Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs Tim Duncan

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Tim Duncan compared on their NBA careers: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played 14 seasons, 1975-76 to 1988-89, Tim Duncan 19 seasons, 1997-98 to 2015-16. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar averaged 24.6 points a game to Tim Duncan's 19. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won 5 titles, Tim Duncan won 5 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar leads in 5 of the 8 lines, Tim Duncan in 3. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Tim Duncan career per game

1,560	GP	1,392
36.8	MIN	34
24.6, better	PTS	19
7.9	REB	10.8, better
3.6, better	AST	3
0.7	STL	0.7
2	BLK	2.2, better
55.9, better	FG%	50.6
5.6	3P%	17.9, better
72.1, better	FT%	69.6
59.2, better	TS%	55.1

Career totals

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Tim Duncan career totals

38,387, better	PTS	26,496
12,369	REB	15,091, better
5,660, better	AST	4,225
1,160, better	STL	1,025
3,189, better	BLK	3,020
55.9, better	FG%	50.6
5.6	3P%	17.9, better
72.1, better	FT%	69.6
59.2, better	TS%	55.1

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Tim Duncan postseason

237	GP	251
37.3	MIN	37.3
24.3, better	PTS	20.6
7.5	REB	11.4, better
3.2, better	AST	3
0.8, better	STL	0.7
2	BLK	2.3, better
53.3, better	FG%	50.1
0	3P%	14.3, better
74, better	FT%	68.9
57.1, better	TS%	54.8

Where each stands all time

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Tim Duncan all-time places

2nd (38,387), better	Points	22nd (26,496)
12th (12,369)	Rebounds	2nd (15,091), better
49th (5,660), better	Assists	109th (4,225)
105th (1,160), better	Steals	157th (1,025)
3rd (3,189), better	Blocks	5th (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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Tim Duncan titles and awards

5	Championships	5
5, better	MVP	2
9	All-NBA First Team	10, better
5	All-Defensive First Team	8, better
3	All-Defensive Second Team	7, better
4, better	All-NBA Second Team	3
1	Finals MVP	3, better
—	Rookie of the Year	1, better
—	All-Rookie First Team	1, better
—	All-Star MVP	1, better
—	All-NBA Third Team	2, better

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.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Tim Duncan season by season

1st	1975-76	27.7, better	16.9, better	5.0, better	1997-98	21.1	11.9	2.7
2nd	1976-77	26.2, better	13.3, better	3.9, better	1998-99	21.7	11.4	2.4
3rd	1977-78	25.8, better	12.9, better	4.3, better	1999-00	23.2	12.4	3.2
4th	1978-79	23.8, better	12.8, better	5.4, better	2000-01	22.2	12.2	3.0
5th	1979-80	24.8	10.8	4.5, better	2001-02	25.5, better	12.7, better	3.7
6th	1980-81	26.2, better	10.3	3.4	2002-03	23.3	12.9, better	3.9, better
7th	1981-82	23.9, better	8.7	3.0	2003-04	22.3	12.4, better	3.1, better
8th	1982-83	21.8, better	7.5	2.5	2004-05	20.3	11.1, better	2.7, better
9th	1983-84	21.5, better	7.3	2.6	2005-06	18.6	11.0, better	3.2, better
10th	1984-85	22.0, better	7.9	3.2	2006-07	20.0	10.6, better	3.4, better
11th	1985-86	23.4, better	6.1	3.5, better	2007-08	19.3	11.3, better	2.8
12th	1986-87	17.5	6.7	2.6	2008-09	19.3, better	10.7, better	3.5, better
13th	1987-88	14.6	6.0	1.7	2009-10	17.9, better	10.1, better	3.2, better
14th	1988-89	10.1	4.5	1.0	2010-11	13.4, better	8.9, better	2.7, better
15th	—	—	—	—	2011-12	15.4	9.0	2.3
16th	—	—	—	—	2012-13	17.8	9.9	2.7
17th	—	—	—	—	2013-14	15.1	9.7	3.0
18th	—	—	—	—	2014-15	13.9	9.1	3.0
19th	—	—	—	—	2015-16	8.6	7.3	2.7

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST