Giannis Antetokounmpo vs Kevin Garnett

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Kevin Garnett compared on their NBA careers: Giannis Antetokounmpo played 13 seasons, 2013-14 to 2025-26, Kevin Garnett 21 seasons, 1995-96 to 2015-16. Giannis Antetokounmpo averaged 24.1 points a game to Kevin Garnett's 17.8. They have faced each other 5 times: Giannis Antetokounmpo's team won 3, Kevin Garnett's 2. Giannis Antetokounmpo won 1 title, Kevin Garnett won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads in 5 of the 9 lines, Kevin Garnett in 4. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Kevin Garnett career per game
895GP1,462
32.7MIN34.5
24.1, betterPTS17.8
9.9REB10, better
5, betterAST3.7
1.1STL1.3, better
1.2BLK1.4, better
55.4, betterFG%49.7
28.5, better3P%27.5
69.1FT%78.9, better
61.3, betterTS%54.6

Giannis Antetokounmpo vs Kevin Garnett head to head

They have faced each other 5 times: Giannis Antetokounmpo's team won 3, Kevin Garnett's 2.

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Kevin Garnett, record against each other
GamesPlayedGiannis Antetokounmpo wonKevin Garnett won
Regular season53, better2
Giannis Antetokounmpo and Kevin Garnett, averages in their games against each other
12.0, betterPTS6.0
8.4, betterREB6.2
3.2, betterAST1.2
31.6MIN20.8

Every game against each other

Giannis Antetokounmpo vs Kevin Garnett, every game
Jan 2, 2016MIL at MINW 95-8511 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 30 MIN4 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 16 MIN
Feb 9, 2015BKN at MILW 103-9712 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 32 MIN6 PTS, 3 REB, 0 AST, 13 MIN
Nov 19, 2014MIL at BKNW 122-118 3OT18 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 48 MIN4 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 31 MIN
Dec 27, 2013MIL at BKNL 104-9316 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 34 MIN10 PTS, 5 REB, 0 AST, 18 MIN
Dec 7, 2013BKN at MILL 90-823 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 14 MIN6 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 26 MIN

Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.

Career totals

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Kevin Garnett career totals
21,531PTS26,071, better
8,882REB14,662, better
4,484AST5,445, better
995STL1,859, better
1,088BLK2,037, better
55.4, betterFG%49.7
28.5, better3P%27.5
69.1FT%78.9, better
61.3, betterTS%54.6

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Kevin Garnett postseason
84GP143
36.2MIN36.9
27, betterPTS18.2
12.2, betterREB10.7
5.3, betterAST3.3
1STL1.2, better
1.3BLK1.3
53.2, betterFG%47.8
25.93P%27.3, better
62.5FT%78.9, better
58, betterTS%52.5

Where each stands all time

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Kevin Garnett all-time places
42nd (21,531)Points23rd (26,071), better
58th (8,882)Rebounds9th (14,662), better
90th (4,484)Assists55th (5,445), better
165th (995)Steals19th (1,859), better
83rd (1,088)Blocks18th (2,037), 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

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Kevin Garnett titles and awards
1Championships1
1All-Rookie Second Team1
—All-NBA Third Team2, better
4All-Defensive First Team9, better
7, betterAll-NBA First Team4
2All-NBA Second Team3, better
1All-Star MVP1
2, betterMVP1
1All-Defensive Second Team3, better
1Defensive Player of the Year1
1, betterMost Improved Player—
1, betterFinals MVP—

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.

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Kevin Garnett season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st2013-146.84.41.9, better1995-9610.4, better6.3, better1.8
2nd2014-1512.76.72.61996-9717.0, better8.0, better3.1, better
3rd2015-1616.97.74.3, better1997-9818.5, better9.6, better4.2
4th2016-1722.9, better8.85.4, better1998-9920.810.4, better4.3
5th2017-1826.9, better10.04.81999-0022.911.8, better5.0, better
6th2018-1927.7, better12.5, better5.9, better2000-0122.011.45.0
7th2019-2029.5, better13.6, better5.6, better2001-0221.212.15.2
8th2020-2128.1, better11.05.92002-0323.013.4, better6.0, better
9th2021-2229.9, better11.65.8, better2003-0424.213.9, better5.0
10th2022-2331.1, better11.85.72004-0522.213.5, better5.7
11th2023-2430.4, better11.56.5, better2005-0621.812.7, better4.1
12th2024-2530.4, better11.96.5, better2006-0722.412.8, better4.1
13th2025-2627.6, better9.8, better5.4, better2007-0818.89.23.4
14th————2008-0915.88.52.5
15th————2009-1014.37.32.7
16th————2010-1114.98.92.4
17th————2011-1215.88.22.9
18th————2012-1314.87.82.3
19th————2013-146.56.61.5
20th————2014-156.96.61.6
21st————2015-163.23.91.6

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST