Kevin Durant vs. Richard Hamilton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Richard Hamilton 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, 4 more than Richard Hamilton, who played 14. Kevin Durant had the first of his seasons in 2007-08, while Richard Hamilton had his rookie season in 1999-00. 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
Richard Hamilton 14 9 1999-00 to 2012-13

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Kevin Durant Richard Hamilton
Season 2007-081999-00
Team Seattle SupersonicsWashington Wizards
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:+9+15.3+11.3+0.4+2.2+2.6+0.9+0.6+0.8-1.7-0.5+3.7+8.6+.010+0.3+1.5+.076+3.4+3.7+.099
Richard Hamilton 71 19.3 9.0 0.5 1.3 1.8 1.5 0.4 0.1 1.2 2.0 3.6 8.5 .420 0.4 1.1 .364 1.5 1.9 .774
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kevin Durant nor Richard Hamilton played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Kevin Durant Richard Hamilton
Season 2008-092000-01
Team Oklahoma City ThunderWashington Wizards
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:+4+6.7+7.2+3.4+3.4+0.1+0.3+0.6-0.4-0.8+1.9+2.8+.038+0.8+1.2+.148+2.5+3.0+.005
Richard Hamilton 78 32.3 18.1 1.0 2.1 3.1 2.9 1.0 0.1 2.6 2.6 7.0 16.0 .438 0.5 1.9 .274 3.6 4.1 .868
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kevin Durant nor Richard Hamilton played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Kevin Durant Richard Hamilton
Season 2009-102001-02
Team Oklahoma City ThunderWashington Wizards
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:+19+4.5+10.1+0.1+4.0+4.2+0.1+0.8+0.8-1.2-0.1+2.2+3.1+.041+1.3+3.6+.016+4.4+4.9+.010
Richard Hamilton 63 35.0 20.0 1.2 2.3 3.4 2.7 0.6 0.2 2.1 2.2 7.5 17.2 .435 0.3 0.7 .381 4.8 5.3 .890
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
Richard Hamilton DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4

Kevin Durant Richard Hamilton
Season 2010-112002-03
Team Oklahoma City ThunderDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf FinalsPistons Lost East Conf Finals
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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:+4+6.7+8.0+0.4+3.3+2.9+0.2+0.3+0.8-0.4-1.0+2.1+4.0+.019+1.5+3.8+.081+2.2+2.3+.047
Richard Hamilton 82 32.2 19.7 1.1 2.8 3.9 2.5 0.8 0.2 2.4 3.0 7.0 15.7 .443 0.4 1.5 .269 5.4 6.4 .833
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
difference:+3.8+6.1+4.3+4.3+0.2+0.1+1.0-0.9-0.1+1.2+2.5+.007+1.7+4.8+.006+2.0+2.9+.068
Richard Hamilton 17 38.7 22.5 1.1 2.8 3.9 2.6 0.8 0.1 3.4 3.0 7.9 17.8 .442 0.5 1.6 .333 6.2 6.9 .906

Season 5

Kevin Durant Richard Hamilton
Season 2011-122003-04
Team Oklahoma City ThunderDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game MVP-
Playoffs Thunder Lost NBA FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+12+3.1+10.4+0.4+4.8+4.4+0.5+1.0-1.1-0.8+2.9+4.8+.041+1.8+4.3+.122+2.7+3.2+.008
Richard Hamilton 78 35.5 17.6 1.0 2.6 3.6 4.0 1.3 0.2 2.7 2.8 6.8 14.9 .455 0.2 0.9 .265 3.8 4.4 .868
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+3+1.3+7.0+0.7+3.6+2.8+0.5+0.3+1.2-0.1-0.5+2.0+1.6+.070+1.4+3.8+.012+1.6+1.7+.016
Richard Hamilton 23 40.6 21.5 1.4 3.2 4.6 4.2 1.2 0.0 3.1 3.1 7.9 17.6 .447 0.7 1.7 .385 5.1 6.0 .848

Season 6

Kevin Durant Richard Hamilton
Season 2012-132004-05
Team Oklahoma City ThunderDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf SemisPistons Lost NBA Finals
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+5+9.4+0.4+4.4+4.0+0.3+0.4+1.1-0.6-1.3+2.3+2.4+.070+1.2+2.5+.111+3.6+3.7+.047
Richard Hamilton 76 38.5 18.7 1.0 2.9 3.9 4.9 1.0 0.2 2.9 3.1 6.7 15.3 .440 0.5 1.6 .305 4.8 5.6 .858
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+14+0.9+10.8+0.6+5.3+4.7+2.0+0.5+1.0-0.8-0.8+2.3+4.9+.002+1.6+5.0+.020+4.7+5.4+.032
Richard Hamilton 25 43.2 20.0 1.2 3.1 4.3 4.3 0.8 0.1 3.1 3.2 7.9 17.5 .453 0.4 1.4 .294 3.8 4.8 .798

