Tim Duncan vs. Barry Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Barry Nelson 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.

Barry Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Barry Nelson: 1971-72 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Barry Nelson 0

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Barry Nelson 1

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Barry Nelson 1

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Barry Nelson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Barry Nelson 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Barry Nelson 0

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Barry Nelson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Barry Nelson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Barry Nelson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Barry Nelson 0

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Barry Nelson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Barry Nelson 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Barry Nelson 0.7

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Barry Nelson 0.3

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Barry Nelson 35

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Barry Nelson 20

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Barry Nelson 7

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Barry Nelson 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Barry Nelson .417

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Barry Nelson .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Barry Nelson 1.3 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Barry Nelson 0.7 (1972)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Barry Nelson 0.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Barry Nelson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Barry Nelson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Barry Nelson 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Barry Nelson 0.5

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Barry Nelson 0.5

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Barry Nelson 0

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Barry Nelson 1

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Barry Nelson 1

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Barry Nelson 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Barry Nelson -

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Barry Nelson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Barry Nelson 0.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Barry Nelson 0.5 (1972)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Barry Nelson 0.5 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Barry Nelson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) Barry Nelson - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.