Tim Duncan

Seasons 1997-98–2015-16 · 19 on record · Ht 6-11 · b. 1976

★ Hall of Fame★ 2× MVP★ 3× Finals MVP★ Rookie of the Year15× All-Star15× All-NBA15× All-Defense

Player info

Nickname	The Big Fundamental
Position	C
Number	#21
Team	San Antonio Spurs
Height	6-11
Weight	250 lb
Born	1976-04-25
College	Wake Forest
Drafted	1997 · Round 1, Pick 1 · San Antonio Spurs
Seasons	1997-98–2015-16 (19)

Career averages

19.0 PPG, 10.8 RPG, 3.0 APG · 1392 games · .506 FG% · .179 3P%.

Stats by season — per game

Season	Tm	Age	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	PER	TS%
1997-98	SAS	21	82	39.1	.549	0.000	.662	11.9	2.7	0.7	2.5	21.1	22.6	.577
1998-99	SAS	22	50	39.3	.495	.143	.690	11.4	2.4	0.9	2.5	21.7	23.2	.541
1999-00	SAS	23	74	38.9	.490	.091	.761	12.4	3.2	0.9	2.2	23.2	24.8	.555
2000-01	SAS	24	82	38.7	.499	.259	.618	12.2	3.0	0.9	2.3	22.2	23.8	.536
2001-02	SAS	25	82	40.6	.508	.100	.799	12.7	3.7	0.7	2.5	25.5	27.0	.576
2002-03	SAS	26	81	39.3	.513	.273	.710	12.9	3.9	0.7	2.9	23.3	26.9	.564
2003-04	SAS	27	69	36.6	.501	.167	.599	12.4	3.1	0.9	2.7	22.3	27.1	.534
2004-05	SAS	28	66	33.4	.496	.333	.670	11.1	2.7	0.7	2.6	20.3	27.0	.540
2005-06	SAS	29	80	34.8	.484	.400	.629	11.0	3.2	0.9	2.0	18.6	23.1	.523
2006-07	SAS	30	80	34.1	.546	.111	.637	10.6	3.4	0.8	2.4	20.0	26.1	.579
2007-08	SAS	31	78	34.0	.497	0.000	.730	11.3	2.8	0.7	1.9	19.3	24.4	.546
2008-09	SAS	32	75	33.7	.504	0.000	.692	10.7	3.5	0.5	1.7	19.3	24.4	.549
2009-10	SAS	33	78	31.3	.518	.182	.725	10.1	3.2	0.6	1.5	17.9	24.7	.560
2010-11	SAS	34	76	28.4	.500	0.000	.716	8.9	2.7	0.7	1.9	13.4	21.9	.537
2011-12	SAS	35	58	28.2	.492	0.000	.695	9.0	2.3	0.7	1.5	15.4	22.5	.531
2012-13	SAS	36	69	30.1	.502	.286	.817	9.9	2.7	0.7	2.7	17.8	24.4	.554
2013-14	SAS	37	74	29.2	.490	0.000	.731	9.7	3.0	0.6	1.9	15.1	21.3	.535
2014-15	SAS	38	77	28.9	.512	.286	.740	9.1	3.0	0.8	2.0	13.9	22.6	.560
2015-16	SAS	39	61	25.2	.488	0.000	.702	7.3	2.7	0.8	1.3	8.6	16.9	.523

Stats by season — totals

Season	Tm	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PTS
1997-98	SAS	82	82	3,204	706	1,287	.549	0	10	319	482	977	224	55	206	279	1,731
1998-99	SAS	50	50	1,963	418	845	.495	1	7	247	358	571	121	45	126	146	1,084
1999-00	SAS	74	74	2,875	628	1,281	.490	1	11	459	603	918	234	66	165	242	1,716
2000-01	SAS	82	82	3,174	702	1,406	.499	7	27	409	662	997	245	70	192	242	1,820
2001-02	SAS	82	82	3,329	764	1,504	.508	1	10	560	701	1042	307	61	203	263	2,089
2002-03	SAS	81	81	3,181	714	1,392	.513	6	22	450	634	1043	316	55	237	248	1,884
2003-04	SAS	69	68	2,527	592	1,181	.501	2	12	352	588	859	213	62	185	183	1,538
2004-05	SAS	66	66	2,203	517	1,042	.496	3	9	305	455	732	179	45	174	127	1,342
2005-06	SAS	80	80	2,784	574	1,185	.484	2	5	335	533	881	253	70	162	198	1,485
2006-07	SAS	80	80	2,726	618	1,131	.546	1	9	362	568	846	273	66	190	224	1,599
2007-08	SAS	78	78	2,651	585	1,178	.497	0	4	338	463	881	218	56	152	178	1,508
2008-09	SAS	75	75	2,524	558	1,107	.504	0	2	334	483	800	264	38	126	165	1,450
2009-10	SAS	78	77	2,438	561	1,082	.518	2	11	271	374	788	246	45	117	140	1,395
2010-11	SAS	76	76	2,156	419	838	.500	0	4	184	257	678	203	50	146	122	1,022
2011-12	SAS	58	58	1,634	361	733	.492	0	4	173	249	520	132	38	88	97	895
2012-13	SAS	69	69	2,078	490	976	.502	2	7	245	300	686	184	50	183	147	1,227
2013-14	SAS	74	74	2,158	444	906	.490	0	5	231	316	721	220	43	139	159	1,119
2014-15	SAS	77	77	2,227	419	819	.512	2	7	230	311	704	230	63	151	131	1,070
2015-16	SAS	61	60	1,536	215	441	.488	0	2	92	131	447	163	47	78	90	522
Career		1392	—	—	10,285	20,334	.506	30	168	5896	8468	15091	4225	1025	3020	3381	26,496

