Tim Duncan vs. Swen Nater Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Swen Nater 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.

Swen Nater

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Swen Nater: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Swen Nater 0

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Swen Nater 8

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Swen Nater 1

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Swen Nater 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Swen Nater 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Swen Nater 0

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Swen Nater 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Swen Nater 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Swen Nater 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Swen Nater 0

Rebounds Leader Tim Duncan 0 Swen Nater 1

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Swen Nater 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Swen Nater 12.2

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Swen Nater 10.8

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Swen Nater 2.0

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Swen Nater 0.5

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Swen Nater 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Swen Nater 5,943

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Swen Nater 5,297

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Swen Nater 954

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Swen Nater 258

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Swen Nater 226

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Swen Nater 489

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Swen Nater .537

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Swen Nater .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Swen Nater .760

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Swen Nater 15.6 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Swen Nater 15.0 (1980)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Swen Nater 2.9 (1980)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Swen Nater 0.8 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Swen Nater 0.7 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Swen Nater 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Swen Nater 2.4

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Swen Nater 0.1

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Swen Nater 0.1

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Swen Nater 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Swen Nater 58

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Swen Nater 40

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Swen Nater 1

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Swen Nater 1

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Swen Nater 2

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Swen Nater 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Swen Nater .500

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Swen Nater - *

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Swen Nater .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Swen Nater 3.4 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Swen Nater 2.4 (1984)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Swen Nater 0.1 (1984)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Swen Nater 0.1 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) Swen Nater 0.1 (1984)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.