Tim Duncan vs. Joe Smyth Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Smyth 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.

Joe Smyth

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Joe Smyth: 1953-54 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Joe Smyth 0

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Joe Smyth 1

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Joe Smyth 0

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Joe Smyth 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Joe Smyth 0 *

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Joe Smyth 0 *

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Joe Smyth 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Joe Smyth 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Joe Smyth 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Joe Smyth 0

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Joe Smyth 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Joe Smyth 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Joe Smyth 2.5

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Joe Smyth 1.2

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Joe Smyth - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Joe Smyth - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Joe Smyth 131

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Joe Smyth 98

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Joe Smyth 49

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Joe Smyth - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Joe Smyth - n/a **

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Joe Smyth 40

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Joe Smyth .348

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Joe Smyth - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Joe Smyth .538

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Joe Smyth 3.3 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Joe Smyth 2.5 (1954)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Joe Smyth 1.2 (1954)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Joe Smyth - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Joe Smyth - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Joe Smyth -

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Joe Smyth -

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Joe Smyth -

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Joe Smyth - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Joe Smyth - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Joe Smyth -

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Joe Smyth -

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Joe Smyth -

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Joe Smyth - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Joe Smyth - n/a **

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Joe Smyth 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Joe Smyth -

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Joe Smyth - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Joe Smyth -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Joe Smyth -

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Joe Smyth -

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Joe Smyth -

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Joe Smyth - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) Joe Smyth - 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.