Tim Duncan vs. Marcus Thornton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Marcus Thornton 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.

Marcus Thornton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Marcus Thornton: 2009-10 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Marcus Thornton 0

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Marcus Thornton 8

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Marcus Thornton 1

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Marcus Thornton 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Marcus Thornton 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Marcus Thornton 0

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Marcus Thornton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Marcus Thornton 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Marcus Thornton 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Marcus Thornton 0

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Marcus Thornton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Marcus Thornton 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Marcus Thornton 2.8

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Marcus Thornton 1.4

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Marcus Thornton 0.8

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Marcus Thornton 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Marcus Thornton 5,750

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Marcus Thornton 1,348

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Marcus Thornton 676

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Marcus Thornton 405

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Marcus Thornton 61

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Marcus Thornton 483

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Marcus Thornton .425

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Marcus Thornton .358

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Marcus Thornton .830

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Marcus Thornton 18.7 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Marcus Thornton 3.7 (2012)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Marcus Thornton 1.9 (2012)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Marcus Thornton 1.4 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Marcus Thornton 0.2 (2012)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Marcus Thornton 5.9

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Marcus Thornton 1.9

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Marcus Thornton 0.1

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Marcus Thornton 0.2

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Marcus Thornton 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Marcus Thornton 59

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Marcus Thornton 19

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Marcus Thornton 1

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Marcus Thornton 2

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Marcus Thornton 1

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Marcus Thornton 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Marcus Thornton .389

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Marcus Thornton .238

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Marcus Thornton .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Marcus Thornton 5.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Marcus Thornton 1.9 (2014)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Marcus Thornton 0.1 (2014)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Marcus Thornton 0.2 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) Marcus Thornton 0.1 (2014)