Kevin Durant vs Larry Bird

Kevin Durant

1of 3 lines

Larry Bird

2of 3 lines

Kevin Durant and Larry Bird compared on their NBA careers: Kevin Durant played 18 seasons, 2007-08 to 2025-26, Larry Bird 13 seasons, 1979-80 to 1991-92. Kevin Durant averaged 27.1 points a game to Larry Bird's 24.3. Kevin Durant won 2 titles, Larry Bird won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Larry Bird leads in 2 of the 3 lines, Kevin Durant in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Kevin Durant and Larry Bird career per game
1,201GP—
36.7MIN—
27.1, betterPTS24.3
6.9REB10, better
4.4AST6.3, better
1STL—
1.1BLK—
50.3FG%—
39.23P%—
88.2FT%—
62.2TS%—

Career totals

Kevin Durant and Larry Bird career totals
32,597, betterPTS21,791
8,254REB8,974, better
5,280AST5,695, better
1,236STL—
1,344BLK—
50.3FG%—
39.23P%—
88.2FT%—
62.2TS%—

Where each stands all time

Kevin Durant and Larry Bird all-time places
5th (32,597), betterPoints40th (21,791)
67th (8,254)Rebounds57th (8,974), better
61st (5,280)Assists48th (5,695), better
10th (2,377), better3-pointers made—
83rd (1,236), betterSteals—
46th (1,344), betterBlocks—

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 Larry Bird titles and awards
2Championships3, better
1Rookie of the Year1
1All-Rookie First Team1
6All-NBA First Team9, better
—All-Defensive Second Team3, better
2, betterAll-Star MVP1
1MVP3, better
2Finals MVP2
6, betterAll-NBA Second Team1

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 Larry Bird 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.
1st2007-0820.34.42.41979-8021.3, better10.4, better4.5, better
2nd2008-0925.3, better6.52.81980-8121.210.9, better5.5, better
3rd2009-1030.1, better7.62.81981-8222.910.9, better5.8, better
4th2010-1127.7, better6.82.71982-8323.611.0, better5.8, better
5th2011-1228.0, better8.03.51983-8424.210.1, better6.6, better
6th2012-1328.17.94.61984-8528.7, better10.5, better6.6, better
7th2013-1432.0, better7.45.51985-8625.89.8, better6.8, better
8th2014-1525.46.64.11986-8728.1, better9.2, better7.6, better
9th2015-1628.28.25.01987-8829.9, better9.3, better6.1, better
10th2016-1725.1, better8.3, better4.81988-8919.36.24.8
11th2017-1826.4, better6.85.41989-9024.39.5, better7.5, better
12th2018-1926.0, better6.45.91990-9119.48.5, better7.2, better
13th2020-2126.9, better7.15.61991-9220.29.6, better6.8, better
14th2021-2229.97.46.4————
15th2022-2329.16.75.0————
16th2023-2427.16.65.0————
17th2024-2526.66.04.2————
18th2025-2626.05.54.8————

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST