Tim Duncan vs. Al Thornton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Al Thornton and Tim Duncan that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Tim Duncan

vs.

Al Thornton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Al Thornton: 2007-08 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Al Thornton 0

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Al Thornton 4

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Al Thornton 0

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Al Thornton 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Al Thornton 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Al Thornton 0

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Al Thornton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Al Thornton 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Al Thornton 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Al Thornton 0

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Al Thornton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Al Thornton 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Al Thornton 4.2

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Al Thornton 1.2

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Al Thornton 0.6

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Al Thornton 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Al Thornton 3,527

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Al Thornton 1,233

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Al Thornton 353

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Al Thornton 185

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Al Thornton 152

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Al Thornton 296

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Al Thornton .452

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Al Thornton .293

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Al Thornton .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Al Thornton 16.8 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Al Thornton 5.2 (2009)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Al Thornton 1.5 (2009)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Al Thornton 0.8 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Al Thornton 0.9 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Al Thornton -

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Al Thornton -

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Al Thornton -

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Al Thornton -

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Al Thornton -

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Al Thornton -

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Al Thornton -

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Al Thornton -

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Al Thornton -

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Al Thornton -

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Al Thornton 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Al Thornton -

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Al Thornton -

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Al Thornton -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Al Thornton -

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Al Thornton -

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Al Thornton -

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Al Thornton -

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) Al Thornton -