Cross-era · careers 5 years apart

John Stockton vs Kevin Durant

John Stockton 1984-2002 · Guard Kevin Durant 2007-2025 · Forward · active

John Stockton (1984-2002) and Kevin Durant (2007-2025) never shared an NBA court — their careers are separated by 5 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 13.1); adjusted for era they scored at 1.30× and 2.79× their league average respectively; John Stockton was the more efficient scorer (60.8% true shooting to 58.7%). Kevin Durant holds the edge on accolades — 1 MVP, 2 championships, 2 Finals MVPs and the #17 all-time ranking to John Stockton's #49.

Career averages

John StocktonStatKevin Durant
13.1 Points / game 27.8
2.7 Rebounds / game 7.1
10.5 Assists / game 4.7
2.2 Steals / game 1.0
0.2 Blocks / game 1.2
51.5% Field goal % 51.1%
38.4% 3-point % 39.3%
82.6% Free throw % 88.2%
60.8% True shooting % 58.7%
1,504 Games played 1,047

Era-adjusted (× league average of their era)

John StocktonStatKevin Durant
1.30× Points vs era avg 2.79×
0.65× Rebounds vs era avg 1.74×
4.52× Assists vs era avg 2.08×

Advanced metrics

Advanced stats aren't available for John Stockton.

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

Playoff averages

John StocktonStatKevin Durant
13.4 Points / game 29.3
3.3 Rebounds / game 7.8
10.1 Assists / game 4.2
1.9 Steals / game 1.0
0.3 Blocks / game 1.2
47.5% Field goal % 48.0%
31.4% 3-point % 35.5%
80.6% Free throw % 86.9%
182 Playoff games 170

Accolades

John StocktonStatKevin Durant
0 MVP awards 1
0 Finals MVP 2
0 Championships 2
10 All-Star selections 13
2 All-NBA 1st Team 6
#49 All-time GOAT rank #17

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