Tim Duncan vs. Louie Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Louie Nelson 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.

Louie Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Louie Nelson: 1973-74 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Louie Nelson 0

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Louie Nelson 5

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Louie Nelson 0

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Louie Nelson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Louie Nelson 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Louie Nelson 0

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Louie Nelson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Louie Nelson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Louie Nelson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Louie Nelson 0

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Louie Nelson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Louie Nelson 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Louie Nelson 2.4

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Louie Nelson 1.9

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Louie Nelson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Louie Nelson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Louie Nelson 2,113

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Louie Nelson 527

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Louie Nelson 436

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Louie Nelson 202

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Louie Nelson 21

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Louie Nelson 224

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Louie Nelson .437

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Louie Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Louie Nelson .738

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Louie Nelson 12.5 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Louie Nelson 3.1 (1976)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Louie Nelson 2.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Louie Nelson 1.2 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Louie Nelson 0.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Louie Nelson -

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Louie Nelson -

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Louie Nelson -

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Louie Nelson -

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Louie Nelson -

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Louie Nelson -

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Louie Nelson -

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Louie Nelson -

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Louie Nelson -

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Louie Nelson -

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Louie Nelson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Louie Nelson -

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Louie Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Louie Nelson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Louie Nelson -

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Louie Nelson -

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Louie Nelson -

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Louie Nelson -

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) Louie Nelson -

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