LaMelo Ball vs. Tim Duncan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tim Duncan and LaMelo Ball 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2024-25
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Tim Duncan 5

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 5 Tim Duncan 19

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Tim Duncan 18

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Tim Duncan 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LaMelo Ball 0 Tim Duncan 2

Finals MVP LaMelo Ball 0 Tim Duncan 3

All-NBA First Team LaMelo Ball 0 Tim Duncan 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LaMelo Ball 0 Tim Duncan 15

All-Defensive 1st Team LaMelo Ball 0 Tim Duncan 8

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LaMelo Ball 0 Tim Duncan 15

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Tim Duncan 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 21.0 Tim Duncan 19.0

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.0 Tim Duncan 10.8

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Tim Duncan 3.0

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.5 Tim Duncan 0.7

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Tim Duncan 2.2

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 4,859 Tim Duncan 26,496

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,379 Tim Duncan 15,091

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,710 Tim Duncan 4,225

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 340 Tim Duncan 1,025

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 76 Tim Duncan 3,020

Total Games LaMelo Ball 231 Tim Duncan 1,392

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .421 Tim Duncan .506

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .365 Tim Duncan .179

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .837 Tim Duncan .696

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 25.2 (2025) Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tim Duncan 20.6

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tim Duncan 11.4

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tim Duncan 3.0

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tim Duncan 0.7

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tim Duncan 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Tim Duncan 5,172

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Tim Duncan 2,859

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Tim Duncan 764

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Tim Duncan 168

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Tim Duncan 568

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Tim Duncan 251

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Tim Duncan .501

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Tim Duncan .143

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Tim Duncan .689

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002)