Kevin Durant vs. Tony Parker: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Tony Parker and Kevin Durant 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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Kevin Durant 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 Kevin Durant has better scoring stats than Tony Parker in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. 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 17 NBA regular seasons played, Kevin Durant averages 11.7 points more than Tony Parker in his 18 seasons (27.2 points against 15.5), and he also scored a total of 11,098 points more (30,571 vs. 19,473).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Kevin Durant | 27.2 | +11.7 | 17 |
| Tony Parker | 15.5 | 18 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Kevin Durant | 30,571 | +11,098 | 17 |
| Tony Parker | 19,473 | 18 | |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Kevin Durant | 4 |  +4 |
| Tony Parker | 0 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Kevin Durant has a better career point average than Tony Parker (+11.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+940).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Kevin Durant | 29.3 | +11.4 | 13 |
| Tony Parker | 17.9 | 17 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Kevin Durant | 4,985 | +940 | 13 |
| Tony Parker | 4,045 | 17 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 960 | +576 | ||
| Tony Parker | 384 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 1,112 | +142 | ||
| Tony Parker | 970 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 1,122 | |||
| Tony Parker | 1,241 | +119 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 1 | |||
| Tony Parker | 13 | +12 | ||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 1 | +1 | ||
| Tony Parker | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 156 | +63 | ||
| Tony Parker | 93 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 170 | |||
| Tony Parker | 193 | +23 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 170 | |||
| Tony Parker | 223 | +53 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 0 | |||
| Tony Parker | 3 | +3 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 27.2 | 9.4 | 18.7 | 50.2 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 39.0 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 88.2 | 17 | 1,123 |
| difference: | +11.7 | +3.2 | +6.1 | +1.1 | +1.6 | +3.7 | +6.6 | +3.8 | +3.8 | +13.1 | +1 | +131 |
| 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 | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 30,571 | 10,542 | 20,999 | 50.2 | 2,191 | 5,620 | 39.0 | 7,296 | 8,271 | 88.2 | 17 | 1,123 |
| difference: | +11,098 | +2,765 | +5,169 | +1.1 | +1,672 | +4,017 | +6.6 | +3,896 | +3,746 | +13.1 | +1 | +131 |
| 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 | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 29.3 | 9.9 | 20.8 | 47.7 | 2.2 | 6.1 | 35.6 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 86.8 | 13 | 170 |
| difference: | +11.4 | +2.8 | +5.3 | +1.7 | +1.7 | +4.4 | +4.7 | +4.3 | +4.3 | +13.7 | +4 | +56 |
| 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 | ||||
| Kevin Durant | 4,985 | 1,684 | 3,528 | 47.7 | 366 | 1,029 | 35.6 | 1,251 | 1,441 | 86.8 | 13 | 170 |
| difference: | +940 | +71 | +27 | +1.7 | +247 | +644 | +4.7 | +551 | +483 | +13.7 | +4 | +56 |
| 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 Scoring Leader
= NBA ChampionRegular Season
Tony Parker's additional seasons: | ||||
* Tony Parker played 1 season more than Kevin Durant in the NBA. In that year—his season 18 in 2019—he averaged 9.5 points in a total of 56 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Durant | - | DNP | 2008 | 0 |
| Tony Parker | 15.5 | +15.5 | 2002 | 10 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Durant | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
| Tony Parker | 14.7 | +14.7 | 2003 | 24 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Durant | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
| Tony Parker | 28.6 | +28.6 | 2009 | 5 |
Season 17 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kevin Durant | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
| Tony Parker | 6.6 | +6.6 | 2018 | 5 |
Tony Parker's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Tony Parker didn't play in the postseason. |