Tim Duncan vs. Bob Lanier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Lanier 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.

Bob Lanier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Bob Lanier: 1970-71 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Bob Lanier 0

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Bob Lanier 14

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Bob Lanier 9

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Bob Lanier 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Bob Lanier 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Bob Lanier 0

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Bob Lanier 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Bob Lanier 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Bob Lanier 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Bob Lanier 0

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Bob Lanier 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Bob Lanier 20.1

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Bob Lanier 10.1

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Bob Lanier 3.1

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Bob Lanier 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Bob Lanier 1.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Bob Lanier 19,248

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Bob Lanier 9,698

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Bob Lanier 3,007

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Bob Lanier 777 *

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Bob Lanier 1,100 *

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Bob Lanier 959

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Bob Lanier .514

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Bob Lanier .154 *

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Bob Lanier .767

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Bob Lanier 25.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Bob Lanier 14.9 (1973)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Bob Lanier 4.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Bob Lanier 1.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Bob Lanier 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Bob Lanier 18.6

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Bob Lanier 9.6

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Bob Lanier 3.5

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Bob Lanier 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Bob Lanier 1.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Bob Lanier 1,244

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Bob Lanier 645

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Bob Lanier 235

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Bob Lanier 62 *

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Bob Lanier 99 *

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Bob Lanier 67

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Bob Lanier .532

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Bob Lanier .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Bob Lanier .768

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Bob Lanier 28.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Bob Lanier 16.7 (1977)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Bob Lanier 6.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Bob Lanier 1.7 (1981) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) Bob Lanier 4.0 (1975) *

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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.