Tim Duncan vs. Jalen Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Johnson 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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 Jalen Johnson, who played 4. Tim Duncan had the first of his seasons in 1997-98, while Jalen Johnson had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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
Jalen Johnson 4 2 2021-22 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Tim Duncan Jalen Johnson
Season 1997-982021-22
Team San Antonio SpursAtlanta Hawks
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 SemisHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+60+33.6+18.7+3.2+7.5+10.7+2.6+0.6+2.4-3.0-2.7+7.6+13.8+.012+0.1+0.5+.231+3.7+5.6+.052
Jalen Johnson 22 5.5 2.4 0.1 1.1 1.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.4 1.0 1.9 .537 0.1 0.6 .231 0.2 0.3 .714
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
difference:+7+37.1+20.7+2.2+6.8+9.0+1.9+0.6+2.6-2.3-2.7+8.1+14.1+.521+0.4+4.4+6.7
Jalen Johnson 2 4.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.5 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Tim Duncan Jalen Johnson
Season 1998-992022-23
Team San Antonio SpursAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+20+24.4+16.1+2.5+4.9+7.4+1.2+0.4+2.0-2.3-1.3+6.1+12.3+.004+0.4+1.4+.145+4.2+6.1+.062
Jalen Johnson 70 14.9 5.6 0.7 3.3 4.0 1.2 0.5 0.5 0.6 1.6 2.3 4.6 .491 0.4 1.5 .288 0.7 1.1 .628
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
difference:+11+33.8+18.9+2.9+6.0+9.0+1.5+0.3+2.6-2.3-2.1+6.8+12.6+.094+0.7+1.6+.364+6.0+8.1+.252
Jalen Johnson 6 9.3 4.3 0.3 2.2 2.5 1.3 0.5 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.7 4.0 .417 0.7 1.8 .364 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 3
Tim Duncan Jalen Johnson
Season 1999-002023-24
Team San Antonio SpursAtlanta Hawks
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:+18+5.2+7.2+2.2+1.5+3.7+0.4+0.3+1.4-1.5-0.4+2.1+4.8+.021+1.3+3.5+.264+4.3+5.5+.033
Jalen Johnson 56 33.7 16.0 1.3 7.4 8.7 3.6 1.2 0.8 1.8 2.4 6.4 12.5 .511 1.3 3.6 .355 1.9 2.6 .728
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Tim Duncan nor Jalen Johnson played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Tim Duncan Jalen Johnson
Season 2000-012024-25
Team San Antonio SpursAtlanta Hawks
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:+46+3.0+3.3+1.5+0.7+2.2+2.0+0.7+1.3-0.1-1.1+1.1+2.0+.001+1.1+3.6+.053+2.4+4.6+.128
Jalen Johnson 36 35.7 18.9 1.7 8.3 10.0 5.0 1.6 1.0 2.9 1.9 7.5 15.1 .500 1.2 3.9 .312 2.6 3.5 .746
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
Jalen Johnson DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Tim Duncan played 15 seasons more than Jalen Johnson 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 Jalen Johnson, 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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