Tim Duncan vs. Dan Issel Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dan Issel 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.

Dan Issel

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Dan Issel: 1976-77 to 1984-85

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Dan Issel 0

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Dan Issel 9

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Dan Issel 7

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Dan Issel 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Dan Issel 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Dan Issel 0

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Dan Issel 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Dan Issel 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Dan Issel 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Dan Issel 0

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Dan Issel 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Dan Issel 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Dan Issel 7.9

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Dan Issel 2.5

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Dan Issel 1.0

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Dan Issel 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Dan Issel 14,659

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Dan Issel 5,707

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Dan Issel 1,804

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Dan Issel 698

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Dan Issel 396

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Dan Issel 718

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Dan Issel .506

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Dan Issel .253 *

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Dan Issel .797

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Dan Issel 23.8 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Dan Issel 10.1 (1978)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Dan Issel 3.7 (1978)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Dan Issel 1.2 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Dan Issel 0.7 (1982)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Dan Issel 19.4

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Dan Issel 7.4

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Dan Issel 2.7

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Dan Issel 0.8

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Dan Issel 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Dan Issel 1,029

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Dan Issel 393

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Dan Issel 145

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Dan Issel 42

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Dan Issel 24

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Dan Issel 53

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Dan Issel .496

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Dan Issel .500 *

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Dan Issel .829

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Dan Issel 27.4 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Dan Issel 10.3 (1978)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Dan Issel 4.1 (1978)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Dan Issel 1.2 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) Dan Issel 1.2 (1984)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.