Baron Davis vs. Tony Parker: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Tony Parker and Baron Davis 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 Baron Davis has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Tony Parker scored more total points in both stages. 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 13 NBA regular seasons played, Baron Davis averages 0.6 points more than Tony Parker in his 18 seasons (16.1 points against 15.5). On the other hand Tony Parker scored a total of 6,026 points more than Baron Davis (19,473 vs. 13,447).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Baron Davis 16.1
+0.6
13
Tony Parker 15.5
18

Total Points

Seasons
Baron Davis 13,447
13
Tony Parker 19,473
+6,026
18

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Baron Davis has a better career point average than Tony Parker (+0.9 points per game) while Tony Parker scored more points (+3,103).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Baron Davis 18.8
+0.9
7
Tony Parker 17.9
17

Total Points

Playoffs
Baron Davis 942
7
Tony Parker 4,045
+3,103
17

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Baron Davis 0
Tony Parker 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Baron Davis 2
Tony Parker 3
+1

30+ Point Games

Baron Davis 44
Tony Parker 58
+14

20+ Point Games

Baron Davis 278
Tony Parker 384
+106

10+ Point Games

Baron Davis 646
Tony Parker 970
+324

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Baron Davis 826
Tony Parker 1,241
+415

0 Point Games (games without points)

Baron Davis 9
Tony Parker 13
+4

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Baron Davis 0
Tony Parker 2
+2

30+ Point Games

Baron Davis 7
Tony Parker 17
+10

20+ Point Games

Baron Davis 25
Tony Parker 93
+68

10+ Point Games

Baron Davis 42
Tony Parker 193
+151

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Baron Davis 50
Tony Parker 223
+173

0 Point Games (games without points)

Baron Davis 0
Tony Parker 3
+3

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Baron Davis 16.1 5.9 14.3 40.9 1.6 5.0 32.0 2.8 3.9 71.1 13 835
difference:+0.6+0.3+1.7+8.2+1.2+3.7+0.4+0.1+0.3+4.0+5+419
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
Baron Davis 13,447 4,888 11,951 40.9 1,332 4,159 32.0 2,339 3,292 71.1 13 835
difference:+6,026+2,889+3,879+8.2+813+2,556+0.4+1,061+1,233+4.0+5+419
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
Baron Davis 18.8 6.6 14.9 44.2 2.0 5.7 35.0 3.7 5.2 70.9 7 50
difference:+0.9+0.5+0.6+1.9+1.5+4.0+4.1+0.6+1.0+2.2+10+176
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
Baron Davis 942 329 745 44.2 99 283 35.0 185 261 70.9 7 50
difference:+3,103+1,284+2,756+1.9+20+102+4.1+515+697+2.2+10+176
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
Baron Davis 5.9
200082
Tony Parker 9.2
+3.3
200277

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 13.8
200182
Tony Parker 15.5
+1.7
2003NBA Champion82

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 18.1
+3.4
200282
Tony Parker 14.7
200475

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 17.1
+0.5
200350
Tony Parker 16.6
2005NBA Champion80

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 22.9
+4.0
200467
Tony Parker 18.9
200680

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 19.2
+0.6
200546
Tony Parker 18.6
2007NBA Champion77

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 17.9
200654
Tony Parker 18.8
+0.9
200869

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 20.1
200763
Tony Parker 22.0
+1.9
200972

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 21.8
+5.8
200882
Tony Parker 16.0
201056

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 14.9
200965
Tony Parker 17.5
+2.6
201178

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 15.3
201075
Tony Parker 18.3
+3.0
201260

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 13.1
201158
Tony Parker 20.3
+7.2
201366

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 13.1
201158
Tony Parker 16.7
+3.6
2014NBA Champion68

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 13.1
201158
Tony Parker 14.4
+1.3
201568

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 6.1
201229
Tony Parker 11.9
+5.8
201672

Tony Parker's additional seasons:

* Tony Parker played 3 seasons more than Baron Davis in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 16 to 18, from 2017 to 2019—he averaged 9.1 points in a total of 174 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 10.1 ppg and his lowest 7.7.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 5.8
20004
Tony Parker 15.5
+9.7
200210

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 17.8
+3.1
200110
Tony Parker 14.7
2003NBA Champion24

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 22.6
+4.2
20029
Tony Parker 18.4
200410

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 20.4
+3.2
20035
Tony Parker 17.2
2005NBA Champion23

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 18.1
20047
Tony Parker 21.1
+3.0
200613

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20050
Tony Parker 20.8
+20.8
2007NBA Champion20

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20060
Tony Parker 22.4
+22.4
200817

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 25.3
200711
Tony Parker 28.6
+3.3
20095

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20080
Tony Parker 17.3
+17.3
201010

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20090
Tony Parker 19.7
+19.7
20116

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20100
Tony Parker 20.1
+20.1
201214

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20110
Tony Parker 20.6
+20.6
201321

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20110
Tony Parker 17.4
+17.4
2014NBA Champion23

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20110
Tony Parker 10.9
+10.9
20157

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 7.8
20124
Tony Parker 10.4
+2.6
201610

Tony Parker's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Tony Parker played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 12.3 points in a total of 13 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 15.9 ppg and his lowest 6.6.