Tim Duncan vs. Fred Saunders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Saunders 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.

Fred Saunders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Fred Saunders: 1974-75 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Fred Saunders 0

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Fred Saunders 4

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Fred Saunders 1

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Fred Saunders 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Fred Saunders 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Fred Saunders 0

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Fred Saunders 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Fred Saunders 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Fred Saunders 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Fred Saunders 0

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Fred Saunders 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Fred Saunders 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Fred Saunders 3.0

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Fred Saunders 1.1

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Fred Saunders 0.4

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Fred Saunders 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Fred Saunders 1,107

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Fred Saunders 624

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Fred Saunders 224

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Fred Saunders 93

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Fred Saunders 37

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Fred Saunders 210

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Fred Saunders .443

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Fred Saunders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Fred Saunders .682

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Fred Saunders 6.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Fred Saunders 3.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Fred Saunders 1.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Fred Saunders 0.6 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Fred Saunders 0.3 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Fred Saunders 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Fred Saunders 1.0

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Fred Saunders 0.6

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Fred Saunders 0.1

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Fred Saunders 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Fred Saunders 29

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Fred Saunders 9

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Fred Saunders 5

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Fred Saunders 1

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Fred Saunders 0

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Fred Saunders 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Fred Saunders .364

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Fred Saunders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Fred Saunders .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Fred Saunders 3.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Fred Saunders 1.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Fred Saunders 0.6 (1977)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Fred Saunders 0.1 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) Fred Saunders 0.0 (1977)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.