Per 36 minutes

Season	Tm	G	MPG	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PTS
1997-98	SAS	82	39.1	7.9	14.5	.549	0.0	0.1	3.6	5.4	11.0	2.5	0.6	2.3	3.1	19.4
1998-99	SAS	50	39.3	7.7	15.5	.495	0.0	0.1	4.5	6.6	10.5	2.2	0.8	2.3	2.7	19.9
1999-00	SAS	74	38.9	7.9	16.0	.490	0.0	0.1	5.7	7.6	11.5	2.9	0.8	2.1	3.0	21.5
2000-01	SAS	82	38.7	8.0	15.9	.499	0.1	0.3	4.6	7.5	11.3	2.8	0.8	2.2	2.7	20.6
2001-02	SAS	82	40.6	8.3	16.3	.508	0.0	0.1	6.1	7.6	11.3	3.3	0.7	2.2	2.8	22.6
2002-03	SAS	81	39.3	8.1	15.8	.513	0.1	0.2	5.1	7.2	11.8	3.6	0.6	2.7	2.8	21.3
2003-04	SAS	69	36.6	8.4	16.8	.501	0.0	0.2	5.0	8.4	12.2	3.0	0.9	2.6	2.6	21.9
2004-05	SAS	66	33.4	8.4	17.0	.496	0.0	0.1	5.0	7.4	12.0	2.9	0.7	2.8	2.1	21.9
2005-06	SAS	80	34.8	7.4	15.3	.484	0.0	0.1	4.3	6.9	11.4	3.3	0.9	2.1	2.6	19.2
2006-07	SAS	80	34.1	8.2	14.9	.546	0.0	0.1	4.8	7.5	11.2	3.6	0.9	2.5	3.0	21.1
2007-08	SAS	78	34.0	7.9	16.0	.497	0.0	0.1	4.6	6.3	12.0	3.0	0.8	2.1	2.4	20.5
2008-09	SAS	75	33.7	8.0	15.8	.504	0.0	0.0	4.8	6.9	11.4	3.8	0.5	1.8	2.4	20.7
2009-10	SAS	78	31.3	8.3	16.0	.518	0.0	0.2	4.0	5.5	11.6	3.6	0.7	1.7	2.1	20.6
2010-11	SAS	76	28.4	7.0	14.0	.500	0.0	0.1	3.1	4.3	11.3	3.4	0.8	2.4	2.0	17.1
2011-12	SAS	58	28.2	8.0	16.1	.492	0.0	0.1	3.8	5.5	11.5	2.9	0.8	1.9	2.1	19.7
2012-13	SAS	69	30.1	8.5	16.9	.502	0.0	0.1	4.2	5.2	11.9	3.2	0.9	3.2	2.5	21.3
2013-14	SAS	74	29.2	7.4	15.1	.490	0.0	0.1	3.9	5.3	12.0	3.7	0.7	2.3	2.7	18.7
2014-15	SAS	77	28.9	6.8	13.2	.512	0.0	0.1	3.7	5.0	11.4	3.7	1.0	2.4	2.1	17.3
2015-16	SAS	61	25.2	5.0	10.3	.488	0.0	0.0	2.2	3.1	10.5	3.8	1.1	1.8	2.1	12.2

Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.

