Tim Duncan vs. Brandon Jennings: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Brandon Jennings 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 Brandon Jennings.

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 Brandon Jennings 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 4.9 points more than Brandon Jennings in his 9 seasons (19.0 points against 14.1), and he also scored a total of 18,695 points more (26,496 vs. 7,801).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Tim Duncan 19.0
+4.9
19
Brandon Jennings 14.1
9

Total Points

Seasons
Tim Duncan 26,496
+18,695
19
Brandon Jennings 7,801
9

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 Brandon Jennings (+11.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+4,949).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Tim Duncan 20.6
+11.7
18
Brandon Jennings 8.9
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Tim Duncan 5,172
+4,949
18
Brandon Jennings 223
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Tim Duncan 1
Brandon Jennings 1

40+ Point Games

Tim Duncan 5
+4
Brandon Jennings 1

30+ Point Games

Tim Duncan 122
+89
Brandon Jennings 33

20+ Point Games

Tim Duncan 639
+489
Brandon Jennings 150

10+ Point Games

Tim Duncan 1,256
+898
Brandon Jennings 358

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tim Duncan 1,390
+855
Brandon Jennings 535

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tim Duncan 2
Brandon Jennings 20
+18

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Tim Duncan 4
+4
Brandon Jennings 0

30+ Point Games

Tim Duncan 36
+35
Brandon Jennings 1

20+ Point Games

Tim Duncan 137
+133
Brandon Jennings 4

10+ Point Games

Tim Duncan 232
+222
Brandon Jennings 10

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tim Duncan 250
+232
Brandon Jennings 18

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tim Duncan 1
Brandon Jennings 7
+6

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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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+2.4+1.8+11.8+1.6+4.7+16.6+1.7+3.0+10.0+10+837
Brandon Jennings 14.1 5.0 12.8 38.7 1.6 4.8 34.5 2.5 3.1 79.6 9 555

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:+18,695+7,535+13,235+11.8+884+2,480+16.6+4,509+6,725+10.0+10+837
Brandon Jennings 7,801 2,750 7,099 38.7 914 2,648 34.5 1,387 1,743 79.6 9 555

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:+11.7+4.7+7.1+12.9+0.8+3.3+9.5+3.1+4.8+10.7+14+226
Brandon Jennings 8.9 3.2 8.6 37.2 0.8 3.4 23.8 1.7 2.2 79.6 4 25

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:+4,949+1,895+3,724+12.9+15+49+9.5+1,174+1,712+10.7+14+226
Brandon Jennings 223 80 215 37.2 20 84 23.8 43 54 79.6 4 25

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 21.1
+5.6
199882
Brandon Jennings 15.5
201082

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 21.7
+5.5
1999NBA Champion50
Brandon Jennings 16.2
201163

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 23.2
+4.1
200074
Brandon Jennings 19.1
201266

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 22.2
+4.7
200182
Brandon Jennings 17.5
201380

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 25.5
+10.0
200282
Brandon Jennings 15.5
201480

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 23.3
+7.9
2003NBA Champion81
Brandon Jennings 15.4
201541

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 22.3
+15.4
200469
Brandon Jennings 6.9
201648

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 20.3
+13.4
2005NBA Champion66
Brandon Jennings 6.9
201648

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 18.6
+11.7
200680
Brandon Jennings 6.9
201648

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 20.0
+12.9
2007NBA Champion80
Brandon Jennings 7.1
201781

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 19.3
+14.1
200878
Brandon Jennings 5.2
201814

Tim Duncan's additional seasons:

* Tim Duncan played 8 seasons more than Brandon Jennings in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 12 to 19, from 2009 to 2016—he averaged 15.3 points in a total of 568 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 19.3 ppg and his lowest 8.6.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 20.7
+2.0
19989
Brandon Jennings 18.7
20107

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 23.2
+23.2
1999NBA Champion17
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20110

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan -
DNP
20000
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20120

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 24.4
+11.1
200113
Brandon Jennings 13.3
20134

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 27.6
+27.6
20029
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20140

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 24.7
+24.7
2003NBA Champion24
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20150

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 22.1
+22.1
200410
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20160

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 23.6
+23.6
2005NBA Champion23
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20160

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 25.8
+25.8
200613
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20160

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 22.2
+19.4
2007NBA Champion20
Brandon Jennings 2.8
201713

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 20.2
+18.2
200817
Brandon Jennings 2.0
20181

Tim Duncan's additional Playoffs:

* During his 8 additional NBA seasons, Tim Duncan played in 8 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 16.1 points in a total of 96 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 19.8 ppg and his lowest 5.9.