Tony Parker vs. Amen Thompson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Amen Thompson and Tony Parker 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 has better scoring stats than Amen Thompson 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 18 NBA regular seasons played, Tony Parker averages 3.6 points more than Amen Thompson in his 2 seasons (15.5 points against 11.9), and he also scored a total of 17,911 points more (19,473 vs. 1,562).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Tony Parker 15.5
+3.6
18
Amen Thompson 11.9
2

Total Points

Seasons
Tony Parker 19,473
+17,911
18
Amen Thompson 1,562
2

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Tony Parker has a better career point average than Amen Thompson (+2.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+3,935).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Tony Parker 17.9
+2.2
17
Amen Thompson 15.7
1

Total Points

Playoffs
Tony Parker 4,045
+3,935
17
Amen Thompson 110
1

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Tony Parker 1
+1
Amen Thompson 0

40+ Point Games

Tony Parker 3
+3
Amen Thompson 0

30+ Point Games

Tony Parker 58
+57
Amen Thompson 1

20+ Point Games

Tony Parker 384
+366
Amen Thompson 18

10+ Point Games

Tony Parker 970
+893
Amen Thompson 77

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tony Parker 1,241
+1112
Amen Thompson 129

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tony Parker 13
+11
Amen Thompson 2

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Tony Parker 2
+2
Amen Thompson 0

30+ Point Games

Tony Parker 17
+17
Amen Thompson 0

20+ Point Games

Tony Parker 93
+91
Amen Thompson 2

10+ Point Games

Tony Parker 193
+187
Amen Thompson 6

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tony Parker 223
+216
Amen Thompson 7

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tony Parker 3
+3
Amen Thompson 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
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
difference:+3.6+1.4+3.9+5.7+0.1+0.2+10.3+0.6+0.5+6.7+16+1,123
Amen Thompson 11.9 4.8 8.7 54.9 0.3 1.1 22.1 2.1 3.1 68.4 2 131

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Tony Parker 19,473 7,777 15,830 49.1 519 1,603 32.4 3,400 4,525 75.1 18 1,254
difference:+17,911+7,150+14,687+5.7+486+1,454+10.3+3,125+4,123+6.7+16+1,123
Amen Thompson 1,562 627 1,143 54.9 33 149 22.1 275 402 68.4 2 131

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Tony Parker 17.9 7.1 15.5 46.1 0.5 1.7 30.9 3.1 4.2 73.1 17 226
difference:+2.2+1.1+3.4+3.3+0.4+1.1+5.9+0.5+0.9+3.7+16+219
Amen Thompson 15.7 6.0 12.1 49.4 0.1 0.6 25.0 3.6 5.1 69.4 1 7

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Tony Parker 4,045 1,613 3,501 46.1 119 385 30.9 700 958 73.1 17 226
difference:+3,935+1,571+3,416+3.3+118+381+5.9+675+922+3.7+16+219
Amen Thompson 110 42 85 49.4 1 4 25.0 25 36 69.4 1 7

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 9.2
200277
Amen Thompson 9.5
+0.3
202462

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 15.5
+1.4
2003NBA Champion82
Amen Thompson 14.1
202569

Tony Parker's additional seasons:

* Tony Parker played 16 seasons more than Amen Thompson in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 3 to 18, from 2004 to 2019—he averaged 16.0 points in a total of 1,095 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 22 ppg and his lowest 7.7.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 15.5
+15.5
200210
Amen Thompson -
DNP
20240

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 14.7
2003NBA Champion24
Amen Thompson 15.7
+1.0
20257

Tony Parker's additional Playoffs:

* During his 16 additional NBA seasons, Tony Parker played in 15 Playoffs and won 3 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 18.4 points in a total of 192 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 28.6 ppg and his lowest 6.6.