Dillon Brooks vs. Tim Duncan: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Tim Duncan and Dillon Brooks to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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Tim Duncan is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Dillon Brooks.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Tim Duncan has better scoring stats than Dillon Brooks in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 19 NBA regular seasons played, Tim Duncan averages 4.6 points more than Dillon Brooks in his 9 seasons (19.0 points against 14.4), and he also scored a total of 19,113 points more (26,496 vs. 7,383).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Dillon Brooks 14.4
9
Tim Duncan 19.0
+4.6
19

Total Points

Seasons
Dillon Brooks 7,383
9
Tim Duncan 26,496
+19,113
19

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Tim Duncan has a better career point average than Dillon Brooks (+5.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+4,733).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Dillon Brooks 15.1
4
Tim Duncan 20.6
+5.5
18

Total Points

Playoffs
Dillon Brooks 439
4
Tim Duncan 5,172
+4,733
18

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Dillon Brooks 0
Tim Duncan 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Dillon Brooks 0
Tim Duncan 5
+5

30+ Point Games

Dillon Brooks 17
Tim Duncan 122
+105

20+ Point Games

Dillon Brooks 121
Tim Duncan 639
+518

10+ Point Games

Dillon Brooks 367
Tim Duncan 1,256
+889

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dillon Brooks 503
Tim Duncan 1,390
+887

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dillon Brooks 8
+6
Tim Duncan 2

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Dillon Brooks 0
Tim Duncan 4
+4

30+ Point Games

Dillon Brooks 2
Tim Duncan 36
+34

20+ Point Games

Dillon Brooks 10
Tim Duncan 137
+127

10+ Point Games

Dillon Brooks 21
Tim Duncan 232
+211

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dillon Brooks 28
Tim Duncan 250
+222

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dillon Brooks 1
Tim Duncan 1

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Dillon Brooks 14.4 5.4 12.8 42.1 1.8 5.2 35.2 1.9 2.4 80.5 9 511
difference:+4.6+2.0+1.8+8.5+1.8+5.1+17.3+2.3+3.7+10.9+10+881
Tim Duncan 19.0 7.4 14.6 50.6 0.0 0.1 17.9 4.2 6.1 69.6 19 1,392

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Dillon Brooks 7,383 2,740 6,516 42.1 935 2,653 35.2 968 1,202 80.5 9 511
difference:+19,113+7,545+13,818+8.5+905+2,485+17.3+4,928+7,266+10.9+10+881
Tim Duncan 26,496 10,285 20,334 50.6 30 168 17.9 5,896 8,468 69.6 19 1,392

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Dillon Brooks 15.1 5.6 14.1 39.6 1.8 5.6 32.5 2.1 2.8 75.6 4 29
difference:+5.5+2.3+1.6+10.5+1.8+5.5+18.2+2.7+4.2+6.7+14+222
Tim Duncan 20.6 7.9 15.7 50.1 0.0 0.1 14.3 4.8 7.0 68.9 18 251

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Dillon Brooks 439 162 409 39.6 53 163 32.5 62 82 75.6 4 29
difference:+4,733+1,813+3,530+10.5+48+128+18.2+1,155+1,684+6.7+14+222
Tim Duncan 5,172 1,975 3,939 50.1 5 35 14.3 1,217 1,766 68.9 18 251

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 11.0
201882
Tim Duncan 21.1
+10.1
199882

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 7.5
201918
Tim Duncan 21.7
+14.2
1999NBA Champion50

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 16.2
202073
Tim Duncan 23.2
+7.0
200074

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 17.2
202167
Tim Duncan 22.2
+5.0
200182

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 18.4
202232
Tim Duncan 25.5
+7.1
200282

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 14.3
202373
Tim Duncan 23.3
+9.0
2003NBA Champion81

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 12.7
202472
Tim Duncan 22.3
+9.6
200469

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 14.0
202575
Tim Duncan 20.3
+6.3
2005NBA Champion66

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 21.7
+3.1
202619
Tim Duncan 18.6
200680

Tim Duncan's additional seasons:

* Tim Duncan played 10 seasons more than Dillon Brooks in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 19, from 2007 to 2016—he averaged 16.3 points in a total of 726 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20 ppg and his lowest 8.6.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks -
DNP
20180
Tim Duncan 20.7
+20.7
19989

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks -
DNP
20190
Tim Duncan 23.2
+23.2
1999NBA Champion17

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks -
DNP
20200
Tim Duncan -
DNP
20000

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 25.8
+1.4
20215
Tim Duncan 24.4
200113

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 14.6
202211
Tim Duncan 27.6
+13.0
20029

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 10.5
20236
Tim Duncan 24.7
+14.2
2003NBA Champion24

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks -
DNP
20240
Tim Duncan 22.1
+22.1
200410

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 12.3
20257
Tim Duncan 23.6
+11.3
2005NBA Champion23

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks -
DNP *
20260
Tim Duncan 25.8
+25.8
200613
* season in progress

Tim Duncan's additional Playoffs:

* During his 10 additional NBA seasons, Tim Duncan played in 10 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 17.5 points in a total of 133 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 22.2 ppg and his lowest 5.9.