Tim Duncan vs. Jake LaRavia Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jake LaRavia and Tim Duncan, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Tim Duncan played 19 years in the NBA, 15 more than Jake LaRavia, who played 4. Tim Duncan had the first of his seasons in 1997-98, while Jake LaRavia had his rookie season in 2022-23. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Tim Duncan 19 18 1997-98 to 2015-16
Jake LaRavia 4 0 2022-23 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Tim Duncan Jake LaRavia
Season 1997-982022-23
Team San Antonio SpursMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tim Duncan 82 39.1 21.1 3.3 8.6 11.9 2.7 0.7 2.5 3.4 3.1 8.6 15.7 .549 0.0 0.1 .000 3.9 5.9 .662
difference:+47+27.3+18.1+2.8+7.3+10.1+2.1+0.4+2.4-2.9-1.7+7.5+13.0+.160+0.7+1.9+.338+3.7+5.6+.116
Jake LaRavia 35 11.8 3.0 0.5 1.3 1.8 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.4 1.1 2.7 .389 0.7 2.0 .338 0.2 0.3 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tim Duncan 9 41.6 20.7 2.2 6.8 9.0 1.9 0.6 2.6 2.8 2.7 8.1 15.6 .521 0.0 0.1 .000 4.4 6.7 .667
Jake LaRavia DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Tim Duncan Jake LaRavia
Season 1998-992023-24
Team San Antonio SpursMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tim Duncan 50 39.3 21.7 3.2 8.2 11.4 2.4 0.9 2.5 2.9 2.9 8.4 16.9 .495 0.0 0.1 .143 4.9 7.2 .690
difference:+15+16.3+10.9+1.7+6.0+7.7+0.7+0.1+2.2-1.6-0.9+5.0+8.2+.106+1.5+4.4+.197+2.3+4.1+.136
Jake LaRavia 35 23.0 10.8 1.5 2.2 3.7 1.7 0.8 0.3 1.3 2.0 3.4 8.7 .389 1.5 4.5 .340 2.6 3.1 .826
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tim Duncan 17 43.1 23.2 3.2 8.2 11.5 2.8 0.8 2.6 3.1 2.9 8.5 16.6 .511 0.0 0.2 .000 6.3 8.4 .748
Jake LaRavia DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Tim Duncan Jake LaRavia
Season 1999-002024-25
Team San Antonio SpursMemphis Grizzlies, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game MVP-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tim Duncan 74 38.9 23.2 3.5 8.9 12.4 3.2 0.9 2.2 3.3 2.8 8.5 17.3 .490 0.0 0.1 .091 6.2 8.1 .761
difference:+8+18.5+16.3+2.1+6.3+8.5+0.8+1.9-2.0-0.8+6.1+12.2+.015+0.9+2.1+.332+5.0+6.4+.083
Jake LaRavia 66 20.4 6.9 1.4 2.6 3.9 2.4 0.9 0.3 1.3 2.0 2.4 5.1 .475 0.9 2.2 .423 1.2 1.7 .678
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Tim Duncan nor Jake LaRavia played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Tim Duncan Jake LaRavia
Season 2000-012025-26
Team San Antonio SpursLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tim Duncan 82 38.7 22.2 3.2 9.0 12.2 3.0 0.9 2.3 3.0 3.0 8.6 17.1 .499 0.1 0.3 .259 5.0 8.1 .618
difference:+58+14.2+13.7+2.2+6.4+8.5+1.2+0.3+2.0-1.9-0.9+5.5+10.3+.039+0.9+2.6+.070+3.7+6.2+.071
Jake LaRavia 24 24.5 8.5 1.0 2.6 3.7 1.8 1.2 0.3 1.1 2.1 3.1 6.8 .460 1.0 2.9 .329 1.3 1.9 .689
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tim Duncan 13 40.5 24.4 4.2 10.3 14.5 3.8 1.1 2.7 3.8 3.3 9.2 18.9 .488 0.1 0.1 1.000 5.8 9.2 .639
Jake LaRavia DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Tim Duncan played 15 seasons more than Jake LaRavia in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 19, from 2002 to 2016—Tim Duncan played in 15 Playoffs and won 4 NBA Championships.

In those 15 extra years over Jake LaRavia, Tim Duncan got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 Finals MVP
Achievement 2 Season MVP
Achievement 6 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 3 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 5 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 6 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 12 All-Star Game
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