Michael Jordan vs Tim Duncan

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Michael Jordan and Tim Duncan compared on their NBA careers: Michael Jordan played 15 seasons, 1984-85 to 2002-03, Tim Duncan 19 seasons, 1997-98 to 2015-16. Michael Jordan averaged 30.1 points a game to Tim Duncan's 19. Michael Jordan won 6 titles, Tim Duncan won 5 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Michael Jordan leads in 6 of the 9 lines, Tim Duncan in 3. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Michael Jordan and Tim Duncan career per game

1,072	GP	1,392
38.3	MIN	34
30.1, better	PTS	19
6.2	REB	10.8, better
5.3, better	AST	3
2.3, better	STL	0.7
0.8	BLK	2.2, better
49.7	FG%	50.6, better
32.7, better	3P%	17.9
83.5, better	FT%	69.6
56.9, better	TS%	55.1

Career totals

Michael Jordan and Tim Duncan career totals

32,292, better	PTS	26,496
6,672	REB	15,091, better
5,633, better	AST	4,225
2,514, better	STL	1,025
893	BLK	3,020, better
49.7	FG%	50.6, better
32.7, better	3P%	17.9
83.5, better	FT%	69.6
56.9, better	TS%	55.1

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Michael Jordan and Tim Duncan postseason

179	GP	251
41.8	MIN	37.3
33.4, better	PTS	20.6
6.4	REB	11.4, better
5.7, better	AST	3
2.1, better	STL	0.7
0.9	BLK	2.3, better
48.7	FG%	50.1, better
33.2, better	3P%	14.3
82.8, better	FT%	68.9
56.8, better	TS%	54.8

Where each stands all time

Michael Jordan and Tim Duncan all-time places

6th (32,292), better	Points	22nd (26,496)
116th (6,672)	Rebounds	2nd (15,091), better
51st (5,633), better	Assists	109th (4,225)
4th (2,514), better	Steals	157th (1,025)
119th (893)	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

Michael Jordan and Tim Duncan titles and awards

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

Michael Jordan and Tim Duncan season by season

1st	1984-85	28.2, better	6.5	5.9, better	1997-98	21.1	11.9, better	2.7
2nd	1985-86	22.7, better	3.6	2.9, better	1998-99	21.7	11.4, better	2.4
3rd	1986-87	37.1, better	5.2	4.6, better	1999-00	23.2	12.4, better	3.2
4th	1987-88	35.0, better	5.5	5.9, better	2000-01	22.2	12.2, better	3.0
5th	1988-89	32.5, better	8.0	8.0, better	2001-02	25.5	12.7, better	3.7
6th	1989-90	33.6, better	6.9	6.3, better	2002-03	23.3	12.9, better	3.9
7th	1990-91	31.5, better	6.0	5.5, better	2003-04	22.3	12.4, better	3.1
8th	1991-92	30.1, better	6.4	6.1, better	2004-05	20.3	11.1, better	2.7
9th	1992-93	32.6, better	6.7	5.5, better	2005-06	18.6	11.0, better	3.2
10th	1994-95	26.9, better	6.9	5.3, better	2006-07	20.0	10.6, better	3.4
11th	1995-96	30.4, better	6.6	4.3, better	2007-08	19.3	11.3, better	2.8
12th	1996-97	29.6, better	5.9	4.3, better	2008-09	19.3	10.7, better	3.5
13th	1997-98	28.7, better	5.8	3.5, better	2009-10	17.9	10.1, better	3.2
14th	2001-02	22.9, better	5.7	5.2, better	2010-11	13.4	8.9, better	2.7
15th	2002-03	20.0, better	6.1	3.8, better	2011-12	15.4	9.0, better	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