Don Carlson vs. Tim Duncan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tim Duncan and Don Carlson 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

Don Carlson

vs.

Tim Duncan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Carlson: 1946-47 to 1950-51
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Carlson 2 Tim Duncan 5

NBA Seasons Don Carlson 4 Tim Duncan 19

Playoffs Played Don Carlson 3 Tim Duncan 18

All-Star Games Don Carlson 0 Tim Duncan 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Don Carlson 0 * Tim Duncan 2

Finals MVP Don Carlson 0 * Tim Duncan 3

All-NBA First Team Don Carlson 0 Tim Duncan 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Don Carlson 0 Tim Duncan 15

All-Defensive 1st Team Don Carlson 0 * Tim Duncan 8

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Don Carlson 0 Tim Duncan 15

Rookie of The Year Don Carlson 0 * Tim Duncan 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Carlson 8.0 Tim Duncan 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson 1.7 * Tim Duncan 10.8

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 1.8 Tim Duncan 3.0

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Tim Duncan 0.7

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Tim Duncan 2.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Carlson 1,447 Tim Duncan 26,496

Total Rebounds Don Carlson 15 * Tim Duncan 15,091

Total Assists Don Carlson 324 Tim Duncan 4,225

Total Steals Don Carlson - n/a ** Tim Duncan 1,025

Total Blocks Don Carlson - n/a ** Tim Duncan 3,020

Total Games Don Carlson 180 Tim Duncan 1,392

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Carlson .330 Tim Duncan .506

3-Point Percentage Don Carlson - n/a ** Tim Duncan .179

Free Throw Percentage Don Carlson .623 Tim Duncan .696

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Carlson 10.7 (1947) Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson 1.7 (1951) * Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003)

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 3.1 (1949) Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003)

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Carlson 8.0 Tim Duncan 20.6

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson - * Tim Duncan 11.4

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 1.5 Tim Duncan 3.0

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Tim Duncan 0.7

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Tim Duncan 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Carlson 249 Tim Duncan 5,172

Total Rebounds Don Carlson 0 * Tim Duncan 2,859

Total Assists Don Carlson 45 Tim Duncan 764

Total Steals Don Carlson - n/a ** Tim Duncan 168

Total Blocks Don Carlson - n/a ** Tim Duncan 568

Total Games Don Carlson 31 Tim Duncan 251

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Carlson .295 Tim Duncan .501

3-Point Percentage Don Carlson - n/a ** Tim Duncan .143

Free Throw Percentage Don Carlson .631 Tim Duncan .689

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Carlson 12.3 (1947) Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson - * Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003)

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 2.8 (1949) Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003)

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.