Kevin Durant vs. Jake LaRavia Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jake LaRavia 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.

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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, 14 more than Jake LaRavia, who played 3. Kevin Durant had the first of his seasons in 2007-08, while Jake LaRavia had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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
Jake LaRavia 3 0 2022-23 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Kevin Durant Jake LaRavia
Season 2007-082022-23
Team Seattle SupersonicsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+45+22.8+17.3+0.4+2.2+2.6+1.8+0.7+0.8-2.4-0.1+6.2+14.4+.041+0.6+.050+4.7+5.3+.095
Jake LaRavia 35 11.8 3.0 0.5 1.3 1.8 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.4 1.1 2.7 .389 0.7 2.0 .338 0.2 0.3 .778
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kevin Durant nor Jake LaRavia played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Kevin Durant Jake LaRavia
Season 2008-092023-24
Team Oklahoma City ThunderMemphis Grizzlies
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:+39+16.0+14.5+0.5+3.3+2.8+1.1+0.5+0.4-1.7-0.2+5.5+10.1+.087+0.2+1.4+.082+3.5+4.0+.037
Jake LaRavia 35 23.0 10.8 1.5 2.2 3.7 1.7 0.8 0.3 1.3 2.0 3.4 8.7 .389 1.5 4.5 .340 2.6 3.1 .826
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kevin Durant nor Jake LaRavia played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Kevin Durant Jake LaRavia
Season 2009-102024-25
Team Oklahoma City ThunderMemphis Grizzlies, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+16+19.1+23.2+0.1+3.7+3.7+0.4+0.5+0.7-2.0-0.1+7.3+15.2+.001+0.7+2.1+.058+8.0+8.5+.222
Jake LaRavia 66 20.4 6.9 1.4 2.6 3.9 2.4 0.9 0.3 1.3 2.0 2.4 5.1 .475 0.9 2.2 .423 1.2 1.7 .678
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Jake LaRavia DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Kevin Durant played 14 seasons more than Jake LaRavia in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 17, from 2011 to 2025—Kevin Durant played in 12 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships.

In those 14 extra years over Jake LaRavia, Kevin Durant got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 Finals MVP
Achievement 1 Season MVP
Achievement 5 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 5 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 3 Scoring Leader
Achievement 1 Cup All-Tournament Team
Achievement 14 All-Star Game
Achievement 2 All-Star Game MVP