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The Basketball Almanac · No. 24 · 2023-24
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Gary Payton vs Tim Duncan

GP
Gary Payton1990-912006-07 · SEA
TD
Tim Duncan1997-982015-16 · SAS

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.

PPG
16.319.0
RPG
3.910.8
APG
6.73.0
TS%
52.8%55.1%
PER
18.924.2
Win Shares
144.0206.7
games played
13351392
MVPs / All-Star nods
1 DPOY · 9 All-NBA · 9 AS2 MVP · 3 FMVP · 15 All-NBA · 15 AS

Head to Head

Gary PaytonTim Duncan
Record1726
Meetings43 (10 playoff)
PPG17.222.4
RPG4.911.8
APG6.33.2
First meeting1997-98
Last meeting2006-07

Per Game

Gary PaytonTim Duncan
G13351392
MIN35.334.0
PTS16.319.0
REB3.910.8
AST6.73.0
STL1.80.7
BLK0.22.2
FG%46.650.6
3P%31.717.9
FT%72.969.6

Advanced

Gary PaytonTim Duncan
PER18.924.2
TS%52.855.1
USG%22.527.0
WS144.0206.7
WS/480.1470.210
BPM3.44.8
VORP65.082.1

Accolades

Gary PaytonTim Duncan
Defensive POY1
All-NBA915
All-Star915
All-Defensive915
All-Rookie11
MVP2
Finals MVP3
All-Star MVP1
Rookie of the Year1

Career percentiles

Scoring
81
91
Efficiency
56
72
Playmaking
95
80
Rebounding
60
98
Defense
82
97

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