Tim Duncan vs. Rudy LaRusso Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy LaRusso 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.

Rudy LaRusso

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Rudy LaRusso: 1959-60 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Rudy LaRusso 0

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Rudy LaRusso 10

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Rudy LaRusso 9

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Rudy LaRusso 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Rudy LaRusso 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Rudy LaRusso 0 *

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Rudy LaRusso 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Rudy LaRusso 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Rudy LaRusso 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Rudy LaRusso 1

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Rudy LaRusso 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Rudy LaRusso 15.6

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Rudy LaRusso 9.4

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Rudy LaRusso 2.1

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Rudy LaRusso 11,507

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Rudy LaRusso 6,936

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Rudy LaRusso 1,556

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Rudy LaRusso 736

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Rudy LaRusso .431

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Rudy LaRusso .767

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Rudy LaRusso 21.8 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Rudy LaRusso 10.4 (1962)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Rudy LaRusso 2.6 (1965)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Rudy LaRusso 14.5

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Rudy LaRusso 8.4

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Rudy LaRusso 2.1

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Rudy LaRusso 1,344

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Rudy LaRusso 779

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Rudy LaRusso 194

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Rudy LaRusso 93

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Rudy LaRusso .405

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Rudy LaRusso .751

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Rudy LaRusso 20.3 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Rudy LaRusso 9.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Rudy LaRusso 2.6 (1965)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) Rudy LaRusso - 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.