Tony Parker vs. Victor Wembanyama: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Victor Wembanyama 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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Victor Wembanyama has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, 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 in the regular season Victor Wembanyama has a better scoring average and Tony Parker scored more points, and since Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Tony Parker has better playoff stats. 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 2 NBA regular seasons played, Victor Wembanyama averages 7 points more than Tony Parker in his 18 seasons (22.5 points against 15.5). On the other hand Tony Parker scored a total of 16,835 points more than Victor Wembanyama (19,473 vs. 2,638).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Tony Parker 15.5
18
Victor Wembanyama 22.5
+7.0
2

Total Points

Seasons
Tony Parker 19,473
+16,835
18
Victor Wembanyama 2,638
2

Points in the Playoffs

Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Tony Parker has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Tony Parker 17.9
+17.9
17
Victor Wembanyama 0
0

Total Points

Playoffs
Tony Parker 4,045
+4,045
17
Victor Wembanyama 0
0

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Tony Parker 1
Victor Wembanyama 1

40+ Point Games

Tony Parker 3
Victor Wembanyama 4
+1

30+ Point Games

Tony Parker 58
+35
Victor Wembanyama 23

20+ Point Games

Tony Parker 384
+311
Victor Wembanyama 73

10+ Point Games

Tony Parker 970
+857
Victor Wembanyama 113

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tony Parker 1,241
+1124
Victor Wembanyama 117

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tony Parker 13
+13
Victor Wembanyama 0

Playoffs

Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Tony Parker's point thresholds are omited here.

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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:+7.0+2.0+4.9+2.2+1.9+5.5+1.5+1.1+1.2+5.8+16+1,137
Victor Wembanyama 22.5 8.2 17.5 46.9 2.3 6.8 33.9 3.8 4.8 80.9 2 117

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:+16,835+6,818+13,787+2.2+249+806+1.5+2,950+3,969+5.8+16+1,137
Victor Wembanyama 2,638 959 2,043 46.9 270 797 33.9 450 556 80.9 2 117

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:+17.9+7.1+15.5+46.1+0.5+1.7+30.9+3.1+4.2+73.1+17+226
Victor Wembanyama DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

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:+4,045+1,613+3,501+46.1+119+385+30.9+700+958+73.1+17+226
Victor Wembanyama DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 9.2
200277
Victor Wembanyama 21.4
+12.2
202471

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 15.5
2003NBA Champion82
Victor Wembanyama 24.3
+8.8
202546

Tony Parker's additional seasons:

* Tony Parker played 16 seasons more than Victor Wembanyama 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
Victor Wembanyama -
DNP
20240

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tony Parker 14.7
+14.7
2003NBA Champion24
Victor Wembanyama -
DNP
20250

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.