Tim Duncan vs. Gene Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene Short 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.

Gene Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Gene Short: 1975-76 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Gene Short 0

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Gene Short 1

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Gene Short 0

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Gene Short 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Gene Short 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Gene Short 0

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Gene Short 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Gene Short 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Gene Short 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Gene Short 0

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Gene Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Gene Short 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Gene Short 1.4

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Gene Short 0.3

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Gene Short 0.2

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Gene Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Gene Short 84

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Gene Short 48

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Gene Short 10

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Gene Short 8

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Gene Short 3

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Gene Short 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Gene Short .352

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Gene Short - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Gene Short .625

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Gene Short 2.5 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Gene Short 1.4 (1976)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Gene Short 0.3 (1976)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Gene Short 0.2 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Gene Short 0.1 (1976)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Gene Short -

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Gene Short -

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Gene Short -

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Gene Short -

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Gene Short -

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Gene Short -

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Gene Short -

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Gene Short -

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Gene Short -

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Gene Short -

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Gene Short 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Gene Short -

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Gene Short - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Gene Short -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Gene Short -

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Gene Short -

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Gene Short -

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Gene Short -

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) Gene Short -

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.