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Kevin Durant
Rockets · F · 38
Kevin Durant
vs
2025-26
LeBron James
76ers · F · 41
LeBron James
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Kevin Durant vs LeBron James

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Durant · James
Kevin Durant
Durant
Rockets
2025-26
James
76ers
LeBron James
78
Games
availability
60
36.4
Minutes
per game
33.2
26.0
Points
per game
20.9
5.5
Rebounds
per game
6.1
4.8
Assists
per game
7.2
1.7
Steals + blocks
per game
1.8
3.2
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
3.0
52.0%
Field goal %
51.5%
41.3%
Three-point %
5.8 vs 4.1 attempts
31.7%
87.4%
Free throw %
73.7%
64.1%
True shooting
TS%
59.4%
26.3%
Usage
USG%
26.2%
20.3%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
33.8%
7.3%
Rebound %
of available
9.3%
+5.5
Net rating
on court
+2.6
15.0%
PIE
player impact estimate
15.4%
+4.4
Plus-minus
per game
+2.0
Bars show each player's share of the pair's total; the better number is in the club's color (turnovers: fewer is better).

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Kevin Durant scored more in 2025-26, 5.1 points a game apart (26.0 vs 20.9), on Durant's heavier usage (26.3% vs 26.2%).

Durant is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 64.1% to 59.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to James (7.2 vs 4.8 assists), the glass to James (6.1 vs 5.5 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Durant played 18 more games (78 vs 60 of 82).

With Durant on the floor his team outscored opponents by +5.5 per 100 possessions, against +2.6 for James; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Durant $43.9M through 2027-28, James $3.9M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Durant
2025-26
James
48-30
Record when playing
39-21
24.5
Points at home
20.7
27.5
Points on the road
21.2
25.8
Points in wins
21.3
26.2
Points in losses
20.2
40
Season high
36
29
30-point games
6
7
Double-doubles
17

Last games & contracts

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Durant · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs DAL30 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Oct 15 vs OKC11 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Oct 11 vs DAL0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Oct 9 at DAL15 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Apr 21 at LAL23 pts · 6 reb · 4 ast
James · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 at NYK14 pts · 9 reb · 7 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs BOS8 pts · 8 reb · 7 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at BOS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at BKN10 pts · 4 reb · 5 ast
Mon, Oct 5 vs NYK0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Durant · contract
2026-27$43.9M
2027-28$46.1M
James · contract
2026-27$3.9M
2027-28player option$4.1M

More comparisons

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James vs
Zion Williamson · Cooper Flagg · Julius Randle · Franz Wagner
Durant vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Kawhi Leonard · Donovan Mitchell · Nikola Jokic · Lauri Markkanen · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker · Jalen Brunson · Jamal Murray · Victor Wembanyama · Michael Porter Jr. · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · Keyonte George · James Harden · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Paolo Banchero · Norman Powell · Brandon Ingram · Trey Murphy III · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Shaedon Sharpe · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · LaMelo Ball · Bam Adebayo · Karl-Anthony Towns · Desmond Bane
James vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Kawhi Leonard · Donovan Mitchell · Nikola Jokic · Lauri Markkanen · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker · Jalen Brunson · Kevin Durant · Jamal Murray · Victor Wembanyama · Michael Porter Jr. · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · Keyonte George · James Harden · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Paolo Banchero · Norman Powell · Brandon Ingram · Trey Murphy III · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Shaedon Sharpe · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · LaMelo Ball · Bam Adebayo · Karl-Anthony Towns · Desmond Bane

Per-game numbers and percentages are 2025-26 regular season from stats.nba.com; splits and last games from our own game logs; contract figures are cap hits from public salary data and can lag a signing by a day. Bold marks the better number in each row (turnovers: fewer is better).