Bam Adebayo vs. Kevin Durant Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin Durant and Bam Adebayo, 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

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.

Bam Adebayo played 8 years in the NBA, 9 less than Kevin Durant, who played 17. Bam Adebayo had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Kevin Durant had his rookie season in 2007-08. 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 achievements, 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
Bam Adebayo	8	7	2017-18 to 2024-25
Kevin Durant	17	13	2007-08 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Bam Adebayo	Kevin Durant
Season	2017-18	2007-08
Team	Miami Heat	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bam Adebayo	69	19.8	6.9	1.7	3.8	5.5	1.5	0.5	0.6	1.0	2.0	2.5	4.9	.512	0.0	0.1	.000	1.9	2.6	.721
difference:	+11	+14.8	+13.4	+0.8	+0.3	+1.1	+0.9	+0.5	+0.3	-1.9	-0.5	+4.8	+12.2	+.082	+0.7	+2.5	+.288	+3.0	+3.0	+.152
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bam Adebayo	5	15.4	3.4	1.8	2.2	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.4	1.6	1.4	3.0	.467	0.0	0.2	.000	0.6	2.8	.214
Kevin Durant	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Bam Adebayo	Kevin Durant
Season	2018-19	2008-09
Team	Miami Heat	Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bam Adebayo	82	23.3	8.9	2.0	5.3	7.3	2.2	0.9	0.8	1.5	2.5	3.4	5.9	.576	0.0	0.2	.200	2.0	2.8	.735
difference:	+8	+15.7	+16.4	+1.0	+0.2	+0.8	+0.6	+0.4	+0.1	-1.5	-0.7	+5.5	+12.9	+.100	+1.3	+2.9	+.222	+4.1	+4.3	+.128
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

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Bam Adebayo nor Kevin Durant played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Bam Adebayo	Kevin Durant
Season	2019-20	2009-10
Team	Miami Heat	Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	-	Scoring Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Heat Lost NBA Finals	Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bam Adebayo	72	33.6	15.9	2.4	7.8	10.2	5.1	1.1	1.3	2.8	2.5	6.1	11.0	.557	0.0	0.2	.143	3.7	5.3	.691
difference:	+10	+5.9	+14.2	+1.1	+1.5	+2.6	+2.3	+0.3	+0.3	-0.5	-0.4	+3.6	+9.3	+.081	+1.6	+4.1	+.222	+5.5	+4.9	+.209
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bam Adebayo	19	36.2	17.8	2.5	7.8	10.3	4.4	1.0	0.8	2.5	3.1	6.5	11.6	.564	0.0	0.1	.000	4.7	6.1	.783
difference:	+13	+2.3	+7.2	+1.2	+1.5	+2.6	+2.1	+0.5	+0.5	-1.2	-0.3	+0.7	+8.9	+.214	+1.7	+5.7	+.286	+4.3	+4.2	+.088
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


Season 4
	Bam Adebayo	Kevin Durant
Season	2020-21	2010-11
Team	Miami Heat	Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Thunder Lost West Conf Finals

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bam Adebayo	64	33.5	18.7	2.2	6.7	9.0	5.4	1.2	1.0	2.6	2.3	7.1	12.5	.570	0.0	0.1	.250	4.4	5.5	.799
difference:	+14	+5.4	+9.0	+1.5	+0.6	+2.2	+2.7	+0.1		-0.2	-0.3	+2.0	+7.2	+.108	+1.9	+5.2	+.100	+3.2	+3.2	+.081
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bam Adebayo	4	34.0	15.5	3.5	5.8	9.3	4.3	1.3	0.5	2.8	2.8	6.5	14.3	.456	0.0	0.0	-	2.5	3.3	.769
difference:	+13	+8.5	+13.1	+2.4	+1.3	+1.1	+1.5	+0.4	+0.6	-0.3	-0.3	+2.6	+6.0	+.007	+2.2	+6.4		+5.7	+6.5	+.069
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


Season 5
	Bam Adebayo	Kevin Durant
Season	2021-22	2011-12
Team	Miami Heat	Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	Heat Lost East Conf Finals	Thunder Lost NBA Finals

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bam Adebayo	56	32.6	19.1	2.4	7.6	10.1	3.4	1.4	0.8	2.6	3.1	7.3	13.0	.557	0.0	0.1	.000	4.6	6.1	.753
difference:	+10	+6.0	+8.9	+1.8	+0.2	+2.1	+0.1	+0.1	+0.4	-1.2	-1.1	+2.4	+6.7	+.061	+2.0	+5.1	+.387	+1.9	+1.5	+.107
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bam Adebayo	18	34.1	14.8	2.1	5.9	8.0	2.7	1.0	0.7	2.1	3.1	5.8	9.7	.594	0.0	0.1	.000	3.2	4.2	.763
difference:	+2	+7.8	+13.7	+1.4	+0.9	+0.6	+1.0	+0.5	+0.5	-1.1	-0.5	+4.1	+9.5	+.077	+2.1	+5.4	+.373	+3.5	+3.5	+.101
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


Season 6
	Bam Adebayo	Kevin Durant
Season	2022-23	2012-13
Team	Miami Heat	Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Heat Lost NBA Finals	Thunder Lost West Conf Semis

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bam Adebayo	75	34.6	20.4	2.5	6.7	9.2	3.2	1.2	0.8	2.5	2.8	8.0	14.9	.540	0.0	0.2	.083	4.3	5.4	.806
difference:	+6	+3.9	+7.7	+1.9	+0.6	+1.3	+1.4	+0.2	+0.5	-1.0	-1.0	+1.0	+2.8	+.030	+1.7	+3.9	+.333	+4.1	+3.9	+.099
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bam Adebayo	23	37.0	17.9	2.7	7.1	9.9	3.7	0.8	0.7	2.7	3.1	7.3	15.1	.481	0.0	0.1	.000	3.4	4.1	.821
difference:	+12	+7.1	+12.9	+2.1	+1.3	+0.9	+2.6	+0.5	+0.4	-1.2	-0.7	+2.9	+7.3	+.026	+2.0	+6.3	+.314	+5.1	+6.1	+.009
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


Season 7
	Bam Adebayo	Kevin Durant
Season	2023-24	2013-14
Team	Miami Heat	Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	-	Scoring Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Thunder Lost West Conf Finals

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bam Adebayo	71	34.0	19.3	2.2	8.1	10.4	3.9	1.1	0.9	2.3	2.2	7.5	14.3	.521	0.2	0.6	.357	4.1	5.5	.755
difference:	+10	+4.5	+12.7	+1.5	+1.4	+3.0	+1.6	+0.2	+0.2	-1.2	-0.1	+3.0	+6.5	+.018	+2.2	+5.5	+.034	+4.6	+4.4	+.118
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bam Adebayo	5	38.4	22.6	2.2	7.2	9.4	3.8	0.4	0.0	1.6	3.0	9.6	19.4	.495	0.4	2.0	.200	3.0	4.2	.714
difference:	+14	+4.5	+7.0	+0.9	+0.4	+0.5	+0.1	+0.6	+1.3	-2.2	-0.8	+0.6	+2.8	+.035	+1.9	+4.6	+.144	+3.9	+4.4	+.096
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


Season 8
	Bam Adebayo	Kevin Durant
Season	2024-25	2014-15
Team	Miami Heat	Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bam Adebayo	78	34.3	18.1	2.4	7.2	9.6	4.3	1.3	0.7	2.1	2.1	6.9	14.3	.485	1.0	2.8	.357	3.2	4.2	.765
difference:	+51	+0.5	+7.3	+1.8	+1.2	+3.0	+0.2	+0.4	+0.2	-0.6	-0.6	+1.9	+3.0	+.025	+1.4	+3.1	+.046	+2.2	+2.1	+.089
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bam Adebayo	4	38.3	17.5	4.0	7.0	11.0	4.3	1.0	0.3	3.0	2.3	7.0	16.0	.438	1.8	5.3	.333	1.8	2.8	.636
Kevin Durant	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Additional Years
* Kevin Durant played 9 seasons more than Bam Adebayo in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 9 to 17, from 2016 to 2025—Kevin Durant played in 8 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those 9 extra years over Bam Adebayo, Kevin Durant got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	2 Finals MVP 1 All-NBA First Team 5 All-NBA Second Team 1 Cup All-Tournament Team 9 All-Star Game 1 All-Star Game MVP

Bam Adebayo vs. Kevin Durant Season by Season Comparison

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

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years