Advanced stats

Season	Tm	G	MP	PER	TS%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48	OBPM	DBPM	BPM	VORP
1997-98	SAS	82	3,204	22.6	.577	26.0	5.6	7.2	12.8	.192	+2.5	+2.0	+4.6	+5.3
1998-99	SAS	50	1,963	23.2	.541	27.2	4.0	4.7	8.7	.213	+2.7	+1.8	+4.5	+3.2
1999-00	SAS	74	2,875	24.8	.555	28.7	6.7	6.4	13.0	.218	+3.8	+1.8	+5.6	+5.5
2000-01	SAS	82	3,174	23.8	.536	28.7	6.2	7.1	13.2	.200	+2.9	+1.8	+4.7	+5.4
2001-02	SAS	82	3,329	27.0	.576	29.0	10.7	7.1	17.8	.257	+5.4	+2.2	+7.6	+8.0
2002-03	SAS	81	3,181	26.9	.564	28.0	9.5	6.9	16.5	.248	+5.0	+2.5	+7.6	+7.7
2003-04	SAS	69	2,527	27.1	.534	29.7	5.9	7.2	13.1	.249	+5.2	+3.3	+8.5	+6.7
2004-05	SAS	66	2,203	27.0	.540	28.9	5.5	5.7	11.2	.245	+4.8	+2.8	+7.6	+5.4
2005-06	SAS	80	2,784	23.1	.523	27.7	3.9	6.9	10.8	.187	+2.3	+2.6	+5.0	+4.9
2006-07	SAS	80	2,726	26.1	.579	27.9	6.3	6.8	13.0	.230	+3.8	+3.2	+7.0	+6.2
2007-08	SAS	78	2,651	24.4	.546	28.2	4.9	6.2	11.1	.201	+3.0	+2.2	+5.2	+4.8
2008-09	SAS	75	2,524	24.4	.549	28.5	5.0	5.0	10.1	.191	+3.4	+2.0	+5.4	+4.7
2009-10	SAS	78	2,438	24.7	.560	26.0	6.4	4.5	10.9	.215	+4.4	+1.8	+6.1	+5.0
2010-11	SAS	76	2,156	21.9	.537	22.9	3.7	4.0	7.7	.171	+2.2	+2.2	+4.4	+3.5
2011-12	SAS	58	1,634	22.5	.531	26.2	3.0	2.9	5.9	.174	+2.0	+1.3	+3.3	+2.2
2012-13	SAS	69	2,078	24.4	.554	27.8	3.4	4.9	8.3	.191	+2.4	+2.9	+5.3	+3.8
2013-14	SAS	74	2,158	21.3	.535	25.2	2.8	4.6	7.4	.164	+1.2	+2.1	+3.3	+2.9
2014-15	SAS	77	2,227	22.6	.560	22.2	4.9	4.7	9.6	.207	+2.3	+2.8	+5.1	+4.0
2015-16	SAS	61	1,536	16.9	.523	17.6	1.6	3.6	5.2	.163	-0.1	+3.1	+3.0	+2.0
Career		1392	—	—	—	—	—	—	206.3	—	—	—	—	+91.2

PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.

Playoff stats

Season	G	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P%	TS%
1997-98	9	41.0	20.7	9.0	1.9	0.6	2.6	.521	0.000	.559
1998-99	17	42.5	23.2	11.5	2.8	0.8	2.6	.511	0.000	.573
1999-00	4	nan	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	—	—
2000-01	13	40.1	24.4	14.5	3.8	1.1	2.7	.488	1.000	.531
2001-02	10	41.8	24.8	13.0	4.5	0.6	3.9	.453	.333	.550
2002-03	24	42.1	24.7	15.4	5.3	0.6	3.3	.529	0.000	.577
2003-04	10	39.8	22.1	11.3	3.2	0.8	2.0	.522	0.000	.560
2004-05	23	37.0	23.6	12.4	2.7	0.3	2.3	.464	.200	.526
2005-06	13	37.5	25.8	10.5	3.3	0.8	1.9	.573	0.000	.625
2006-07	20	36.2	22.2	11.4	3.2	0.6	3.1	.521	—	.556
2007-08	17	38.7	20.2	14.5	3.3	0.9	2.1	.449	.200	.488
2008-09	5	32.2	19.8	8.0	3.2	0.6	1.2	.532	—	.554
2009-10	10	36.8	19.0	9.9	2.6	0.8	1.7	.520	.500	.527
2010-11	6	34.8	12.7	10.5	2.7	0.5	2.5	.478	—	.500
2011-12	14	32.6	17.4	9.4	2.8	0.7	2.1	.495	0.000	.529
2012-13	21	34.6	18.1	10.2	1.9	0.9	1.6	.470	0.000	.523
2013-14	23	32.1	16.3	9.2	2.0	0.3	1.3	.523	0.000	.568
2014-15	7	35.3	17.9	11.1	3.3	1.3	1.4	.589	0.000	.595
2015-16	10	21.4	5.9	4.8	1.4	0.2	1.3	.423	—	.482
Career	256	36.8	20.2	11.2	3.0	0.7	2.2	.501	.143	.548

Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.

