Tim Duncan vs Wilt Chamberlain

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Tim Duncan and Wilt Chamberlain compared on their NBA careers: Tim Duncan played 19 seasons, 1997-98 to 2015-16, Wilt Chamberlain 5 seasons, 1968-69 to 1972-73. Tim Duncan averaged 19 points a game to Wilt Chamberlain's 30.1. Tim Duncan won 5 titles, Wilt Chamberlain won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

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

Tim Duncan and Wilt Chamberlain career per game

1,392	GP	1,045
34	MIN	45.8
19	PTS	30.1, better
10.8, better	REB	0
3	AST	4.4, better
0.7, better	STL	0
2.2, better	BLK	0
50.6	FG%	54, better
17.9, better	3P%	0
69.6, better	FT%	51.1
55.1, better	TS%	54.7

Career totals

Tim Duncan and Wilt Chamberlain career totals

26,496	PTS	31,419, better
15,091, better	REB	0
4,225	AST	4,643, better
1,025, better	STL	0
3,020, better	BLK	0
50.6	FG%	54, better
17.9, better	3P%	0
69.6, better	FT%	51.1
55.1, better	TS%	54.7

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Tim Duncan and Wilt Chamberlain postseason

251	GP	160
37.3	MIN	47.2
20.6	PTS	22.5, better
11.4, better	REB	0
3	AST	4.2, better
0.7, better	STL	0
2.3, better	BLK	0
50.1	FG%	52.2, better
14.3, better	3P%	0
68.9, better	FT%	46.5
54.8, better	TS%	52.4

Where each stands all time

Tim Duncan and Wilt Chamberlain all-time places

22nd (26,496)	Points	8th (31,419), better
2nd (15,091), better	Rebounds	—
109th (4,225)	Assists	82nd (4,643), better
157th (1,025), better	Steals	—
5th (3,020), better	Blocks	—

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

Tim Duncan and Wilt Chamberlain titles and awards

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

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.

Tim Duncan and Wilt Chamberlain season by season

1st	1997-98	21.1, better	11.9, better	2.7	1968-69	20.5	0	4.5, better
2nd	1998-99	21.7	11.4, better	2.4	1969-70	27.3, better	0	4.1, better
3rd	1999-00	23.2, better	12.4, better	3.2	1970-71	20.7	0	4.3, better
4th	2000-01	22.2, better	12.2, better	3.0	1971-72	14.8	0	4.0, better
5th	2001-02	25.5, better	12.7, better	3.7	1972-73	13.2	0	4.5, better
6th	2002-03	23.3	12.9	3.9	—	—	—	—
7th	2003-04	22.3	12.4	3.1	—	—	—	—
8th	2004-05	20.3	11.1	2.7	—	—	—	—
9th	2005-06	18.6	11.0	3.2	—	—	—	—
10th	2006-07	20.0	10.6	3.4	—	—	—	—
11th	2007-08	19.3	11.3	2.8	—	—	—	—
12th	2008-09	19.3	10.7	3.5	—	—	—	—
13th	2009-10	17.9	10.1	3.2	—	—	—	—
14th	2010-11	13.4	8.9	2.7	—	—	—	—
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