Jerry Bird vs. Kevin Durant Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin Durant and Jerry Bird, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Jerry Bird played 1 years in the NBA, 15 less than Kevin Durant, who played 16. Jerry Bird had his first NBA Season in 1958-59, 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 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 |
Jerry Bird |
1 |
0 |
1958-59 |
Kevin Durant |
16 |
13 |
2007-08 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Jerry Bird |
Kevin Durant |
Season |
1958-59 | 2007-08 |
Team |
New York Knicks | Seattle Supersonics |
Honors & Awards |
- | Rookie of the Year |
- | All-Rookie First Team |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
% |
Jerry Bird |
11 |
4.1 |
2.3 |
- |
- |
1.1 |
0.4 |
- |
- |
- |
0.6 |
1.1 |
2.9 |
.375 |
- |
- |
- |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.000 |
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 |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Durant |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Durant |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Durant |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
Note: Kevin Durant didn't play in 2019-20.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |