Rick Adelman vs. Tim Duncan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tim Duncan and Rick Adelman 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
Rick Adelman: 1968-69 to 1974-75
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Adelman 0 Tim Duncan 5

NBA Seasons Rick Adelman 7 Tim Duncan 19

Playoffs Played Rick Adelman 3 Tim Duncan 18

All-Star Games Rick Adelman 0 Tim Duncan 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Adelman 0 Tim Duncan 2

Finals MVP Rick Adelman 0 Tim Duncan 3

All-NBA First Team Rick Adelman 0 Tim Duncan 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Adelman 0 Tim Duncan 15

All-Defensive 1st Team Rick Adelman 0 Tim Duncan 8

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Adelman 0 Tim Duncan 15

Rookie of The Year Rick Adelman 0 Tim Duncan 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 7.7 Tim Duncan 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.4 Tim Duncan 10.8

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 Tim Duncan 3.0

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.9 * Tim Duncan 0.7

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 * Tim Duncan 2.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 3,579 Tim Duncan 26,496

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 1,129 Tim Duncan 15,091

Total Assists Rick Adelman 1,606 Tim Duncan 4,225

Total Steals Rick Adelman 106 * Tim Duncan 1,025

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 9 * Tim Duncan 3,020

Total Games Rick Adelman 462 Tim Duncan 1,392

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .415 Tim Duncan .506

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Tim Duncan .179

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .713 Tim Duncan .696

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 12.6 (1971) Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 (1971) Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 5.2 (1972) Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 1.2 (1975) * Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 (1975) * Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 5.8 Tim Duncan 20.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 1.3 Tim Duncan 11.4

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 1.9 Tim Duncan 3.0

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.5 * Tim Duncan 0.7

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 * Tim Duncan 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 121 Tim Duncan 5,172

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 27 Tim Duncan 2,859

Total Assists Rick Adelman 39 Tim Duncan 764

Total Steals Rick Adelman 8 * Tim Duncan 168

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 0 * Tim Duncan 568

Total Games Rick Adelman 21 Tim Duncan 251

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .448 Tim Duncan .501

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Tim Duncan .143

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .625 Tim Duncan .689

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 11.7 (1969) Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.5 (1969) Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 4.8 (1969) Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.8 (1974) * Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 (1975) * Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.