Tim Duncan vs. John Paxson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Paxson 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.

John Paxson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
John Paxson: 1983-84 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 John Paxson 3

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 John Paxson 11

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 John Paxson 10

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 John Paxson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 John Paxson 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 John Paxson 0

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 John Paxson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 John Paxson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 John Paxson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 John Paxson 0

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 John Paxson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 John Paxson 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 John Paxson 1.2

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 John Paxson 3.6

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 John Paxson 0.7

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 John Paxson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 John Paxson 5,560

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 John Paxson 906

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 John Paxson 2,758

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 John Paxson 517

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 John Paxson 44

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 John Paxson 772

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 John Paxson .499

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 John Paxson .355

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 John Paxson .804

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) John Paxson 11.3 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) John Paxson 1.7 (1987)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) John Paxson 5.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) John Paxson 1.0 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) John Paxson 0.1 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 John Paxson 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 John Paxson 0.9

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 John Paxson 2.6

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 John Paxson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 John Paxson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 John Paxson 748

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 John Paxson 109

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 John Paxson 306

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 John Paxson 65

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 John Paxson 3

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 John Paxson 119

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 John Paxson .494

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 John Paxson .369

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 John Paxson .867

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) John Paxson 10.2 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) John Paxson 1.5 (1990)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) John Paxson 4.2 (1985)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) John Paxson 1.0 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) John Paxson 0.1 (1988)