Kevin Durant vs. Anfernee Simons: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Anfernee Simons and Kevin Durant 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 Anfernee Simons.

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 Anfernee Simons 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 12.2 points more than Anfernee Simons in his 8 seasons (27.2 points against 15.0), and he also scored a total of 24,770 points more (30,681 vs. 5,911).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kevin Durant 27.2
+12.2
18
Anfernee Simons 15.0
8

Total Points

Seasons
Kevin Durant 30,681
+24,770
18
Anfernee Simons 5,911
8

Scoring Titles

Kevin Durant 4
Scoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leader
+4
Anfernee Simons 0

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 Anfernee Simons (+24.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+4,915).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kevin Durant 29.3
+24.6
13
Anfernee Simons 4.7
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Kevin Durant 4,985
+4,915
13
Anfernee Simons 70
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Kevin Durant 9
+9
Anfernee Simons 0

40+ Point Games

Kevin Durant 72
+68
Anfernee Simons 4

30+ Point Games

Kevin Durant 411
+372
Anfernee Simons 39

20+ Point Games

Kevin Durant 963
+836
Anfernee Simons 127

10+ Point Games

Kevin Durant 1,116
+862
Anfernee Simons 254

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kevin Durant 1,126
+753
Anfernee Simons 373

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kevin Durant 1
Anfernee Simons 21
+20

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Kevin Durant 1
+1
Anfernee Simons 0

40+ Point Games

Kevin Durant 14
+14
Anfernee Simons 0

30+ Point Games

Kevin Durant 77
+77
Anfernee Simons 0

20+ Point Games

Kevin Durant 156
+156
Anfernee Simons 0

10+ Point Games

Kevin Durant 170
+167
Anfernee Simons 3

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kevin Durant 170
+159
Anfernee Simons 11

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kevin Durant 0
Anfernee Simons 4
+4

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kevin Durant 27.2 9.4 18.7 50.2 2.0 5.0 39.0 6.5 7.4 88.2 18 1,127
difference:+12.2+4.1+6.4+7.1+0.5+1.5+0.9+4.6+5.3+0.3+10+733
Anfernee Simons 15.0 5.3 12.3 43.1 2.5 6.5 38.1 1.9 2.1 87.9 8 394

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kevin Durant 30,681 10,577 21,066 50.2 2,198 5,639 39.0 7,329 8,310 88.2 18 1,127
difference:+24,770+8,481+16,204+7.1+1,216+3,064+0.9+6,592+7,472+0.3+10+733
Anfernee Simons 5,911 2,096 4,862 43.1 982 2,575 38.1 737 838 87.9 8 394

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kevin Durant 29.3 9.9 20.8 47.7 2.2 6.1 35.6 7.4 8.5 86.8 13 170
difference:+24.6+8.4+16.9+9.8+1.1+3.8+14.4+6.8+7.8+5.0+10+155
Anfernee Simons 4.7 1.5 3.9 37.9 1.1 2.3 50.0 0.6 0.7 81.8 3 15

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kevin Durant 4,985 1,684 3,528 47.7 366 1,029 35.6 1,251 1,441 86.8 13 170
difference:+4,915+1,662+3,470+9.8+349+995+14.4+1,242+1,430+5.0+10+155
Anfernee Simons 70 22 58 37.9 17 34 50.0 9 11 81.8 3 15

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant 20.3
+16.5
200880
Anfernee Simons 3.8
201920

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant 25.3
+17.0
200974
Anfernee Simons 8.3
202070

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant Scoring leader30.1
+22.3
201082
Anfernee Simons 7.8
202164

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant Scoring leader27.7
+10.4
201178
Anfernee Simons 17.3
202257

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant Scoring leader28.0
+6.9
201266
Anfernee Simons 21.1
202362

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant 28.1
+5.5
201381
Anfernee Simons 22.6
202446

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant Scoring leader32.0
+12.7
201481
Anfernee Simons 19.3
202570

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant 25.4
+10.6
201527
Anfernee Simons 14.8
20265

Kevin Durant's additional seasons:

* Kevin Durant played 10 seasons more than Anfernee Simons in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 18, from 2016 to 2026—he averaged 27.1 points in a total of 558 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 29.9 ppg and his lowest 25.1.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant -
DNP
20080
Anfernee Simons 0.8
+0.8
20195

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant -
DNP
20090
Anfernee Simons 6.8
+6.8
20204

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant 25.0
+18.5
20106
Anfernee Simons 6.5
20216

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant 28.6
+28.6
201117
Anfernee Simons -
DNP
20220

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant 28.5
+28.5
201220
Anfernee Simons -
DNP
20230

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant 30.8
+30.8
201311
Anfernee Simons -
DNP
20240

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant 29.6
+29.6
201419
Anfernee Simons -
DNP
20250

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant -
DNP
20150
Anfernee Simons -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Kevin Durant's additional Playoffs:

* During his 10 additional NBA seasons, Kevin Durant played in 8 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 29.6 points in a total of 97 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 34.3 ppg and his lowest 26.3.

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