Kevin Durant vs Shaquille O'Neal

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Kevin Durant and Shaquille O'Neal compared on their NBA careers: Kevin Durant played 18 seasons, 2007-08 to 2025-26, Shaquille O'Neal 19 seasons, 1992-93 to 2010-11. Kevin Durant averaged 27.1 points a game to Shaquille O'Neal's 23.7. Kevin Durant won 2 titles, Shaquille O'Neal won 4 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

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

Kevin Durant and Shaquille O'Neal career per game

1,201	GP	1,207
36.7	MIN	34.7
27.1, better	PTS	23.7
6.9	REB	10.9, better
4.4, better	AST	2.5
1, better	STL	0.6
1.1	BLK	2.3, better
50.3	FG%	58.2, better
39.2, better	3P%	4.5
88.2, better	FT%	52.7
62.2, better	TS%	58.6

Career totals

Kevin Durant and Shaquille O'Neal career totals

32,597, better	PTS	28,596
8,254	REB	13,099, better
5,280, better	AST	3,026
1,236, better	STL	739
1,344	BLK	2,732, better
50.3	FG%	58.2, better
39.2, better	3P%	4.5
88.2, better	FT%	52.7
62.2, better	TS%	58.6

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Kevin Durant and Shaquille O'Neal postseason

171	GP	216
40.5	MIN	37.5
29.3, better	PTS	24.3
7.8	REB	11.6, better
4.2, better	AST	2.7
1, better	STL	0.5
1.2	BLK	2.1, better
47.8	FG%	56.3, better
35.5, better	3P%	0
86.8, better	FT%	50.4
59.9, better	TS%	56.5

Where each stands all time

Kevin Durant and Shaquille O'Neal all-time places

5th (32,597), better	Points	11th (28,596)
59th (8,254)	Rebounds	9th (13,099), better
61st (5,280), better	Assists	216th (3,026)
10th (2,377), better	3-pointers made	—
84th (1,236), better	Steals	—
47th (1,344)	Blocks	8th (2,732), 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

Kevin Durant and Shaquille O'Neal titles and awards

2	Championships	4, better
1	All-Rookie First Team	1
1	Rookie of the Year	1
—	All-NBA Third Team	4, better
6, better	All-NBA Second Team	2
6	All-NBA First Team	8, better
2	Finals MVP	3, better
1	MVP	1
2	All-Star MVP	3, better
—	All-Defensive Second Team	3, 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 Shaquille O'Neal season by season

1st	2007-08	20.3	4.4	2.4, better	1992-93	23.4, better	13.9, better	1.9
2nd	2008-09	25.3	6.5	2.8, better	1993-94	29.3, better	13.2, better	2.4
3rd	2009-10	30.1, better	7.6	2.8, better	1994-95	29.3	11.4, better	2.7
4th	2010-11	27.7, better	6.8	2.7	1995-96	26.6	11.0, better	2.9, better
5th	2011-12	28.0, better	8.0	3.5, better	1996-97	26.2	12.5, better	3.1
6th	2012-13	28.1	7.9	4.6, better	1997-98	28.3, better	11.4, better	2.4
7th	2013-14	32.0, better	7.4	5.5, better	1998-99	26.3	10.7, better	2.3
8th	2014-15	25.4	6.6	4.1, better	1999-00	29.7, better	13.6, better	3.8
9th	2015-16	28.2	8.2	5.0, better	2000-01	28.7, better	12.7, better	3.7
10th	2016-17	25.1	8.3	4.8, better	2001-02	27.2, better	10.7, better	3.0
11th	2017-18	26.4	6.8	5.4, better	2002-03	27.5, better	11.1, better	3.1
12th	2018-19	26.0, better	6.4	5.9, better	2003-04	21.5	11.5, better	2.9
13th	2020-21	26.9, better	7.1	5.6, better	2004-05	22.9	10.4, better	2.7
14th	2021-22	29.9, better	7.4	6.4, better	2005-06	20.0	9.2, better	1.9
15th	2022-23	29.1, better	6.7	5.0, better	2006-07	17.3	7.4, better	2.0
16th	2023-24	27.1, better	6.6	5.0, better	2007-08	13.6	9.1, better	1.5
17th	2024-25	26.6, better	6.0	4.2, better	2008-09	17.8	8.4, better	1.7
18th	2025-26	26.0, better	5.5	4.8, better	2009-10	12.0	6.7, better	1.5
19th	—	—	—	—	2010-11	9.2	4.8	0.7

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST