Kevin Durant vs. Zach LaVine: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Zach LaVine 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 Zach LaVine.

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 Zach LaVine 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 17 NBA regular seasons played, Kevin Durant averages 6.4 points more than Zach LaVine in his 11 seasons (27.2 points against 20.8), and he also scored a total of 16,981 points more (30,571 vs. 13,590).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kevin Durant 27.2
+6.4
17
Zach LaVine 20.8
11

Total Points

Seasons
Kevin Durant 30,571
+16,981
17
Zach LaVine 13,590
11

Scoring Titles

Kevin Durant 4
Scoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leader
+4
Zach LaVine 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 Zach LaVine (+10 points per game) and he also scored more points (+4,908).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kevin Durant 29.3
+10.0
13
Zach LaVine 19.3
1

Total Points

Playoffs
Kevin Durant 4,985
+4,908
13
Zach LaVine 77
1

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Kevin Durant 9
+7
Zach LaVine 2

40+ Point Games

Kevin Durant 72
+49
Zach LaVine 23

30+ Point Games

Kevin Durant 409
+288
Zach LaVine 121

20+ Point Games

Kevin Durant 960
+588
Zach LaVine 372

10+ Point Games

Kevin Durant 1,112
+549
Zach LaVine 563

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kevin Durant 1,122
+476
Zach LaVine 646

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kevin Durant 1
Zach LaVine 8
+7

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Kevin Durant 1
+1
Zach LaVine 0

40+ Point Games

Kevin Durant 14
+14
Zach LaVine 0

30+ Point Games

Kevin Durant 77
+77
Zach LaVine 0

20+ Point Games

Kevin Durant 156
+154
Zach LaVine 2

10+ Point Games

Kevin Durant 170
+166
Zach LaVine 4

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kevin Durant 170
+166
Zach LaVine 4

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kevin Durant 0
Zach LaVine 0

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 17 1,123
difference:+6.4+2.0+2.9+3.2+0.3+1.0+0.1+2.9+3.1+4.9+6+469
Zach LaVine 20.8 7.4 15.8 47.0 2.3 6.0 39.1 3.6 4.3 83.3 11 654

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:+16,981+5,690+10,668+3.2+658+1,698+0.1+4,943+5,446+4.9+6+469
Zach LaVine 13,590 4,852 10,331 47.0 1,533 3,922 39.1 2,353 2,825 83.3 11 654

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:+10.0+3.1+5.0+4.9+0.1+0.1+1.9+3.9+4.7+6.5+12+166
Zach LaVine 19.3 6.8 15.8 42.9 2.3 6.0 37.5 3.5 3.8 93.3 1 4

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:+4,908+1,657+3,465+4.9+357+1,005+1.9+1,237+1,426+6.5+12+166
Zach LaVine 77 27 63 42.9 9 24 37.5 14 15 93.3 1 4

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
+10.2
200880
Zach LaVine 10.1
201577

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant 25.3
+11.3
200974
Zach LaVine 14.0
201682

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant Scoring leader30.1
+11.2
201082
Zach LaVine 18.9
201747

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant Scoring leader27.7
+11.0
201178
Zach LaVine 16.7
201824

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant Scoring leader28.0
+4.3
201266
Zach LaVine 23.7
201963

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant 28.1
+2.6
201381
Zach LaVine 25.5
202060

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant Scoring leader32.0
+4.6
201481
Zach LaVine 27.4
202158

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant 25.4
+1.0
201527
Zach LaVine 24.4
202267

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant 28.2
+3.4
201672
Zach LaVine 24.8
202377

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant 25.1
+5.6
2017NBA Champion62
Zach LaVine 19.5
202425

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant 26.4
+3.1
2018NBA Champion68
Zach LaVine 23.3
202574

Kevin Durant's additional seasons:

* Kevin Durant played 6 seasons more than Zach LaVine in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 12 to 17, from 2019 to 2025—he averaged 27.4 points in a total of 352 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 29.9 ppg and his lowest 26.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant -
DNP
20080
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20150

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant -
DNP
20090
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20160

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant 25.0
+25.0
20106
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20170

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant 28.6
+28.6
201117
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20180

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant 28.5
+28.5
201220
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20190

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant 30.8
+30.8
201311
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20200

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant 29.6
+29.6
201419
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20210

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant -
DNP
20150
Zach LaVine 19.3
+19.3
20224

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant 28.4
+28.4
201618
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20230

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant 28.5
+28.5
2017NBA Champion15
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20240

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant 29.0
+29.0
2018NBA Champion21
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20250

Kevin Durant's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Kevin Durant played in 5 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 30.9 points in a total of 43 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 34.3 ppg and his lowest 26.3.

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