Tony Parker vs. Kristaps Porzingis: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Kristaps Porzingis 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.

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 Kristaps Porzingis 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
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 9 NBA regular seasons played, Kristaps Porzingis averages 4.1 points more than Tony Parker in his 18 seasons (19.6 points against 15.5). On the other hand Tony Parker scored a total of 9,634 points more than Kristaps Porzingis (19,473 vs. 9,839).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Tony Parker 15.5
18
Kristaps Porzingis 19.6
+4.1
9

Total Points

Seasons
Tony Parker 19,473
+9,634
18
Kristaps Porzingis 9,839
9

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Tony Parker has a better career point average than Kristaps Porzingis (+6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+3,711).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Tony Parker 17.9
+6.0
17
Kristaps Porzingis 11.9
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Tony Parker 4,045
+3,711
17
Kristaps Porzingis 334
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Tony Parker 1
+1
Kristaps Porzingis 0

40+ Point Games

Tony Parker 3
Kristaps Porzingis 3

30+ Point Games

Tony Parker 58
+3
Kristaps Porzingis 55

20+ Point Games

Tony Parker 384
+145
Kristaps Porzingis 239

10+ Point Games

Tony Parker 970
+511
Kristaps Porzingis 459

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tony Parker 1,241
+741
Kristaps Porzingis 500

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tony Parker 13
+12
Kristaps Porzingis 1

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Tony Parker 2
+2
Kristaps Porzingis 0

30+ Point Games

Tony Parker 17
+16
Kristaps Porzingis 1

20+ Point Games

Tony Parker 93
+88
Kristaps Porzingis 5

10+ Point Games

Tony Parker 193
+180
Kristaps Porzingis 13

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tony Parker 223
+196
Kristaps Porzingis 27

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tony Parker 3
+2
Kristaps Porzingis 1

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:+4.1+0.7+2.3+3.0+1.5+3.9+4.2+1.3+1.2+7.8+9+753
Kristaps Porzingis 19.6 6.9 14.9 46.1 1.9 5.2 36.6 4.0 4.8 82.9 9 501

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:+9,634+4,324+8,344+3.0+431+994+4.2+1,417+2,134+7.8+9+753
Kristaps Porzingis 9,839 3,453 7,486 46.1 950 2,597 36.6 1,983 2,391 82.9 9 501

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:+6.0+3.2+6.5+3.0+0.6+1.8+0.4+0.3+6.7+13+198
Kristaps Porzingis 11.9 3.9 9.0 43.0 1.1 3.5 31.3 3.1 3.9 79.8 4 28

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:+3,711+1,505+3,250+3.0+88+286+0.4+613+849+6.7+13+198
Kristaps Porzingis 334 108 251 43.0 31 99 31.3 87 109 79.8 4 28

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 9.2
200277
Kristaps Porzingis 14.3
+5.1
201672

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 15.5
2003NBA Champion82
Kristaps Porzingis 18.1
+2.6
201766

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 14.7
200475
Kristaps Porzingis 22.7
+8.0
201848

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 16.6
2005NBA Champion80
Kristaps Porzingis 20.4
+3.8
202057

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 18.9
200680
Kristaps Porzingis 20.1
+1.2
202143

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 18.6
2007NBA Champion77
Kristaps Porzingis 20.2
+1.6
202251

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 18.8
200869
Kristaps Porzingis 20.2
+1.4
202251

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 22.0
200972
Kristaps Porzingis 23.2
+1.2
202365

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 16.0
201056
Kristaps Porzingis 20.1
+4.1
2024NBA Champion57

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 17.5
201178
Kristaps Porzingis 19.5
+2.0
202542

Tony Parker's additional seasons:

* Tony Parker played 8 seasons more than Kristaps Porzingis in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 11 to 18, from 2012 to 2019—he averaged 13.8 points in a total of 508 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.3 ppg and his lowest 7.7.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 15.5
+15.5
200210
Kristaps Porzingis -
DNP
20160

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 14.7
+14.7
2003NBA Champion24
Kristaps Porzingis -
DNP
20170

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 18.4
+18.4
200410
Kristaps Porzingis -
DNP
20180

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 17.2
2005NBA Champion23
Kristaps Porzingis 23.7
+6.5
20203

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 21.1
+8.0
200613
Kristaps Porzingis 13.1
20217

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 20.8
+20.8
2007NBA Champion20
Kristaps Porzingis -
DNP
20220

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 22.4
+22.4
200817
Kristaps Porzingis -
DNP
20220

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 28.6
+28.6
20095
Kristaps Porzingis -
DNP
20230

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 17.3
+5.0
201010
Kristaps Porzingis 12.3
2024NBA Champion7

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 19.7
+12.0
20116
Kristaps Porzingis 7.7
202511

Tony Parker's additional Playoffs:

* During his 8 additional NBA seasons, Tony Parker played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 16.5 points in a total of 88 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 20.6 ppg and his lowest 6.6.