Alex Caruso vs. Tony Parker: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Tony Parker and Alex Caruso 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 Alex Caruso 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 8.6 points more than Alex Caruso in his 8 seasons (15.5 points against 6.9), and he also scored a total of 16,616 points more (19,473 vs. 2,857).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Alex Caruso 6.9
8
Tony Parker 15.5
+8.6
18

Total Points

Seasons
Alex Caruso 2,857
8
Tony Parker 19,473
+16,616
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 Alex Caruso (+10.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+3,636).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Alex Caruso 7.6
4
Tony Parker 17.9
+10.3
17

Total Points

Playoffs
Alex Caruso 409
4
Tony Parker 4,045
+3,636
17

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 0
Tony Parker 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 0
Tony Parker 3
+3

30+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 1
Tony Parker 58
+57

20+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 5
Tony Parker 384
+379

10+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 114
Tony Parker 970
+856

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Alex Caruso 370
Tony Parker 1,241
+871

0 Point Games (games without points)

Alex Caruso 47
+34
Tony Parker 13

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 0
Tony Parker 2
+2

30+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 0
Tony Parker 17
+17

20+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 3
Tony Parker 93
+90

10+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 19
Tony Parker 193
+174

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Alex Caruso 51
Tony Parker 223
+172

0 Point Games (games without points)

Alex Caruso 3
Tony Parker 3

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Alex Caruso 6.9 2.4 5.5 44.0 1.0 2.7 37.6 1.0 1.3 75.8 8 417
difference:+8.6+3.8+7.1+5.1+0.6+1.4+5.2+1.7+2.3+0.7+10+837
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
Alex Caruso 2,857 1,005 2,282 44.0 425 1,130 37.6 422 557 75.8 8 417
difference:+16,616+6,772+13,548+5.1+94+473+5.2+2,978+3,968+0.7+10+837
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
Alex Caruso 7.6 2.6 6.2 42.8 1.2 3.4 35.5 1.1 1.3 80.3 4 54
difference:+10.3+4.5+9.3+3.3+0.7+1.7+4.6+2.0+2.9+7.2+13+172
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
Alex Caruso 409 143 334 42.8 66 186 35.5 57 71 80.3 4 54
difference:+3,636+1,470+3,167+3.3+53+199+4.6+643+887+7.2+13+172
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
Alex Caruso 3.6
201837
Tony Parker 9.2
+5.6
200277

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 9.2
201925
Tony Parker 15.5
+6.3
2003NBA Champion82

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 5.5
2020NBA Champion64
Tony Parker 14.7
+9.2
200475

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 6.4
202158
Tony Parker 16.6
+10.2
2005NBA Champion80

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 7.4
202241
Tony Parker 18.9
+11.5
200680

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 5.6
202367
Tony Parker 18.6
+13.0
2007NBA Champion77

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 10.1
202471
Tony Parker 18.8
+8.7
200869

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 7.1
2025NBA Champion54
Tony Parker 22.0
+14.9
200972

Tony Parker's additional seasons:

* Tony Parker played 10 seasons more than Alex Caruso in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 18, from 2010 to 2019—he averaged 14.4 points in a total of 642 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.3 ppg and his lowest 7.7.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20180
Tony Parker 15.5
+15.5
200210

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20190
Tony Parker 14.7
+14.7
2003NBA Champion24

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 6.5
2020NBA Champion21
Tony Parker 18.4
+11.9
200410

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 5.8
20216
Tony Parker 17.2
+11.4
2005NBA Champion23

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 6.3
20224
Tony Parker 21.1
+14.8
200613

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20230
Tony Parker 20.8
+20.8
2007NBA Champion20

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20240
Tony Parker 22.4
+22.4
200817

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 9.2
2025NBA Champion23
Tony Parker 28.6
+19.4
20095

Tony Parker's additional Playoffs:

* During his 10 additional NBA seasons, Tony Parker played in 9 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 16.8 points in a total of 104 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 20.6 ppg and his lowest 6.6.