Dwight Howard vs. Tony Parker: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Tony Parker and Dwight Howard 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Dwight Howard has better scoring average and totals in the regular season while in the Playoffs both numbers are better for Tony Parker. 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 18 NBA regular seasons played, Dwight Howard averages 0.2 points more than Tony Parker in his 18 seasons (15.7 points against 15.5), and he also scored a total of 12 points more (19,485 vs. 19,473).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Dwight Howard | 15.7 | +0.2 | 18 |
| Tony Parker | 15.5 | 18 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Dwight Howard | 19,485 | +12 | 18 |
| Tony Parker | 19,473 | 18 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Tony Parker has a better career point average than Dwight Howard (+2.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,136).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Dwight Howard | 15.3 | 12 | |
| Tony Parker | 17.9 | +2.6 | 17 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Dwight Howard | 1,909 | 12 | |
| Tony Parker | 4,045 | +2,136 | 17 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 0 | |||
| Tony Parker | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 391 | +7 | ||
| Tony Parker | 384 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 955 | |||
| Tony Parker | 970 | +15 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 1,227 | |||
| Tony Parker | 1,241 | +14 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 15 | +2 | ||
| Tony Parker | 13 | |||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 42 | |||
| Tony Parker | 93 | +51 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 86 | |||
| Tony Parker | 193 | +107 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 121 | |||
| Tony Parker | 223 | +102 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 4 | +1 | ||
| Tony Parker | 3 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 15.7 | 5.7 | 9.7 | 58.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 21.4 | 4.3 | 7.6 | 56.7 | 18 | 1,242 |
| difference: | +0.2 | +0.5 | +2.9 | +9.6 | +0.4 | +1.2 | +11.0 | +1.6 | +4.0 | +18.4 | +12 | |
| 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 | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 19,485 | 7,051 | 12,016 | 58.7 | 22 | 103 | 21.4 | 5,361 | 9,455 | 56.7 | 18 | 1,242 |
| difference: | +12 | +726 | +3,814 | +9.6 | +497 | +1,500 | +11.0 | +1,961 | +4,930 | +18.4 | +12 | |
| 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 | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 15.3 | 5.4 | 9.2 | 58.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 14.3 | 4.4 | 8.0 | 54.8 | 12 | 125 |
| difference: | +2.6 | +1.7 | +6.3 | +12.8 | +0.5 | +1.6 | +16.6 | +1.3 | +3.8 | +18.3 | +5 | +101 |
| 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 | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 1,909 | 681 | 1,156 | 58.9 | 1 | 7 | 14.3 | 546 | 997 | 54.8 | 12 | 125 |
| difference: | +2,136 | +932 | +2,345 | +12.8 | +118 | +378 | +16.6 | +154 | +39 | +18.3 | +5 | +101 |
| 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 ChampionRegular Season
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2005 | 0 |
| Tony Parker | 15.5 | +15.5 | 2002 | 10 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
| Tony Parker | 14.7 | +14.7 | 2003 | 24 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
| Tony Parker | 28.6 | +28.6 | 2009 | 5 |
Season 14 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| Tony Parker | 10.9 | +10.9 | 2015 | 7 |
Season 15 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Tony Parker | 10.4 | +10.4 | 2016 | 10 |
Season 18 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Tony Parker | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |