Ray Allen vs. Kevin Durant: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Kevin Durant and Ray Allen 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Kevin Durant and Ray Allen are among the all-time leaders in points in NBA history—combining for a total of 55,076 points—. Kevin Durant is also one of the all-time leaders in points per game. Here we compare 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 Ray Allen 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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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 17 NBA regular seasons played, Kevin Durant averages 8.3 points more than Ray Allen in his 18 seasons (27.2 points against 18.9), and he also scored a total of 6,066 points more (30,571 vs. 24,505).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Ray Allen | 18.9 | 18 | |
| Kevin Durant | 27.2 | +8.3 | 17 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Ray Allen | 24,505 | 18 | |
| Kevin Durant | 30,571 | +6,066 | 17 |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Ray Allen | 0 | |
| Kevin Durant | 4 |  +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 Ray Allen (+13.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,236).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Ray Allen | 16.1 | 11 | |
| Kevin Durant | 29.3 | +13.2 | 13 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Ray Allen | 2,749 | 11 | |
| Kevin Durant | 4,985 | +2,236 | 13 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Ray Allen | 584 | |||
| Kevin Durant | 960 | +376 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Ray Allen | 1,134 | +22 | ||
| Kevin Durant | 1,112 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Ray Allen | 1,295 | +173 | ||
| Kevin Durant | 1,122 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Ray Allen | 5 | +4 | ||
| Kevin Durant | 1 | |||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Ray Allen | 59 | |||
| Kevin Durant | 156 | +97 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Ray Allen | 124 | |||
| Kevin Durant | 170 | +46 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Ray Allen | 168 | |||
| Kevin Durant | 170 | +2 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Ray Allen | 3 | +3 | ||
| Kevin Durant | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Ray Allen | 18.9 | 6.6 | 14.6 | 45.2 | 2.3 | 5.7 | 40.0 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 89.4 | 18 | 1,300 |
| difference: | +8.3 | +2.8 | +4.1 | +5.0 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +1.0 | +3.1 | +3.6 | +1.2 | +1 | +177 |
| 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 | ||||
| Ray Allen | 24,505 | 8,567 | 18,955 | 45.2 | 2,973 | 7,429 | 40.0 | 4,398 | 4,920 | 89.4 | 18 | 1,300 |
| difference: | +6,066 | +1,975 | +2,044 | +5.0 | +782 | +1,809 | +1.0 | +2,898 | +3,351 | +1.2 | +1 | +177 |
| 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 | ||||
| Ray Allen | 16.1 | 5.4 | 12.3 | 44.3 | 2.3 | 5.6 | 40.1 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 88.3 | 11 | 171 |
| difference: | +13.2 | +4.5 | +8.5 | +3.4 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +4.5 | +4.4 | +5.1 | +1.5 | +2 | +1 |
| 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 | ||||
| Ray Allen | 2,749 | 928 | 2,095 | 44.3 | 385 | 959 | 40.1 | 508 | 575 | 88.3 | 11 | 171 |
| difference: | +2,236 | +756 | +1,433 | +3.4 | +19 | +70 | +4.5 | +743 | +866 | +1.5 | +2 | +1 |
| 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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Ray Allen's additional seasons: | ||||
* Ray Allen played 2 seasons more than Kevin Durant in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 18 to 19, from 2013 to 2014—he averaged 10.3 points in a total of 152 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Ray Allen | - | DNP | 1997 | 0 |
| Kevin Durant | - | DNP | 2008 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Ray Allen | - | DNP | 1998 | 0 |
| Kevin Durant | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Ray Allen | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
| Kevin Durant | 30.8 | +30.8 | 2013 | 11 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Ray Allen | - | DNP | 2003 | 0 |
| Kevin Durant | 29.6 | +29.6 | 2014 | 19 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Ray Allen | - | DNP | 2003 | 0 |
| Kevin Durant | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
Season 9 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Ray Allen | - | DNP | 2004 | 0 |
| Kevin Durant | 28.4 | +28.4 | 2016 | 18 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Ray Allen | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
| Kevin Durant | 29.0 | +29.0 | 2018 | 21 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Ray Allen | - | DNP | 2007 | 0 |
| Kevin Durant | 32.3 | +32.3 | 2019 | 12 |
Season 17 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Ray Allen | 10.7 | +10.7 | 2012 | 18 |
| Kevin Durant | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Ray Allen's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Ray Allen played in two Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 9.7 points in a total of 43 games. |