Kevin Durant vs. Keegan Murray Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Keegan Murray 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, 14 more than Keegan Murray, who played 4. Kevin Durant had the first of his seasons in 2007-08, while Keegan Murray 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 18 13 2007-08 to 2025-26
Keegan Murray 4 1 2022-23 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Kevin Durant Keegan Murray
Season 2007-082022-23
Team Seattle SupersonicsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings 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:+4.8+8.1+0.2+0.2+1.2+0.2+0.4-2.1-0.5+2.9+7.3+.023+1.9+3.7+.123+4.1+4.6+.108
Keegan Murray 80 29.8 12.2 1.1 3.5 4.6 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.8 2.0 4.4 9.8 .453 2.6 6.3 .411 0.8 1.0 .765
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kevin Durant DNP------ --- ----------
Keegan Murray 7 27.7 9.7 2.1 4.1 6.3 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.6 2.6 3.7 8.3 .448 1.7 4.6 .375 0.6 0.9 .667

Season 2

Kevin Durant Keegan Murray
Season 2008-092023-24
Team Oklahoma City ThunderSacramento Kings
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:+3+5.4+10.1+0.4+1.4+1.0+1.1+0.3+0.1-2.2-0.9+3.1+6.1+.022+1.1+3.5+.064+4.8+5.5+.032
Keegan Murray 77 33.6 15.2 1.4 4.1 5.5 1.7 1.0 0.8 0.8 2.7 5.8 12.7 .454 2.4 6.6 .358 1.3 1.6 .831
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kevin Durant nor Keegan Murray played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Kevin Durant Keegan Murray
Season 2009-102024-25
Team Oklahoma City ThunderSacramento 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:+6+5.2+17.7+0.6+1.5+0.9+1.4+0.6+0.1-2.5-0.3+4.9+9.5+.032+0.4+1.6+.022+8.4+9.3+.067
Keegan Murray 76 34.3 12.4 1.9 4.8 6.7 1.4 0.8 0.9 0.8 2.4 4.8 10.8 .444 2.0 5.9 .343 0.8 0.9 .833
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
Keegan Murray DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4

Kevin Durant Keegan Murray
Season 2010-112025-26
Team Oklahoma City ThunderSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+72+0.1+9.4+0.8+0.6+0.2+0.9+1.1+0.3-2.6-0.3+1.9+4.4+.005+0.2+1.0+.087+5.3+5.9+.056
Keegan Murray 6 38.8 18.3 1.5 5.5 7.0 1.8 2.2 1.3 0.2 1.7 7.2 15.3 .467 1.7 6.3 .263 2.3 2.8 .824
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Keegan Murray DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Kevin Durant played 14 seasons more than Keegan Murray in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 18, from 2012 to 2026—Kevin Durant played in 11 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships.

In those 14 extra years over Keegan Murray, Kevin Durant got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 Finals MVP
Achievement 1 Season MVP
Achievement 4 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 5 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 2 Scoring Leader
Achievement 1 Cup All-Tournament Team
Achievement 13 All-Star Game
Achievement 2 All-Star Game MVP