Tim Duncan vs. John Salley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Salley 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 Salley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
John Salley: 1986-87 to 1999-00

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 John Salley 4

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 John Salley 11

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 John Salley 9

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 John Salley 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 John Salley 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 John Salley 0

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 John Salley 0

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

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

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

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 John Salley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 John Salley 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 John Salley 4.5

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 John Salley 1.2

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 John Salley 0.6

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 John Salley 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 John Salley 5,228

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 John Salley 3,356

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 John Salley 916

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 John Salley 451

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 John Salley 983

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 John Salley 748

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 John Salley .506

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 John Salley .214

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 John Salley .714

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) John Salley 9.5 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) John Salley 6.1 (1993)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) John Salley 1.8 (1994)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) John Salley 0.7 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) John Salley 1.9 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 John Salley 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 John Salley 4.4

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 John Salley 0.8

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 John Salley 0.4

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 John Salley 1.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 John Salley 857

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 John Salley 588

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 John Salley 104

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 John Salley 49

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 John Salley 159

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 John Salley 134

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 John Salley .505

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 John Salley .000

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 John Salley .690

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) John Salley 12.6 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) John Salley 8.0 (1994)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) John Salley 2.8 (1992)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) John Salley 0.7 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) John Salley 2.8 (1992)