Career splits

Split	G	PPG	RPG	APG	W–L
Home	721	18.2	10.6	3.0	585–136
Away	716	18.7	10.4	2.9	438–278
In wins	1023	18.4	10.6	3.1	1023–0
In losses	414	18.4	10.2	2.5	0–414

Regular-season career splits by venue and result.

Career stats vs each team

Opponent	G	PPG	RPG	APG	W–L
ATL Atlanta Hawks	33	19.1	11.2	2.9	28–5
BOS Boston Celtics	35	18.3	10.9	3.0	28–7
BKN Brooklyn Nets	34	19.2	11.4	3.6	26–8
CHA Charlotte Hornets	51	18.6	10.8	2.8	38–13
CHI Chicago Bulls	35	17.0	11.2	2.8	23–12
CLE Cleveland Cavaliers	35	17.6	8.8	3.6	24–11
DAL Dallas Mavericks	69	18.5	10.5	2.7	44–25
DEN Denver Nuggets	66	18.8	10.0	3.3	48–18
DET Detroit Pistons	35	18.3	11.2	2.7	23–12
GSW Golden State Warriors	64	18.3	10.2	3.0	53–11
HOU Houston Rockets	72	18.5	9.9	2.8	48–24
IND Indiana Pacers	34	18.3	11.5	2.8	28–6
LAC Los Angeles Clippers	67	18.3	10.3	3.1	54–13
LAL Los Angeles Lakers	64	17.6	10.7	3.1	37–27
MEM Memphis Grizzlies	69	19.8	11.0	3.2	57–12
MIA Miami Heat	35	16.1	9.9	2.4	24–11
MIL Milwaukee Bucks	35	21.2	11.2	3.1	22–13
MIN Minnesota Timberwolves	65	17.4	10.8	3.3	46–19
NOP New Orleans Pelicans	11	13.1	7.6	3.1	7–4
NYK New York Knicks	34	18.2	10.4	2.7	23–11
OKC Oklahoma City Thunder	28	15.0	9.2	2.0	16–12
ORL Orlando Magic	36	20.2	10.4	2.6	27–9
PHI Philadelphia 76ers	36	18.6	9.9	2.8	26–10
PHX Phoenix Suns	66	20.3	11.4	3.2	40–26
POR Portland Trail Blazers	66	17.1	9.7	2.7	40–26
SAC Sacramento Kings	67	19.3	11.5	2.7	50–17
TOR Toronto Raptors	35	18.1	10.8	3.0	25–10
UTA Utah Jazz	70	19.3	9.9	2.7	50–20
WAS Washington Wizards	34	15.4	9.6	3.3	27–7

Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.

Shooting by distance — 2015-16

Darker = a larger share of this player’s shots came from that range; the number is field-goal % from there.

Range	% of shots	FG%
At the rim (0-3 ft)	32%	.671
In the paint (3-10 ft)	41%	.458
Mid-range (10-16 ft)	9%	.385
Long two (16 ft-3P)	18%	.278
Three-pointers (3-pointers)	0%	0.000

Average shot distance 7.2 ft · 1% of attempts were dunks · 0% of threes from the corner

Contract & salary

Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.

Season	Salary
1997-98	$2,967,840
1998-99	$3,413,000
2000-01	$9,658,000
2001-02	$10,865,000
2002-03	$12,072,000
2003-04	$13,279,000
2005-06	$15,845,157
2006-07	$17,429,673
2007-08	$19,014,188
2008-09	$20,598,704
2009-10	$22,183,220
2010-11	$18,835,381
2011-12	$21,164,619
2012-13	$9,638,554
2013-14	$10,361,446
2014-15	$10,361,446
2015-16	$5,250,000
2016-17	$6,393,750
2017-18	$6,393,750
Career earnings	$235,724,728

Frequently asked questions

What team does Tim Duncan play for?

Tim Duncan plays C for the San Antonio Spurs.

What are Tim Duncan's career stats?

Tim Duncan has averaged 19.0 PPG, 10.8 RPG, 3.0 APG over 19 seasons (1997-98–2015-16).

How much does Tim Duncan make?

Tim Duncan's salary is $6,393,750 for the 2017-18 season, with career earnings of about $235.7M.

How tall is Tim Duncan?

Tim Duncan is 6-11 (250 lb).

When was Tim Duncan drafted?

Tim Duncan was drafted in 1997, round 1, pick 1, by the San Antonio Spurs.