Duncan's Career PER numbers

[StoneBuddha]

Since all the ESPN talk has been about Lebron, Paul, and Wade's incredible PER numbers this year, I was curious how Duncan's best statiscal years compared.

Does anyone have Duncan's career year by year numbers. ESPN cut-offs Tim's early years.

Thanks

[kace]

Since all the ESPN talk has been about Lebron, Paul, and Wade's incredible PER numbers this year, I was curious how Duncan's best statiscal years compared.

Does anyone have Duncan's career year by year numbers. ESPN cut-offs Tim's early years.

Thanks

Tim, sharing the ball with two great teamates (8th and 13th in PER) who have a lot the ball in their hands , is still 6 th this year in PER ranking.

[duncan228]

So, you want his PER numbers by year? Or just his stats?

[duncan228]

Sorry. I wasn't reading well. Let me see if I have his PER's.

[timvp]

Tim Duncan
1997-98 - 22.6
1998-99 - 23.2
1999-00 - 24.8
2000-01 - 23.8
2001-02 - 27
2002-03 - 26.9
2003-04 - 27.1
2004-05 - 27
2005-06 - 23.1
2006-07 - 26.1
2007-08 - 24.4

[timvp]

David Robinson
1989-90 - 26.3
1990-91 - 27.4
1991-92 - 27.5
1992-93 - 24.2
1993-94 - 30.7
1994-95 - 29.1
1995-96 - 29.4
1996-97 - 31
1997-98 - 27.8
1998-99 - 24.9
1999-00 - 24.6
2000-01 - 23.7
2001-02 - 20.3
2002-03 - 17.8

Just because I had them handy, there are Robinson's PER numbers. If Hollinger would have been alive back during DRob's prime, he would have been drooling.

[HarlemHeat37]

PER numbers are based on a year-to-year basis, so you can't compare them by numbers, but instead, by yearly ranking..so Duncan's may not be as high as other legends, but his yearly rank is always high..

[Galileo]

In the playoffs, Duncan is supreme.

Duncan is 4th all-time in playoffs PER:

NBA/ABA
Rank Player PER
1. Michael Jordan 28.59
2. George Mikan* 28.51
3. Shaquille O'Neal 26.47
4. Tim Duncan 26.04
5. Hakeem Olajuwon* 25.69
6. Tracy McGrady 24.66
7. Charles Barkley* 24.18
8. Dirk Nowitzki 24.02
9. LeBron James 23.80
10. Dolph Schayes* 23.24
11. Dwyane Wade 23.21
12. Kevin Garnett 23.19
13. Jerry West* 23.07
14. David Robinson 23.03
15. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 23.01
16. Magic Johnson* 22.95
17. Wilt Chamberlain* 22.76
18. Bob Pet * 22.58
19. Baron Davis 22.19
20. Julius Erving* 22.05
21. Elgin Baylor* 21.88
22. Rick Barry* 21.80
23. Moses Malone* 21.56
24. Larry Bird* 21.40
25. Vince Carter 21.40
26. Kobe Bryant 21.29

http://www.basketball-reference.com/..._career_p.html

[StoneBuddha]

Wow, this forum is a wealth of information. Thanks all.

I forgot how impressive the admiral's numbers were.

[Josepatches_]

IMO Big men in the 80's and the early 90's has more chances to score.You could find easily 2 or 3 center between the best 5 scorers of the league every year.
Of course big men were better than now but that's not all.
Now teams can double team easily than before.There is no the same illegal defense.

Now it's difficult to score more than 25ppg for big men because if they are dominant they had to fight against 2 or 3 players in the post.

Duncan could had better numbers easily if he had played the same years than Robinson,Olajuwon,Ewing,Shaq....etc

Now is the time for the outside players

[dirk4mvp]

at T_mac being at the #6 spot in PLAYOFFS PER since He never got out the of the 1st round.
Those spots should apply for players with at least 40 PO games.

His teams have never been out of the first round, but he sure as wasn't the reason they didn't go. You'd be re ed to think so.