Kevin Durant vs. T.J. McConnell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of T.J. McConnell 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, 7 more than T.J. McConnell, who played 11. Kevin Durant had the first of his seasons in 2007-08, while T.J. McConnell had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
T.J. McConnell 11 5 2015-16 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kevin Durant T.J. McConnell
Season 2007-082015-16
Team Seattle SupersonicsPhiladelphia 76ers
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:+1+14.8+14.2+0.4+0.9+1.3+2.1+0.2+0.8-1.2-0.1+4.6+11.4+.040+0.3+1.5+.060+4.6+5.1+.239
T.J. McConnell 81 19.8 6.1 0.5 2.6 3.1 4.5 1.2 0.1 1.7 1.4 2.7 5.7 .470 0.4 1.1 .348 0.3 0.5 .634
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kevin Durant nor T.J. McConnell played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Kevin Durant T.J. McConnell
Season 2008-092016-17
Team Oklahoma City ThunderPhiladelphia 76ers
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:+7+12.7+18.4+0.5+2.9+3.4+3.8+0.4+0.6-1.0-0.1+6.0+12.5+.015+1.2+2.4+.222+5.2+6.0+.052
T.J. McConnell 81 26.3 6.9 0.5 2.6 3.1 6.6 1.7 0.1 2.0 1.7 2.9 6.3 .461 0.1 0.7 .200 0.9 1.1 .811
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kevin Durant nor T.J. McConnell played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Kevin Durant T.J. McConnell
Season 2009-102017-18
Team Oklahoma City ThunderPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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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+17.1+23.8+0.8+3.8+4.6+1.2+0.2+0.8-1.8-0.5+6.9+14.8+.023+1.2+3.5+.070+8.8+9.7+.105
T.J. McConnell 76 22.4 6.3 0.5 2.5 3.0 4.0 1.2 0.2 1.5 1.6 2.8 5.5 .499 0.4 0.8 .435 0.4 0.5 .795
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
difference:+4+23.0+19.5+0.7+4.3+5.1+0.1+1.3-3.1-1.5+4.7+16.9+.344+1.5+5.5+.381+8.7+9.8+.271
T.J. McConnell 10 15.5 5.5 0.6 2.0 2.6 2.3 0.6 0.0 0.6 1.3 2.5 3.6 .694 0.2 0.3 .667 0.3 0.5 .600

Season 4
Kevin Durant T.J. McConnell
Season 2010-112018-19
Team Oklahoma City ThunderPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf Finals76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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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:+2+19.6+21.3+0.3+4.2+4.5+0.7+0.1+0.8-1.6-0.6+6.2+14.2+.063+1.7+4.7+.017+7.2+8.2+.096
T.J. McConnell 76 19.3 6.4 0.4 1.9 2.3 3.4 1.0 0.2 1.2 1.4 2.9 5.5 .525 0.2 0.6 .333 0.4 0.5 .784
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:+8+34.2+25.9+1.0+6.5+7.5+1.6+0.7+1.0-2.4-2.7+7.8+17.3+.005+2.2+6.4+8.2+9.8
T.J. McConnell 9 8.3 2.7 0.1 0.6 0.7 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.4 1.3 3.0 .444 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5
Kevin Durant T.J. McConnell
Season 2011-122019-20
Team Oklahoma City ThunderIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game MVP-
Playoffs Thunder Lost NBA FinalsPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+5+19.9+21.5+0.1+5.3+5.3+1.5+0.5+1.0-2.4-1.0+6.7+13.9+.020+1.9+5.0+.093+6.0+7.0+.027
T.J. McConnell 71 18.7 6.5 0.5 2.1 2.7 5.0 0.8 0.2 1.4 1.0 3.0 5.8 .516 0.1 0.2 .294 0.5 0.6 .833
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:+17+32.6+26.2+0.7+4.8+5.4+1.4+1.5+1.2-2.5-1.3+8.9+16.5+.142+2.1+5.5+6.4+7.0+.364
T.J. McConnell 3 9.3 2.3 0.0 2.0 2.0 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.3 1.0 2.7 .375 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .500

