Tim Duncan vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West 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.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Jerry West 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Tim Duncan 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Tim Duncan 0 Jerry West 1

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Jerry West 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.