Carmelo Anthony vs. Tony Parker: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Tony Parker and Carmelo Anthony 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.
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Carmelo Anthony is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Tony Parker.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Carmelo Anthony has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Tony Parker scored more points in the postseason. 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 19 NBA regular seasons played, Carmelo Anthony averages 7 points more than Tony Parker in his 18 seasons (22.5 points against 15.5), and he also scored a total of 8,816 points more (28,289 vs. 19,473).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 22.5 | +7.0 | 19 |
| Tony Parker | 15.5 | 18 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 28,289 | +8,816 | 19 |
| Tony Parker | 19,473 | 18 | |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1 |  +1 |
| Tony Parker | 0 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Carmelo Anthony has a better career point average than Tony Parker (+5.2 points per game) while Tony Parker scored more points (+2,131).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 23.1 | +5.2 | 13 |
| Tony Parker | 17.9 | 17 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,914 | 13 | |
| Tony Parker | 4,045 | +2,131 | 17 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1 | +1 | ||
| Tony Parker | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 796 | +412 | ||
| Tony Parker | 384 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,162 | +192 | ||
| Tony Parker | 970 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,257 | +16 | ||
| Tony Parker | 1,241 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 3 | |||
| Tony Parker | 13 | +10 | ||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 54 | |||
| Tony Parker | 93 | +39 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 77 | |||
| Tony Parker | 193 | +116 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 83 | |||
| Tony Parker | 223 | +140 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 0 | |||
| Tony Parker | 3 | +3 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 22.5 | 8.0 | 18.0 | 44.7 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 35.5 | 5.0 | 6.2 | 81.4 | 19 | 1,260 |
| difference: | +7.0 | +1.8 | +5.4 | +4.4 | +1.0 | +2.6 | +3.1 | +2.3 | +2.6 | +6.3 | +1 | +6 |
| 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 | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 28,289 | 10,119 | 22,643 | 44.7 | 1,731 | 4,873 | 35.5 | 6,320 | 7,764 | 81.4 | 19 | 1,260 |
| difference: | +8,816 | +2,342 | +6,813 | +4.4 | +1,212 | +3,270 | +3.1 | +2,920 | +3,239 | +6.3 | +1 | +6 |
| 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 | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 23.1 | 8.1 | 19.4 | 41.4 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 32.4 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 82.6 | 13 | 83 |
| difference: | +5.2 | +1.0 | +3.9 | +4.6 | +0.7 | +2.1 | +1.5 | +2.6 | +2.7 | +9.5 | +4 | +143 |
| 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 | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,914 | 669 | 1,614 | 41.4 | 101 | 312 | 32.4 | 475 | 575 | 82.6 | 13 | 83 |
| difference: | +2,131 | +944 | +1,887 | +4.6 | +18 | +73 | +1.5 | +225 | +383 | +9.5 | +4 | +143 |
| 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
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Carmelo Anthony's additional seasons: | ||||
* Carmelo Anthony played 1 season more than Tony Parker in the NBA. In that year—his season 19 in 2022—he averaged 13.3 points in a total of 69 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
| Tony Parker | 20.1 | +20.1 | 2012 | 14 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
| Tony Parker | 20.6 | +20.6 | 2013 | 21 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| Tony Parker | 17.4 | +17.4 | 2014 | 23 |
Season 14 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
| Tony Parker | 10.9 | +10.9 | 2015 | 7 |
Season 16 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Tony Parker | 15.9 | +15.9 | 2017 | 8 |
Season 18 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 12.3 | +12.3 | 2021 | 6 |
| Tony Parker | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Carmelo Anthony's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Carmelo Anthony didn't play in the postseason. |