Tim Duncan vs. Alex Groza Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Alex Groza 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.

Alex Groza

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Alex Groza: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Alex Groza 0

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Alex Groza 2

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Alex Groza 2

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Alex Groza 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Alex Groza 0 *

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Alex Groza 0 *

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Alex Groza 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Alex Groza 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Alex Groza 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Alex Groza 0

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Alex Groza 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Alex Groza 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Alex Groza 10.7 *

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Alex Groza 2.4

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Alex Groza - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Alex Groza 2,925

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Alex Groza 709 *

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Alex Groza 318

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Alex Groza 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Alex Groza .474

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Alex Groza - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Alex Groza .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Alex Groza 23.4 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Alex Groza 10.7 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Alex Groza 2.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Alex Groza - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Alex Groza 26.0

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Alex Groza 14.0 *

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Alex Groza 1.6

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Alex Groza - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Alex Groza 234

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Alex Groza 42 *

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Alex Groza 14

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Alex Groza 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Alex Groza .544

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Alex Groza - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Alex Groza .804

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Alex Groza 32.3 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Alex Groza 14.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Alex Groza 2.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) Alex Groza - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.