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The Basketball Almanac · No. 24 · 2023-24
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Ben Wallace vs Tim Duncan

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Ben Wallace1996-972011-12 · DET
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Tim Duncan1997-982015-16 · SAS

Tim Duncan leads 8 of 8 career categories against Ben Wallace, including scoring (19.0 PPG) and rebounding (10.8 RPG). Head to head they met 28 times, 7 of them in the playoffs, with Tim Duncan winning the series 19–9.

Ben Wallace trails in every compared category here.

The case for Tim Duncan: scoring (19.0 PPG), rebounding (10.8 RPG), playmaking (3.0 APG), and 5 more.

PPG
5.719.0
RPG
9.610.8
APG
1.33.0
TS%
47.4%55.1%
PER
15.524.2
Win Shares
93.6206.7
games played
10881392
MVPs / All-Star nods
4 DPOY · 5 All-NBA · 4 AS2 MVP · 3 FMVP · 15 All-NBA · 15 AS

Head to Head

Ben WallaceTim Duncan
Record919
Meetings28 (7 playoff)
PPG7.019.1
RPG9.212.2
APG1.52.7
First meeting1997-98
Last meeting2011-12

Per Game

Ben WallaceTim Duncan
G10881392
MIN29.534.0
PTS5.719.0
REB9.610.8
AST1.33.0
STL1.30.7
BLK2.02.2
FG%47.450.6
3P%13.717.9
FT%41.469.6

Advanced

Ben WallaceTim Duncan
PER15.524.2
TS%47.455.1
USG%10.927.0
WS93.6206.7
WS/480.1400.210
BPM1.84.8
VORP31.282.1

Accolades

Ben WallaceTim Duncan
Defensive POY4
All-NBA515
All-Star415
All-Defensive615
MVP2
Finals MVP3
All-Star MVP1
Rookie of the Year1
All-Rookie1

Career percentiles

Scoring
37
91
Efficiency
27
72
Playmaking
46
80
Rebounding
91
98
Defense
93
97

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