Tim Duncan vs. Sam Lacey Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Lacey 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.

Sam Lacey

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Sam Lacey: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Sam Lacey 0

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Sam Lacey 13

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Sam Lacey 4

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Sam Lacey 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Sam Lacey 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Sam Lacey 0

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Sam Lacey 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Sam Lacey 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Sam Lacey 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Sam Lacey 0

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Sam Lacey 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Sam Lacey 10.3

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Sam Lacey 9.7

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Sam Lacey 3.7

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Sam Lacey 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Sam Lacey 1.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Sam Lacey 10,303

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Sam Lacey 9,687

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Sam Lacey 3,754

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Sam Lacey 999 *

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Sam Lacey 1,160 *

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Sam Lacey 1,002

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Sam Lacey .441

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Sam Lacey .188 *

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Sam Lacey .738

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Sam Lacey 14.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Sam Lacey 14.2 (1975)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Sam Lacey 5.7 (1980)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Sam Lacey 1.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Sam Lacey 2.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Sam Lacey 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Sam Lacey 9.9

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Sam Lacey 5.0

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Sam Lacey 1.9 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Sam Lacey 1.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Sam Lacey 274

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Sam Lacey 287

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Sam Lacey 144

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Sam Lacey 56 *

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Sam Lacey 44 *

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Sam Lacey 29

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Sam Lacey .401

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Sam Lacey .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Sam Lacey .776

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Sam Lacey 10.0 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Sam Lacey 15.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Sam Lacey 5.3 (1981)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Sam Lacey 2.3 (1980) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) Sam Lacey 2.0 (1979) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.