Kevin Durant vs. Jeff Malone Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jeff Malone and Kevin Durant, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Kevin Durant played 16 years in the NBA, 3 more than Jeff Malone, who played 13. Kevin Durant had the first of his seasons in 2007-08, while Jeff Malone had his rookie season in 1983-84. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers
Player	Total Seasons	Playoffs Played	NBA Years
Kevin Durant	16	13	2007-08 to 2023-24
Jeff Malone	13	8	1983-84 to 1995-96

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16


Rookie Season
	Kevin Durant	Jeff Malone
Season	2007-08	1983-84
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Durant	80	34.6	20.3	0.9	3.5	4.4	2.4	1.0	0.9	2.9	1.5	7.3	17.1	.430	0.7	2.6	.288	4.9	5.6	.873
Jeff Malone	81	24.4	12.1	0.7	1.2	1.9	1.9	0.3	0.2	1.4	2.0	5.0	11.3	.444	0.3	0.9	.324	1.8	2.1	.826

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Durant	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jeff Malone	4	17.8	6.0	0.5	0.8	1.3	0.5	0.3	0.0	0.8	1.5	3.0	6.5	.462	0.0	0.3	.000	0.0	0.0	-


Season 2
	Kevin Durant	Jeff Malone
Season	2008-09	1984-85
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Durant	74	39.0	25.3	1.0	5.5	6.5	2.8	1.3	0.7	3.0	1.8	8.9	18.8	.476	1.3	3.1	.422	6.1	7.1	.863
Jeff Malone	76	34.4	18.9	0.8	1.9	2.7	2.4	0.7	0.1	1.4	2.3	8.0	16.0	.499	0.2	0.9	.208	2.8	3.3	.844

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Durant	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jeff Malone	4	31.5	16.3	0.8	0.8	1.5	2.0	1.3	0.0	1.0	3.5	6.8	14.0	.482	0.3	0.8	.333	2.5	3.3	.769


Season 3
	Kevin Durant	Jeff Malone
Season	2009-10	1985-86
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Bullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Durant	82	39.5	30.1	1.3	6.3	7.6	2.8	1.4	1.0	3.3	2.1	9.7	20.3	.476	1.6	4.3	.365	9.2	10.2	.900
Jeff Malone	80	37.4	22.4	0.8	2.8	3.6	2.4	0.9	0.2	2.1	2.3	9.2	19.0	.483	0.0	0.2	.176	4.0	4.6	.868

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Durant	6	38.5	25.0	1.3	6.3	7.7	2.3	0.5	1.3	3.7	2.8	7.2	20.5	.350	1.7	5.8	.286	9.0	10.3	.871
Jeff Malone	5	39.4	22.0	0.8	2.4	3.2	3.4	1.4	0.6	2.2	2.6	8.4	20.6	.408	0.0	0.4	.000	5.2	5.8	.897


Season 4
	Kevin Durant	Jeff Malone
Season	2010-11	1986-87
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf Finals	Bullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Durant	78	38.9	27.7	0.7	6.1	6.8	2.7	1.1	1.0	2.8	2.0	9.1	19.7	.462	1.9	5.3	.350	7.6	8.7	.880
Jeff Malone	80	34.5	22.0	0.6	2.1	2.7	3.7	0.9	0.2	2.3	1.9	8.6	18.9	.457	0.1	0.3	.154	4.7	5.3	.885

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Durant	17	42.5	28.6	1.1	7.1	8.2	2.8	0.9	1.1	2.5	3.1	9.1	20.3	.449	2.2	6.4	.339	8.2	9.8	.838
Jeff Malone	3	35.0	15.0	0.3	2.0	2.3	3.0	0.3	0.0	3.7	2.7	5.7	15.3	.370	0.0	0.0	-	3.7	3.7	1.000


Season 5
	Kevin Durant	Jeff Malone
Season	2011-12	1987-88
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game NVP	-
Playoffs	Thunder Lost NBA Finals	Bullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Durant	66	38.6	28.0	0.6	7.4	8.0	3.5	1.3	1.2	3.8	2.0	9.7	19.7	.496	2.0	5.2	.387	6.5	7.6	.860
Jeff Malone	80	33.2	20.5	0.6	2.0	2.6	3.0	0.6	0.2	2.2	2.5	8.1	17.0	.476	0.1	0.3	.417	4.2	4.8	.882

