Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs Kevin Durant

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Kevin Durant compared on their NBA careers: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played 14 seasons, 1975-76 to 1988-89, Kevin Durant 18 seasons, 2007-08 to 2025-26. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar averaged 24.6 points a game to Kevin Durant's 27.1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won 5 titles, Kevin Durant won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Kevin Durant leads in 6 of the 9 lines, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 3. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Kevin Durant career per game

1,560	GP	1,201
36.8	MIN	36.7
24.6	PTS	27.1, better
7.9, better	REB	6.9
3.6	AST	4.4, better
0.7	STL	1, better
2, better	BLK	1.1
55.9, better	FG%	50.3
5.6	3P%	39.2, better
72.1	FT%	88.2, better
59.2	TS%	62.2, better

Career totals

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Kevin Durant career totals

38,387, better	PTS	32,597
12,369, better	REB	8,254
5,660, better	AST	5,280
1,160	STL	1,236, better
3,189, better	BLK	1,344
55.9, better	FG%	50.3
5.6	3P%	39.2, better
72.1	FT%	88.2, better
59.2	TS%	62.2, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Kevin Durant postseason

237	GP	171
37.3	MIN	40.5
24.3	PTS	29.3, better
7.5	REB	7.8, better
3.2	AST	4.2, better
0.8	STL	1, better
2, better	BLK	1.2
53.3, better	FG%	47.8
0	3P%	35.5, better
74	FT%	86.8, better
57.1	TS%	59.9, better

Where each stands all time

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Kevin Durant all-time places

2nd (38,387), better	Points	5th (32,597)
12th (12,369), better	Rebounds	59th (8,254)
49th (5,660), better	Assists	61st (5,280)
105th (1,160)	Steals	84th (1,236), better
3rd (3,189), better	Blocks	47th (1,344)
—	3-pointers made	10th (2,377), 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Kevin Durant titles and awards

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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Kevin Durant season by season

1st	1975-76	27.7, better	16.9, better	5.0, better	2007-08	20.3	4.4	2.4
2nd	1976-77	26.2, better	13.3, better	3.9, better	2008-09	25.3	6.5	2.8
3rd	1977-78	25.8	12.9, better	4.3, better	2009-10	30.1, better	7.6	2.8
4th	1978-79	23.8	12.8, better	5.4, better	2010-11	27.7, better	6.8	2.7
5th	1979-80	24.8	10.8, better	4.5, better	2011-12	28.0, better	8.0	3.5
6th	1980-81	26.2	10.3, better	3.4	2012-13	28.1, better	7.9	4.6, better
7th	1981-82	23.9	8.7, better	3.0	2013-14	32.0, better	7.4	5.5, better
8th	1982-83	21.8	7.5, better	2.5	2014-15	25.4, better	6.6	4.1, better
9th	1983-84	21.5	7.3	2.6	2015-16	28.2, better	8.2, better	5.0, better
10th	1984-85	22.0	7.9	3.2	2016-17	25.1, better	8.3, better	4.8, better
11th	1985-86	23.4	6.1	3.5	2017-18	26.4, better	6.8, better	5.4, better
12th	1986-87	17.5	6.7, better	2.6	2018-19	26.0, better	6.4	5.9, better
13th	1987-88	14.6	6.0	1.7	2020-21	26.9, better	7.1, better	5.6, better
14th	1988-89	10.1	4.5	1.0	2021-22	29.9, better	7.4, better	6.4, better
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