Tim Duncan vs. Buck Sydnor Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Buck Sydnor 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Buck Sydnor: 1946-47 to 1946-47

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Buck Sydnor 0

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Buck Sydnor 1

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Buck Sydnor 0

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Buck Sydnor 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Buck Sydnor 0 *

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Buck Sydnor 0 *

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Buck Sydnor 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Buck Sydnor 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Buck Sydnor 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Buck Sydnor 0

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Buck Sydnor 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 Buck Sydnor 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Buck Sydnor - n/a **

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Buck Sydnor 0.0

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Buck Sydnor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Buck Sydnor - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Buck Sydnor 15

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Buck Sydnor - n/a **

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Buck Sydnor 0

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Buck Sydnor - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Buck Sydnor - n/a **

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Buck Sydnor 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Buck Sydnor .192

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Buck Sydnor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Buck Sydnor .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Buck Sydnor 1.0 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Buck Sydnor - n/a **

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Buck Sydnor 0.0 (1947)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Buck Sydnor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Buck Sydnor - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Buck Sydnor -

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Buck Sydnor - n/a **

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Buck Sydnor -

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Buck Sydnor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Buck Sydnor - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Buck Sydnor -

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Buck Sydnor - n/a **

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Buck Sydnor -

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Buck Sydnor - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Buck Sydnor - n/a **

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Buck Sydnor 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Buck Sydnor -

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Buck Sydnor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Buck Sydnor -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Buck Sydnor -

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Buck Sydnor - n/a **

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Buck Sydnor -

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Buck Sydnor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) Buck Sydnor - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.