Tony Parker vs. David Robinson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of David Robinson 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.

David Robinson is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points 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 David Robinson has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Tony Parker scored more points in the postseason. 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 14 NBA regular seasons played, David Robinson averages 5.6 points more than Tony Parker in his 18 seasons (21.1 points against 15.5), and he also scored a total of 1,317 points more (20,790 vs. 19,473).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Tony Parker 15.5
18
David Robinson 21.1
+5.6
14

Total Points

Seasons
Tony Parker 19,473
18
David Robinson 20,790
+1,317
14

Scoring Titles

Tony Parker 0
David Robinson 1
Scoring leader
+1

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason David Robinson has a better career point average than Tony Parker (+0.2 points per game) while Tony Parker scored more points (+1,824).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Tony Parker 17.9
17
David Robinson 18.1
+0.2
12

Total Points

Playoffs
Tony Parker 4,045
+1,824
17
David Robinson 2,221
12

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Tony Parker 0
David Robinson 1
+1

60+ Point Games

Tony Parker 0
David Robinson 1
+1

50+ Point Games

Tony Parker 1
David Robinson 3
+2

40+ Point Games

Tony Parker 3
David Robinson 22
+19

30+ Point Games

Tony Parker 58
David Robinson 186
+128

20+ Point Games

Tony Parker 384
David Robinson 548
+164

10+ Point Games

Tony Parker 970
+81
David Robinson 889

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tony Parker 1,241
+256
David Robinson 985

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tony Parker 13
+11
David Robinson 2

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Tony Parker 2
+1
David Robinson 1

30+ Point Games

Tony Parker 17
+4
David Robinson 13

20+ Point Games

Tony Parker 93
+38
David Robinson 55

10+ Point Games

Tony Parker 193
+91
David Robinson 102

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tony Parker 223
+103
David Robinson 120

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tony Parker 3
David Robinson 3

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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:+5.6+1.3+1.8+2.7+0.4+1.2+7.4+3.4+4.7+1.5+4+267
David Robinson 21.1 7.5 14.4 51.8 0.0 0.1 25.0 6.1 8.3 73.6 14 987

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:+1,317+412+1,609+2.7+494+1,503+7.4+2,635+3,676+1.5+4+267
David Robinson 20,790 7,365 14,221 51.8 25 100 25.0 6,035 8,201 73.6 14 987

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:+0.2+0.9+2.5+1.8+0.5+1.6+20.9+2.5+3.7+2.3+5+103
David Robinson 18.1 6.2 13.0 47.9 0.0 0.1 10.0 5.6 7.9 70.8 12 123

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:+1,824+845+1,897+1.8+118+375+20.9+16+8+2.3+5+103
David Robinson 2,221 768 1,604 47.9 1 10 10.0 684 966 70.8 12 123

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 9.2
200277
David Robinson 24.3
+15.1
199082

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 15.5
2003NBA Champion82
David Robinson 25.6
+10.1
199182

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 14.7
200475
David Robinson 23.2
+8.5
199268

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 16.6
2005NBA Champion80
David Robinson 23.4
+6.8
199382

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 18.9
200680
David Robinson Scoring leader29.8
+10.9
199480

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 18.6
2007NBA Champion77
David Robinson 27.6
+9.0
199581

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 18.8
200869
David Robinson 25.0
+6.2
199682

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 22.0
+4.3
200972
David Robinson 17.7
19976

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 16.0
201056
David Robinson 21.6
+5.6
199873

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 17.5
+1.7
201178
David Robinson 15.8
1999NBA Champion49

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 18.3
+0.5
201260
David Robinson 17.8
200080

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 20.3
+5.9
201366
David Robinson 14.4
200180

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 16.7
+4.5
2014NBA Champion68
David Robinson 12.2
200278

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 14.4
+5.9
201568
David Robinson 8.5
2003NBA Champion64

Tony Parker's additional seasons:

* Tony Parker played 4 seasons more than David Robinson in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 15 to 18, from 2016 to 2019—he averaged 9.9 points in a total of 246 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 11.9 ppg and his lowest 7.7.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 15.5
200210
David Robinson 24.3
+8.8
199010

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 14.7
2003NBA Champion24
David Robinson 25.8
+11.1
19914

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 18.4
+18.4
200410
David Robinson -
DNP
19920

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 17.2
2005NBA Champion23
David Robinson 23.1
+5.9
199310

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 21.1
+1.1
200613
David Robinson 20.0
19944

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 20.8
2007NBA Champion20
David Robinson 25.3
+4.5
199515

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 22.4
200817
David Robinson 23.6
+1.2
199610

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 28.6
+28.6
20095
David Robinson -
DNP
19970

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 17.3
201010
David Robinson 19.4
+2.1
19989

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 19.7
+4.1
20116
David Robinson 15.6
1999NBA Champion17

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 20.1
201214
David Robinson 23.5
+3.4
20004

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 20.6
+4.0
201321
David Robinson 16.6
200113

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 17.4
+12.9
2014NBA Champion23
David Robinson 4.5
20024

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 10.9
+3.1
20157
David Robinson 7.8
2003NBA Champion23

Tony Parker's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Tony Parker played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 11.5 points in a total of 23 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 15.9 ppg and his lowest 6.6.