Tim Duncan vs. Ralph Polson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ralph Polson 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.

Ralph Polson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Ralph Polson: 1952-53 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Ralph Polson 0

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Ralph Polson 1

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Ralph Polson 0

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Ralph Polson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Ralph Polson 0 *

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Ralph Polson 0 *

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Ralph Polson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Ralph Polson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Ralph Polson 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Ralph Polson 0

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Ralph Polson 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Ralph Polson 3.9

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Ralph Polson 4.3

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Ralph Polson 0.5

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Ralph Polson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Ralph Polson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Ralph Polson 191

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Ralph Polson 211

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Ralph Polson 24

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Ralph Polson - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Ralph Polson - n/a **

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Ralph Polson 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Ralph Polson .363

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Ralph Polson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Ralph Polson .635

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Ralph Polson 3.9 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Ralph Polson 4.3 (1953)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Ralph Polson 0.5 (1953)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Ralph Polson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Ralph Polson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Ralph Polson -

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Ralph Polson -

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Ralph Polson -

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Ralph Polson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Ralph Polson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Ralph Polson -

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Ralph Polson -

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Ralph Polson -

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Ralph Polson - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Ralph Polson - n/a **

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Ralph Polson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Ralph Polson -

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Ralph Polson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Ralph Polson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Ralph Polson -

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Ralph Polson -

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Ralph Polson -

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Ralph Polson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) Ralph Polson - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.