Luka Doncic vs. Kevin Durant Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin Durant and Luka Doncic, 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 / Scoring / Stats / 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.

Luka Doncic played 8 years in the NBA, 10 less than Kevin Durant, who played 18. Luka Doncic had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Kevin Durant had his rookie season in 2007-08. 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
Luka Doncic 8 5 2018-19 to 2025-26
Kevin Durant 18 13 2007-08 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Luka Doncic Kevin Durant
Season 2018-192007-08
Team Dallas MavericksSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the YearAchievement Rookie of the Year
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement 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%
Luka Doncic 72 32.2 21.2 1.2 6.6 7.8 6.0 1.1 0.3 3.4 1.9 7.0 16.5 .427 2.3 7.1 .327 4.8 6.7 .713
difference:+8+2.4+0.9+0.3+3.1+3.4+3.6+0.1+0.6-0.5-0.4+0.3+0.6+.003+1.6+4.5+.039+0.1+1.1+.160
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Luka Doncic nor Kevin Durant played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Luka Doncic Kevin Durant
Season 2019-202008-09
Team Dallas MavericksOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Luka Doncic 61 33.6 28.8 1.3 8.1 9.4 8.8 1.0 0.2 4.3 2.5 9.5 20.6 .463 2.8 8.9 .316 7.0 9.2 .758
difference:+13+5.4+3.5+0.3+2.6+2.9+6.0+0.3+0.5-1.3-0.7+0.6+1.8+.013+1.5+5.8+.106+0.9+2.1+.105
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Luka Doncic 6 35.8 31.0 0.7 9.2 9.8 8.7 1.2 0.5 5.2 2.8 10.7 21.3 .500 2.7 7.3 .364 7.0 10.7 .656
Kevin Durant DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Luka Doncic Kevin Durant
Season 2020-212009-10
Team Dallas MavericksOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First TeamAchievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdThunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Luka Doncic 66 34.3 27.7 0.8 7.2 8.0 8.6 1.0 0.5 4.3 2.3 9.8 20.5 .479 2.9 8.3 .350 5.2 7.1 .730
difference:+16+5.2+2.4+0.5+0.9+0.4+5.8+0.4+0.5-1.0-0.2+0.1+0.2+.003+1.3+4.0+.015+4.0+3.1+.170
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Luka Doncic 7 40.1 35.7 0.6 7.3 7.9 10.3 1.3 0.4 4.6 2.4 13.7 28.0 .490 4.4 10.9 .408 3.9 7.3 .529
difference:+1+1.6+10.7+0.7+1.0+0.2+8.0+0.8+0.9-0.9-0.4+6.5+7.5+.140+2.7+5.1+.122+5.1+3.0+.342
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

Season 4
Luka Doncic Kevin Durant
Season 2021-222010-11
Team Dallas MavericksOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First TeamAchievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsThunder Lost West 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%
Luka Doncic 65 35.4 28.4 0.9 8.3 9.1 8.7 1.2 0.6 4.5 2.2 9.9 21.6 .457 3.1 8.8 .353 5.6 7.5 .744
difference:+13+3.5+0.7+0.2+2.2+2.3+6.0+0.1+0.4-1.7-0.2+0.8+1.9+.005+1.2+3.5+.003+2.0+1.2+.136
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Luka Doncic 15 36.8 31.7 0.7 9.1 9.8 6.4 1.8 0.6 3.9 2.9 10.7 23.5 .455 3.4 9.9 .345 6.9 9.0 .770
difference:+2+5.7+3.1+0.4+2.0+1.6+3.6+0.9+0.5-1.4-0.2+1.6+3.2+.006+1.2+3.5+.006+1.3+0.8+.068
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

Season 5
Luka Doncic Kevin Durant
Season 2022-232011-12
Team Dallas MavericksOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First TeamAchievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder Lost NBA Finals
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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%
Luka Doncic 66 36.2 32.4 0.8 7.8 8.6 8.0 1.4 0.5 3.6 2.5 10.9 22.0 .496 2.8 8.2 .342 7.8 10.5 .742
difference:+2.4+4.4+0.2+0.4+0.6+4.5+0.1+0.7-0.2-0.5+1.2+2.3+0.8+3.0+.045+1.3+2.9+.118
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Luka Doncic DNP------ --- ----------
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

Season 6
Luka Doncic Kevin Durant
Season 2023-242012-13
Team Dallas MavericksOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First TeamAchievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Mavericks Lost NBA FinalsThunder Lost West Conf Semis
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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%
Luka Doncic 70 37.5 33.9 0.8 8.4 9.2 9.8 1.4 0.5 4.0 2.1 11.5 23.6 .487 4.1 10.6 .382 6.8 8.7 .786
difference:+11+1.0+5.8+0.2+1.1+1.3+5.2+0.8-0.5-0.3+2.5+5.9+.023+2.4+6.5+.034+1.6+0.6+.119
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Luka Doncic 22 40.9 28.9 0.7 8.7 9.5 8.1 1.9 0.4 4.1 2.5 10.2 22.9 .446 3.1 9.6 .322 5.3 7.0 .765
difference:+11+3.2+1.9+0.1+0.3+0.5+1.8+0.6+0.7-0.2-0.1+0.5+.009+1.1+3.2+.008+3.2+3.2+.065
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

Season 7
Luka Doncic Kevin Durant
Season 2024-252013-14
Team Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles LakersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdThunder Lost West 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%
Luka Doncic 50 35.4 28.2 0.8 7.4 8.2 7.7 1.8 0.4 3.6 2.5 9.2 20.5 .450 3.5 9.6 .368 6.2 7.9 .782
difference:+31+3.1+3.8+0.1+0.7+0.8+2.2+0.5+0.3-0.1-0.4+1.3+0.3+.053+1.1+3.5+.023+2.5+2.0+.091
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Luka Doncic 5 41.6 30.2 0.4 6.6 7.0 5.8 1.0 0.6 4.0 3.2 9.4 20.8 .452 3.2 9.2 .348 8.2 9.2 .891
difference:+14+1.3+0.6+0.9+1.0+1.9+1.9+0.7-0.2-1.0+0.8+1.4+.008+0.9+2.6+.004+1.3+0.6+.081
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

Season 8
Luka Doncic Kevin Durant
Season 2025-262014-15
Team Los Angeles LakersOklahoma City Thunder
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%
Luka Doncic 19 37.3 34.7 0.8 7.8 8.7 8.8 1.5 0.6 4.4 2.6 10.6 23.1 .460 3.5 10.7 .324 9.9 12.3 .811
difference:+8+3.5+9.3+0.2+1.8+2.1+4.7+0.6+0.3-1.7-1.1+1.8+5.8+.050+1.1+4.8+.079+4.5+6.0+.043
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Luka Doncic nor Kevin Durant played in the postseason in their season 8

Additional Years

* Kevin Durant played 10 seasons more than Luka Doncic in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 9 to 18, from 2016 to 2026—Kevin Durant played in 8 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships.

In those 10 extra years over Luka Doncic, Kevin Durant got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 Finals MVP
Achievement 1 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 5 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 Cup All-Tournament Team
Achievement 9 All-Star Game
Achievement 1 All-Star Game MVP
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