Tim Duncan vs. John Salmons Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
John Salmons: 2002-03 to 2014-15

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 John Salmons 0

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 John Salmons 13

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 John Salmons 5

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 John Salmons 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 John Salmons 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 John Salmons 0

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 John Salmons 0

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

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

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

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 John Salmons 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 John Salmons 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 John Salmons 2.9

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 John Salmons 2.4

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 John Salmons 0.8

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 John Salmons 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 John Salmons 8,292

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 John Salmons 2,603

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 John Salmons 2,183

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 John Salmons 756

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 John Salmons 239

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 John Salmons 895

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 John Salmons .431

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 John Salmons .366

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 John Salmons .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) John Salmons 18.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) John Salmons 4.3 (2008)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) John Salmons 3.5 (2011)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) John Salmons 1.2 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) John Salmons 0.4 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 John Salmons 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 John Salmons 2.4

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 John Salmons 1.8

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 John Salmons 0.8

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 John Salmons 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 John Salmons 259

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 John Salmons 66

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 John Salmons 50

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 John Salmons 21

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 John Salmons 11

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 John Salmons 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 John Salmons .393

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 John Salmons .243

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 John Salmons .877

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) John Salmons 18.1 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) John Salmons 4.4 (2009)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) John Salmons 4.0 (2010)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) John Salmons 1.4 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) John Salmons 1.0 (2009)