Kevin Durant vs. Gene James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene James and Kevin Durant that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Kevin Durant

vs.

Gene James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Durant: 2007-08 to 2023-24
Gene James: 1948-49 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Durant 2 Gene James 0

NBA Seasons Kevin Durant 16 Gene James 3

Playoffs Played Kevin Durant 13 Gene James 2

All-Star Games Kevin Durant 14 Gene James 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kevin Durant 1 Gene James 0 *

Finals MVP Kevin Durant 2 Gene James 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kevin Durant 6 Gene James 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Durant 11 Gene James 0

Scoring Leader Kevin Durant 4 Gene James 0

Rookie of The Year Kevin Durant 1 Gene James 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Kevin Durant 1 * Gene James 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Durant 27.3 Gene James 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Durant 7.0 Gene James 2.9 *

Assists Per Game Kevin Durant 4.4 Gene James 1.1

Steals Per Game Kevin Durant 1.1 Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Durant 1.1 Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Durant 28,924 Gene James 296

Total Rebounds Kevin Durant 7,454 Gene James 141 *

Total Assists Kevin Durant 4,645 Gene James 95

Total Steals Kevin Durant 1,124 Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Durant 1,196 Gene James - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Durant 1,061 Gene James 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Durant .501 Gene James .334

3-Point Percentage Kevin Durant .387 Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Durant .884 Gene James .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Durant 32.0 (2014) Gene James 4.2 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Durant 8.3 (2017) Gene James 2.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kevin Durant 6.4 (2022) Gene James 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Kevin Durant 1.4 (2013) Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Durant 1.8 (2018) Gene James - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Durant 29.3 Gene James 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Durant 7.8 Gene James - *

Assists Per Game Kevin Durant 4.2 Gene James 0.5

Steals Per Game Kevin Durant 1.0 Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Durant 1.2 Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Durant 4,985 Gene James 4

Total Rebounds Kevin Durant 1,327 Gene James 0 *

Total Assists Kevin Durant 709 Gene James 2

Total Steals Kevin Durant 172 Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Durant 204 Gene James - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Durant 170 Gene James 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Durant .477 Gene James .111

3-Point Percentage Kevin Durant .356 Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Durant .868 Gene James .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Durant 34.3 (2021) Gene James 2.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Durant 9.3 (2021) Gene James - *

Assists Per Game Kevin Durant 6.3 (2013) Gene James 0.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kevin Durant 1.5 (2021) Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Durant 1.6 (2021) Gene James - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.