Kevin Durant vs. Rajon Rondo: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Rajon Rondo 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 Rajon Rondo.
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 Rajon Rondo 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.
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Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 17 NBA regular seasons played, Kevin Durant averages 17.4 points more than Rajon Rondo in his 16 seasons (27.2 points against 9.8), and he also scored a total of 21,234 points more (30,571 vs. 9,337).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Kevin Durant | 27.2 | +17.4 | 17 |
| Rajon Rondo | 9.8 | 16 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Kevin Durant | 30,571 | +21,234 | 17 |
| Rajon Rondo | 9,337 | 16 | |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Kevin Durant | 4 |  +4 |
| Rajon Rondo | 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 Rajon Rondo (+16.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+3,316).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Kevin Durant | 29.3 | +16.8 | 13 |
| Rajon Rondo | 12.5 | 10 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Kevin Durant | 4,985 | +3,316 | 13 |
| Rajon Rondo | 1,669 | 10 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 9 | +9 | ||
| Rajon Rondo | 0 | |||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 72 | +72 | ||
| Rajon Rondo | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 960 | +879 | ||
| Rajon Rondo | 81 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 1,112 | +666 | ||
| Rajon Rondo | 446 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 1,122 | +221 | ||
| Rajon Rondo | 901 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 1 | |||
| Rajon Rondo | 56 | +55 | ||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 1 | +1 | ||
| Rajon Rondo | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 156 | +132 | ||
| Rajon Rondo | 24 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 170 | +88 | ||
| Rajon Rondo | 82 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 170 | +39 | ||
| Rajon Rondo | 131 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 0 | |||
| Rajon Rondo | 3 | +3 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
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 | 17 | 1,123 |
| difference: | +17.4 | +5.3 | +9.8 | +4.6 | +1.5 | +3.6 | +6.6 | +5.3 | +5.5 | +27.1 | +1 | +166 |
| Rajon Rondo | 9.8 | 4.1 | 8.9 | 45.6 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 32.4 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 61.1 | 16 | 957 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +21,234 | +6,656 | +12,483 | +4.6 | +1,742 | +4,236 | +6.6 | +6,180 | +6,445 | +27.1 | +1 | +166 |
| Rajon Rondo | 9,337 | 3,886 | 8,516 | 45.6 | 449 | 1,384 | 32.4 | 1,116 | 1,826 | 61.1 | 16 | 957 |
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: | +16.8 | +4.9 | +9.4 | +3.7 | +1.7 | +4.6 | +2.6 | +5.5 | +5.6 | +21.9 | +3 | +36 |
| Rajon Rondo | 12.5 | 5.0 | 11.4 | 44.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 33.0 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 64.9 | 10 | 134 |
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: | +3,316 | +1,010 | +1,996 | +3.7 | +298 | +823 | +2.6 | +998 | +1,051 | +21.9 | +3 | +36 |
| Rajon Rondo | 1,669 | 674 | 1,532 | 44.0 | 68 | 206 | 33.0 | 253 | 390 | 64.9 | 10 | 134 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
= NBA Scoring Leader
= NBA ChampionRegular Season
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Durant | - | DNP | 2008 | 0 |
| Rajon Rondo | - | DNP | 2007 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Durant | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
| Rajon Rondo | 10.2 | +10.2 | 2008 | 26 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Durant | 29.6 | +29.6 | 2014 | 19 |
| Rajon Rondo | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Durant | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
| Rajon Rondo | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Durant | 28.5 | +28.5 | 2017 | 15 |
| Rajon Rondo | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Durant | 34.3 | +34.3 | 2021 | 12 |
| Rajon Rondo | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 17 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Durant | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
| Rajon Rondo | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |