Kevin Durant vs. Bronny James Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bronny James 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.
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 17 years in the NBA, 16 more than Bronny James, who played 1. Kevin Durant had the first of his seasons in 2007-08, while Bronny James had his rookie season in 2024-25. 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 |
| Kevin Durant | 17 | 13 | 2007-08 to 2024-25 |
| Bronny James | 1 | 1 | 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Kevin Durant | Bronny James | |
| Season | 2007-08 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Seattle Supersonics | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Honors & Awards |  Rookie of the Year | - |
| All-Rookie First Team | - | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +53 | +27.9 | +18.0 | +0.8 | +3.0 | +3.7 | +1.6 | +0.7 | +0.8 | -2.4 | -1.0 | +6.5 | +14.6 | +.117 | +0.4 | +1.4 | +.007 | +4.5 | +5.1 | +.087 |
| Bronny James | 27 | 6.7 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.5 | .313 | 0.3 | 1.2 | .281 | 0.4 | 0.5 | .786 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Kevin Durant | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bronny James | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 1.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - |
Additional Years |
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* Kevin Durant played 16 seasons more than Bronny James in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 17, from 2009 to 2025—Kevin Durant played in 13 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those 16 extra years over Bronny James, Kevin Durant got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 2 Finals MVP 1 Season MVP 6 All-NBA First Team 5 All-NBA Second Team 4 Scoring Leader 1 Cup All-Tournament Team 15 All-Star Game 2 All-Star Game MVP |