Bronny James vs. Tony Parker Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tony Parker and Bronny James, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Bronny James played 1 year in the NBA, 17 less than Tony Parker, who played 18. Bronny James had his first NBA Season in 2024-25, while Tony Parker had his rookie season in 2001-02. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers | |||
| Player | Total Seasons | Playoffs Played | NBA Years |
| Bronny James | 1 | 1 | 2024-25 |
| Tony Parker | 18 | 17 | 2001-02 to 2018-19 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Bronny James | Tony Parker | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 2001-02 |
| Team | Los Angeles Lakers | San Antonio Spurs |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-Rookie First Team |
| Playoffs | Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd | Spurs Lost West Conf Semis |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Bronny James | 27 | 6.7 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.5 | .313 | 0.3 | 1.2 | .281 | 0.4 | 0.5 | .786 |
| difference: | +50 | +22.7 | +6.9 | +0.3 | +1.6 | +1.9 | +3.5 | +0.9 | -1.5 | -1.7 | +2.7 | +5.8 | +.106 | +0.5 | +1.3 | +.042 | +1.0 | +1.6 | +.111 | |
| Tony Parker | 77 | 29.4 | 9.2 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 8.3 | .419 | 0.8 | 2.5 | .323 | 1.4 | 2.1 | .675 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Bronny James | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 1.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - |
| difference: | +8 | +32.1 | +15.5 | +0.5 | +2.4 | +2.9 | +4.0 | +0.9 | +0.1 | -2.2 | -2.2 | +6.2 | +12.6 | +.456 | +1.0 | +1.7 | +.370 | +2.1 | +2.8 | |
| Tony Parker | 10 | 34.1 | 15.5 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 6.2 | 13.6 | .456 | 1.0 | 2.7 | .370 | 2.1 | 2.8 | .750 |
Additional Years |
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* Tony Parker played 17 seasons more than Bronny James in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 18, from 2003 to 2019—Tony Parker played in 16 Playoffs and won 4 NBA Championships. In those 17 extra years over Bronny James, Tony Parker got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Finals MVP 3 All-NBA Second Team 1 All-NBA Third Team 6 All-Star Game |