Kevin Durant vs Michael Jordan

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Kevin Durant and Michael Jordan compared on their NBA careers: Kevin Durant played 18 seasons, 2007-08 to 2025-26, Michael Jordan 15 seasons, 1984-85 to 2002-03. Kevin Durant averaged 27.1 points a game to Michael Jordan's 30.1. Kevin Durant won 2 titles, Michael Jordan won 6 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

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

Kevin Durant and Michael Jordan career per game

1,201	GP	1,072
36.7	MIN	38.3
27.1	PTS	30.1, better
6.9, better	REB	6.2
4.4	AST	5.3, better
1	STL	2.3, better
1.1, better	BLK	0.8
50.3, better	FG%	49.7
39.2, better	3P%	32.7
88.2, better	FT%	83.5
62.2, better	TS%	56.9

Career totals

Kevin Durant and Michael Jordan career totals

32,597, better	PTS	32,292
8,254, better	REB	6,672
5,280	AST	5,633, better
1,236	STL	2,514, better
1,344, better	BLK	893
50.3, better	FG%	49.7
39.2, better	3P%	32.7
88.2, better	FT%	83.5
62.2, better	TS%	56.9

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Kevin Durant and Michael Jordan postseason

171	GP	179
40.5	MIN	41.8
29.3	PTS	33.4, better
7.8, better	REB	6.4
4.2	AST	5.7, better
1	STL	2.1, better
1.2, better	BLK	0.9
47.8	FG%	48.7, better
35.5, better	3P%	33.2
86.8, better	FT%	82.8
59.9, better	TS%	56.8

Where each stands all time

Kevin Durant and Michael Jordan all-time places

5th (32,597), better	Points	6th (32,292)
59th (8,254), better	Rebounds	116th (6,672)
61st (5,280)	Assists	51st (5,633), better
10th (2,377), better	3-pointers made	—
84th (1,236)	Steals	4th (2,514), better
47th (1,344), better	Blocks	119th (893)

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 Michael Jordan titles and awards

2	Championships	6, better
1	Rookie of the Year	1
1	All-Rookie First Team	1
6, better	All-NBA Second Team	1
6	All-NBA First Team	10, better
—	All-Defensive First Team	9, better
2	All-Star MVP	3, better
—	Defensive Player of the Year	1, better
1	MVP	5, better
2	Finals MVP	6, 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.

Kevin Durant and Michael Jordan season by season

1st	2007-08	20.3	4.4	2.4	1984-85	28.2, better	6.5, better	5.9, better
2nd	2008-09	25.3, better	6.5, better	2.8	1985-86	22.7	3.6	2.9, better
3rd	2009-10	30.1	7.6, better	2.8	1986-87	37.1, better	5.2	4.6, better
4th	2010-11	27.7	6.8, better	2.7	1987-88	35.0, better	5.5	5.9, better
5th	2011-12	28.0	8.0	3.5	1988-89	32.5, better	8.0	8.0, better
6th	2012-13	28.1	7.9, better	4.6	1989-90	33.6, better	6.9	6.3, better
7th	2013-14	32.0, better	7.4, better	5.5	1990-91	31.5	6.0	5.5
8th	2014-15	25.4	6.6, better	4.1	1991-92	30.1, better	6.4	6.1, better
9th	2015-16	28.2	8.2, better	5.0	1992-93	32.6, better	6.7	5.5, better
10th	2016-17	25.1	8.3, better	4.8	1994-95	26.9, better	6.9	5.3, better
11th	2017-18	26.4	6.8, better	5.4, better	1995-96	30.4, better	6.6	4.3
12th	2018-19	26.0	6.4, better	5.9, better	1996-97	29.6, better	5.9	4.3
13th	2020-21	26.9	7.1, better	5.6, better	1997-98	28.7, better	5.8	3.5
14th	2021-22	29.9, better	7.4, better	6.4, better	2001-02	22.9	5.7	5.2
15th	2022-23	29.1, better	6.7, better	5.0, better	2002-03	20.0	6.1	3.8
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