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Kawhi Leonard

266 of 482 possible team games across six years with the Clippers
Repeat offender 216 career games missed
Estimated salary collected across every game missed, career-wide
$109,218,393
Sum of each season's base salary, prorated per game and multiplied by that season's games missed — from 2019-20 through 2024-25.
6 seasons tracked
216 of 482 expected games missed
$243,804,376 in base salary paid
= $109,218,393 earned inactive
Games played
266
of 482 possible
Games missed
216
44.8% of tracked span
Full seasons lost
1
played 0 games
Base salary, tracked span
$243,804,376
excludes bonuses, endorsements

Availability, tracked seasons

266 played (55.2%)
2019-20 216 expected games missed across 6 seasons 2024-25

The ledger, season by season

Base salary ÷ expected games that season × games missed that season. "Expected games" is the team's full schedule for position players, or a starting pitcher's typical rotation turns (~team games ÷ 5) — a healthy ace was never going to start 162 games either. Figures are approximate, sourced from public salary and game-log reporting.

Season Expected Played Missed Base salary Per game Collected inactive
2019-20
First Clippers season; load-managed from the start
82 57 25 $32,742,000 $399,293 $9,982,317
2020-21
Partial ACL tear in the playoffs ends his run
72 52 20 $34,379,100 $477,488 $9,549,750
2021-22
Missed full season recovering from ACL surgery
82 0 82 $39,344,900 $479,816 $39,344,900
2022-23
Torn meniscus in same knee during first-round playoff series
82 52 30 $42,492,492 $518,201 $15,546,034
2023-24
Healthiest season since 2016-17, then a knee injury in the playoffs
82 68 14 $45,640,084 $556,586 $7,792,209
2024-25
Offseason knee surgery delayed his season debut
82 37 45 $49,205,800 $600,071 $27,003,183
Career total 482 266 216 $243,804,376 $109,218,393

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