Season 6
Kevin Durant T.J. McConnell
Season 2012-132020-21
Team Oklahoma City ThunderIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf SemisDid not play
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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:+12+12.5+19.5+0.2+4.4+4.2+2.0+0.5+1.0-1.5-0.2+5.0+10.6+.049+1.5+3.4+.103+7.9+8.6+.217
T.J. McConnell 69 26.0 8.6 0.8 2.9 3.7 6.6 1.9 0.3 2.0 1.6 4.0 7.1 .559 0.2 0.7 .313 0.5 0.7 .688
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
T.J. McConnell DNP------ --- ----------

Season 7
Kevin Durant T.J. McConnell
Season 2013-142021-22
Team Oklahoma City ThunderIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf FinalsDid not play
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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:+54+14.4+23.5+4.1+4.1+0.6+0.2+0.3-2.4-0.1+6.8+13.1+.022+2.0+4.9+.088+8.0+9.0+.047
T.J. McConnell 27 24.1 8.5 0.7 2.6 3.3 4.9 1.1 0.4 1.1 2.0 3.7 7.7 .481 0.4 1.2 .303 0.7 0.9 .826
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
T.J. McConnell DNP------ --- ----------

Season 8
Kevin Durant T.J. McConnell
Season 2014-152022-23
Team Oklahoma City ThunderIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did not playDid not play
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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+13.5+16.7+3.5+3.5+1.2+0.2+0.8-0.8-0.1+5.0+10.4+.033+2.1+5.1+.038+4.6+5.4+.001
T.J. McConnell 75 20.3 8.7 0.6 2.5 3.1 5.3 1.1 0.1 1.9 1.4 3.8 6.9 .543 0.3 0.8 .441 0.8 0.9 .853
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kevin Durant nor T.J. McConnell played in the postseason in their season 8

Season 9
Kevin Durant T.J. McConnell
Season 2015-162023-24
Team Oklahoma City ThunderIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf FinalsPacers Lost East Conf Finals
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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:+1+17.6+18.0+0.1+5.4+5.5+0.5+1.1-2.0-0.8+5.1+10.8+.051+2.3+6.1+.022+5.5+6.0+.108
T.J. McConnell 71 18.2 10.2 0.5 2.2 2.7 5.5 1.0 0.1 1.5 1.1 4.6 8.4 .556 0.3 0.6 .409 0.7 0.9 .790
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+19.8+16.6+0.1+4.0+4.0+1.8+0.1+0.9-2.4-0.6+4.4+11.7+.056+1.3+4.6+.013+6.4+7.2+.023
T.J. McConnell 17 20.5 11.8 0.6 2.4 3.1 5.1 0.9 0.1 1.2 1.5 5.3 10.9 .486 0.4 1.5 .269 0.8 0.9 .867

Season 10
Kevin Durant T.J. McConnell
Season 2016-172024-25
Team Golden State WarriorsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionPacers Lost NBA Finals
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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:+17+15.5+16.0+5.7+5.9+0.4+1.3-0.8-0.9+4.8+8.6+.018+1.7+4.4+.069+4.7+5.2+.135
T.J. McConnell 79 17.9 9.1 0.6 1.9 2.4 4.4 1.1 0.3 1.4 1.0 4.1 7.9 .519 0.2 0.6 .306 0.7 1.0 .740
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:+8+18.0+19.0+0.6+4.2+4.6+0.3+0.1+1.2-0.6-1.5+5.8+10.3+.019+2.2+4.9+.021+5.1+5.7+.078
T.J. McConnell 23 17.5 9.5 0.5 2.7 3.3 4.0 0.9 0.1 1.9 1.1 4.1 7.6 .537 0.3 0.8 .421 1.0 1.2 .815

Season 11
Kevin Durant T.J. McConnell
Season 2017-182025-26
Team Golden State WarriorsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid not play
(season in progress)
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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:+47+17.4+16.6+0.2+4.2+4.3+0.9+0.4+1.6-1.9-0.9+4.7+9.8+.039+2.2+5.1+.086+5.0+5.6+.111
T.J. McConnell 21 16.8 9.8 0.3 2.2 2.5 4.5 1.1 0.2 1.1 1.1 4.6 8.2 .555 0.3 1.0 .333 0.3 0.3 1.000
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
T.J. McConnell DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Kevin Durant played 7 seasons more than T.J. McConnell in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 12 to 18, from 2019 to 2026—Kevin Durant played in 5 Playoffs.

In those 7 extra years over T.J. McConnell, Kevin Durant got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 3 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 Cup All-Tournament Team
Achievement 6 All-Star Game
Achievement 1 All-Star Game MVP
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