Tim Duncan leads 7 of 8 career categories against Gary Payton, including scoring (19.0 PPG) and rebounding (10.8 RPG). Head to head they met 43 times, 10 of them in the playoffs, with Tim Duncan winning the series 26–17.
The case for Gary Payton: playmaking (6.7 APG).
The case for Tim Duncan: scoring (19.0 PPG), rebounding (10.8 RPG), shooting efficiency (55.1% TS%), and 4 more.
| Gary Payton | Tim Duncan | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 17–26 | |
| Meetings | 43 (10 playoff) | |
| PPG | 17.2 | 22.4 |
| RPG | 4.9 | 11.8 |
| APG | 6.3 | 3.2 |
| First meeting | 1997-98 | |
| Last meeting | 2006-07 | |
| Gary Payton | Tim Duncan | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1335 | 1392 |
| MIN | 35.3 | 34.0 |
| PTS | 16.3 | 19.0 |
| REB | 3.9 | 10.8 |
| AST | 6.7 | 3.0 |
| STL | 1.8 | 0.7 |
| BLK | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| FG% | 46.6 | 50.6 |
| 3P% | 31.7 | 17.9 |
| FT% | 72.9 | 69.6 |
| Gary Payton | Tim Duncan | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 18.9 | 24.2 |
| TS% | 52.8 | 55.1 |
| USG% | 22.5 | 27.0 |
| WS | 144.0 | 206.7 |
| WS/48 | 0.147 | 0.210 |
| BPM | 3.4 | 4.8 |
| VORP | 65.0 | 82.1 |
| Gary Payton | Tim Duncan | |
|---|---|---|
| Defensive POY | 1 | — |
| All-NBA | 9 | 15 |
| All-Star | 9 | 15 |
| All-Defensive | 9 | 15 |
| All-Rookie | 1 | 1 |
| MVP | — | 2 |
| Finals MVP | — | 3 |
| All-Star MVP | — | 1 |
| Rookie of the Year | — | 1 |
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