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Kevin Durant
Rockets · F · 37
Kevin Durant
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2025-26
Zion Williamson
Pelicans · F · 26
Zion Williamson
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Kevin Durant vs Zion Williamson

12-5categories
Durant · Williamson

Kevin Durant: Day-To-Day (Ankle · Leg · Left).

DurantWilliamson
78Games
availability
62
36.4Minutes
per game
29.7
26.0Points
per game
21.0
5.5Rebounds
per game
5.7
4.8Assists
per game
3.2
1.7Steals + blocks
per game
1.5
3.2Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.0
52.0%Field goal %60.0%
41.3%Three-point %
5.8 vs 0.1 attempts
25.0%
87.4%Free throw %71.6%
64.1%True shooting
TS%
64.4%
26.3%Usage
USG%
25.0%
20.3%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
17.4%
7.3%Rebound %
of available
9.0%
+5.5Net rating
on court
-1.9
15.0%PIE
player impact estimate
14.1%
+4.4Plus-minus
per game
-1.3

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Kevin Durant scored more in 2025-26, 5.0 points a game apart (26.0 vs 21.0), on Durant's heavier usage (26.3% vs 25.0%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (64.1% vs 64.4%).

Playmaking goes to Durant (4.8 vs 3.2 assists), the glass to Williamson (5.7 vs 5.5 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Durant played 16 more games (78 vs 62 of 82).

With Durant on the floor his team outscored opponents by +5.5 per 100 possessions, against -1.9 for Williamson; 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, Williamson $42.2M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
DurantWilliamson
48-30Record when playing22-40
24.5Points at home21.1
27.5Points on the road20.9
25.8Points in wins21.4
26.2Points in losses20.8
40Season high35
2930-point games5
7Double-doubles6
Durant · last 5
Tue, Apr 21 at LAL23 pts · 6 reb · 4 ast
Fri, Apr 10 vs MIN33 pts · 7 reb · 7 ast
Thu, Apr 9 vs PHI29 pts · 7 reb · 5 ast
Tue, Apr 7 at PHX24 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Apr 5 at GSW31 pts · 8 reb · 8 ast
Williamson · last 5
Sun, Apr 5 vs ORL17 pts · 7 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Apr 3 at SAC13 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Apr 2 at POR15 pts · 1 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Mar 29 vs HOU18 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Mar 27 at TOR22 pts · 7 reb · 4 ast
Durant · contract
2026-27$43.9M
2027-28$46.1M
Williamson · contract
2026-27$42.2M
2027-28$44.9M

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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).