Tim Duncan vs. Gus Johnson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gus Johnson 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.

Gus Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Gus Johnson: 1963-64 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Gus Johnson 0

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Gus Johnson 10

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Gus Johnson 5

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Gus Johnson 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Gus Johnson 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Gus Johnson 0 *

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Gus Johnson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Gus Johnson 4

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Gus Johnson 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Gus Johnson 2

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Gus Johnson 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Gus Johnson 17.1

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Gus Johnson 12.7

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Gus Johnson 2.6

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Gus Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Gus Johnson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Gus Johnson 9,944

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Gus Johnson 7,379

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Gus Johnson 1,541

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Gus Johnson - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Gus Johnson - n/a **

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Gus Johnson 582

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Gus Johnson .440

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Gus Johnson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Gus Johnson .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Gus Johnson 20.7 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Gus Johnson 17.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Gus Johnson 3.6 (1965)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Gus Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Gus Johnson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Gus Johnson 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Gus Johnson 9.7

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Gus Johnson 2.2

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Gus Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Gus Johnson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Gus Johnson 452

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Gus Johnson 330

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Gus Johnson 76

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Gus Johnson - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Gus Johnson - n/a **

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Gus Johnson 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Gus Johnson .397

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Gus Johnson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Gus Johnson .760

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Gus Johnson 18.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Gus Johnson 11.4 (1970)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Gus Johnson 3.4 (1965)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Gus Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) Gus Johnson - 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.