Kevin Durant vs. Dorian Finney-Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dorian Finney-Smith 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 / 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.

Kevin Durant played 18 years in the NBA, 9 more than Dorian Finney-Smith, who played 9. Kevin Durant had the first of his seasons in 2007-08, while Dorian Finney-Smith had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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
Dorian Finney-Smith	9	5	2016-17 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Kevin Durant	Dorian Finney-Smith
Season	2007-08	2016-17
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
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:	+1	+14.3	+16.0	+0.2	+1.4	+1.7	+1.6	+0.4	+0.6	-2.3		+5.8	+13.0	+.058		+0.2	+.005	+4.3	+4.8	+.119
Dorian Finney-Smith	81	20.3	4.3	0.7	2.1	2.7	0.8	0.6	0.3	0.6	1.5	1.5	4.1	.372	0.7	2.4	.293	0.6	0.8	.754

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kevin Durant nor Dorian Finney-Smith played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Kevin Durant	Dorian Finney-Smith
Season	2008-09	2017-18
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Dallas Mavericks
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		%
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:	+53	+17.7	+19.4		+3.0	+2.9	+1.6	+0.8	+0.5	-2.0	-0.2	+6.7	+13.0	+.096	+0.3	+0.1	+.123	+5.6	+6.4	+.130
Dorian Finney-Smith	21	21.3	5.9	1.0	2.5	3.6	1.2	0.5	0.2	1.0	2.0	2.2	5.8	.380	1.0	3.2	.299	0.5	0.7	.733

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kevin Durant nor Dorian Finney-Smith played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Kevin Durant	Dorian Finney-Smith
Season	2009-10	2018-19
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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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		%
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
difference:	+1	+15.0	+22.6	+0.4	+3.2	+2.8	+1.6	+0.5	+0.6	-2.4	-0.2	+6.9	+13.8	+.044	+0.6	+1.2	+.054	+8.3	+8.9	+.191
Dorian Finney-Smith	81	24.5	7.5	1.7	3.1	4.8	1.2	0.9	0.4	0.9	2.3	2.8	6.5	.432	1.0	3.1	.311	0.9	1.3	.709

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Dorian Finney-Smith	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Kevin Durant	Dorian Finney-Smith
Season	2010-11	2019-20
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf Finals	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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		%
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
difference:	+7	+9.0	+18.2	+1.3	+2.4	+1.1	+1.1	+0.5	+0.5	-1.8	-0.5	+5.7	+12.3	+.004	+0.3	+1.0	+.026	+6.5	+7.2	+.158
Dorian Finney-Smith	71	29.9	9.5	2.0	3.7	5.7	1.6	0.6	0.5	1.0	2.5	3.4	7.4	.466	1.6	4.3	.376	1.1	1.5	.722

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+11	+10.7	+18.4	+0.9	+3.4	+2.5	+0.4	+0.3	+0.6	-1.0	-0.6	+5.3	+11.6	+.007	+0.4	+1.4	+.028	+7.5	+9.0	+.038
Dorian Finney-Smith	6	31.8	10.2	2.0	3.7	5.7	3.2	1.2	0.5	1.5	3.7	3.8	8.7	.442	1.8	5.0	.367	0.7	0.8	.800


Season 5
	Kevin Durant	Dorian Finney-Smith
Season	2011-12	2020-21
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	Thunder Lost NBA Finals	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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		%
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
difference:	+6	+6.6	+18.2	+1.0	+3.6	+2.6	+1.8	+0.4	+0.8	-3.0	-0.3	+6.0	+11.9	+.024		+0.2	+.007	+6.0	+6.9	+.104
Dorian Finney-Smith	60	32.0	9.8	1.6	3.8	5.4	1.7	0.9	0.4	0.8	2.3	3.7	7.8	.472	2.0	5.0	.394	0.5	0.7	.756

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+13	+3.2	+18.2	+1.7	+2.7	+0.8	+1.6	+0.4	+0.9	-1.5	-0.7	+6.2	+10.1	+.111	+0.2	+0.2	+.059	+6.1	+7.0	+.064
Dorian Finney-Smith	7	38.7	10.3	2.4	4.1	6.6	2.1	1.1	0.3	1.7	3.3	3.7	9.1	.406	2.3	5.3	.432	0.6	0.7	.800


Season 6
	Kevin Durant	Dorian Finney-Smith
Season	2012-13	2021-22
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf Semis	Mavericks Lost West Conf Finals

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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		%
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
difference:	+1	+5.4	+17.1	+0.9	+4.1	+3.2	+2.7	+0.3	+0.8	-2.5	-0.5	+4.9	+9.0	+.039	+0.5	+1.3	+.021	+7.7	+8.3	+.230
Dorian Finney-Smith	80	33.1	11.0	1.5	3.2	4.7	1.9	1.1	0.5	1.0	2.3	4.1	8.7	.471	2.2	5.4	.395	0.7	1.0	.675

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+7	+5.9	+19.1	+1.2	+4.7	+3.5	+4.4	+0.4	+0.7	-2.9	-0.5	+6.1	+13.7	+.016	+0.6	+0.4	+.112	+7.6	+8.9	+.122
Dorian Finney-Smith	18	38.2	11.7	1.8	3.7	5.5	1.9	0.9	0.4	1.0	2.9	4.1	8.7	.471	2.6	6.0	.426	0.9	1.3	.708


Season 7
	Kevin Durant	Dorian Finney-Smith
Season	2013-14	2022-23
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Dallas Mavericks, Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf Finals	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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		%
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
difference:	+15	+8.1	+23.7	+1.0	+3.6	+2.6	+4.0	+0.5	+0.2	-2.6	-0.1	+7.5	+13.2	+.112	+0.7	+1.0	+.054	+8.0	+9.0	+.110
Dorian Finney-Smith	66	30.4	8.3	1.7	3.1	4.8	1.5	0.8	0.5	0.9	2.2	3.0	7.6	.391	1.7	5.1	.337	0.7	0.9	.763

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+15	+17.6	+23.3	+0.2	+4.6	+4.4	+3.1	+0.2	+0.8	-2.5	-0.4	+7.9	+16.4	+.069	+0.5	+2.3	+.068	+6.9	+8.6
Dorian Finney-Smith	4	25.3	6.3	1.5	3.0	4.5	0.8	0.8	0.5	1.3	1.8	2.3	5.8	.391	1.8	4.3	.412	0.0	0.0	-


Season 8
	Kevin Durant	Dorian Finney-Smith
Season	2014-15	2023-24
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
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
difference:	+41	+5.4	+16.9	+1.0	+2.9	+1.9	+2.5	+0.1	+0.3	-1.8	-0.7	+5.6	+9.8	+.089	+0.7	+1.0	+.055	+4.9	+5.6	+.137
Dorian Finney-Smith	68	28.4	8.5	1.6	3.1	4.7	1.6	0.8	0.6	0.9	2.2	3.2	7.5	.421	1.7	4.9	.348	0.5	0.7	.717

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kevin Durant nor Dorian Finney-Smith played in the postseason in their season 8


Season 9
	Kevin Durant	Dorian Finney-Smith
Season	2015-16	2024-25
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Brooklyn Nets, Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf Finals	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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9th 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	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
difference:	+9	+6.9	+19.5	+0.7	+4.9	+4.3	+3.6	+0.1	+0.8	-2.6	-0.3	+6.6	+12.3	+.057	+0.6	+1.7	+.024	+5.7	+6.2	+.231
Dorian Finney-Smith	63	28.9	8.7	1.3	2.7	3.9	1.4	0.9	0.4	0.9	2.2	3.1	6.9	.448	2.0	5.0	.411	0.5	0.7	.667

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+13	+6.3	+22.2	+1.3	+4.2	+2.9	+0.7	+0.8	+0.6	-2.6	-1.3	+7.3	+16.8	+.016	+0.3	+2.3	+.086	+7.2	+8.1
Dorian Finney-Smith	5	34.0	6.2	2.0	2.2	4.2	2.6	0.2	0.4	1.0	3.4	2.4	5.8	.414	1.4	3.8	.368	0.0	0.0	-


Additional Years
* Kevin Durant played 9 seasons more than Dorian Finney-Smith in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 10 to 18, from 2017 to 2026—Kevin Durant played in 7 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those 9 extra years over Dorian Finney-Smith, Kevin Durant got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	2 Finals MVP 1 All-NBA First Team 4 All-NBA Second Team 1 Cup All-Tournament Team 8 All-Star Game 1 All-Star Game MVP

Kevin Durant vs. Dorian Finney-Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dorian Finney-Smith 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.

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

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years