Bill Russell vs Kevin Durant

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Bill Russell and Kevin Durant compared on their NBA careers: Bill Russell played 13 seasons, 1956-57 to 1968-69, Kevin Durant 18 seasons, 2007-08 to 2025-26. Bill Russell averaged 15.1 points a game to Kevin Durant's 27.1. Bill Russell won 11 titles, Kevin Durant won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Kevin Durant leads in 9 of the 9 lines, Bill Russell in 0. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Bill Russell and Kevin Durant career per game

963	GP	1,201
42.3	MIN	36.7
15.1	PTS	27.1, better
0	REB	6.9, better
4.3	AST	4.4, better
0	STL	1, better
0	BLK	1.1, better
44	FG%	50.3, better
0	3P%	39.2, better
56.1	FT%	88.2, better
47.1	TS%	62.2, better

Career totals

Bill Russell and Kevin Durant career totals

14,522	PTS	32,597, better
0	REB	8,254, better
4,100	AST	5,280, better
0	STL	1,236, better
0	BLK	1,344, better
44	FG%	50.3, better
0	3P%	39.2, better
56.1	FT%	88.2, better
47.1	TS%	62.2, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Bill Russell and Kevin Durant postseason

165	GP	171
45.4	MIN	40.5
16.2	PTS	29.3, better
0	REB	7.8, better
4.7, better	AST	4.2
0	STL	1, better
0	BLK	1.2, better
43	FG%	47.8, better
0	3P%	35.5, better
60.3	FT%	86.8, better
47.4	TS%	59.9, better

Where each stands all time

Bill Russell and Kevin Durant all-time places

173rd (14,522)	Points	5th (32,597), better
119th (4,100)	Assists	61st (5,280), better
—	Rebounds	59th (8,254), better
—	3-pointers made	10th (2,377), better
—	Steals	84th (1,236), better
—	Blocks	47th (1,344), better

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Bill Russell and Kevin Durant titles and awards

11, better	Championships	2
8, better	All-NBA Second Team	6
5, better	MVP	1
3	All-NBA First Team	6, better
1	All-Star MVP	2, better
1, better	All-Defensive First Team	—
—	All-Rookie First Team	1, better
—	Rookie of the Year	1, better
—	Finals MVP	2, better

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Bill Russell and Kevin Durant season by season

1st	1956-57	14.7	0	1.8	2007-08	20.3, better	4.4, better	2.4, better
2nd	1957-58	16.6	0	2.9, better	2008-09	25.3, better	6.5, better	2.8
3rd	1958-59	16.7	0	3.2, better	2009-10	30.1, better	7.6, better	2.8
4th	1959-60	18.2	0	3.7, better	2010-11	27.7, better	6.8, better	2.7
5th	1960-61	16.9	0	3.4	2011-12	28.0, better	8.0, better	3.5, better
6th	1961-62	18.9	0	4.5	2012-13	28.1, better	7.9, better	4.6, better
7th	1962-63	16.8	0	4.5	2013-14	32.0, better	7.4, better	5.5, better
8th	1963-64	15.0	0	4.7, better	2014-15	25.4, better	6.6, better	4.1
9th	1964-65	14.1	0	5.3, better	2015-16	28.2, better	8.2, better	5.0
10th	1965-66	12.9	0	4.8	2016-17	25.1, better	8.3, better	4.8
11th	1966-67	13.3	0	5.8, better	2017-18	26.4, better	6.8, better	5.4
12th	1967-68	12.5	0	4.6	2018-19	26.0, better	6.4, better	5.9, better
13th	1968-69	9.9	0	4.9	2020-21	26.9, better	7.1, better	5.6, better
14th	—	—	—	—	2021-22	29.9	7.4	6.4
15th	—	—	—	—	2022-23	29.1	6.7	5.0
16th	—	—	—	—	2023-24	27.1	6.6	5.0
17th	—	—	—	—	2024-25	26.6	6.0	4.2
18th	—	—	—	—	2025-26	26.0	5.5	4.8

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST