Kevin Durant vs Larry Bird
Larry Bird leads 6 of 8 career categories against Kevin Durant, including rebounding (10.0 RPG) and playmaking (6.3 APG). The two never shared an NBA floor — Larry Bird's last season was 1991-92, and Kevin Durant debuted in 2025-26.
The case for Kevin Durant: scoring (26.0 PPG), shooting efficiency (64.1% TS%).
The case for Larry Bird: rebounding (10.0 RPG), playmaking (6.3 APG), per-minute impact (24.7 PER), and 3 more.
PPG
26.024.3
RPG
5.510.0
APG
4.86.3
TS%
64.1%56.4%
PER
21.124.7
Win Shares
10.667.4
games played
78897
MVPs / All-Star nods
—3 MVP · 2 FMVP · 10 All-NBA · 12 AS
Per Game
| Kevin Durant | Larry Bird | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 78 | 897 |
| MIN | 36.4 | 38.4 |
| PTS | 26.0 | 24.3 |
| REB | 5.5 | 10.0 |
| AST | 4.8 | 6.3 |
| STL | 0.8 | 1.6 |
| BLK | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| FG% | 52.0 | 49.6 |
| 3P% | 41.3 | 38.0 |
| FT% | 87.4 | 88.5 |
Advanced
| Kevin Durant | Larry Bird | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 21.1 | 24.7 |
| TS% | 64.1 | 56.4 |
| USG% | 27.1 | 27.1 |
| WS | 10.6 | 67.4 |
| WS/48 | 0.179 | 0.200 |
| BPM | 4.3 | 6.8 |
| VORP | 4.5 | 36.0 |
Accolades
| Kevin Durant | Larry Bird | |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | — | 3 |
| Finals MVP | — | 2 |
| All-NBA | — | 10 |
| All-Star | — | 12 |
| All-Defensive | — | 3 |
| All-Star MVP | — | 1 |
| Rookie of the Year | — | 1 |
| All-Rookie | — | 1 |
Career percentiles
Scoring9797
Efficiency9076
Playmaking8994
Rebounding8096
Defense8291
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