Jerry Bird vs. Tim Duncan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tim Duncan and Jerry Bird 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

Jerry Bird

vs.

Tim Duncan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry Bird: 1958-59 to 1958-59
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry Bird 0 Tim Duncan 5

NBA Seasons Jerry Bird 1 Tim Duncan 19

Playoffs Played Jerry Bird 0 Tim Duncan 18

All-Star Games Jerry Bird 0 Tim Duncan 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jerry Bird 0 Tim Duncan 2

Finals MVP Jerry Bird 0 * Tim Duncan 3

All-NBA First Team Jerry Bird 0 Tim Duncan 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Bird 0 Tim Duncan 15

All-Defensive 1st Team Jerry Bird 0 * Tim Duncan 8

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Bird 0 Tim Duncan 15

Rookie of The Year Jerry Bird 0 Tim Duncan 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Bird 2.3 Tim Duncan 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird 1.1 Tim Duncan 10.8

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird 0.4 Tim Duncan 3.0

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Tim Duncan 0.7

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Tim Duncan 2.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Bird 25 Tim Duncan 26,496

Total Rebounds Jerry Bird 12 Tim Duncan 15,091

Total Assists Jerry Bird 4 Tim Duncan 4,225

Total Steals Jerry Bird - n/a ** Tim Duncan 1,025

Total Blocks Jerry Bird - n/a ** Tim Duncan 3,020

Total Games Jerry Bird 11 Tim Duncan 1,392

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Bird .375 Tim Duncan .506

3-Point Percentage Jerry Bird - n/a ** Tim Duncan .179

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Bird 1.000 Tim Duncan .696

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Bird 2.3 (1959) Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird 1.1 (1959) Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003)

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird 0.4 (1959) Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003)

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Bird - Tim Duncan 20.6

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird - Tim Duncan 11.4

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird - Tim Duncan 3.0

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Tim Duncan 0.7

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Tim Duncan 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Bird - Tim Duncan 5,172

Total Rebounds Jerry Bird - Tim Duncan 2,859

Total Assists Jerry Bird - Tim Duncan 764

Total Steals Jerry Bird - n/a ** Tim Duncan 168

Total Blocks Jerry Bird - n/a ** Tim Duncan 568

Total Games Jerry Bird 0 Tim Duncan 251

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Bird - Tim Duncan .501

3-Point Percentage Jerry Bird - n/a ** Tim Duncan .143

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Bird - Tim Duncan .689

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Bird - Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird - Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003)

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird - Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003)

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002)

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.