Tim Duncan vs. Alonzo Mourning: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Alonzo Mourning 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.

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

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 Alonzo Mourning 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 1.9 points more than Alonzo Mourning in his 15 seasons (19.0 points against 17.1), and he also scored a total of 12,185 points more (26,496 vs. 14,311).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Tim Duncan 19.0
+1.9
19
Alonzo Mourning 17.1
15

Total Points

Seasons
Tim Duncan 26,496
+12,185
19
Alonzo Mourning 14,311
15

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 Alonzo Mourning (+7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+3,881).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Tim Duncan 20.6
+7.0
18
Alonzo Mourning 13.6
11

Total Points

Playoffs
Tim Duncan 5,172
+3,881
18
Alonzo Mourning 1,291
11

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Tim Duncan 1
Alonzo Mourning 1

40+ Point Games

Tim Duncan 5
+1
Alonzo Mourning 4

30+ Point Games

Tim Duncan 122
+67
Alonzo Mourning 55

20+ Point Games

Tim Duncan 639
+303
Alonzo Mourning 336

10+ Point Games

Tim Duncan 1,256
+592
Alonzo Mourning 664

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tim Duncan 1,390
+558
Alonzo Mourning 832

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tim Duncan 2
Alonzo Mourning 6
+4

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Tim Duncan 4
+4
Alonzo Mourning 0

30+ Point Games

Tim Duncan 36
+30
Alonzo Mourning 6

20+ Point Games

Tim Duncan 137
+107
Alonzo Mourning 30

10+ Point Games

Tim Duncan 232
+173
Alonzo Mourning 59

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tim Duncan 250
+161
Alonzo Mourning 89

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tim Duncan 1
Alonzo Mourning 6
+5

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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:+1.9+1.3+3.0+2.2+6.8+0.6+0.9+0.4+4+554
Alonzo Mourning 17.1 6.1 11.6 52.7 0.0 0.1 24.7 4.8 7.0 69.2 15 838

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:+12,185+5,169+10,633+2.2+8+79+6.8+1,839+2,606+0.4+4+554
Alonzo Mourning 14,311 5,116 9,701 52.7 22 89 24.7 4,057 5,862 69.2 15 838

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:+7.0+3.3+6.6+1.1+0.1+0.1+22.5+0.6+0.5+4.0+7+156
Alonzo Mourning 13.6 4.6 9.1 51.2 0.1 0.2 36.8 4.2 6.5 64.9 11 95

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:+3,881+1,534+3,078+1.1+2+16+22.5+815+1,147+4.0+7+156
Alonzo Mourning 1,291 441 861 51.2 7 19 36.8 402 619 64.9 11 95

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 21.1
+0.1
199882
Alonzo Mourning 21.0
199378

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 21.7
+0.2
1999NBA Champion50
Alonzo Mourning 21.5
199460

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 23.2
+1.9
200074
Alonzo Mourning 21.3
199577

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 22.2
200182
Alonzo Mourning 23.2
+1.0
199670

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 25.5
+5.7
200282
Alonzo Mourning 19.8
199766

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 23.3
+4.1
2003NBA Champion81
Alonzo Mourning 19.2
199858

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 22.3
+2.2
200469
Alonzo Mourning 20.1
199946

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 20.3
2005NBA Champion66
Alonzo Mourning 21.7
+1.4
200079

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 18.6
+5.0
200680
Alonzo Mourning 13.6
200113

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 20.0
+4.3
2007NBA Champion80
Alonzo Mourning 15.7
200275

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 19.3
+11.3
200878
Alonzo Mourning 8.0
200412

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 19.3
+11.7
200975
Alonzo Mourning 7.6
200537

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 17.9
+10.3
201078
Alonzo Mourning 7.6
200537

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 13.4
+5.6
201176
Alonzo Mourning 7.8
2006NBA Champion65

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 15.4
+6.8
201258
Alonzo Mourning 8.6
200777

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 17.8
+11.8
201369
Alonzo Mourning 6.0
200825

Tim Duncan's additional seasons:

* Tim Duncan played 3 seasons more than Alonzo Mourning in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 17 to 19, from 2014 to 2016—he averaged 12.8 points in a total of 212 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 15.1 ppg and his lowest 8.6.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 20.7
19989
Alonzo Mourning 23.8
+3.1
19939

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 23.2
+23.2
1999NBA Champion17
Alonzo Mourning -
DNP
19940

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan -
DNP
20000
Alonzo Mourning 22.0
+22.0
19954

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 24.4
+6.4
200113
Alonzo Mourning 18.0
19963

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 27.6
+9.8
20029
Alonzo Mourning 17.8
199717

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 24.7
+5.4
2003NBA Champion24
Alonzo Mourning 19.3
19984

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 22.1
+0.5
200410
Alonzo Mourning 21.6
19995

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 23.6
+2.0
2005NBA Champion23
Alonzo Mourning 21.6
200010

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 25.8
+14.1
200613
Alonzo Mourning 11.7
20013

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 22.2
+22.2
2007NBA Champion20
Alonzo Mourning -
DNP
20020

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 20.2
+20.2
200817
Alonzo Mourning -
DNP
20040

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 19.8
+13.7
20095
Alonzo Mourning 6.1
200515

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 19.0
+12.9
201010
Alonzo Mourning 6.1
200515

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 12.7
+8.9
20116
Alonzo Mourning 3.8
2006NBA Champion21

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 17.4
+11.1
201214
Alonzo Mourning 6.3
20074

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 18.1
+18.1
201321
Alonzo Mourning -
DNP
20080

Tim Duncan's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Tim Duncan played in 3 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 14.0 points in a total of 40 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 17.9 ppg and his lowest 5.9.