Tim Duncan vs. Norm Nixon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Nixon 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.

Norm Nixon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Norm Nixon: 1977-78 to 1988-89

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Norm Nixon 2

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Norm Nixon 10

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Norm Nixon 6

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Norm Nixon 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Norm Nixon 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Norm Nixon 0

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Norm Nixon 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Norm Nixon 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Norm Nixon 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Norm Nixon 0

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Norm Nixon 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Norm Nixon 15.7

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Norm Nixon 2.6

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Norm Nixon 8.3

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Norm Nixon 1.5

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Norm Nixon 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Norm Nixon 12,065

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Norm Nixon 1,991

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Norm Nixon 6,386

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Norm Nixon 1,187

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Norm Nixon 71

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Norm Nixon 768

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Norm Nixon .483

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Norm Nixon .294 *

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Norm Nixon .772

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Norm Nixon 17.6 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Norm Nixon 3.0 (1978)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Norm Nixon 11.1 (1984)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Norm Nixon 2.5 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Norm Nixon 0.2 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Norm Nixon 17.7

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Norm Nixon 3.4

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Norm Nixon 8.0

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Norm Nixon 1.5

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Norm Nixon 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Norm Nixon 1,027

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Norm Nixon 195

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Norm Nixon 465

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Norm Nixon 89

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Norm Nixon 8

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Norm Nixon 58

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Norm Nixon .478

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Norm Nixon .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Norm Nixon .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Norm Nixon 20.4 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Norm Nixon 3.7 (1981)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Norm Nixon 11.8 (1979)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Norm Nixon 2.0 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) Norm Nixon 0.3 (1981)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.