Tim Duncan vs. Earl Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Tatum 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.

Earl Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Earl Tatum: 1976-77 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Earl Tatum 0

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Earl Tatum 4

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Earl Tatum 1

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Earl Tatum 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Earl Tatum 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Earl Tatum 0

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Earl Tatum 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Earl Tatum 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Earl Tatum 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Earl Tatum 0

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Earl Tatum 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Earl Tatum 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Earl Tatum 2.6

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Earl Tatum 1.9

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Earl Tatum 1.2

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Earl Tatum 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Earl Tatum 2,508

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Earl Tatum 682

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Earl Tatum 507

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Earl Tatum 319

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Earl Tatum 101

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Earl Tatum 262

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Earl Tatum .459

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Earl Tatum .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Earl Tatum .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Earl Tatum 14.3 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Earl Tatum 1.7 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Earl Tatum 0.5 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Earl Tatum 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Earl Tatum 4.9

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Earl Tatum 2.5

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Earl Tatum 1.4

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Earl Tatum 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Earl Tatum 150

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Earl Tatum 54

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Earl Tatum 27

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Earl Tatum 15

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Earl Tatum 9

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Earl Tatum 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Earl Tatum .500

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Earl Tatum - *

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Earl Tatum .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Earl Tatum 13.6 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Earl Tatum 4.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Earl Tatum 2.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Earl Tatum 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) Earl Tatum 0.8 (1977)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.