Kevin Durant vs. Wesley Matthews Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Wesley Matthews 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 16 years in the NBA, 1 more than Wesley Matthews, who played 15. Kevin Durant had the first of his seasons in 2007-08, while Wesley Matthews had his rookie season in 2009-10. 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 achivements, 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	16	13	2007-08 to 2023-24
Wesley Matthews	15	9	2009-10 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16


Rookie Season
	Kevin Durant	Wesley Matthews
Season	2007-08	2009-10
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis

more >>

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
Wesley Matthews	82	24.7	9.4	0.6	1.7	2.3	1.5	0.8	0.2	1.1	1.9	3.3	6.9	.483	0.8	2.0	.382	2.0	2.4	.829

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Durant	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wesley Matthews	10	37.1	13.2	1.0	3.4	4.4	1.7	1.8	0.5	1.5	3.4	3.9	10.1	.386	1.5	4.2	.357	3.9	4.8	.813


Season 2
	Kevin Durant	Wesley Matthews
Season	2008-09	2010-11
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

more >>

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
Wesley Matthews	82	33.6	15.9	0.6	2.6	3.1	2.0	1.2	0.1	1.7	2.4	5.4	11.9	.449	1.9	4.6	.407	3.2	3.8	.844

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Durant	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wesley Matthews	6	33.7	13.0	0.3	0.8	1.2	1.0	0.7	0.2	1.2	2.5	4.5	9.5	.474	1.3	3.5	.381	2.7	3.2	.842


Season 3
	Kevin Durant	Wesley Matthews
Season	2009-10	2011-12
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

more >>

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
Wesley Matthews	66	33.8	13.7	0.8	2.5	3.4	1.7	1.5	0.2	1.1	2.2	4.8	11.6	.412	2.0	5.1	.383	2.2	2.6	.860

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
Wesley Matthews	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Kevin Durant	Wesley Matthews
Season	2010-11	2012-13
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf Finals	Did Not Play

more >>

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
Wesley Matthews	69	34.8	14.8	0.5	2.3	2.8	2.5	1.3	0.3	1.6	2.5	5.1	11.7	.436	2.4	6.2	.398	2.2	2.7	.797

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
Wesley Matthews	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Kevin Durant	Wesley Matthews
Season	2011-12	2013-14
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game NVP	-
Playoffs	Thunder Lost NBA Finals	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf Semis

more >>

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
Wesley Matthews	82	33.9	16.4	0.6	2.9	3.5	2.4	0.9	0.2	1.3	2.1	5.4	12.3	.441	2.5	6.2	.393	3.1	3.7	.837

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
Wesley Matthews	11	38.7	14.5	0.6	3.3	3.9	1.3	1.3	0.5	2.0	4.1	5.1	12.4	.412	2.0	6.2	.324	2.4	2.9	.813


Season 6
	Kevin Durant	Wesley Matthews
Season	2012-13	2014-15
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

more >>

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
Wesley Matthews	60	33.7	15.9	0.6	3.1	3.7	2.3	1.3	0.2	1.4	2.2	5.6	12.5	.448	2.9	7.4	.389	1.8	2.4	.752

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
Wesley Matthews	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Kevin Durant	Wesley Matthews
Season	2013-14	2015-16
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf Finals	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd

more >>

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
Wesley Matthews	78	33.9	12.5	0.3	2.7	3.1	1.9	1.0	0.2	1.0	2.3	4.2	10.9	.388	2.4	6.7	.360	1.6	1.9	.863

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
Wesley Matthews	5	34.6	13.0	0.8	2.8	3.6	1.2	1.2	0.0	0.8	2.8	4.0	12.0	.333	2.0	7.0	.286	3.0	3.8	.789


Season 8
	Kevin Durant	Wesley Matthews
Season	2014-15	2016-17
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

more >>

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
Wesley Matthews	73	34.2	13.5	0.2	3.3	3.5	2.9	1.1	0.2	1.4	2.2	4.6	11.6	.393	2.4	6.6	.363	2.0	2.5	.816

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Durant	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wesley Matthews	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Kevin Durant	Wesley Matthews
Season	2015-16	2017-18
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf Finals	Did Not Play

more >>

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
Wesley Matthews	63	33.8	12.7	0.4	2.7	3.1	2.7	1.2	0.3	1.3	2.2	4.5	11.1	.406	2.4	6.4	.381	1.3	1.6	.822

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
Wesley Matthews	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Kevin Durant	Wesley Matthews
Season	2016-17	2018-19
Team	Golden State Warriors	Dallas Mavericks, New York Knicks, Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

more >>

Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
Wesley Matthews	69	30.3	12.2	0.5	2.0	2.5	2.3	0.8	0.2	1.3	2.3	4.0	10.1	.400	2.2	5.8	.372	1.9	2.4	.810

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
Wesley Matthews	4	29.8	7.0	0.0	2.5	2.5	2.0	0.8	0.3	2.0	1.5	2.3	7.5	.300	1.8	5.3	.333	0.8	0.8	1.000


Season 11
	Kevin Durant	Wesley Matthews
Season	2017-18	2019-20
Team	Golden State Warriors	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Bucks Lost East Conf Semis

more >>

Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
Wesley Matthews	67	24.4	7.4	0.3	2.1	2.5	1.4	0.6	0.1	0.6	1.5	2.5	6.3	.396	1.6	4.4	.364	0.8	1.0	.765

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
Wesley Matthews	10	24.6	7.2	0.6	1.2	1.8	0.9	0.9	0.4	0.7	2.0	2.4	5.7	.421	1.7	4.3	.395	0.7	1.0	.700


Season 12
	Kevin Durant	Wesley Matthews
Season	2018-19	2020-21
Team	Golden State Warriors	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game NVP	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost NBA Finals	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

more >>

Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
Wesley Matthews	58	19.5	4.8	0.3	1.3	1.6	0.9	0.7	0.3	0.4	1.4	1.5	4.3	.353	1.1	3.4	.335	0.6	0.7	.854

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
Wesley Matthews	6	18.3	5.5	0.8	0.8	1.7	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	2.2	1.7	5.5	.303	1.2	4.2	.280	1.0	1.0	1.000

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


Season 13
	Kevin Durant	Wesley Matthews
Season	2020-21	2021-22
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf Semis	Bucks Lost East Conf Semis

more >>

Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
Wesley Matthews	49	20.4	5.1	0.6	1.3	1.9	0.7	0.5	0.2	0.4	1.8	1.8	4.5	.395	1.1	3.2	.338	0.4	0.6	.786

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
Wesley Matthews	12	28.8	6.2	0.8	2.3	3.1	1.2	0.8	0.3	0.5	2.3	2.1	5.3	.391	1.5	3.8	.400	0.5	0.8	.667


Season 14
	Kevin Durant	Wesley Matthews
Season	2021-22	2022-23
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

more >>

Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
Wesley Matthews	52	15.8	3.4	0.7	1.5	2.2	0.7	0.4	0.3	0.3	1.4	1.1	3.1	.363	0.8	2.4	.315	0.5	0.5	.857

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
Wesley Matthews	2	20.5	6.0	0.5	1.0	1.5	0.5	1.0	0.5	0.0	1.5	2.0	4.5	.444	2.0	3.5	.571	0.0	0.0	-


Season 15
	Kevin Durant	Wesley Matthews
Season	2022-23	2023-24
Team	Brooklyn Nets, Phoenix Suns	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

more >>

Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Durant	47	35.6	29.1	0.4	6.3	6.7	5.0	0.7	1.4	3.3	2.1	10.3	18.3	.560	2.0	4.9	.404	6.5	7.1	.919
Wesley Matthews	36	11.5	3.1	0.3	1.2	1.5	0.6	0.4	0.3	0.2	1.2	0.9	2.7	.351	0.7	1.9	.348	0.5	0.7	.750

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Durant	11	42.4	29.0	0.6	8.1	8.7	5.5	0.8	1.4	3.5	2.6	9.7	20.4	.478	1.5	4.6	.333	8.0	8.7	.917
Wesley Matthews	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 16
	Kevin Durant	Wesley Matthews
Season	2023-24	-
Team	Phoenix Suns	-
Honors & Awards	Cup All-Tournament Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd	-

more >>

Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Durant	75	37.2	27.1	0.5	6.1	6.6	5.0	0.9	1.2	3.3	1.8	10.0	19.1	.523	2.2	5.4	.413	4.8	5.6	.856
Wesley Matthews	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Durant	4	42.0	26.8	0.3	6.3	6.5	3.3	0.5	1.5	2.5	2.0	9.3	16.8	.552	1.3	3.0	.417	7.0	8.5	.824
Wesley Matthews	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Kevin Durant vs. Wesley Matthews Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Wesley Matthews 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

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13

Season 14

Season 15

Season 16