Kobe Bryant vs Tim Duncan

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Kobe Bryant and Tim Duncan compared on their NBA careers: Kobe Bryant played 20 seasons, 1996-97 to 2015-16, Tim Duncan 19 seasons, 1997-98 to 2015-16. Kobe Bryant averaged 25 points a game to Tim Duncan's 19. Kobe Bryant won 5 titles, Tim Duncan won 5 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Kobe Bryant leads in 5 of the 9 lines, Tim Duncan in 4. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Kobe Bryant and Tim Duncan career per game

1,346	GP	1,392
36.1	MIN	34
25, better	PTS	19
5.2	REB	10.8, better
4.7, better	AST	3
1.4, better	STL	0.7
0.5	BLK	2.2, better
44.7	FG%	50.6, better
32.9, better	3P%	17.9
83.7, better	FT%	69.6
55	TS%	55.1, better

Career totals

Kobe Bryant and Tim Duncan career totals

33,643, better	PTS	26,496
7,047	REB	15,091, better
6,306, better	AST	4,225
1,944, better	STL	1,025
640	BLK	3,020, better
44.7	FG%	50.6, better
32.9, better	3P%	17.9
83.7, better	FT%	69.6
55	TS%	55.1, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Kobe Bryant and Tim Duncan postseason

220	GP	251
39.3	MIN	37.3
25.6, better	PTS	20.6
5.1	REB	11.4, better
4.7, better	AST	3
1.4, better	STL	0.7
0.7	BLK	2.3, better
44.8	FG%	50.1, better
33.1, better	3P%	14.3
81.6, better	FT%	68.9
54.1	TS%	54.8, better

Where each stands all time

Kobe Bryant and Tim Duncan all-time places

4th (33,643), better	Points	22nd (26,496)
94th (7,047)	Rebounds	2nd (15,091), better
34th (6,306), better	Assists	109th (4,225)
32nd (1,827), better	3-pointers made	—
18th (1,944), better	Steals	157th (1,025)
190th (640)	Blocks	5th (3,020), better

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

Kobe Bryant and Tim Duncan titles and awards

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

Kobe Bryant and Tim Duncan season by season

1st	1996-97	7.6	1.9	1.3	1997-98	21.1, better	11.9, better	2.7, better
2nd	1997-98	15.4	3.1	2.5, better	1998-99	21.7, better	11.4, better	2.4
3rd	1998-99	19.9	5.3	3.8, better	1999-00	23.2, better	12.4, better	3.2
4th	1999-00	22.5, better	6.3	4.9, better	2000-01	22.2	12.2, better	3.0
5th	2000-01	28.5, better	5.9	5.0, better	2001-02	25.5	12.7, better	3.7
6th	2001-02	25.2, better	5.5	5.5, better	2002-03	23.3	12.9, better	3.9
7th	2002-03	30.0, better	6.9	5.9, better	2003-04	22.3	12.4, better	3.1
8th	2003-04	24.0, better	5.5	5.1, better	2004-05	20.3	11.1, better	2.7
9th	2004-05	27.6, better	5.9	6.0, better	2005-06	18.6	11.0, better	3.2
10th	2005-06	35.4, better	5.3	4.5, better	2006-07	20.0	10.6, better	3.4
11th	2006-07	31.6, better	5.7	5.4, better	2007-08	19.3	11.3, better	2.8
12th	2007-08	28.3, better	6.3	5.4, better	2008-09	19.3	10.7, better	3.5
13th	2008-09	26.8, better	5.2	4.9, better	2009-10	17.9	10.1, better	3.2
14th	2009-10	27.0, better	5.4	5.0, better	2010-11	13.4	8.9, better	2.7
15th	2010-11	25.3, better	5.1	4.7, better	2011-12	15.4	9.0, better	2.3
16th	2011-12	27.9, better	5.4	4.6, better	2012-13	17.8	9.9, better	2.7
17th	2012-13	27.3, better	5.6	6.0, better	2013-14	15.1	9.7, better	3.0
18th	2013-14	13.8	4.3	6.3, better	2014-15	13.9, better	9.1, better	3.0
19th	2014-15	22.3, better	5.7	5.6, better	2015-16	8.6	7.3, better	2.7
20th	2015-16	17.6	3.7	2.8	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST