Kevin Durant vs. Dalton Knecht Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dalton Knecht 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 / 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.

Kevin Durant played 18 years in the NBA, 16 more than Dalton Knecht, who played 2. Kevin Durant had the first of his seasons in 2007-08, while Dalton Knecht 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 18 13 2007-08 to 2025-26
Dalton Knecht 2 1 2024-25 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kevin Durant Dalton Knecht
Season 2007-082024-25
Team Seattle SupersonicsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+2+15.4+11.2+0.4+1.2+1.6+1.6+0.7+0.8-2.4-0.3+4.0+10.0+.031+0.9+1.8+.088+4.1+4.5+.111
Dalton Knecht 78 19.2 9.1 0.5 2.3 2.8 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.2 3.3 7.1 .461 1.6 4.4 .376 0.8 1.1 .762
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kevin Durant DNP------ --- ----------
Dalton Knecht 2 2.0 2.5 1.0 0.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.5 .400 0.5 2.0 .250 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Kevin Durant Dalton Knecht
Season 2008-092025-26
Team Oklahoma City ThunderLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+67+20.3+18.3+0.7+4.1+4.8+2.2+0.7+0.1-2.3-0.2+6.0+12.4+.032+0.6+0.5+.222+5.5+6.4+.063
Dalton Knecht 7 18.7 7.0 0.3 1.4 1.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 1.6 2.9 6.4 .444 0.7 3.6 .200 0.6 0.7 .800
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kevin Durant nor Dalton Knecht played in the postseason in their season 2

Additional Years

* Kevin Durant played 16 seasons more than Dalton Knecht in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 18, from 2010 to 2026—Kevin Durant played in 13 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships.

In those 16 extra years over Dalton Knecht, Kevin Durant got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 Finals MVP
Achievement 1 Season MVP
Achievement 6 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 5 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 4 Scoring Leader
Achievement 1 Cup All-Tournament Team
Achievement 15 All-Star Game
Achievement 2 All-Star Game MVP
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