David Robinson vs Tim Duncan

David RobinsonTim Duncan

David Robinson and Tim Duncan compared on their NBA careers: David Robinson played 14 seasons, 1989-90 to 2002-03, Tim Duncan 19 seasons, 1997-98 to 2015-16. David Robinson averaged 21.1 points a game to Tim Duncan's 19. David Robinson won 2 titles, Tim Duncan won 5 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

David Robinson and Tim Duncan career per game
987GP1,392
34.7MIN34
21.1PTS19
10.6REB10.8
2.5AST3
1.4STL0.7
3BLK2.2
51.8FG%50.6
253P%17.9
73.6FT%69.6
58.3TS%55.1

Career totals

David Robinson and Tim Duncan career totals
20,790PTS26,496
10,497REB15,091
2,441AST4,225
1,388STL1,025
2,954BLK3,020
51.8FG%50.6
253P%17.9
73.6FT%69.6
58.3TS%55.1

How do they compare in the playoffs?

David Robinson and Tim Duncan postseason
123GP251
34.3MIN37.3
18.1PTS20.6
10.6REB11.4
2.3AST3
1.2STL0.7
2.5BLK2.3
47.9FG%50.1
103P%14.3
70.8FT%68.9
54.7TS%54.8

Where each stands all time

David Robinson and Tim Duncan all-time places
45th (20,790)Points22nd (26,496)
24th (10,497)Rebounds2nd (15,091)
269th (2,441)Assists98th (4,225)
61st (1,388)Steals147th (1,025)
6th (2,954)Blocks5th (3,020)

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • David Robinson: 2 championships; All-Defensive Second Team ×4, Rookie of the Year, All-Rookie First Team, All-NBA Third Team ×4, All-Defensive First Team ×4, All-NBA First Team ×4, Defensive Player of the Year, All-NBA Second Team ×2, MVP
  • Tim Duncan: 5 championships; All-Defensive Second Team ×7, Rookie of the Year, All-Rookie First Team, All-NBA First Team ×10, All-Defensive First Team ×8, Finals MVP ×3, All-Star MVP, MVP ×2, All-NBA Second Team ×3, All-NBA Third Team ×2

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

David Robinson and Tim Duncan season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st1989-9024.31221997-9821.111.92.7
2nd1990-9125.6132.51998-9921.711.42.4
3rd1991-9223.212.22.71999-0023.212.43.2
4th1992-9323.411.73.72000-0122.212.23
5th1993-9429.810.74.82001-0225.512.73.7
6th1994-9527.610.82.92002-0323.312.93.9
7th1995-962512.232003-0422.312.43.1
8th1996-9717.78.51.32004-0520.311.12.7
9th1997-9821.610.62.72005-0618.6113.2
10th1998-9915.8102.12006-072010.63.4
11th1999-0017.89.61.82007-0819.311.32.8
12th2000-0114.48.61.52008-0919.310.73.5
13th2001-0212.28.31.22009-1017.910.13.2
14th2002-038.57.912010-1113.48.92.7
15th————2011-1215.492.3
16th————2012-1317.89.92.7
17th————2013-1415.19.73
18th————2014-1513.99.13
19th————2015-168.67.32.7

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST