Deandre Ayton vs. Kevin Durant: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Kevin Durant and Deandre Ayton to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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Kevin Durant is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Deandre Ayton.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Kevin Durant has better scoring stats than Deandre Ayton in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 18 NBA regular seasons played, Kevin Durant averages 10.8 points more than Deandre Ayton in his 8 seasons (27.2 points against 16.4), and he also scored a total of 24,146 points more (30,972 vs. 6,826).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Deandre Ayton 16.4
8
Kevin Durant 27.2
+10.8
18

Total Points

Seasons
Deandre Ayton 6,826
8
Kevin Durant 30,972
+24,146
18

Scoring Titles

Deandre Ayton 0
Kevin Durant 4
Scoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leader
+4

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Kevin Durant has a better career point average than Deandre Ayton (+13.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+4,271).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Deandre Ayton 15.9
3
Kevin Durant 29.3
+13.4
13

Total Points

Playoffs
Deandre Ayton 714
3
Kevin Durant 4,985
+4,271
13

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 0
Kevin Durant 9
+9

40+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 0
Kevin Durant 72
+72

30+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 14
Kevin Durant 415
+401

20+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 134
Kevin Durant 973
+839

10+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 346
Kevin Durant 1,128
+782

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Deandre Ayton 416
Kevin Durant 1,138
+722

0 Point Games (games without points)

Deandre Ayton 0
Kevin Durant 1
+1

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 0
Kevin Durant 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 0
Kevin Durant 14
+14

30+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 0
Kevin Durant 77
+77

20+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 16
Kevin Durant 156
+140

10+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 38
Kevin Durant 170
+132

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Deandre Ayton 45
Kevin Durant 170
+125

0 Point Games (games without points)

Deandre Ayton 0
Kevin Durant 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Deandre Ayton 16.4 7.3 12.3 59.4 0.1 0.3 23.0 1.7 2.3 75.2 8 416
difference:+10.8+2.1+6.4+9.2+1.8+4.7+16.0+4.8+5.1+13.0+10+723
Kevin Durant 27.2 9.4 18.7 50.2 1.9 5.0 39.0 6.5 7.4 88.2 18 1,139

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Deandre Ayton 6,826 3,036 5,110 59.4 28 122 23.0 726 965 75.2 8 416
difference:+24,146+7,642+16,167+9.2+2,192+5,575+16.0+6,670+7,420+13.0+10+723
Kevin Durant 30,972 10,678 21,277 50.2 2,220 5,697 39.0 7,396 8,385 88.2 18 1,139

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Deandre Ayton 15.9 7.1 11.3 62.9 0.0 0.1 50.0 1.6 2.4 66.1 3 45
difference:+13.4+2.8+9.5+15.1+2.2+6.0+14.4+5.8+6.1+20.7+10+125
Kevin Durant 29.3 9.9 20.8 47.7 2.2 6.1 35.6 7.4 8.5 86.8 13 170

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Deandre Ayton 714 320 509 62.9 2 4 50.0 72 109 66.1 3 45
difference:+4,271+1,364+3,019+15.1+364+1,025+14.4+1,179+1,332+20.7+10+125
Kevin Durant 4,985 1,684 3,528 47.7 366 1,029 35.6 1,251 1,441 86.8 13 170

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 16.3
201971
Kevin Durant 20.3
+4.0
200880

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 18.2
202038
Kevin Durant 25.3
+7.1
200974

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 14.4
202169
Kevin Durant Scoring leader30.1
+15.7
201082

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 17.2
202258
Kevin Durant Scoring leader27.7
+10.5
201178

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 18.0
202367
Kevin Durant Scoring leader28.0
+10.0
201266

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 16.7
202455
Kevin Durant 28.1
+11.4
201381

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 14.4
202540
Kevin Durant Scoring leader32.0
+17.6
201481

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 15.8
202618
Kevin Durant 25.4
+9.6
201527

Kevin Durant's additional seasons:

* Kevin Durant played 11 seasons more than Deandre Ayton in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 19, from 2016 to 2026—he averaged 27.2 points in a total of 617 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 29.9 ppg and his lowest 25.1.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton -
DNP
20190
Kevin Durant -
DNP
20080

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton -
DNP
20200
Kevin Durant -
DNP
20090

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 15.8
202122
Kevin Durant 25.0
+9.2
20106

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 17.9
202213
Kevin Durant 28.6
+10.7
201117

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 13.4
202310
Kevin Durant 28.5
+15.1
201220

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton -
DNP
20240
Kevin Durant 30.8
+30.8
201311

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton -
DNP
20250
Kevin Durant 29.6
+29.6
201419

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton -
DNP *
20260
Kevin Durant -
DNP
20150
* season in progress

Kevin Durant's additional Playoffs:

* During his 11 additional NBA seasons, Kevin Durant played in 9 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 29.6 points in a total of 108 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 34.3 ppg and his lowest 26.3.

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