 39.3 30.4 2.0 5.7 7.7 4.4 2.1 0.8 2.2 2.6 11.1 19.4 .573 2.2 5.5 .393 6.0 6.8 .880
Antoine Walker 23 37.5 13.3 0.7 4.9 5.6 2.4 1.0 0.3 2.0 3.0 5.0 12.3 .403 2.1 6.4 .324 1.3 2.3 .574

Note: Kawhi Leonard didn't play in 2021-22.

Season 11
Kawhi Leonard Antoine Walker
Season 2022-232006-07
Team Los Angeles ClippersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st RdHeat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kawhi Leonard 52 33.6 23.8 1.1 5.4 6.5 3.9 1.4 0.5 1.7 1.6 8.6 16.8 .512 2.0 4.8 .416 4.7 5.4 .871
Antoine Walker 78 23.3 8.5 1.2 3.2 4.3 1.7 0.6 0.2 1.8 2.2 3.4 8.6 .397 1.1 3.9 .275 0.6 1.3 .438
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kawhi Leonard 2 40.0 34.5 1.5 5.0 6.5 6.0 2.0 0.5 3.0 2.5 12.0 22.0 .545 3.0 5.0 .600 7.5 8.5 .882
Antoine Walker 4 23.0 11.8 0.5 1.8 2.3 1.5 0.5 0.3 1.0 2.8 3.8 9.3 .405 2.0 4.0 .500 2.3 2.8 .818

Season 12
Kawhi Leonard Antoine Walker
Season 2023-242007-08
Team Los Angeles ClippersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kawhi Leonard 68 34.3 23.7 1.2 4.9 6.1 3.6 1.6 0.9 1.8 1.4 9.0 17.1 .525 2.1 4.9 .417 3.7 4.2 .885
Antoine Walker 46 19.4 8.0 1.2 2.4 3.7 1.0 0.7 0.2 1.0 1.7 3.0 8.2 .363 1.3 4.1 .324 0.8 1.4 .530
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kawhi Leonard 2 29.5 12.0 1.5 6.5 8.0 2.0 2.0 0.5 2.0 1.5 5.5 12.0 .458 0.0 2.5 .000 1.0 1.5 .667
Antoine Walker ------- --- ----------
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