Stephon Marbury vs. Tony Parker: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Tony Parker and Stephon Marbury 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 Tony Parker scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while Stephon Marbury 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.
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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 13 NBA regular seasons played, Stephon Marbury averages 3.8 points more than Tony Parker in his 18 seasons (19.3 points against 15.5). On the other hand Tony Parker scored a total of 3,176 points more than Stephon Marbury (19,473 vs. 16,297).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Stephon Marbury | 19.3 | +3.8 | 13 |
| Tony Parker | 15.5 | 18 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Stephon Marbury | 16,297 | 13 | |
| Tony Parker | 19,473 | +3,176 | 18 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Tony Parker has a better career point average than Stephon Marbury (+5.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+3,643).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Stephon Marbury | 12.6 | 5 | |
| Tony Parker | 17.9 | +5.3 | 17 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Stephon Marbury | 402 | 5 | |
| Tony Parker | 4,045 | +3,643 | 17 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Stephon Marbury | 401 | +17 | ||
| Tony Parker | 384 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Stephon Marbury | 734 | |||
| Tony Parker | 970 | +236 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Stephon Marbury | 838 | |||
| Tony Parker | 1,241 | +403 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Stephon Marbury | 8 | |||
| Tony Parker | 13 | +5 | ||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Stephon Marbury | 0 | |||
| Tony Parker | 2 | +2 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Stephon Marbury | 8 | |||
| Tony Parker | 93 | +85 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Stephon Marbury | 19 | |||
| Tony Parker | 193 | +174 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Stephon Marbury | 29 | |||
| Tony Parker | 223 | +194 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Stephon Marbury | 3 | |||
| Tony Parker | 3 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Stephon Marbury | 19.3 | 6.8 | 15.7 | 43.3 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 32.5 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 78.4 | 13 | 846 |
| difference: | +3.8 | +0.6 | +3.1 | +5.8 | +0.8 | +2.3 | +0.1 | +1.8 | +2.1 | +3.3 | +5 | +408 |
| 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 | ||||
| Stephon Marbury | 16,297 | 5,769 | 13,324 | 43.3 | 991 | 3,048 | 32.5 | 3,768 | 4,804 | 78.4 | 13 | 846 |
| difference: | +3,176 | +2,008 | +2,506 | +5.8 | +472 | +1,445 | +0.1 | +368 | +279 | +3.3 | +5 | +408 |
| 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 | ||||
| Stephon Marbury | 12.6 | 4.7 | 13.2 | 35.5 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 27.3 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 75.0 | 5 | 32 |
| difference: | +5.3 | +2.4 | +2.3 | +10.5 | +0.3 | +1.4 | +3.6 | +0.8 | +1.1 | +1.9 | +12 | +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 | ||||
| Stephon Marbury | 402 | 150 | 422 | 35.5 | 27 | 99 | 27.3 | 75 | 100 | 75.0 | 5 | 32 |
| difference: | +3,643 | +1,463 | +3,079 | +10.5 | +92 | +286 | +3.6 | +625 | +858 | +1.9 | +12 | +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
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Tony Parker's additional seasons: | ||||
* Tony Parker played 5 seasons more than Stephon Marbury in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 14 to 18, from 2015 to 2019—he averaged 10.9 points in a total of 314 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 14.4 ppg and his lowest 7.7. |
Playoffs
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Stephon Marbury | - | DNP | 1999 | 0 |
| Tony Parker | 18.4 | +18.4 | 2004 | 10 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Stephon Marbury | - | DNP | 2000 | 0 |
| Tony Parker | 17.2 | +17.2 | 2005 | 23 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Stephon Marbury | - | DNP | 2001 | 0 |
| Tony Parker | 21.1 | +21.1 | 2006 | 13 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Stephon Marbury | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
| Tony Parker | 20.8 | +20.8 | 2007 | 20 |
Season 9 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Stephon Marbury | - | DNP | 2005 | 0 |
| Tony Parker | 17.3 | +17.3 | 2010 | 10 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Stephon Marbury | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
| Tony Parker | 19.7 | +19.7 | 2011 | 6 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Stephon Marbury | - | DNP | 2007 | 0 |
| Tony Parker | 20.1 | +20.1 | 2012 | 14 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Stephon Marbury | - | DNP | 2008 | 0 |
| Tony Parker | 20.6 | +20.6 | 2013 | 21 |
Tony Parker's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Tony Parker played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 11.3 points in a total of 30 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 15.9 ppg and his lowest 6.6. |