Tim Duncan vs. Evan Mobley: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Evan Mobley 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 Evan Mobley.

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 Evan Mobley 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 2.4 points more than Evan Mobley in his 5 seasons (19.0 points against 16.6), and he also scored a total of 21,607 points more (26,496 vs. 4,889).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Tim Duncan 19.0
+2.4
19
Evan Mobley 16.6
5

Total Points

Seasons
Tim Duncan 26,496
+21,607
19
Evan Mobley 4,889
5

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 Evan Mobley (+5.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+4,794).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Tim Duncan 20.6
+5.5
18
Evan Mobley 15.1
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Tim Duncan 5,172
+4,794
18
Evan Mobley 378
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Tim Duncan 1
+1
Evan Mobley 0

40+ Point Games

Tim Duncan 5
+4
Evan Mobley 1

30+ Point Games

Tim Duncan 122
+114
Evan Mobley 8

20+ Point Games

Tim Duncan 639
+549
Evan Mobley 90

10+ Point Games

Tim Duncan 1,256
+997
Evan Mobley 259

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tim Duncan 1,390
+1096
Evan Mobley 294

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tim Duncan 2
+2
Evan Mobley 0

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Tim Duncan 4
+4
Evan Mobley 0

30+ Point Games

Tim Duncan 36
+35
Evan Mobley 1

20+ Point Games

Tim Duncan 137
+132
Evan Mobley 5

10+ Point Games

Tim Duncan 232
+211
Evan Mobley 21

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tim Duncan 250
+225
Evan Mobley 25

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tim Duncan 1
+1
Evan Mobley 0

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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:+2.4+0.8+2.4+3.7+0.6+1.9+14.2+1.5+2.1+0.9+14+1,098
Evan Mobley 16.6 6.6 12.2 54.3 0.6 2.0 32.1 2.7 4.0 68.7 5 294

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:+21,607+8,338+16,746+3.7+160+423+14.2+5,091+7,297+0.9+14+1,098
Evan Mobley 4,889 1,947 3,588 54.3 190 591 32.1 805 1,171 68.7 5 294

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:+5.5+1.7+4.5+4.7+0.8+1.9+23.7+2.8+4.2+5.0+15+226
Evan Mobley 15.1 6.2 11.2 54.8 0.8 2.0 38.0 2.0 2.8 73.9 3 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:+4,794+1,821+3,658+4.7+14+15+23.7+1,166+1,697+5.0+15+226
Evan Mobley 378 154 281 54.8 19 50 38.0 51 69 73.9 3 25

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 21.1
+6.1
199882
Evan Mobley 15.0
202269

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 21.7
+5.5
1999NBA Champion50
Evan Mobley 16.2
202379

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 23.2
+7.5
200074
Evan Mobley 15.7
202450

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 22.2
+3.7
200182
Evan Mobley 18.5
202571

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 25.5
+6.4
200282
Evan Mobley 19.1
202625

Tim Duncan's additional seasons:

* Tim Duncan played 14 seasons more than Evan Mobley in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 6 to 19, from 2003 to 2016—he averaged 17.7 points in a total of 1,022 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 23.3 ppg and his lowest 8.6.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 20.7
+20.7
19989
Evan Mobley -
DNP
20220

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 23.2
+13.4
1999NBA Champion17
Evan Mobley 9.8
20235

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan -
DNP
20000
Evan Mobley 16.0
+16.0
202412

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 24.4
+7.3
200113
Evan Mobley 17.1
20258

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 27.6
+27.6
20029
Evan Mobley -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Tim Duncan's additional Playoffs:

* During his 14 additional NBA seasons, Tim Duncan played in 14 Playoffs and won 4 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 19.8 points in a total of 203 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 25.8 ppg and his lowest 5.9.