Tim Duncan vs. Tom Patterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Patterson 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.

Tom Patterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Tom Patterson: 1972-73 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Tom Patterson 0

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Tom Patterson 2

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Tom Patterson 1

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Tom Patterson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Tom Patterson 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Tom Patterson 0

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Tom Patterson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Tom Patterson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Tom Patterson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Tom Patterson 0

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Tom Patterson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Tom Patterson 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Tom Patterson 1.0

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Tom Patterson 0.2

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Tom Patterson 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Tom Patterson 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Tom Patterson 56

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Tom Patterson 24

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Tom Patterson 5

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Tom Patterson 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Tom Patterson .420

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Tom Patterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Tom Patterson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Tom Patterson 2.4 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Tom Patterson 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Tom Patterson 0.0

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Tom Patterson 0.0

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Tom Patterson - *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Tom Patterson - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Tom Patterson 0

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Tom Patterson 0

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Tom Patterson 0

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Tom Patterson 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Tom Patterson -

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Tom Patterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Tom Patterson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Tom Patterson - *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) Tom Patterson - *

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.