Kevin Durant vs. Derik Queen Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derik Queen 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 18 years in the NBA, 17 more than Derik Queen, who played 1. Kevin Durant had the first of his seasons in 2007-08, while Derik Queen had his rookie season in 2025-26. 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 |
| Derik Queen | 1 | 0 | 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Kevin Durant | Derik Queen | |
| Season | 2007-08 | 2025-26 |
| Team | Seattle Supersonics | New Orleans Pelicans |
| 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 | % | ||||
| 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 | +9.4 | +7.6 | +0.7 | +1.3 | +2.0 | +1.7 | +0.1 | -0.6 | -1.8 | +2.5 | +7.6 | +.074 | +0.6 | +1.9 | +.177 | +1.8 | +1.7 | +.075 | |
| Derik Queen | 27 | 25.2 | 12.7 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 6.4 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 9.5 | .504 | 0.1 | 0.7 | .111 | 3.1 | 3.9 | .798 |
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| * Neiher Kevin Durant nor Derik Queen played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Kevin Durant played 17 seasons more than Derik Queen in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 18, from 2009 to 2026—Kevin Durant played in 13 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those 17 extra years over Derik Queen, 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 |