Cross-era · careers 47 years apart

Bill Sharman vs Kevin Durant

Bill Sharman 1950-1960 · Guard Kevin Durant 2007-2025 · Forward · active

Bill Sharman (1950-1960) and Kevin Durant (2007-2025) never shared an NBA court — their careers are separated by 47 years, so this is a cross-era comparison, not a head-to-head. On the floor, Kevin Durant was the higher-volume scorer (27.8 points per game to 17.8); adjusted for era they scored at 1.78× and 2.79× their league average respectively; Kevin Durant was the more efficient scorer (58.7% true shooting to 49.7%). Kevin Durant holds the edge on accolades — 1 MVP, 2 championships, 2 Finals MVPs and the #17 all-time ranking to Bill Sharman's #37.

Career averages

Bill SharmanStatKevin Durant
17.8 Points / game 27.8
3.9 Rebounds / game 7.1
3.0 Assists / game 4.7
0.0 Steals / game 1.0
0.0 Blocks / game 1.2
42.6% Field goal % 51.1%
0.0% 3-point % 39.3%
88.3% Free throw % 88.2%
49.7% True shooting % 58.7%
711 Games played 1,047

Era-adjusted (× league average of their era)

Bill SharmanStatKevin Durant
1.78× Points vs era avg 2.79×
0.66× Rebounds vs era avg 1.74×
1.35× Assists vs era avg 2.08×

Advanced metrics

Advanced stats weren't tracked in Bill Sharman's era.

Bill SharmanStatKevin Durant
— Offensive rating 116.9
— Defensive rating 107.6
— Net rating 9.3
— Usage % 27.1%
— Assist % 20.7%
— Rebound % 8.3%

Playoff averages

Bill SharmanStatKevin Durant
18.5 Points / game 29.3
3.7 Rebounds / game 7.8
2.6 Assists / game 4.2
0.0 Steals / game 1.0
0.0 Blocks / game 1.2
42.8% Field goal % 48.0%
0.0% 3-point % 35.5%
90.9% Free throw % 86.9%
78 Playoff games 170

Accolades

Bill SharmanStatKevin Durant
0 MVP awards 1
0 Finals MVP 2
4 Championships 2
8 All-Star selections 13
4 All-NBA 1st Team 6
#37 All-time GOAT rank #17

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