K/D ratio
On pro scoreboards you will often see the same idea as a +/- number: kills minus deaths. The same player is +4.
What is a good K/D?
Every kill is someone else's death, so across all players the average K/D is about 1.00.
| K/D | What it means in pro CS2 |
|---|---|
| 1.20 or more | excellent |
| 1.05 to 1.19 | good |
| 0.95 to 1.04 | about even |
| under 0.90 | the player died more than they killed |
Why K/D is not enough
K/D is easy to understand, but it misses a lot:
- A player who deals 90 damage and lets a teammate finish the kill gets nothing for it. ADR captures that.
- A player who dies first so that a teammate can trade helped the round but loses K/D. KAST captures that.
- Late kills when the round is already decided count the same as an opening kill.
That is why analysts read K/D next to KAST, ADR and the HLTV rating.
Learn more in CS2 Rules Explained.
Related guides
CS2 Rules Explained: A Beginner's Guide to Competitive Counter-StrikeHow competitive CS2 works: two teams of five, T vs CT, 13 rounds to win a map, the bomb, the economy and how pro matches are played as BO1 or BO3.
KASTKAST in CS2 is the share of rounds where a player got a Kill, an Assist, Survived or was Traded.
ADRADR in CS2 is average damage per round: total damage a player deals divided by rounds played.
HLTV ratingThe HLTV rating sums up a CS2 player's impact in one number, where about 1.00 is average.
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