Kevin Durant vs. Steve Francis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Steve Francis 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 / 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 Steve Francis, who played 9. Kevin Durant had the first of his seasons in 2007-08, while Steve Francis 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
Steve Francis	9	1	1999-00 to 2007-08

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Kevin Durant	Steve Francis
Season	2007-08	1999-00
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	Rookie of the Year
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	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:	+3	+1.5	+2.3	+1.1	+0.2	+0.9	+4.2	+0.5	+0.5	-1.1	-1.5	+0.8	+2.6	+.015	+0.7	+1.4	+.057	+1.2	+0.9	+.087
Steve Francis	77	36.1	18.0	2.0	3.3	5.3	6.6	1.5	0.4	4.0	3.0	6.5	14.5	.445	1.4	4.0	.345	3.7	4.7	.786

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kevin Durant nor Steve Francis played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Kevin Durant	Steve Francis
Season	2008-09	2000-01
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Houston Rockets
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:	+6	+0.9	+5.4	+1.4	+1.0	+0.4	+3.7	+0.5	+0.3	-0.3	-1.6	+2.0	+3.6	+.025	+0.4	+1.1	+.026	+1.6	+1.6	+.046
Steve Francis	80	39.9	19.9	2.4	4.5	6.9	6.5	1.8	0.4	3.3	3.4	6.9	15.2	.451	1.7	4.2	.396	4.5	5.5	.817

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kevin Durant nor Steve Francis played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Kevin Durant	Steve Francis
Season	2009-10	2001-02
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	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:	+25	+1.6	+8.5	+0.5	+1.1	+0.6	+3.6	+0.2	+0.6	-0.6	-0.9	+2.3	+2.6	+.059	+0.4	+0.6	+.041	+3.5	+2.8	+.127
Steve Francis	57	41.1	21.6	1.8	5.2	7.0	6.4	1.2	0.4	3.9	3.0	7.4	17.7	.417	1.2	3.7	.324	5.7	7.4	.773

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
Steve Francis	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Kevin Durant	Steve Francis
Season	2010-11	2002-03
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf Finals	Did Not Play

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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:	+3	+2.1	+6.7	+1.3	+1.9	+0.6	+3.5	+0.6	+0.5	-0.9	-1.1	+2.1	+3.5	+.027	+0.9	+2.3	+.004	+1.7	+1.4	+.080
Steve Francis	81	41.0	21.0	2.0	4.2	6.2	6.2	1.7	0.5	3.7	3.1	7.0	16.2	.435	1.0	3.0	.354	5.9	7.3	.800

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
Steve Francis	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Kevin Durant	Steve Francis
Season	2011-12	2003-04
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	Thunder Lost NBA Finals	Rockets 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:	+13	+1.8	+11.4	+0.9	+3.4	+2.5	+2.7	+0.5	+0.8	-0.1	-1.3	+4.0	+5.6	+.093	+1.1	+2.0	+.095	+2.2	+2.1	+.085
Steve Francis	79	40.4	16.6	1.5	4.0	5.5	6.2	1.8	0.4	3.7	3.3	5.7	14.1	.403	0.9	3.2	.292	4.3	5.5	.775

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:	+15	+2.7	+9.3	+0.5	+0.4	+1.0	+3.9	+0.1	+1.0	-1.0	-1.0	+3.9	+5.2	+.088	+0.7	+2.1	+.039	+0.9	+0.3	+.139
Steve Francis	5	44.6	19.2	1.2	7.2	8.4	7.6	1.4	0.2	4.2	3.6	6.0	14.0	.429	1.4	3.4	.412	5.8	8.0	.725


Season 6
	Kevin Durant	Steve Francis
Season	2012-13	2004-05
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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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:	+3	+0.3	+6.8	+1.0	+3.1	+2.1	+2.4		+0.9	-0.6	-1.7	+1.8	+0.6	+.087	+1.2	+2.5	+.117	+2.0	+1.5	+.082
Steve Francis	78	38.2	21.3	1.6	4.2	5.8	7.0	1.4	0.4	4.1	3.5	7.2	17.1	.423	0.5	1.6	.299	6.4	7.8	.823

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
Steve Francis	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Kevin Durant	Steve Francis
Season	2013-14	2005-06
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Orlando Magic, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf Finals	Did Not Play

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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:	+11	+4.3	+17.6	+0.4	+3.6	+3.3	+0.6	+0.2	+0.5	-0.4	-0.8	+5.7	+9.9	+.068	+2.0	+4.9	+.090	+4.2	+4.2	+.086
Steve Francis	70	34.2	14.4	1.1	3.1	4.1	4.9	1.1	0.2	3.1	2.9	4.8	10.9	.435	0.4	1.2	.301	4.5	5.7	.787

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
Steve Francis	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Kevin Durant	Steve Francis
Season	2014-15	2006-07
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	New York Knicks
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:	+17	+5.7	+14.1	+0.2	+3.2	+3.0	+0.2		+0.6	-0.4	-1.4	+5.6	+9.5	+.102	+1.4	+3.4	+.025	+1.4	+1.5	+.025
Steve Francis	44	28.1	11.3	0.8	2.8	3.6	3.9	0.9	0.3	2.3	2.9	3.2	7.8	.408	1.0	2.5	.378	4.0	4.8	.829

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kevin Durant nor Steve Francis played in the postseason in their season 8


Season 9
	Kevin Durant	Steve Francis
Season	2015-16	2007-08
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf Finals	Did Not Play

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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:	+62	+15.9	+22.7	+0.2	+6.1	+5.9	+2.0	+0.1	+0.7	-2.1	-0.6	+7.8	+13.5	+.172	+2.2	+5.0	+.152	+4.9	+4.6	+.333
Steve Francis	10	19.9	5.5	0.8	1.5	2.3	3.0	0.9	0.5	1.4	2.5	1.9	5.7	.333	0.4	1.7	.235	1.3	2.3	.565

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
Steve Francis	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Additional Years
* Kevin Durant played 9 seasons more than Steve Francis 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 Steve Francis, 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. Steve Francis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Steve Francis 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