Jalen Green vs. Tony Parker: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Tony Parker and Jalen Green 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 Jalen Green 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 4 NBA regular seasons played, Jalen Green averages 4.6 points more than Tony Parker in his 18 seasons (20.1 points against 15.5). On the other hand Tony Parker scored a total of 13,300 points more than Jalen Green (19,473 vs. 6,173).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jalen Green 20.1
+4.6
4
Tony Parker 15.5
18

Total Points

Seasons
Jalen Green 6,173
4
Tony Parker 19,473
+13,300
18

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Tony Parker has a better career point average than Jalen Green (+4.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+3,952).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jalen Green 13.3
1
Tony Parker 17.9
+4.6
17

Total Points

Playoffs
Jalen Green 93
1
Tony Parker 4,045
+3,952
17

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Jalen Green 0
Tony Parker 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Jalen Green 9
+6
Tony Parker 3

30+ Point Games

Jalen Green 51
Tony Parker 58
+7

20+ Point Games

Jalen Green 158
Tony Parker 384
+226

10+ Point Games

Jalen Green 269
Tony Parker 970
+701

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jalen Green 307
Tony Parker 1,241
+934

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jalen Green 0
Tony Parker 13
+13

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Jalen Green 0
Tony Parker 2
+2

30+ Point Games

Jalen Green 1
Tony Parker 17
+16

20+ Point Games

Jalen Green 1
Tony Parker 93
+92

10+ Point Games

Jalen Green 3
Tony Parker 193
+190

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jalen Green 7
Tony Parker 223
+216

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jalen Green 0
Tony Parker 3
+3

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jalen Green 20.1 7.0 16.6 42.2 2.5 7.4 34.2 3.6 4.5 79.9 4 307
difference:+4.6+0.8+4.0+7.0+2.1+6.1+1.8+0.9+0.9+4.8+14+947
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
Jalen Green 6,173 2,143 5,082 42.2 779 2,278 34.2 1,108 1,387 79.9 4 307
difference:+13,300+5,634+10,748+7.0+260+675+1.8+2,292+3,138+4.8+14+947
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
Jalen Green 13.3 4.6 12.3 37.2 1.9 6.3 29.5 2.3 3.4 66.7 1 7
difference:+4.6+2.5+3.2+8.9+1.4+4.6+1.4+0.8+0.8+6.4+16+219
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
Jalen Green 93 32 86 37.2 13 44 29.5 16 24 66.7 1 7
difference:+3,952+1,581+3,415+8.9+106+341+1.4+684+934+6.4+16+219
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
Jalen Green 17.3
+8.1
202267
Tony Parker 9.2
200277

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Green 22.1
+6.6
202376
Tony Parker 15.5
2003NBA Champion82

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Green 19.6
+4.9
202482
Tony Parker 14.7
200475

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Green 21.0
+4.4
202582
Tony Parker 16.6
2005NBA Champion80

Tony Parker's additional seasons:

* Tony Parker played 14 seasons more than Jalen Green in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 5 to 18, from 2006 to 2019—he averaged 16.0 points in a total of 940 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 22 ppg and his lowest 7.7.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Green -
DNP
20220
Tony Parker 15.5
+15.5
200210

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Green -
DNP
20230
Tony Parker 14.7
+14.7
2003NBA Champion24

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Green -
DNP
20240
Tony Parker 18.4
+18.4
200410

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Green 13.3
20257
Tony Parker 17.2
+3.9
2005NBA Champion23

Tony Parker's additional Playoffs:

* During his 14 additional NBA seasons, Tony Parker played in 13 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 18.6 points in a total of 159 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 28.6 ppg and his lowest 6.6.