Tim Duncan vs. Norm Swanson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Swanson 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.

Norm Swanson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Norm Swanson: 1953-54 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Norm Swanson 0

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Norm Swanson 1

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Norm Swanson 1

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Norm Swanson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Norm Swanson 0 *

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Norm Swanson 0 *

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Norm Swanson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Norm Swanson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Norm Swanson 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Norm Swanson 0

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Norm Swanson 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Norm Swanson 1.6

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Norm Swanson 1.7

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Norm Swanson 0.5

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Norm Swanson 100

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Norm Swanson 110

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Norm Swanson 33

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Norm Swanson 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Norm Swanson .226

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Norm Swanson .594

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Norm Swanson 1.6 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Norm Swanson 1.7 (1954)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Norm Swanson 0.5 (1954)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Norm Swanson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Norm Swanson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Norm Swanson 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Norm Swanson 0.8

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Norm Swanson 0.0

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Norm Swanson 8

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Norm Swanson 5

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Norm Swanson 0

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Norm Swanson 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Norm Swanson .429

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Norm Swanson .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Norm Swanson 1.3 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Norm Swanson 0.8 (1954)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Norm Swanson 0.0 (1954)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Norm Swanson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) Norm Swanson - 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.