Tony Parker vs. Myles Turner: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Myles Turner 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 has better scoring stats than Myles Turner 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 1.5 points more than Myles Turner in his 11 seasons (15.5 points against 14.0), and he also scored a total of 10,409 points more (19,473 vs. 9,064).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Tony Parker 15.5
+1.5
18
Myles Turner 14.0
11

Total Points

Seasons
Tony Parker 19,473
+10,409
18
Myles Turner 9,064
11

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 Myles Turner (+4.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+3,135).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Tony Parker 17.9
+4.1
17
Myles Turner 13.8
7

Total Points

Playoffs
Tony Parker 4,045
+3,135
17
Myles Turner 910
7

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Tony Parker 1
+1
Myles Turner 0

40+ Point Games

Tony Parker 3
+1
Myles Turner 2

30+ Point Games

Tony Parker 58
+45
Myles Turner 13

20+ Point Games

Tony Parker 384
+255
Myles Turner 129

10+ Point Games

Tony Parker 970
+494
Myles Turner 476

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tony Parker 1,241
+603
Myles Turner 638

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tony Parker 13
+5
Myles Turner 8

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Tony Parker 2
+2
Myles Turner 0

30+ Point Games

Tony Parker 17
+17
Myles Turner 0

20+ Point Games

Tony Parker 93
+80
Myles Turner 13

10+ Point Games

Tony Parker 193
+147
Myles Turner 46

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tony Parker 223
+157
Myles Turner 66

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tony Parker 3
+3
Myles Turner 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:+1.5+1.0+2.2+0.7+0.8+2.0+3.7+0.2+0.4+2.0+7+608
Myles Turner 14.0 5.2 10.4 49.8 1.2 3.3 36.1 2.5 3.2 77.1 11 646

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:+10,409+4,429+9,109+0.7+242+507+3.7+1,793+2,441+2.0+7+608
Myles Turner 9,064 3,348 6,721 49.8 761 2,110 36.1 1,607 2,084 77.1 11 646

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:+4.1+2.0+5.3+3.9+0.8+1.7+6.9+0.8+1.0+0.6+10+160
Myles Turner 13.8 5.1 10.2 50.0 1.3 3.4 37.8 2.3 3.2 72.5 7 66

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:+3,135+1,277+2,829+3.9+34+160+6.9+547+747+0.6+10+160
Myles Turner 910 336 672 50.0 85 225 37.8 153 211 72.5 7 66

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 9.2
200277
Myles Turner 10.3
+1.1
201660

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 15.5
+1.0
2003NBA Champion82
Myles Turner 14.5
201781

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 14.7
+2.0
200475
Myles Turner 12.7
201865

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 16.6
+3.3
2005NBA Champion80
Myles Turner 13.3
201974

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 18.9
+6.8
200680
Myles Turner 12.1
202062

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 18.6
+6.0
2007NBA Champion77
Myles Turner 12.6
202147

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 18.8
+5.9
200869
Myles Turner 12.9
202242

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 22.0
+4.0
200972
Myles Turner 18.0
202362

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 16.0
201056
Myles Turner 17.1
+1.1
202477

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 17.5
+1.9
201178
Myles Turner 15.6
202572

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 18.3
+10.0
201260
Myles Turner 8.3
20264

Tony Parker's additional seasons:

* Tony Parker played 7 seasons more than Myles Turner in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 12 to 18, from 2013 to 2019—he averaged 13.2 points in a total of 448 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
+5.2
200210
Myles Turner 10.3
20167

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 14.7
+3.9
2003NBA Champion24
Myles Turner 10.8
20174

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 18.4
+6.0
200410
Myles Turner 12.4
20187

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 17.2
+7.4
2005NBA Champion23
Myles Turner 9.8
20194

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 21.1
+5.3
200613
Myles Turner 15.8
20204

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 20.8
+20.8
2007NBA Champion20
Myles Turner -
DNP
20210

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 22.4
+22.4
200817
Myles Turner -
DNP
20220

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 28.6
+28.6
20095
Myles Turner -
DNP
20230

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 17.3
+0.3
201010
Myles Turner 17.0
202417

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 19.7
+5.9
20116
Myles Turner 13.8
202523

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 20.1
+20.1
201214
Myles Turner -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Tony Parker's additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Tony Parker played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 15.8 points in a total of 74 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 20.6 ppg and his lowest 6.6.