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The Basketball Almanac · No. 24 · 2023-24
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John Stockton vs Tim Duncan

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John Stockton1984-852002-03 · UTA
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Tim Duncan1997-982015-16 · SAS

Tim Duncan leads 5 of 8 career categories against John Stockton, including scoring (19.0 PPG) and rebounding (10.8 RPG). Head to head they met 25 times, 5 of them in the playoffs, with Tim Duncan winning the series 16–9.

The case for John Stockton

playmaking (10.5 APG), shooting efficiency (60.8% TS%), longevity (1504 games played).

The case for Tim Duncan

scoring (19.0 PPG), rebounding (10.8 RPG), per-minute impact (24.2 PER), and 2 more.

Tale of the tape

13.1PPG19.0
2.7RPG10.8
10.5APG3.0
60.8%TS%55.1%
22.1PER24.2
202.7Win Shares206.7
1504games played1392

Head to Head

John StocktonTim Duncan
9Series wins16
11.5PPG26.3
2.4RPG10.6
6.9APG2.7
25 meetings (5 in the playoffs) · first 1997-98 · last 2002-03

Per Game

John StocktonTim Duncan
1504G1392
31.8MIN34.0
13.1PTS19.0
2.7REB10.8
10.5AST3.0
2.2STL0.7
0.2BLK2.2
51.5FG%50.6
38.43P%17.9
82.6FT%69.6

Advanced

John StocktonTim Duncan
22.1PER24.2
60.8TS%55.1
19.0USG%27.0
202.7WS206.7
0.210WS/480.210
7.1BPM4.8
106.8VORP82.1

Accolades

John StocktonTim Duncan
11All-NBA15
10All-Star15
5All-Defensive15
1All-Star MVP1
MVP2
Finals MVP3
Rookie of the Year1
All-Rookie1

Career percentiles

74
Scoring
91
93
Efficiency
72
99
Playmaking
80
41
Rebounding
98
89
Defense
97

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