LeBron James vs Tim Duncan

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LeBron James and Tim Duncan compared on their NBA careers: LeBron James played 23 seasons, 2003-04 to 2025-26, Tim Duncan 19 seasons, 1997-98 to 2015-16. LeBron James averaged 26.8 points a game to Tim Duncan's 19. LeBron James won 4 titles, Tim Duncan won 5 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

LeBron James leads in 7 of the 9 lines, Tim Duncan in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

LeBron James and Tim Duncan career per game

1,622	GP	1,392
37.6	MIN	34
26.8, better	PTS	19
7.5	REB	10.8, better
7.4, better	AST	3
1.5, better	STL	0.7
0.7	BLK	2.2, better
50.7, better	FG%	50.6
34.8, better	3P%	17.9
73.7, better	FT%	69.6
59, better	TS%	55.1

Career totals

LeBron James and Tim Duncan career totals

43,440, better	PTS	26,496
12,095	REB	15,091, better
12,016, better	AST	4,225
2,417, better	STL	1,025
1,185	BLK	3,020, better
50.7, better	FG%	50.6
34.8, better	3P%	17.9
73.7, better	FT%	69.6
59, better	TS%	55.1

How do they compare in the playoffs?

LeBron James and Tim Duncan postseason

302	GP	251
41.2	MIN	37.3
28.2, better	PTS	20.6
8.9	REB	11.4, better
7.2, better	AST	3
1.7, better	STL	0.7
1	BLK	2.3, better
49.5	FG%	50.1, better
33.2, better	3P%	14.3
74.1, better	FT%	68.9
58.3, better	TS%	54.8

Where each stands all time

LeBron James and Tim Duncan all-time places

1st (43,440), better	Points	22nd (26,496)
16th (12,095)	Rebounds	2nd (15,091), better
4th (12,016), better	Assists	109th (4,225)
6th (2,636), better	3-pointers made	—
6th (2,417), better	Steals	157th (1,025)
64th (1,185)	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

LeBron James and Tim Duncan titles and awards

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

LeBron James and Tim Duncan season by season

1st	2003-04	20.9	5.5	5.9, better	1997-98	21.1, better	11.9, better	2.7
2nd	2004-05	27.2, better	7.4	7.2, better	1998-99	21.7	11.4, better	2.4
3rd	2005-06	31.4, better	7.0	6.6, better	1999-00	23.2	12.4, better	3.2
4th	2006-07	27.3, better	6.7	6.0, better	2000-01	22.2	12.2, better	3.0
5th	2007-08	30.0, better	7.9	7.2, better	2001-02	25.5	12.7, better	3.7
6th	2008-09	28.4, better	7.6	7.2, better	2002-03	23.3	12.9, better	3.9
7th	2009-10	29.7, better	7.3	8.6, better	2003-04	22.3	12.4, better	3.1
8th	2010-11	26.7, better	7.5	7.0, better	2004-05	20.3	11.1, better	2.7
9th	2011-12	27.1, better	7.9	6.2, better	2005-06	18.6	11.0, better	3.2
10th	2012-13	26.8, better	8.0	7.3, better	2006-07	20.0	10.6, better	3.4
11th	2013-14	27.1, better	6.9	6.3, better	2007-08	19.3	11.3, better	2.8
12th	2014-15	25.3, better	6.0	7.4, better	2008-09	19.3	10.7, better	3.5
13th	2015-16	25.3, better	7.4	6.8, better	2009-10	17.9	10.1, better	3.2
14th	2016-17	26.4, better	8.6	8.7, better	2010-11	13.4	8.9, better	2.7
15th	2017-18	27.5, better	8.6	9.1, better	2011-12	15.4	9.0, better	2.3
16th	2018-19	27.4, better	8.5	8.3, better	2012-13	17.8	9.9, better	2.7
17th	2019-20	25.3, better	7.8	10.2, better	2013-14	15.1	9.7, better	3.0
18th	2020-21	25.0, better	7.7	7.8, better	2014-15	13.9	9.1, better	3.0
19th	2021-22	30.3, better	8.2, better	6.2, better	2015-16	8.6	7.3	2.7
20th	2022-23	28.9	8.3	6.8	—	—	—	—
21st	2023-24	25.7	7.3	8.3	—	—	—	—
22nd	2024-25	24.4	7.8	8.2	—	—	—	—
23rd	2025-26	20.9	6.1	7.2	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST