Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Kevin Durant: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Kevin Durant and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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.

Kevin Durant and Giannis Antetokounmpo are among the most prolific scorers in NBA history—combining for an staggering season total of 51,109 points—and they also have two of the all-time best scoring averages. Here we compare all their scoring stats.

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 Giannis Antetokounmpo 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 17 NBA regular seasons played, Kevin Durant averages 3.3 points more than Giannis Antetokounmpo in his 12 seasons (27.2 points against 23.9), and he also scored a total of 10,033 points more (30,571 vs. 20,538).

Points Per Game

Seasons
G. Antetokounmpo 23.9
12
Kevin Durant 27.2
+3.3
17

Total Points

Seasons
G. Antetokounmpo 20,538
12
Kevin Durant 30,571
+10,033
17

Scoring Titles

G. Antetokounmpo 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 Giannis Antetokounmpo (+2.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,715).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
G. Antetokounmpo 27.0
9
Kevin Durant 29.3
+2.3
13

Total Points

Playoffs
G. Antetokounmpo 2,270
9
Kevin Durant 4,985
+2,715
13

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 1
+1
Kevin Durant 0

50+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 9
Kevin Durant 9

40+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 54
Kevin Durant 72
+18

30+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 293
Kevin Durant 409
+116

20+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 563
Kevin Durant 960
+397

10+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 760
Kevin Durant 1,112
+352

1+ Point Games (games with points)

G. Antetokounmpo 856
Kevin Durant 1,122
+266

0 Point Games (games without points)

G. Antetokounmpo 3
+2
Kevin Durant 1

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 1
Kevin Durant 1

40+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 8
Kevin Durant 14
+6

30+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 37
Kevin Durant 77
+40

20+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 66
Kevin Durant 156
+90

10+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 81
Kevin Durant 170
+89

1+ Point Games (games with points)

G. Antetokounmpo 84
Kevin Durant 170
+86

0 Point Games (games without points)

G. Antetokounmpo 0
Kevin Durant 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Giannis Antetokounmpo 23.9 8.8 15.9 55.1 0.6 2.2 28.4 5.8 8.3 69.3 12 859
difference:+3.3+0.6+2.8+4.9+1.4+2.8+10.6+0.7+0.9+18.9+5+264
Kevin Durant 27.2 9.4 18.7 50.2 2.0 5.0 39.0 6.5 7.4 88.2 17 1,123

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Giannis Antetokounmpo 20,538 7,525 13,668 55.1 542 1,908 28.4 4,946 7,134 69.3 12 859
difference:+10,033+3,017+7,331+4.9+1,649+3,712+10.6+2,350+1,137+18.9+5+264
Kevin Durant 30,571 10,542 20,999 50.2 2,191 5,620 39.0 7,296 8,271 88.2 17 1,123

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Giannis Antetokounmpo 27.0 10.1 19.1 53.2 0.7 2.8 25.9 6.0 9.6 62.5 9 84
difference:+2.3+0.2+1.7+5.5+1.5+3.3+9.7+1.4+1.1+24.3+4+86
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
Giannis Antetokounmpo 2,270 852 1,602 53.2 62 239 25.9 504 807 62.5 9 84
difference:+2,715+832+1,926+5.5+304+790+9.7+747+634+24.3+4+86
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
G. Antetokounmpo 6.8
201477
Kevin Durant 20.3
+13.5
200880

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 12.7
201581
Kevin Durant 25.3
+12.6
200974

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 16.9
201680
Kevin Durant Scoring leader30.1
+13.2
201082

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 22.9
201780
Kevin Durant Scoring leader27.7
+4.8
201178

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 26.9
201875
Kevin Durant Scoring leader28.0
+1.1
201266

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 27.7
201972
Kevin Durant 28.1
+0.4
201381

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 29.5
202063
Kevin Durant Scoring leader32.0
+2.5
201481

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 28.1
+2.7
2021NBA Champion61
Kevin Durant 25.4
201527

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 29.9
+1.7
202267
Kevin Durant 28.2
201672

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 31.1
+6.0
202363
Kevin Durant 25.1
2017NBA Champion62

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 30.4
+4.0
202473
Kevin Durant 26.4
2018NBA Champion68

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 30.4
+4.4
202567
Kevin Durant 26.0
201978

Kevin Durant's additional seasons:

* Kevin Durant played 7 seasons more than Giannis Antetokounmpo in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 13 to 19, from 2021 to 2025—he averaged 28.2 points in a total of 368 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 29.9 ppg and his lowest 26.6.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo -
DNP
20140
Kevin Durant -
DNP
20080

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 11.5
+11.5
20156
Kevin Durant -
DNP
20090

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo -
DNP
20160
Kevin Durant 25.0
+25.0
20106

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 24.8
20176
Kevin Durant 28.6
+3.8
201117

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 25.7
20187
Kevin Durant 28.5
+2.8
201220

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 25.5
201915
Kevin Durant 30.8
+5.3
201311

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 26.7
20209
Kevin Durant 29.6
+2.9
201419

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 30.2
+30.2
2021NBA Champion21
Kevin Durant -
DNP
20150

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 31.7
+3.3
202212
Kevin Durant 28.4
201618

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 23.3
20233
Kevin Durant 28.5
+5.2
2017NBA Champion15

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo -
DNP
20240
Kevin Durant 29.0
+29.0
2018NBA Champion21

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 33.0
+0.7
20255
Kevin Durant 32.3
201912

Kevin Durant's additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Kevin Durant played in 6 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 29.8 points in a total of 53 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 34.3 ppg and his lowest 26.3.