Kevin Durant vs Tim Duncan

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Kevin Durant and Tim Duncan compared on their NBA careers: Kevin Durant played 18 seasons, 2007-08 to 2025-26, Tim Duncan 19 seasons, 1997-98 to 2015-16. Kevin Durant averaged 27.1 points a game to Tim Duncan's 19. Kevin Durant won 2 titles, Tim Duncan won 5 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

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

Kevin Durant and Tim Duncan career per game

1,201	GP	1,392
36.7	MIN	34
27.1, better	PTS	19
6.9	REB	10.8, better
4.4, better	AST	3
1, better	STL	0.7
1.1	BLK	2.2, better
50.3	FG%	50.6, better
39.2, better	3P%	17.9
88.2, better	FT%	69.6
62.2, better	TS%	55.1

Career totals

Kevin Durant and Tim Duncan career totals

32,597, better	PTS	26,496
8,254	REB	15,091, better
5,280, better	AST	4,225
1,236, better	STL	1,025
1,344	BLK	3,020, better
50.3	FG%	50.6, better
39.2, better	3P%	17.9
88.2, better	FT%	69.6
62.2, better	TS%	55.1

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Kevin Durant and Tim Duncan postseason

171	GP	251
40.5	MIN	37.3
29.3, better	PTS	20.6
7.8	REB	11.4, better
4.2, better	AST	3
1, better	STL	0.7
1.2	BLK	2.3, better
47.8	FG%	50.1, better
35.5, better	3P%	14.3
86.8, better	FT%	68.9
59.9, better	TS%	54.8

Where each stands all time

Kevin Durant and Tim Duncan all-time places

5th (32,597), better	Points	22nd (26,496)
59th (8,254)	Rebounds	2nd (15,091), better
61st (5,280), better	Assists	109th (4,225)
10th (2,377), better	3-pointers made	—
84th (1,236), better	Steals	157th (1,025)
47th (1,344)	Blocks	5th (3,020), 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 Tim Duncan titles and awards

2	Championships	5, better
—	All-Defensive Second Team	7, better
1	Rookie of the Year	1
1	All-Rookie First Team	1
6	All-NBA First Team	10, better
—	All-Defensive First Team	8, better
2	Finals MVP	3, better
2, better	All-Star MVP	1
1	MVP	2, better
6, better	All-NBA Second Team	3
—	All-NBA Third Team	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.

Kevin Durant and Tim Duncan season by season

1st	2007-08	20.3	4.4	2.4	1997-98	21.1, better	11.9, better	2.7, better
2nd	2008-09	25.3, better	6.5	2.8, better	1998-99	21.7	11.4, better	2.4
3rd	2009-10	30.1, better	7.6	2.8	1999-00	23.2	12.4, better	3.2, better
4th	2010-11	27.7, better	6.8	2.7	2000-01	22.2	12.2, better	3.0, better
5th	2011-12	28.0, better	8.0	3.5	2001-02	25.5	12.7, better	3.7, better
6th	2012-13	28.1, better	7.9	4.6, better	2002-03	23.3	12.9, better	3.9
7th	2013-14	32.0, better	7.4	5.5, better	2003-04	22.3	12.4, better	3.1
8th	2014-15	25.4, better	6.6	4.1, better	2004-05	20.3	11.1, better	2.7
9th	2015-16	28.2, better	8.2	5.0, better	2005-06	18.6	11.0, better	3.2
10th	2016-17	25.1, better	8.3	4.8, better	2006-07	20.0	10.6, better	3.4
11th	2017-18	26.4, better	6.8	5.4, better	2007-08	19.3	11.3, better	2.8
12th	2018-19	26.0, better	6.4	5.9, better	2008-09	19.3	10.7, better	3.5
13th	2020-21	26.9, better	7.1	5.6, better	2009-10	17.9	10.1, better	3.2
14th	2021-22	29.9, better	7.4	6.4, better	2010-11	13.4	8.9, better	2.7
15th	2022-23	29.1, better	6.7	5.0, better	2011-12	15.4	9.0, better	2.3
16th	2023-24	27.1, better	6.6	5.0, better	2012-13	17.8	9.9, better	2.7
17th	2024-25	26.6, better	6.0	4.2, better	2013-14	15.1	9.7, better	3.0
18th	2025-26	26.0, better	5.5	4.8, better	2014-15	13.9	9.1, better	3.0
19th	—	—	—	—	2015-16	8.6	7.3	2.7

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST