Darius Garland vs. Tony Parker: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Tony Parker and Darius Garland 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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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Tony Parker scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while Darius Garland has a better scoring average in the regular season. 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 7 NBA regular seasons played, Darius Garland averages 3.3 points more than Tony Parker in his 18 seasons (18.8 points against 15.5). On the other hand Tony Parker scored a total of 12,230 points more than Darius Garland (19,473 vs. 7,243).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Darius Garland 18.8
+3.3
7
Tony Parker 15.5
18

Total Points

Seasons
Darius Garland 7,243
7
Tony Parker 19,473
+12,230
18

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Tony Parker has a better career point average than Darius Garland (+0.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+3,664).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Darius Garland 17.3
3
Tony Parker 17.9
+0.6
17

Total Points

Playoffs
Darius Garland 381
3
Tony Parker 4,045
+3,664
17

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Darius Garland 1
Tony Parker 1

40+ Point Games

Darius Garland 5
+2
Tony Parker 3

30+ Point Games

Darius Garland 25
Tony Parker 58
+33

20+ Point Games

Darius Garland 167
Tony Parker 384
+217

10+ Point Games

Darius Garland 348
Tony Parker 970
+622

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Darius Garland 385
Tony Parker 1,241
+856

0 Point Games (games without points)

Darius Garland 0
Tony Parker 13
+13

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Darius Garland 0
Tony Parker 2
+2

30+ Point Games

Darius Garland 2
Tony Parker 17
+15

20+ Point Games

Darius Garland 9
Tony Parker 93
+84

10+ Point Games

Darius Garland 21
Tony Parker 193
+172

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Darius Garland 22
Tony Parker 223
+201

0 Point Games (games without points)

Darius Garland 0
Tony Parker 3
+3

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Darius Garland 18.8 6.9 15.2 45.2 2.3 6.1 38.8 2.7 3.1 86.8 7 385
difference:+3.3+0.7+2.6+3.9+1.9+4.8+6.4+0.5+11.7+11+869
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
Darius Garland 7,243 2,647 5,854 45.2 904 2,332 38.8 1,045 1,204 86.8 7 385
difference:+12,230+5,130+9,976+3.9+385+729+6.4+2,355+3,321+11.7+11+869
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
Darius Garland 17.3 6.2 14.5 42.8 2.1 6.2 34.3 2.7 3.2 85.7 3 22
difference:+0.6+0.9+1.0+3.3+1.6+4.5+3.4+0.4+1.0+12.6+14+204
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
Darius Garland 381 137 320 42.8 47 137 34.3 60 70 85.7 3 22
difference:+3,664+1,476+3,181+3.3+72+248+3.4+640+888+12.6+14+204
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
Darius Garland 12.3
+3.1
202059
Tony Parker 9.2
200277

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland 17.4
+1.9
202154
Tony Parker 15.5
2003NBA Champion82

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland 21.7
+7.0
202268
Tony Parker 14.7
200475

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland 21.6
+5.0
202369
Tony Parker 16.6
2005NBA Champion80

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland 18.0
202457
Tony Parker 18.9
+0.9
200680

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland 20.6
+2.0
202575
Tony Parker 18.6
2007NBA Champion77

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland 13.0
20263
Tony Parker 18.8
+5.8
200869

Tony Parker's additional seasons:

* Tony Parker played 11 seasons more than Darius Garland in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 18, from 2009 to 2019—he averaged 15.2 points in a total of 714 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 22 ppg and his lowest 7.7.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland -
DNP
20200
Tony Parker 15.5
+15.5
200210

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland -
DNP
20210
Tony Parker 14.7
+14.7
2003NBA Champion24

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland -
DNP
20220
Tony Parker 18.4
+18.4
200410

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland 20.6
+3.4
20235
Tony Parker 17.2
2005NBA Champion23

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland 15.7
202412
Tony Parker 21.1
+5.4
200613

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland 18.0
20255
Tony Parker 20.8
+2.8
2007NBA Champion20

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland -
DNP *
20260
Tony Parker 22.4
+22.4
200817
* season in progress

Tony Parker's additional Playoffs:

* During his 11 additional NBA seasons, Tony Parker played in 10 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 17.3 points in a total of 109 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 28.6 ppg and his lowest 6.6.