Tim Duncan vs. Richie Niemiera Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Richie Niemiera 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.

Richie Niemiera

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Richie Niemiera: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Richie Niemiera 0

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Richie Niemiera 2

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Richie Niemiera 1

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Richie Niemiera 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Richie Niemiera 0 *

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Richie Niemiera 0 *

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Richie Niemiera 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Richie Niemiera 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Richie Niemiera 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Richie Niemiera 0

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Richie Niemiera 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Richie Niemiera 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Richie Niemiera 1.8

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Richie Niemiera 686

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Richie Niemiera 212

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Richie Niemiera 115

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Richie Niemiera .330

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Richie Niemiera .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Richie Niemiera 6.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Richie Niemiera 1.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Richie Niemiera - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Richie Niemiera 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Richie Niemiera 1.0

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Richie Niemiera 28

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Richie Niemiera 8

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Richie Niemiera 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Richie Niemiera .407

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Richie Niemiera .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Richie Niemiera 3.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Richie Niemiera 1.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) Richie Niemiera - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.