Tim Duncan vs. George Karl Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Karl 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.

George Karl

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
George Karl: 1976-77 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 George Karl 0

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 George Karl 2

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 George Karl 1

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 George Karl 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 George Karl 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 George Karl 0

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 George Karl 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 George Karl 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 George Karl 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 George Karl 0

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 George Karl 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 George Karl 2.6

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 George Karl 0.7

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 George Karl 1.5

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 George Karl 0.3

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 George Karl 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 George Karl 85

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 George Karl 22

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 George Karl 51

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 George Karl 11

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 George Karl 0

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 George Karl 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 George Karl .342

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 George Karl - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 George Karl .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) George Karl 2.7 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) George Karl 1.3 (1978)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) George Karl 1.6 (1977)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) George Karl 0.3 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) George Karl 0.0 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 George Karl 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 George Karl 0.0

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 George Karl 0.0

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 George Karl 0.0

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 George Karl 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 George Karl 0

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 George Karl 0

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 George Karl 0

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 George Karl 0

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 George Karl 0

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 George Karl 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 George Karl -

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 George Karl - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 George Karl -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) George Karl 0.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) George Karl 0.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) George Karl 0.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) George Karl 0.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) George Karl 0.0 (1977)

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