Kobe Bryant vs. Kevin Durant: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Kevin Durant and Kobe Bryant 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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Kobe Bryant and Kevin Durant are among the most prolific scorers in NBA history—combining for an staggering season total of 64,382 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 averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Kobe Bryant scored more total points in both stages. 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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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 18 NBA regular seasons played, Kevin Durant averages 2.2 points more than Kobe Bryant in his 20 seasons (27.2 points against 25.0). On the other hand Kobe Bryant scored a total of 2,904 points more than Kevin Durant (33,643 vs. 30,739).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Kobe Bryant | 25.0 | 20 | |
| Kevin Durant | 27.2 | +2.2 | 18 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Kobe Bryant | 33,643 | +2,904 | 20 |
| Kevin Durant | 30,739 | 18 | |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Kobe Bryant | 2 |  |
| Kevin Durant | 4 | +2 |
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 Kobe Bryant (+3.7 points per game) while Kobe Bryant scored more points (+655).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Kobe Bryant | 25.6 | 15 | |
| Kevin Durant | 29.3 | +3.7 | 13 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Kobe Bryant | 5,640 | +655 | 15 |
| Kevin Durant | 4,985 | 13 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
70+ Point Games | ||||
| Kobe Bryant | 1 | +1 | ||
| Kevin Durant | 0 | |||
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Kobe Bryant | 6 | +6 | ||
| Kevin Durant | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Kobe Bryant | 941 | |||
| Kevin Durant | 965 | +24 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Kobe Bryant | 1,254 | +135 | ||
| Kevin Durant | 1,119 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Kobe Bryant | 1,331 | +202 | ||
| Kevin Durant | 1,129 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Kobe Bryant | 15 | +14 | ||
| Kevin Durant | 1 | |||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Kobe Bryant | 167 | +11 | ||
| Kevin Durant | 156 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Kobe Bryant | 204 | +34 | ||
| Kevin Durant | 170 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Kobe Bryant | 218 | +48 | ||
| Kevin Durant | 170 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Kobe Bryant | 2 | +2 | ||
| Kevin Durant | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Kobe Bryant | 25.0 | 8.7 | 19.5 | 44.7 | 1.4 | 4.1 | 32.9 | 6.2 | 7.4 | 83.7 | 20 | 1,346 |
| difference: | +2.2 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +5.5 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +6.1 | +0.3 | +4.5 | +2 | +216 | |
| Kevin Durant | 27.2 | 9.4 | 18.7 | 50.2 | 1.9 | 5.0 | 39.0 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 88.2 | 18 | 1,130 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Kobe Bryant | 33,643 | 11,719 | 26,200 | 44.7 | 1,827 | 5,546 | 32.9 | 8,378 | 10,011 | 83.7 | 20 | 1,346 |
| difference: | +2,904 | +1,123 | +5,087 | +5.5 | +376 | +106 | +6.1 | +1,034 | +1,685 | +4.5 | +2 | +216 |
| Kevin Durant | 30,739 | 10,596 | 21,113 | 50.2 | 2,203 | 5,652 | 39.0 | 7,344 | 8,326 | 88.2 | 18 | 1,130 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Kobe Bryant | 25.6 | 9.2 | 20.5 | 44.8 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 33.1 | 6.0 | 7.4 | 81.6 | 15 | 220 |
| difference: | +3.7 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +3.0 | +0.9 | +2.1 | +2.5 | +1.4 | +1.1 | +5.2 | +2 | +50 |
| 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 | ||||
| Kobe Bryant | 5,640 | 2,014 | 4,499 | 44.8 | 292 | 882 | 33.1 | 1,320 | 1,617 | 81.6 | 15 | 220 |
| difference: | +655 | +330 | +971 | +3.0 | +74 | +147 | +2.5 | +69 | +176 | +5.2 | +2 | +50 |
| 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
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= NBA ChampionRegular Season
Kobe Bryant's additional seasons: | ||||
* Kobe Bryant played 2 seasons more than Kevin Durant in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 19 to 20, from 2015 to 2016—he averaged 19.2 points in a total of 101 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kobe Bryant | 8.2 | +8.2 | 1997 | 9 |
| Kevin Durant | - | DNP | 2008 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kobe Bryant | 8.7 | +8.7 | 1998 | 11 |
| Kevin Durant | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kobe Bryant | 24.5 | +24.5 | 2004 | 22 |
| Kevin Durant | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
Season 9 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kobe Bryant | - | DNP | 2005 | 0 |
| Kevin Durant | 28.4 | +28.4 | 2016 | 18 |
Season 17 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kobe Bryant | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
| Kevin Durant | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Season 18 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kobe Bryant | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
| Kevin Durant | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Kobe Bryant's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Kobe Bryant didn't play in the postseason. |