Tony Parker vs. Norman Powell: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Norman Powell 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 Norman Powell 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 2.3 points more than Norman Powell in his 10 seasons (15.5 points against 13.2), and he also scored a total of 11,316 points more (19,473 vs. 8,157).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Tony Parker 15.5
+2.3
18
Norman Powell 13.2
10

Total Points

Seasons
Tony Parker 19,473
+11,316
18
Norman Powell 8,157
10

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 Norman Powell (+8.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+3,163).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Tony Parker 17.9
+8.2
17
Norman Powell 9.7
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Tony Parker 4,045
+3,163
17
Norman Powell 882
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Tony Parker 1
+1
Norman Powell 0

40+ Point Games

Tony Parker 3
+1
Norman Powell 2

30+ Point Games

Tony Parker 58
+32
Norman Powell 26

20+ Point Games

Tony Parker 384
+235
Norman Powell 149

10+ Point Games

Tony Parker 970
+577
Norman Powell 393

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tony Parker 1,241
+675
Norman Powell 566

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tony Parker 13
Norman Powell 51
+38

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Tony Parker 2
+1
Norman Powell 1

30+ Point Games

Tony Parker 17
+16
Norman Powell 1

20+ Point Games

Tony Parker 93
+81
Norman Powell 12

10+ Point Games

Tony Parker 193
+151
Norman Powell 42

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tony Parker 223
+144
Norman Powell 79

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tony Parker 3
Norman Powell 12
+9

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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:+2.3+1.6+2.8+2.0+1.3+3.0+7.4+0.4+0.8+7.3+8+637
Norman Powell 13.2 4.6 9.8 47.1 1.7 4.3 39.8 2.3 2.8 82.4 10 617

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:+11,316+4,927+9,777+2.0+540+1,056+7.4+2,002+2,828+7.3+8+637
Norman Powell 8,157 2,850 6,053 47.1 1,059 2,659 39.8 1,398 1,697 82.4 10 617

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:+8.2+3.6+7.8+0.9+0.8+1.7+7.7+1.6+2.4+7.0+8+135
Norman Powell 9.7 3.5 7.7 45.1 1.3 3.4 38.6 1.5 1.8 80.1 9 91

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:+3,163+1,298+2,803+0.9+77+7.7+567+792+7.0+8+135
Norman Powell 882 315 698 45.1 119 308 38.6 133 166 80.1 9 91

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 9.2
+3.6
200277
Norman Powell 5.6
201649

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 15.5
+7.1
2003NBA Champion82
Norman Powell 8.4
201776

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 14.7
+9.2
200475
Norman Powell 5.5
201870

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 16.6
+8.0
2005NBA Champion80
Norman Powell 8.6
2019NBA Champion60

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 18.9
+2.9
200680
Norman Powell 16.0
202052

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 18.6
2007NBA Champion77
Norman Powell 18.6
202169

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 18.8
200869
Norman Powell 19.0
+0.2
202245

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 22.0
+5.0
200972
Norman Powell 17.0
202360

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 16.0
+2.1
201056
Norman Powell 13.9
202476

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 17.5
201178
Norman Powell 21.8
+4.3
202560

Tony Parker's additional seasons:

* Tony Parker played 8 seasons more than Norman Powell 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
+11.7
200210
Norman Powell 3.8
201618

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 14.7
+3.0
2003NBA Champion24
Norman Powell 11.7
20179

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 18.4
+16.4
200410
Norman Powell 2.0
20186

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 17.2
+10.7
2005NBA Champion23
Norman Powell 6.5
2019NBA Champion23

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 21.1
+7.7
200613
Norman Powell 13.4
202011

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 20.8
+3.8
2007NBA Champion20
Norman Powell 17.0
20216

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 22.4
+22.4
200817
Norman Powell -
DNP
20220

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 28.6
+6.8
20095
Norman Powell 21.8
20235

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 17.3
+4.5
201010
Norman Powell 12.8
20246

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 19.7
+3.7
20116
Norman Powell 16.0
20257

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.