Aaron Gordon vs. Tony Parker: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Tony Parker and Aaron Gordon to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Tony Parker has better scoring stats than Aaron Gordon in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 18 NBA regular seasons played, Tony Parker averages 1.9 points more than Aaron Gordon in his 11 seasons (15.5 points against 13.6), and he also scored a total of 9,716 points more (19,473 vs. 9,757).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Aaron Gordon 13.6
11
Tony Parker 15.5
+1.9
18

Total Points

Seasons
Aaron Gordon 9,757
11
Tony Parker 19,473
+9,716
18

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Tony Parker has a better career point average than Aaron Gordon (+4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+3,125).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Aaron Gordon 13.9
6
Tony Parker 17.9
+4.0
17

Total Points

Playoffs
Aaron Gordon 920
6
Tony Parker 4,045
+3,125
17

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Aaron Gordon 0
Tony Parker 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Aaron Gordon 2
Tony Parker 3
+1

30+ Point Games

Aaron Gordon 19
Tony Parker 58
+39

20+ Point Games

Aaron Gordon 132
Tony Parker 384
+252

10+ Point Games

Aaron Gordon 511
Tony Parker 970
+459

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Aaron Gordon 708
Tony Parker 1,241
+533

0 Point Games (games without points)

Aaron Gordon 12
Tony Parker 13
+1

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Aaron Gordon 0
Tony Parker 2
+2

30+ Point Games

Aaron Gordon 0
Tony Parker 17
+17

20+ Point Games

Aaron Gordon 14
Tony Parker 93
+79

10+ Point Games

Aaron Gordon 50
Tony Parker 193
+143

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Aaron Gordon 66
Tony Parker 223
+157

0 Point Games (games without points)

Aaron Gordon 0
Tony Parker 3
+3

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Aaron Gordon 13.6 5.1 10.6 48.4 1.1 3.2 33.1 2.2 3.2 69.3 11 720
difference:+1.9+1.1+2.0+0.7+0.7+1.9+0.7+0.5+0.4+5.8+7+534
Tony Parker 15.5 6.2 12.6 49.1 0.4 1.3 32.4 2.7 3.6 75.1 18 1,254

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Aaron Gordon 9,757 3,696 7,637 48.4 762 2,302 33.1 1,603 2,314 69.3 11 720
difference:+9,716+4,081+8,193+0.7+243+699+0.7+1,797+2,211+5.8+7+534
Tony Parker 19,473 7,777 15,830 49.1 519 1,603 32.4 3,400 4,525 75.1 18 1,254

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Aaron Gordon 13.9 5.2 10.5 49.8 1.1 2.9 37.6 2.4 3.3 71.7 6 66
difference:+4.0+1.9+5.0+3.7+0.6+1.2+6.7+0.7+0.9+1.4+11+160
Tony Parker 17.9 7.1 15.5 46.1 0.5 1.7 30.9 3.1 4.2 73.1 17 226

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Aaron Gordon 920 346 695 49.8 71 189 37.6 157 219 71.7 6 66
difference:+3,125+1,267+2,806+3.7+48+196+6.7+543+739+1.4+11+160
Tony Parker 4,045 1,613 3,501 46.1 119 385 30.9 700 958 73.1 17 226

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 5.2
201547
Tony Parker 9.2
+4.0
200277

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 9.2
201678
Tony Parker 15.5
+6.3
2003NBA Champion82

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 12.7
201780
Tony Parker 14.7
+2.0
200475

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 17.6
+1.0
201858
Tony Parker 16.6
2005NBA Champion80

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 16.0
201978
Tony Parker 18.9
+2.9
200680

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 14.4
202062
Tony Parker 18.6
+4.2
2007NBA Champion77

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 12.4
202150
Tony Parker 18.8
+6.4
200869

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 15.0
202275
Tony Parker 22.0
+7.0
200972

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 16.3
+0.3
2023NBA Champion68
Tony Parker 16.0
201056

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 13.9
202473
Tony Parker 17.5
+3.6
201178

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 14.7
202551
Tony Parker 18.3
+3.6
201260

Tony Parker's additional seasons:

* Tony Parker played 7 seasons more than Aaron Gordon in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 12 to 18, from 2013 to 2019—he averaged 13.2 points in a total of 448 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.3 ppg and his lowest 7.7.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon -
DNP
20150
Tony Parker 15.5
+15.5
200210

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon -
DNP
20160
Tony Parker 14.7
+14.7
2003NBA Champion24

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon -
DNP
20170
Tony Parker 18.4
+18.4
200410

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon -
DNP
20180
Tony Parker 17.2
+17.2
2005NBA Champion23

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 15.2
20195
Tony Parker 21.1
+5.9
200613

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon -
DNP
20200
Tony Parker 20.8
+20.8
2007NBA Champion20

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 11.1
202110
Tony Parker 22.4
+11.3
200817

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 13.8
20225
Tony Parker 28.6
+14.8
20095

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 13.3
2023NBA Champion20
Tony Parker 17.3
+4.0
201010

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 14.3
202412
Tony Parker 19.7
+5.4
20116

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 16.2
202514
Tony Parker 20.1
+3.9
201214

Tony Parker's additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Tony Parker played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 15.8 points in a total of 74 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 20.6 ppg and his lowest 6.6.