Tim Duncan vs. Melvin Sanders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Melvin Sanders 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.

Melvin Sanders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Melvin Sanders: 2005-06 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Melvin Sanders 0

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Melvin Sanders 1

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Melvin Sanders 0

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Melvin Sanders 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Melvin Sanders 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Melvin Sanders 0

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Melvin Sanders 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Melvin Sanders 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Melvin Sanders 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Melvin Sanders 0

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Melvin Sanders 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Melvin Sanders 2.6

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Melvin Sanders 1.4

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Melvin Sanders 0.2

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Melvin Sanders 0.3

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Melvin Sanders 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Melvin Sanders 41

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Melvin Sanders 23

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Melvin Sanders 3

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Melvin Sanders 5

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Melvin Sanders 0

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Melvin Sanders 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Melvin Sanders .485

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Melvin Sanders .667

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Melvin Sanders .700

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Melvin Sanders 2.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Melvin Sanders 1.4 (2006)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Melvin Sanders 0.2 (2006)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Melvin Sanders 0.3 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Melvin Sanders 0.0 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Melvin Sanders -

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Melvin Sanders -

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Melvin Sanders -

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Melvin Sanders -

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Melvin Sanders -

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Melvin Sanders -

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Melvin Sanders -

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Melvin Sanders -

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Melvin Sanders -

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Melvin Sanders -

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Melvin Sanders 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Melvin Sanders -

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Melvin Sanders -

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Melvin Sanders -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Melvin Sanders -

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Melvin Sanders -

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Melvin Sanders -

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Melvin Sanders -

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) Melvin Sanders -