Shaquille O'Neal vs. Tony Parker: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Tony Parker and Shaquille O'Neal 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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Shaquille O'Neal 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 Shaquille O'Neal 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 19 NBA regular seasons played, Shaquille O'Neal averages 8.2 points more than Tony Parker in his 18 seasons (23.7 points against 15.5), and he also scored a total of 9,123 points more (28,596 vs. 19,473).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Shaquille O'Neal | 23.7 | +8.2 | 19 |
| Tony Parker | 15.5 | 18 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Shaquille O'Neal | 28,596 | +9,123 | 19 |
| Tony Parker | 19,473 | 18 | |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Shaquille O'Neal | 2 |  +2 |
| Tony Parker | 0 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Shaquille O'Neal has a better career point average than Tony Parker (+6.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,205).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Shaquille O'Neal | 24.3 | +6.4 | 17 |
| Tony Parker | 17.9 | 17 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Shaquille O'Neal | 5,250 | +1,205 | 17 |
| Tony Parker | 4,045 | 17 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Shaquille O'Neal | 1 | +1 | ||
| Tony Parker | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Shaquille O'Neal | 826 | +442 | ||
| Tony Parker | 384 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Shaquille O'Neal | 1,132 | +162 | ||
| Tony Parker | 970 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Shaquille O'Neal | 1,205 | |||
| Tony Parker | 1,241 | +36 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Shaquille O'Neal | 2 | |||
| Tony Parker | 13 | +11 | ||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Shaquille O'Neal | 148 | +55 | ||
| Tony Parker | 93 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Shaquille O'Neal | 206 | +13 | ||
| Tony Parker | 193 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Shaquille O'Neal | 215 | |||
| Tony Parker | 223 | +8 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Shaquille O'Neal | 1 | |||
| Tony Parker | 3 | +2 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Shaquille O'Neal | 23.7 | 9.4 | 16.1 | 58.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 9.3 | 52.7 | 19 | 1,207 |
| difference: | +8.2 | +3.2 | +3.5 | +9.1 | +0.4 | +1.3 | +27.9 | +2.2 | +5.7 | +22.4 | +1 | +47 |
| 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 | ||||
| Shaquille O'Neal | 28,596 | 11,330 | 19,457 | 58.2 | 1 | 22 | 4.5 | 5,935 | 11,252 | 52.7 | 19 | 1,207 |
| difference: | +9,123 | +3,553 | +3,627 | +9.1 | +518 | +1,581 | +27.9 | +2,535 | +6,727 | +22.4 | +1 | +47 |
| 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 | ||||
| Shaquille O'Neal | 24.3 | 9.4 | 16.8 | 56.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 5.4 | 10.7 | 50.4 | 17 | 216 |
| difference: | +6.4 | +2.3 | +1.3 | +10.2 | +0.5 | +1.7 | +30.9 | +2.3 | +6.5 | +22.7 | +10 | |
| 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 | ||||
| Shaquille O'Neal | 5,250 | 2,041 | 3,627 | 56.3 | 0 | 0 | - | 1,168 | 2,317 | 50.4 | 17 | 216 |
| difference: | +1,205 | +428 | +126 | +10.2 | +119 | +385 | +30.9 | +468 | +1,359 | +22.7 | +10 | |
| 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
Shaquille O'Neal's additional seasons: | ||||
* Shaquille O'Neal played 1 season more than Tony Parker in the NBA. In that year—his season 19 in 2011—he averaged 9.2 points in a total of 37 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Shaquille O'Neal | - | DNP | 1993 | 0 |
| Tony Parker | 15.5 | +15.5 | 2002 | 10 |
Season 17 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Shaquille O'Neal | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
| Tony Parker | 6.6 | +6.6 | 2018 | 5 |
Season 18 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 11.5 | +11.5 | 2010 | 11 |
| Tony Parker | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Shaquille O'Neal's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Shaquille O'Neal played in the Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 1.0 points in a total of 2 games. |