Season 7

Kevin Durant Richard Hamilton
Season 2013-142005-06
Team Oklahoma City ThunderDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf FinalsPistons Lost East Conf Finals
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+1+3.2+11.9+0.4+4.5+4.2+2.1+0.6+0.5-1.3-0.5+2.4+4.3+.012+1.7+4.6+.067+5.5+6.1+.028
Richard Hamilton 80 35.3 20.1 1.1 2.2 3.2 3.4 0.7 0.2 2.2 2.6 8.1 16.5 .491 0.7 1.5 .458 3.2 3.8 .845
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+1+4.6+9.2+0.4+5.6+6.0+1.2+0.1+1.0-1.6-1.1+3.1+5.0+.047+1.5+4.4+.006+1.5+2.3+.041
Richard Hamilton 18 38.3 20.4 0.9 2.0 2.9 2.7 0.9 0.3 2.2 3.3 7.1 17.2 .413 0.8 2.2 .350 5.4 6.3 .851

Season 8

Kevin Durant Richard Hamilton
Season 2014-152006-07
Team Oklahoma City ThunderDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost East Conf Finals
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+48+3.0+5.6+0.4+3.2+2.8+0.3+0.1+0.7-0.6-1.6+1.5+1.7+.042+1.8+4.2+.062+0.8+0.9+.007
Richard Hamilton 75 36.8 19.8 1.0 2.8 3.8 3.8 0.8 0.2 2.1 3.1 7.3 15.6 .468 0.6 1.7 .341 4.6 5.4 .861
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kevin Durant DNP------ --- ----------
Richard Hamilton 16 39.9 18.8 2.0 2.3 4.3 3.8 0.9 0.1 1.9 3.8 6.8 15.8 .429 0.5 1.3 .400 4.8 5.6 .865

Season 9

Kevin Durant Richard Hamilton
Season 2015-162007-08
Team Oklahoma City ThunderDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf FinalsPistons Lost East Conf Finals
more >>
9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+2.1+10.9+0.4+5.4+4.9+0.8+1.1-1.7-0.5+2.8+4.9+.021+1.7+4.7+.053+3.6+3.8+.065
Richard Hamilton 72 33.7 17.3 1.0 2.2 3.3 4.2 1.0 0.1 1.8 2.4 6.9 14.3 .484 0.9 2.0 .440 2.6 3.1 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+1+1.7+6.8+0.4+3.3+2.9+0.6+0.4+0.5-0.8-0.7+1.8+5.8+.040+1.2+4.6+.026+1.8+2.2+.021
Richard Hamilton 17 38.6 21.6 1.1 3.1 4.2 3.9 1.4 0.5 2.8 2.8 7.9 16.8 .470 0.5 1.5 .308 5.4 5.9 .911

Season 10

Kevin Durant Richard Hamilton
Season 2016-172008-09
Team Golden State WarriorsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionPistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kevin Durant 62 33.4 25.1 0.6 7.6 8.3 4.8 1.1 1.6 2.2 1.9 8.9 16.5 .537 1.9 5.0 .375 5.4 6.2 .875
difference:+5+0.6+6.8+0.1+5.2+5.2+0.4+0.5+1.5-0.2-0.7+1.9+0.9+.090+0.9+2.2+.007+2.1+2.3+.027
Richard Hamilton 67 34.0 18.3 0.7 2.4 3.1 4.4 0.6 0.1 2.0 2.6 7.0 15.6 .447 1.0 2.8 .368 3.3 3.9 .848
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kevin Durant 15 35.5 28.5 1.1 6.9 7.9 4.3 0.8 1.3 2.5 2.6 9.9 17.9 .556 2.5 5.7 .442 6.1 6.9 .893
difference:+11+3.0+15.2+0.6+4.6+5.1+0.7+0.5+1.0-0.4+4.6+3.1+.200+2.0+3.2+.242+3.8+4.4+.007
Richard Hamilton 4 38.5 13.3 0.5 2.3 2.8 5.0 1.3 0.3 2.5 3.0 5.3 14.8 .356 0.5 2.5 .200 2.3 2.5 .900

