Tim Duncan vs. Jake LaRavia: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jake LaRavia 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 Jake LaRavia.

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 Jake LaRavia 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 11.8 points more than Jake LaRavia in his 4 seasons (19.0 points against 7.2), and he also scored a total of 25,350 points more (26,496 vs. 1,146).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Tim Duncan 19.0
+11.8
19
Jake LaRavia 7.2
4

Total Points

Seasons
Tim Duncan 26,496
+25,350
19
Jake LaRavia 1,146
4

Points in the Playoffs

Jake LaRavia 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
Jake LaRavia 0
0

Total Points

Playoffs
Tim Duncan 5,172
+5,172
18
Jake LaRavia 0
0

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Tim Duncan 1
+1
Jake LaRavia 0

40+ Point Games

Tim Duncan 5
+5
Jake LaRavia 0

30+ Point Games

Tim Duncan 122
+121
Jake LaRavia 1

20+ Point Games

Tim Duncan 639
+632
Jake LaRavia 7

10+ Point Games

Tim Duncan 1,256
+1206
Jake LaRavia 50

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tim Duncan 1,390
+1257
Jake LaRavia 133

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tim Duncan 2
Jake LaRavia 27
+25

Playoffs

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

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:+11.8+5.0+9.0+7.2+1.0+2.6+18.5+2.9+4.4+4.5+15+1,232
Jake LaRavia 7.2 2.4 5.6 43.4 1.0 2.7 36.4 1.3 1.7 74.1 4 160

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:+25,350+9,895+19,436+7.2+130+271+18.5+5,690+8,190+4.5+15+1,232
Jake LaRavia 1,146 390 898 43.4 160 439 36.4 206 278 74.1 4 160

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
Jake LaRavia 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
Jake LaRavia DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 21.1
+18.1
199882
Jake LaRavia 3.0
202335

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 21.7
+10.9
1999NBA Champion50
Jake LaRavia 10.8
202435

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 23.2
+16.3
200074
Jake LaRavia 6.9
202566

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 22.2
+13.7
200182
Jake LaRavia 8.5
202624

Tim Duncan's additional seasons:

* Tim Duncan played 15 seasons more than Jake LaRavia in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 5 to 19, from 2002 to 2016—he averaged 18.2 points in a total of 1,104 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
Jake LaRavia -
DNP
20230

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 23.2
+23.2
1999NBA Champion17
Jake LaRavia -
DNP
20240

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan -
DNP
20000
Jake LaRavia -
DNP
20250

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 24.4
+24.4
200113
Jake LaRavia -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Tim Duncan's additional Playoffs:

* During his 15 additional NBA seasons, Tim Duncan played in 15 Playoffs and won 4 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 20.2 points in a total of 212 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 27.6 ppg and his lowest 5.9.