Tim Duncan vs. Paul Nolen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Nolen 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.

Paul Nolen

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Paul Nolen 0

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Paul Nolen 1

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Paul Nolen 0

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Paul Nolen 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Paul Nolen 0 *

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Paul Nolen 0 *

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Paul Nolen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Paul Nolen 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Paul Nolen 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Paul Nolen 0

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Paul Nolen 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 Paul Nolen 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Paul Nolen 1.0

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Paul Nolen 0.0

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Paul Nolen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Paul Nolen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Paul Nolen 0

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Paul Nolen 1

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Paul Nolen 0

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Paul Nolen - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Paul Nolen - n/a **

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Paul Nolen 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Paul Nolen .000

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Paul Nolen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Paul Nolen -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Paul Nolen 0.0 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Paul Nolen 1.0 (1954)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Paul Nolen 0.0 (1954)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Paul Nolen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Paul Nolen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Paul Nolen -

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Paul Nolen -

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Paul Nolen -

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Paul Nolen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Paul Nolen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Paul Nolen -

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Paul Nolen -

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Paul Nolen -

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Paul Nolen - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Paul Nolen - n/a **

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Paul Nolen 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Paul Nolen -

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Paul Nolen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Paul Nolen -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Paul Nolen -

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Paul Nolen -

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Paul Nolen -

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Paul Nolen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) Paul Nolen - 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.