Kyle Kuzma vs. Tony Parker: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Tony Parker and Kyle Kuzma 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.

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 Kyle Kuzma 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
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Points in the Regular Season

In his 8 NBA regular seasons played, Kyle Kuzma averages 1.5 points more than Tony Parker in his 18 seasons (17.0 points against 15.5). On the other hand Tony Parker scored a total of 10,263 points more than Kyle Kuzma (19,473 vs. 9,210).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kyle Kuzma 17.0
+1.5
8
Tony Parker 15.5
18

Total Points

Seasons
Kyle Kuzma 9,210
8
Tony Parker 19,473
+10,263
18

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Tony Parker has a better career point average than Kyle Kuzma (+9.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+3,769).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kyle Kuzma 8.6
3
Tony Parker 17.9
+9.3
17

Total Points

Playoffs
Kyle Kuzma 276
3
Tony Parker 4,045
+3,769
17

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Kyle Kuzma 0
Tony Parker 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Kyle Kuzma 2
Tony Parker 3
+1

30+ Point Games

Kyle Kuzma 40
Tony Parker 58
+18

20+ Point Games

Kyle Kuzma 204
Tony Parker 384
+180

10+ Point Games

Kyle Kuzma 444
Tony Parker 970
+526

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kyle Kuzma 539
Tony Parker 1,241
+702

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kyle Kuzma 2
Tony Parker 13
+11

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Kyle Kuzma 0
Tony Parker 2
+2

30+ Point Games

Kyle Kuzma 0
Tony Parker 17
+17

20+ Point Games

Kyle Kuzma 0
Tony Parker 93
+93

10+ Point Games

Kyle Kuzma 13
Tony Parker 193
+180

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kyle Kuzma 30
Tony Parker 223
+193

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kyle Kuzma 2
Tony Parker 3
+1

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kyle Kuzma 17.0 6.5 14.4 45.0 1.9 5.8 33.4 2.1 3.0 72.1 8 541
difference:+1.5+0.3+1.8+4.2+1.5+4.5+1.0+0.6+0.6+3.0+10+713
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
Kyle Kuzma 9,210 3,503 7,790 45.0 1,045 3,127 33.4 1,159 1,608 72.1 8 541
difference:+10,263+4,274+8,040+4.2+526+1,524+1.0+2,241+2,917+3.0+10+713
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
Kyle Kuzma 8.6 3.2 8.2 39.3 1.0 3.6 27.6 1.2 1.6 73.1 3 32
difference:+9.3+3.9+7.3+6.8+0.5+1.9+3.3+1.9+2.6+14+194
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
Kyle Kuzma 276 103 262 39.3 32 116 27.6 38 52 73.1 3 32
difference:+3,769+1,510+3,239+6.8+87+269+3.3+662+906+14+194
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
Kyle Kuzma 16.1
+6.9
201877
Tony Parker 9.2
200277

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma 18.7
+3.2
201970
Tony Parker 15.5
2003NBA Champion82

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma 12.8
2020NBA Champion61
Tony Parker 14.7
+1.9
200475

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma 12.9
202168
Tony Parker 16.6
+3.7
2005NBA Champion80

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma 17.1
202266
Tony Parker 18.9
+1.8
200680

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma 21.2
+2.6
202364
Tony Parker 18.6
2007NBA Champion77

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma 22.2
+3.4
202470
Tony Parker 18.8
200869

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma 14.8
202565
Tony Parker 22.0
+7.2
200972

Tony Parker's additional seasons:

* Tony Parker played 10 seasons more than Kyle Kuzma in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 18, from 2010 to 2019—he averaged 14.4 points in a total of 642 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.3 ppg and his lowest 7.7.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20180
Tony Parker 15.5
+15.5
200210

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20190
Tony Parker 14.7
+14.7
2003NBA Champion24

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma 10.0
2020NBA Champion21
Tony Parker 18.4
+8.4
200410

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma 6.3
20216
Tony Parker 17.2
+10.9
2005NBA Champion23

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20220
Tony Parker 21.1
+21.1
200613

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20230
Tony Parker 20.8
+20.8
2007NBA Champion20

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20240
Tony Parker 22.4
+22.4
200817

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma 5.8
20255
Tony Parker 28.6
+22.8
20095

Tony Parker's additional Playoffs:

* During his 10 additional NBA seasons, Tony Parker played in 9 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 16.8 points in a total of 104 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 20.6 ppg and his lowest 6.6.