Tim Duncan vs. Frank Gates Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Frank Gates 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.

Frank Gates

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Frank Gates: 1949-50 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Frank Gates 0

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Frank Gates 1

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Frank Gates 1

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Frank Gates 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Frank Gates 0 *

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Frank Gates 0 *

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Frank Gates 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Frank Gates 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Frank Gates 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Frank Gates 0

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Frank Gates 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Frank Gates 4.5

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Frank Gates - n/a **

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Frank Gates 1.4

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Frank Gates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Frank Gates - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Frank Gates 287

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Frank Gates - n/a **

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Frank Gates 91

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Frank Gates - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Frank Gates - n/a **

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Frank Gates 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Frank Gates .281

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Frank Gates - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Frank Gates .622

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Frank Gates 4.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Frank Gates - n/a **

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Frank Gates 1.4 (1950)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Frank Gates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Frank Gates - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Frank Gates 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Frank Gates - n/a **

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Frank Gates 1.3

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Frank Gates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Frank Gates - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Frank Gates 25

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Frank Gates - n/a **

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Frank Gates 9

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Frank Gates - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Frank Gates - n/a **

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Frank Gates 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Frank Gates .243

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Frank Gates - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Frank Gates .700

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Frank Gates 3.6 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Frank Gates - n/a **

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Frank Gates 1.3 (1950)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Frank Gates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) Frank Gates - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.