No. 62 - Kawhi Leonard

All of the drama surrounding Kawhi Leonard this past season totally obscures the fact that Leonard was carving out a place for himself as one of the 50 best players in NBA history.

He already is one of the rare players with an NBA Finals MVP. He has two seasons of over 25.0 PER and 13.0 win shares. Leonard won the NBA Finals MVP in 2013-2014, but statistically he was much better in 2015-2016 and 2016-2017. In his first six seasons, he’s already had more than three seasons above 300.00 in my system.

If Kawhi cranks out four more average seasons – average by his standards – he’ll easily move into the top 50. Of course, Leonard has a whole new situation. As long as he gets healthy, he’ll zoom up this list. If he gets back to the level he was playing at in 2016-2017 he could approach the top 25.

Kawhi Leonard bio info
Career	2011-2018
Games	407
Points	16.3
Rebounds	6.2
Assists	2.3
FG Pct.	49.5%
All-Star games	2
NBA MVPs	0
NBA Titles	1
Playoff seasons	6
Playoff games	87
Points	16.5
Rebounds	7.3
Assists	1.9
FG Pct.	51.4%
Hall of Fame

 

Top 100 rankings
	Points	Top 100 ranking
1-year	365.50	31st
5-year	1,561.68	32nd
10-year	1,863.19	Not in top 100
Career	1,863.19	Not in top 100

 

Kawhi Leonard at his peak
2015-2016	Leonard	Top 5	Points
PER	26.0	28.20
Win Shares	13.7	14.76
Box +/-	8.3	9.54
VORP	6.2	7.75
Total Advanced Stats	54.2	60.25	89.96
Playoff PER	28.6	27.93
Win Shares	1.9	3.33
Box +/-	10.6	10.70
VORP	1.1	2.03
Total Advanced Stats	42.2	44.00	95.91
Reg. Season Win %	83.33		83.33
Playoff Win %	60.00		60.00
MVP Voting (75 points)	634/1,310		36.30
Playoff MVP (25 points)	0		0
Total Score			365.50

 

Leonard’s 10 greatest seasons
2015-2016	365.50
2016-2017	354.02
2013-2014	313.72
2012-2013	271.11
2011-2012	257.33
2014-2015	245.95
2017-2018	55.56

 

Career winning percentage
	W	L	Pct.
Regular Season	311	96	76.41%
Playoffs	56	31	64.37%