Carmelo Anthony vs. Kevin Durant: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Durant all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Filter: Career Stats - Rockets - Thunder

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Carmelo Anthony, with a career spanning 19 seasons from 2004 to 2022, and Kevin Durant, with 18 seasons played from 2008 to 2026, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring, rebounding and assists to steals, blocks, triple-doubles, and rankings by points thresholds—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks, and 3-pointers made as a bonus) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Carmelo Anthony vs. Kevin Durant
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Carmelo Anthony Kevin Durant Carmelo Anthony Kevin Durant
Points
10th
8th
75th
7th
Rebounds
84th
83rd
166th
28th
Assists
188th
75th
251st
36th
Steals
92nd
106th
115th
43rd
Blocks
208th
57th
+300th
24th
3-Pointers Made
34th
14th
113rd
6th
Years19181313

Carmelo Anthony vs. Kevin Durant
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Carmelo Anthony Kevin Durant Carmelo Anthony Kevin Durant
Points
37th
6th
43rd
4th
Rebounds
+300th
240th
248th
160th
Assists
+300th
188th
+300th
172nd
Steals
+300th
+300th
178th
282nd
Blocks
+300th
138th
+300th
114th
3-Pointers Made
232nd
68th
230th
44th

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Note: per game rankings include players with a minimum of games played

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Carmelo Anthony Kevin Durant Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
10th
8th
2 28,289 vs. 30,6502,361
Rebounds
84th
83rd
1 7,808 vs. 7,84638
Assists
188th
75th
113 3,422 vs. 4,9151,493
Steals
92nd
106th
14 1,223 vs. 1,17845
Blocks
208th
57th
151 644 vs. 1,274630
Offensive Rebounds
115th
+300th
+185 1,983 vs. 7411,242
Defensive Rebounds
54th
29th
25 5,825 vs. 7,1051,280
Field Goals Made
16th
12th
4 10,119 vs. 10,566447
Field Goals Attempted
10th
15th
5 22,643 vs. 21,0471,596
3-Pointers Made
34th
14th
20 1,731 vs. 2,194463
3-Pointers Attempted
28th
16th
12 4,873 vs. 5,631758
Free Throws Made
18th
8th
10 6,320 vs. 7,3241,004
Free Throws Attempted
26th
17th
9 7,764 vs. 8,302538

Games and Years:

Carmelo Anthony Kevin Durant Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
33rd
74th
41 1,260 vs. 1,126134
Seasons
12th
29th
17 19 vs. 181

Triple-Doubles:

Carmelo Anthony Kevin Durant Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
202nd
34th
168 2 vs. 1816

Rankings by Points Scored:

Carmelo Anthony Kevin Durant Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
34th
9th
25 36 vs. 7236
50+ point games
30th
12th
18 4 vs. 95
60+ point games
11th
-
1 vs. 01
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Carmelo Anthony Kevin Durant Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
75th
7th
68 1,914 vs. 4,9853,071
Rebounds
166th
28th
138 557 vs. 1,327770
Assists
251st
36th
215 204 vs. 709505
Steals
115th
43rd
72 100 vs. 17272
Blocks
+300th
24th
+276 29 vs. 204175
Offensive Rebounds
136th
190th
54 153 vs. 12924
Defensive Rebounds
132nd
10th
122 404 vs. 1,198794
Field Goals Made
91st
8th
83 669 vs. 1,6841,015
Field Goals Attempted
70th
8th
62 1,614 vs. 3,5281,914
3-Pointers Made
113rd
6th
107 101 vs. 366265
3-Pointers Attempted
100th
5th
95 312 vs. 1,029717
Free Throws Made
61st
5th
56 475 vs. 1,251776
Free Throws Attempted
64th
9th
55 575 vs. 1,441866

Games and Years:

Carmelo Anthony Kevin Durant Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
259th
26th
233 83 vs. 17087
Playoffs
45th
45th
0 13 vs. 130

Triple-Doubles:

Carmelo Anthony Kevin Durant Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
31st
0 vs. 22

Rankings by Points Scored:

Carmelo Anthony Kevin Durant Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
37th
4th
33 4 vs. 1410
50+ point games
-
9th
0 vs. 11
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Carmelo Anthony Kevin Durant Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
37th
6th
31 22.45 vs. 27.224.77
Rebounds per game
+300th
240th
+60 6.20 vs. 6.970.77
Assists per game
+300th
188th
+112 2.72 vs. 4.371.65
Steals per game
+300th
+300th
0.97 vs. 1.050.08
Blocks per game
+300th
138th
+162 0.51 vs. 1.130.62
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.57 vs. 0.660.92
Defensive Rebounds per game
194th
70th
124 4.62 vs. 6.311.69
Field Goals Made per game
50th
12th
38 8.03 vs. 9.381.35
Field Goals Attempted per game
32nd
22nd
10 17.97 vs. 18.690.72
3-Pointers Made per game
232nd
68th
164 1.37 vs. 1.950.57
3-Pointers Attempted per game
148th
54th
94 3.87 vs. 5.001.13
Free Throws Made per game
50th
16th
34 5.02 vs. 6.501.49
Free Throws Attempted per game
66th
29th
37 6.16 vs. 7.371.21

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Carmelo Anthony Kevin Durant Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
43rd
4th
39 23.06 vs. 29.326.26
Rebounds per game
248th
160th
88 6.71 vs. 7.811.10
Assists per game
+300th
172nd
+128 2.46 vs. 4.171.71
Steals per game
178th
282nd
104 1.20 vs. 1.010.19
Blocks per game
+300th
114th
+186 0.35 vs. 1.200.85
Offensive Rebounds per game
266th
+300th
+34 1.84 vs. 0.761.08
Defensive Rebounds per game
170th
42nd
128 4.87 vs. 7.052.18
Field Goals Made per game
63rd
15th
48 8.06 vs. 9.911.85
Field Goals Attempted per game
39th
17th
22 19.45 vs. 20.751.31
3-Pointers Made per game
230th
44th
186 1.22 vs. 2.150.94
3-Pointers Attempted per game
185th
38th
147 3.76 vs. 6.052.29
Free Throws Made per game
43rd
11th
32 5.72 vs. 7.361.64
Free Throws Attempted per game
56th
20th
36 6.93 vs. 8.481.55

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, 400 games for regular season stats unless the player reached these thresholds before: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made. Also 3 minimum games for the Playoffs are applied.