Tim Duncan vs. Chris Paul Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Chris Paul 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.

Chris Paul

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Chris Paul: 2005-06 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Chris Paul 0

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Chris Paul 19

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Chris Paul 15

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Chris Paul 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Chris Paul 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Chris Paul 0

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Chris Paul 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Chris Paul 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Chris Paul 7

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Chris Paul 9

Assists Leader Tim Duncan 0 Chris Paul 5

Steals Leader Tim Duncan 0 Chris Paul 6

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Chris Paul 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Chris Paul 17.5

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Chris Paul 4.5

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Chris Paul 9.4

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Chris Paul 2.1

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Chris Paul 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Chris Paul 22,288

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Chris Paul 5,682

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Chris Paul 11,894

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Chris Paul 2,614

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Chris Paul 200

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Chris Paul 1,272

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Chris Paul .471

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Chris Paul .369

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Chris Paul .870

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Chris Paul 22.8 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Chris Paul 5.5 (2009)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Chris Paul 11.6 (2008)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Chris Paul 2.8 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Chris Paul 0.4 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Chris Paul 20.0

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Chris Paul 4.9

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Chris Paul 8.3

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Chris Paul 1.9

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Chris Paul 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Chris Paul 2,981

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Chris Paul 730

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Chris Paul 1,233

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Chris Paul 287

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Chris Paul 31

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Chris Paul 149

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Chris Paul .484

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Chris Paul .373

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Chris Paul .854

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Chris Paul 25.3 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Chris Paul 7.4 (2020)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Chris Paul 11.5 (2011)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Chris Paul 2.8 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) Chris Paul 0.7 (2023)