Tim Duncan vs. Alex Sarr: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Alex Sarr and Tim Duncan 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 Alex Sarr.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Tim Duncan has better scoring average and totals in the regular season, and since Alex Sarr didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Tim Duncan has better playoff stats. 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 4.9 points more than Alex Sarr in his 2 seasons (19.0 points against 14.1), and he also scored a total of 25,322 points more (26,496 vs. 1,174).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Tim Duncan 19.0
+4.9
19
Alex Sarr 14.1
2

Total Points

Seasons
Tim Duncan 26,496
+25,322
19
Alex Sarr 1,174
2

Points in the Playoffs

Alex Sarr didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Tim Duncan has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Tim Duncan 20.6
+20.6
18
Alex Sarr 0
0

Total Points

Playoffs
Tim Duncan 5,172
+5,172
18
Alex Sarr 0
0

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Tim Duncan 1
+1
Alex Sarr 0

40+ Point Games

Tim Duncan 5
+5
Alex Sarr 0

30+ Point Games

Tim Duncan 122
+119
Alex Sarr 3

20+ Point Games

Tim Duncan 639
+622
Alex Sarr 17

10+ Point Games

Tim Duncan 1,256
+1191
Alex Sarr 65

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tim Duncan 1,390
+1307
Alex Sarr 83

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tim Duncan 2
+2
Alex Sarr 0

Playoffs

Alex Sarr didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Tim Duncan's point thresholds are omited here.

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
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
difference:+4.9+2.0+1.7+8.5+1.5+4.6+13.4+2.4+3.4+2.8+17+1,309
Alex Sarr 14.1 5.4 12.9 42.1 1.5 4.7 31.3 1.8 2.7 66.8 2 83

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Tim Duncan 26,496 10,285 20,334 50.6 30 168 17.9 5,896 8,468 69.6 19 1,392
difference:+25,322+9,835+19,265+8.5+93+225+13.4+5,745+8,242+2.8+17+1,309
Alex Sarr 1,174 450 1,069 42.1 123 393 31.3 151 226 66.8 2 83

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Tim Duncan 20.6 7.9 15.7 50.1 0.0 0.1 14.3 4.8 7.0 68.9 18 251
difference:+20.6+7.9+15.7+50.1+0.1+14.3+4.8+7.0+68.9+18+251
Alex Sarr DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Tim Duncan 5,172 1,975 3,939 50.1 5 35 14.3 1,217 1,766 68.9 18 251
difference:+5,172+1,975+3,939+50.1+5+35+14.3+1,217+1,766+68.9+18+251
Alex Sarr DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 21.1
+8.1
199882
Alex Sarr 13.0
202567

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 21.7
+2.6
1999NBA Champion50
Alex Sarr 19.1
202616

Tim Duncan's additional seasons:

* Tim Duncan played 17 seasons more than Alex Sarr in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 3 to 19, from 2000 to 2016—he averaged 18.8 points in a total of 1,260 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 25.5 ppg and his lowest 8.6.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 20.7
+20.7
19989
Alex Sarr -
DNP
20250

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 23.2
+23.2
1999NBA Champion17
Alex Sarr -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Tim Duncan's additional Playoffs:

* During his 17 additional NBA seasons, Tim Duncan played in 16 Playoffs and won 4 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 20.4 points in a total of 225 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 27.6 ppg and his lowest 5.9.