Tim Duncan vs. Jeremy Lin: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Tim Duncan and Jeremy Lin all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Tim Duncan vs. Jeremy Lin
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
 Season Playoffs
Tim Duncan Jeremy Lin Tim Duncan Jeremy Lin
Points
17th
+300th
6th
+300th
Rebounds
6th
+300th
3rd
+300th
Assists
110th
+300th
33rd
+300th
Steals
172nd
+300th
48th
+300th
Blocks
5th
+300th
1st
+300th
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Tim Duncan vs. Jeremy Lin
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
 Season Playoffs
Tim Duncan Jeremy Lin Tim Duncan Jeremy Lin
Points
98th
+300th
81st
+300th
Rebounds
33rd
+300th
26th
+300th
Assists
+300th
201st
+300th
+300th
Steals
+300th
284th
+300th
+300th
Blocks
21st
+300th
10th
+300th

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
 Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Note: per game rankings include players with a minimum of games played

Career Totals,
 Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Tim Duncan Jeremy Lin Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
17th
+300th
+283 26,496 vs. 5,56720,929
Rebounds
6th
+300th
+294 15,091 vs. 1,33813,753
Assists
110th
+300th
+190 4,225 vs. 2,0422,183
Steals
172nd
+300th
+128 1,025 vs. 519506
Blocks
5th
+300th
+295 3,020 vs. 1752,845
Offensive Rebounds
11th
+300th
+289 3,859 vs. 1973,662
Defensive Rebounds
3rd
+300th
+297 11,232 vs. 1,14110,091
Field Goals Made
15th
+300th
+285 10,285 vs. 1,8858,400
Field Goals Attempted
18th
+300th
+282 20,334 vs. 4,34915,985
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
 30 vs. 449419
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
 168 vs. 1,3131,145
Free Throws Made
26th
+300th
+274 5,896 vs. 1,3484,548
Free Throws Attempted
15th
+300th
+285 8,468 vs. 1,6666,802

Games and Years:

Tim Duncan Jeremy Lin Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
11th
+300th
 1,392 vs. 480912
Seasons
12th
+300th
 19 vs. 910

Triple-Doubles:

Tim Duncan Jeremy Lin Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
134th
275th
141 4 vs. 13

Rankings by Points Scored:

Tim Duncan Jeremy Lin Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
152nd
-
 5 vs. 05
50+ point games
76th
-
 1 vs. 01
60+ point games
-
-
 0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
 Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Tim Duncan Jeremy Lin Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
6th
+300th
+294 5,172 vs. 1804,992
Rebounds
3rd
+300th
+297 2,859 vs. 492,810
Assists
33rd
+300th
+267 764 vs. 56708
Steals
48th
+300th
+252 168 vs. 11157
Blocks
1st
+300th
+299 568 vs. 2566
Offensive Rebounds
2nd
+300th
+298 778 vs. 10768
Defensive Rebounds
2nd
+300th
+298 2,081 vs. 392,042
Field Goals Made
6th
+300th
+294 1,975 vs. 591,916
Field Goals Attempted
5th
+300th
+295 3,939 vs. 1573,782
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
 5 vs. 116
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
 35 vs. 5116
Free Throws Made
6th
+300th
+294 1,217 vs. 511,166
Free Throws Attempted
3rd
+300th
+297 1,766 vs. 611,705

Games and Years:

Tim Duncan Jeremy Lin Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
3rd
+300th
 251 vs. 25226
Playoffs
3rd
+300th
 18 vs. 414

Triple-Doubles:

Tim Duncan Jeremy Lin Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
13th
+300th
 4 vs. 04

Rankings by Points Scored:

Tim Duncan Jeremy Lin Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
36th
-
 4 vs. 04
50+ point games
-
-
 0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
 Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Tim Duncan Jeremy Lin Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
98th
+300th
+202 19.03 vs. 11.607.44
Rebounds per game
33rd
+300th
+267 10.84 vs. 2.798.05
Assists per game
+300th
201st
+99 3.04 vs. 4.251.22
Steals per game
+300th
284th
+16 0.74 vs. 1.080.34
Blocks per game
21st
+300th
+279 2.17 vs. 0.361.80
Offensive Rebounds per game
53rd
+300th
+247 2.77 vs. 0.412.36
Defensive Rebounds per game
10th
+300th
+290 8.07 vs. 2.385.69
Field Goals Made per game
85th
+300th
+215 7.39 vs. 3.933.46
Field Goals Attempted per game
139th
+300th
+161 14.61 vs. 9.065.55
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
 0.02 vs. 0.940.91
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
 0.12 vs. 2.742.61
Free Throws Made per game
104th
+300th
+196 4.24 vs. 2.811.43
Free Throws Attempted per game
73rd
+300th
+227 6.08 vs. 3.472.61

Career Per Game Averages,
 Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Tim Duncan Jeremy Lin Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
81st
+300th
+219 20.61 vs. 7.2013.41
Rebounds per game
26th
+300th
+274 11.39 vs. 1.969.43
Assists per game
+300th
+300th
 3.04 vs. 2.240.80
Steals per game
+300th
+300th
 0.67 vs. 0.440.23
Blocks per game
10th
+300th
+290 2.26 vs. 0.082.18
Offensive Rebounds per game
39th
+300th
+261 3.10 vs. 0.402.70
Defensive Rebounds per game
15th
+300th
+285 8.29 vs. 1.566.73
Field Goals Made per game
71st
+300th
+229 7.87 vs. 2.365.51
Field Goals Attempted per game
118th
+300th
+182 15.69 vs. 6.289.41
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
 0.02 vs. 0.440.42
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
 0.14 vs. 2.041.90
Free Throws Made per game
87th
+300th
+213 4.85 vs. 2.042.81
Free Throws Attempted per game
51st
+300th
+249 7.04 vs. 2.444.60

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, 400 games for regular season stats unless the player reached these thresholds before: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made. Also 3 minimum games for the Playoffs are applied.

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