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Durant	20	41.9	28.5	0.7	6.8	7.4	3.7	1.5	1.2	3.2	2.6	9.9	19.2	.517	2.1	5.5	.373	6.7	7.7	.864
Jeff Malone	5	39.8	25.6	0.6	2.8	3.4	2.2	1.0	1.0	2.8	3.2	10.0	19.4	.515	0.0	0.2	.000	5.6	7.4	.757


Season 6
	Kevin Durant	Jeff Malone
Season	2012-13	1988-89
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Durant	81	38.5	28.1	0.6	7.3	7.9	4.6	1.4	1.3	3.5	1.8	9.0	17.7	.510	1.7	4.1	.416	8.4	9.3	.905
Jeff Malone	76	31.8	21.7	0.7	1.6	2.4	2.9	0.5	0.2	2.2	2.0	8.9	18.6	.480	0.0	0.3	.053	3.9	4.5	.871

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Durant	11	44.1	30.8	0.6	8.4	9.0	6.3	1.3	1.1	3.9	2.4	10.2	22.4	.455	2.0	6.4	.314	8.5	10.2	.830
Jeff Malone	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Kevin Durant	Jeff Malone
Season	2013-14	1989-90
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf Finals	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Durant	81	38.5	32.0	0.7	6.7	7.4	5.5	1.3	0.7	3.5	2.1	10.5	20.8	.503	2.4	6.1	.391	8.7	9.9	.873
Jeff Malone	75	34.2	24.3	0.7	2.0	2.7	3.2	0.6	0.1	1.7	1.5	10.4	21.2	.491	0.0	0.1	.167	3.4	3.9	.877

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Durant	19	42.9	29.6	1.3	7.6	8.9	3.9	1.0	1.3	3.8	2.2	10.2	22.2	.460	2.3	6.6	.344	6.9	8.6	.810
Jeff Malone	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Kevin Durant	Jeff Malone
Season	2014-15	1990-91
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Durant	27	33.8	25.4	0.6	6.0	6.6	4.1	0.9	0.9	2.7	1.5	8.8	17.3	.510	2.4	5.9	.403	5.4	6.3	.854
Jeff Malone	69	35.7	18.6	0.5	2.5	3.0	2.1	0.7	0.1	1.6	1.9	7.6	15.0	.508	0.0	0.1	.167	3.3	3.7	.917

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Durant	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jeff Malone	9	39.0	20.7	0.8	3.1	3.9	3.2	1.0	0.1	1.3	2.4	7.9	16.0	.493	0.0	0.2	.000	4.9	5.3	.917


Season 9
	Kevin Durant	Jeff Malone
Season	2015-16	1991-92
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf Finals	Jazz Lost West Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Durant	72	35.8	28.2	0.6	7.6	8.2	5.0	1.0	1.2	3.5	1.9	9.7	19.2	.505	2.6	6.7	.387	6.2	6.9	.898
Jeff Malone	81	36.1	20.2	0.6	2.3	2.9	2.2	0.7	0.1	1.7	1.6	8.5	16.7	.511	0.0	0.1	.083	3.2	3.5	.898

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Durant	18	40.3	28.4	0.7	6.4	7.1	3.3	1.0	1.0	3.6	2.1	9.7	22.6	.430	1.7	6.1	.282	7.2	8.1	.890
Jeff Malone	16	38.1	20.7	0.8	1.7	2.4	1.9	0.5	0.1	1.6	2.1	8.4	17.2	.487	0.1	0.2	.333	3.9	4.5	.861


Season 10
	Kevin Durant	Jeff Malone
Season	2016-17	1992-93
Team	Golden State Warriors	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Durant	62	33.4	25.1	0.6	7.6	8.3	4.8	1.1	1.6	2.2	1.9	8.9	16.5	.537	1.9	5.0	.375	5.4	6.2	.875
Jeff Malone	79	32.4	18.1	0.4	1.8	2.2	1.6	0.5	0.1	1.6	1.5	7.5	15.3	.494	0.0	0.1	.333	3.0	3.5	.852

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Durant	15	35.5	28.5	1.1	6.9	7.9	4.3	0.8	1.3	2.5	2.6	9.9	17.9	.556	2.5	5.7	.442	6.1	6.9	.893
Jeff Malone	5	30.0	13.4	0.6	2.6	3.2	0.6	0.6	0.2	1.8	2.2	5.8	13.0	.446	0.0	0.0	-	1.8	2.6	.692


