Tim Duncan vs. Gene James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene James 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.

Gene James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Gene James: 1948-49 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Gene James 0

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Gene James 3

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Gene James 2

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Gene James 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Gene James 0 *

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Gene James 0 *

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Gene James 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Gene James 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Gene James 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Gene James 0

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Gene James 0 *

* 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 Tim Duncan 19.0 Gene James 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Gene James 2.9 *

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Gene James 1.1

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Gene James 296

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Gene James 141 *

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Gene James 95

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Gene James - n/a **

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Gene James 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Gene James .334

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Gene James .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Gene James 4.2 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Gene James 2.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Gene James 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Gene James - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Gene James 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Gene James - *

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Gene James 0.5

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Gene James 4

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Gene James 0 *

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Gene James 2

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Gene James - n/a **

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Gene James 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Gene James .111

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Gene James .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Gene James 2.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Gene James - *

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Gene James 0.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) Gene James - n/a **

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.