Season 11

Kevin Durant Richard Hamilton
Season 2017-182009-10
Team Golden State WarriorsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
more >>
11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kevin Durant 68 34.2 26.4 0.5 6.4 6.8 5.4 0.7 1.8 3.0 2.0 9.3 18.0 .516 2.5 6.1 .419 5.3 5.9 .889
difference:+22+0.5+8.3+0.2+4.4+4.1+1.0+1.7-0.5-0.5+2.9+2.4+.107+1.6+3.1+.122+0.9+0.7+.043
Richard Hamilton 46 33.7 18.1 0.7 2.0 2.7 4.4 0.7 0.1 2.5 2.5 6.4 15.6 .409 0.9 3.0 .297 4.4 5.2 .846
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kevin Durant 21 38.4 29.0 0.6 7.1 7.8 4.7 0.7 1.2 2.4 2.0 10.1 20.7 .487 2.2 6.6 .341 6.5 7.2 .901
Richard Hamilton DNP------ --- ----------

Season 12

Kevin Durant Richard Hamilton
Season 2018-192010-11
Team Golden State WarriorsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game MVP-
Playoffs Warriors Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
12th 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 34.6 26.0 0.4 5.9 6.4 5.9 0.7 1.1 2.9 2.0 9.2 17.7 .521 1.8 5.0 .353 5.7 6.5 .885
difference:+23+7.4+11.9+4.0+4.1+2.8+1.0-1.3-0.3+4.0+5.5+.092+0.8+2.4+.029+3.0+3.4+.036
Richard Hamilton 55 27.2 14.1 0.4 1.9 2.3 3.1 0.7 0.1 1.6 1.7 5.2 12.2 .429 1.0 2.6 .382 2.7 3.1 .849
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kevin Durant 12 36.8 32.3 0.1 4.8 4.9 4.5 1.1 1.0 3.6 3.2 10.4 20.3 .514 2.9 6.7 .438 8.5 9.4 .903
Richard Hamilton DNP------ --- ----------

Note: Kevin Durant didn't play in 2019-20.

Season 13

Kevin Durant Richard Hamilton
Season 2020-212011-12
Team Brooklyn NetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf SemisBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kevin Durant 35 33.1 26.9 0.4 6.7 7.1 5.6 0.7 1.3 3.4 2.0 9.3 17.2 .537 2.4 5.4 .450 6.0 6.8 .882
difference:+7+8.2+15.3+0.3+5.1+4.7+2.6+0.3+1.3-1.6+4.3+6.1+.085+1.8+3.8+.080+5.0+5.5+.098
Richard Hamilton 28 24.9 11.6 0.7 1.6 2.4 3.0 0.4 0.0 1.8 2.0 5.0 11.1 .452 0.6 1.6 .370 1.0 1.3 .784
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kevin Durant 12 40.4 34.3 0.4 8.8 9.3 4.4 1.5 1.6 3.5 2.6 12.1 23.5 .514 2.8 6.8 .402 7.3 8.4 .871
difference:+6+11.9+21.3+0.9+7.0+6.1+1.4+1.3+1.6-2.2-0.1+7.3+11.8+.100+2.5+5.8+.069+4.3+4.7+.053
Richard Hamilton 6 28.5 13.0 1.3 1.8 3.2 3.0 0.2 0.0 1.3 2.5 4.8 11.7 .414 0.3 1.0 .333 3.0 3.7 .818

Season 14

Kevin Durant Richard Hamilton
Season 2021-222012-13
Team Brooklyn NetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdBulls Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
14th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kevin Durant 55 37.2 29.9 0.5 6.9 7.4 6.4 0.9 0.9 3.5 2.1 10.5 20.3 .518 2.1 5.5 .383 6.8 7.4 .910
difference:+5+15.4+20.1+0.2+5.6+5.7+4.0+0.4+0.8-1.8-0.2+6.4+10.8+.089+1.8+4.5+.075+5.5+5.9+.053
Richard Hamilton 50 21.8 9.8 0.3 1.3 1.7 2.4 0.5 0.1 1.7 1.9 4.1 9.5 .429 0.3 1.0 .308 1.3 1.5 .857
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kevin Durant 4 44.0 26.3 0.5 5.3 5.8 6.3 1.0 0.3 5.3 3.8 8.0 20.8 .386 1.8 5.3 .333 8.5 9.5 .895
difference:+27.0+19.8+0.5+4.5+5.0+5.0+0.7+0.2-4.0-2.5+5.5+14.0+.016+1.0+3.5+.096+7.7+8.5+.145
Richard Hamilton 4 17.0 6.5 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.3 0.3 0.5 1.3 1.3 2.5 6.8 .370 0.8 1.8 .429 0.8 1.0 .750

Additional Years

* Kevin Durant played 4 seasons more than Richard Hamilton in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 15 to 18, from 2023 to 2026—Kevin Durant played in two Playoffs.

In those 4 extra years over Richard Hamilton, Kevin Durant got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 Cup All-Tournament Team
Achievement 3 All-Star Game