Season 11
	Kevin Durant	Jeff Malone
Season	2017-18	1993-94
Team	Golden State Warriors	Utah Jazz, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Durant	68	34.2	26.4	0.5	6.4	6.8	5.4	0.7	1.8	3.0	2.0	9.3	18.0	.516	2.5	6.1	.419	5.3	5.9	.889
Jeff Malone	77	33.2	16.4	0.7	1.9	2.6	1.6	0.5	0.1	1.1	1.6	6.8	14.0	.486	0.1	0.2	.583	2.7	3.2	.830

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Durant	21	38.4	29.0	0.6	7.1	7.8	4.7	0.7	1.2	2.4	2.0	10.1	20.7	.487	2.2	6.6	.341	6.5	7.2	.901
Jeff Malone	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	Kevin Durant	Jeff Malone
Season	2018-19	1994-95
Team	Golden State Warriors	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game NVP	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost NBA Finals	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Durant	78	34.6	26.0	0.4	5.9	6.4	5.9	0.7	1.1	2.9	2.0	9.2	17.7	.521	1.8	5.0	.353	5.7	6.5	.885
Jeff Malone	19	34.7	18.4	0.6	2.3	2.9	1.5	0.8	0.0	1.5	1.8	7.6	14.9	.507	0.6	1.5	.393	2.7	3.1	.864

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Durant	12	36.8	32.3	0.1	4.8	4.9	4.5	1.1	1.0	3.6	3.2	10.4	20.3	.514	2.9	6.7	.438	8.5	9.4	.903
Jeff Malone	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Note: Kevin Durant didn't play in 2019-20.


Season 13
	Kevin Durant	Jeff Malone
Season	2020-21	1995-96
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Philadelphia 76ers, Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Durant	35	33.1	26.9	0.4	6.7	7.1	5.6	0.7	1.3	3.4	2.0	9.3	17.2	.537	2.4	5.4	.450	6.0	6.8	.882
Jeff Malone	32	15.9	5.8	0.3	1.0	1.3	0.8	0.5	0.0	0.7	0.8	2.4	6.0	.394	0.2	0.5	.313	0.9	1.0	.906

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Durant	12	40.4	34.3	0.4	8.8	9.3	4.4	1.5	1.6	3.5	2.6	12.1	23.5	.514	2.8	6.8	.402	7.3	8.4	.871
Jeff Malone	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 14
	Kevin Durant	Jeff Malone
Season	2021-22	-
Team	Brooklyn Nets	-
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Durant	55	37.2	29.9	0.5	6.9	7.4	6.4	0.9	0.9	3.5	2.1	10.5	20.3	.518	2.1	5.5	.383	6.8	7.4	.910
Jeff Malone	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Durant	4	44.0	26.3	0.5	5.3	5.8	6.3	1.0	0.3	5.3	3.8	8.0	20.8	.386	1.8	5.3	.333	8.5	9.5	.895
Jeff Malone	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 15
	Kevin Durant	Jeff Malone
Season	2022-23	-
Team	Brooklyn Nets, Phoenix Suns	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf Semis	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Durant	47	35.6	29.1	0.4	6.3	6.7	5.0	0.7	1.4	3.3	2.1	10.3	18.3	.560	2.0	4.9	.404	6.5	7.1	.919
Jeff Malone	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Durant	11	42.4	29.0	0.6	8.1	8.7	5.5	0.8	1.4	3.5	2.6	9.7	20.4	.478	1.5	4.6	.333	8.0	8.7	.917
Jeff Malone	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 16
	Kevin Durant	Jeff Malone
Season	2023-24	-
Team	Phoenix Suns	-
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	Cup All-Tournament Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Durant	75	37.2	27.1	0.5	6.1	6.6	5.0	0.9	1.2	3.3	1.8	10.0	19.1	.523	2.2	5.4	.413	4.8	5.6	.856
Jeff Malone	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Durant	4	42.0	26.8	0.3	6.3	6.5	3.3	0.5	1.5	2.5	2.0	9.3	16.8	.552	1.3	3.0	.417	7.0	8.5	.824
Jeff Malone	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Kevin Durant vs. Jeff Malone Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jeff Malone and Kevin Durant, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13

Season 14

Season 15

Season 16