Kevin Durant vs Kobe Bryant

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Kevin Durant and Kobe Bryant compared on their NBA careers: Kevin Durant played 18 seasons, 2007-08 to 2025-26, Kobe Bryant 20 seasons, 1996-97 to 2015-16. Kevin Durant averaged 27.1 points a game to Kobe Bryant's 25. Kevin Durant won 2 titles, Kobe Bryant won 5 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Kevin Durant leads in 7 of the 9 lines, Kobe Bryant in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Kevin Durant and Kobe Bryant career per game

1,201	GP	1,346
36.7	MIN	36.1
27.1, better	PTS	25
6.9, better	REB	5.2
4.4	AST	4.7, better
1	STL	1.4, better
1.1, better	BLK	0.5
50.3, better	FG%	44.7
39.2, better	3P%	32.9
88.2, better	FT%	83.7
62.2, better	TS%	55

Career totals

Kevin Durant and Kobe Bryant career totals

32,597	PTS	33,643, better
8,254, better	REB	7,047
5,280	AST	6,306, better
1,236	STL	1,944, better
1,344, better	BLK	640
50.3, better	FG%	44.7
39.2, better	3P%	32.9
88.2, better	FT%	83.7
62.2, better	TS%	55

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Kevin Durant and Kobe Bryant postseason

171	GP	220
40.5	MIN	39.3
29.3, better	PTS	25.6
7.8, better	REB	5.1
4.2	AST	4.7, better
1	STL	1.4, better
1.2, better	BLK	0.7
47.8, better	FG%	44.8
35.5, better	3P%	33.1
86.8, better	FT%	81.6
59.9, better	TS%	54.1

Where each stands all time

Kevin Durant and Kobe Bryant all-time places

5th (32,597)	Points	4th (33,643), better
59th (8,254), better	Rebounds	94th (7,047)
61st (5,280)	Assists	34th (6,306), better
10th (2,377), better	3-pointers made	32nd (1,827)
84th (1,236)	Steals	18th (1,944), better
47th (1,344), better	Blocks	190th (640)

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

Kevin Durant and Kobe Bryant titles and awards

2	Championships	5, better
—	All-Rookie Second Team	1, better
—	All-NBA Third Team	2, better
6, better	All-NBA Second Team	2
—	All-Defensive First Team	8, better
—	All-Defensive Second Team	3, better
2	All-Star MVP	4, better
6	All-NBA First Team	11, better
1, better	All-Rookie First Team	—
1, better	Rookie of the Year	—
1	MVP	1
2	Finals MVP	2

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.

Kevin Durant and Kobe Bryant season by season

1st	2007-08	20.3, better	4.4, better	2.4, better	1996-97	7.6	1.9	1.3
2nd	2008-09	25.3, better	6.5, better	2.8, better	1997-98	15.4	3.1	2.5
3rd	2009-10	30.1, better	7.6, better	2.8	1998-99	19.9	5.3	3.8, better
4th	2010-11	27.7, better	6.8, better	2.7	1999-00	22.5	6.3	4.9, better
5th	2011-12	28.0	8.0, better	3.5	2000-01	28.5, better	5.9	5.0, better
6th	2012-13	28.1, better	7.9, better	4.6	2001-02	25.2	5.5	5.5, better
7th	2013-14	32.0, better	7.4, better	5.5	2002-03	30.0	6.9	5.9, better
8th	2014-15	25.4, better	6.6, better	4.1	2003-04	24.0	5.5	5.1, better
9th	2015-16	28.2, better	8.2, better	5.0	2004-05	27.6	5.9	6.0, better
10th	2016-17	25.1	8.3, better	4.8, better	2005-06	35.4, better	5.3	4.5
11th	2017-18	26.4	6.8, better	5.4	2006-07	31.6, better	5.7	5.4
12th	2018-19	26.0	6.4, better	5.9, better	2007-08	28.3, better	6.3	5.4
13th	2020-21	26.9, better	7.1, better	5.6, better	2008-09	26.8	5.2	4.9
14th	2021-22	29.9, better	7.4, better	6.4, better	2009-10	27.0	5.4	5.0
15th	2022-23	29.1, better	6.7, better	5.0, better	2010-11	25.3	5.1	4.7
16th	2023-24	27.1	6.6, better	5.0, better	2011-12	27.9, better	5.4	4.6
17th	2024-25	26.6	6.0, better	4.2	2012-13	27.3, better	5.6	6.0, better
18th	2025-26	26.0, better	5.5, better	4.8	2013-14	13.8	4.3	6.3, better
19th	—	—	—	—	2014-15	22.3	5.7	5.6
20th	—	—	—	—	2015-16	17.6	3.7	2.8

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST