Tony Parker vs. John Roche Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Roche and Tony Parker, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Tony Parker played 18 years in the NBA, 14 more than John Roche, who played 4. Tony Parker had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, while John Roche had his rookie season in 1975-76. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Tony Parker 18 17 2001-02 to 2018-19
John Roche 4 0 1975-76 to 1981-82

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Tony Parker John Roche
Season 2001-021975-76
Team San Antonio SpursLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 77 29.4 9.2 0.4 2.1 2.6 4.3 1.2 0.1 2.0 2.2 3.5 8.3 .419 0.8 2.5 .323 1.4 2.1 .675
John Roche 15 3.5 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.2 0.9 .214 - - - 0.1 0.3 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 10 34.1 15.5 0.5 2.4 2.9 4.0 0.9 0.1 2.2 2.2 6.2 13.6 .456 1.0 2.7 .370 2.1 2.8 .750
John Roche ------- --- ----------

Note: John Roche didn't play in 1976-77, 1977-78 and 1978-79.

Season 2
Tony Parker John Roche
Season 2002-031979-80
Team San Antonio SpursDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 82 33.8 15.5 0.4 2.2 2.6 5.3 0.9 0.0 2.4 2.1 5.9 12.7 .464 1.0 3.0 .337 2.7 3.5 .755
John Roche 82 27.9 11.4 0.3 1.1 1.4 4.9 1.0 0.1 1.9 1.7 4.3 9.0 .478 0.6 1.6 .380 2.1 2.5 .866
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 24 33.9 14.7 0.3 2.4 2.8 3.5 0.9 0.1 2.0 2.1 5.6 14.0 .403 0.6 2.3 .268 2.8 3.9 .713
John Roche ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Tony Parker John Roche
Season 2003-041980-81
Team San Antonio SpursDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 75 34.4 14.7 0.6 2.6 3.2 5.5 0.8 0.1 2.4 2.0 5.6 12.6 .447 0.8 2.7 .312 2.5 3.6 .702
John Roche 26 23.5 8.9 0.2 1.2 1.4 5.4 0.7 0.3 2.0 1.7 3.2 6.9 .458 0.3 1.0 .333 2.2 3.0 .753
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 10 38.6 18.4 0.5 1.6 2.1 7.0 1.3 0.1 3.1 1.5 7.2 16.8 .429 1.7 4.3 .395 2.3 3.5 .657
John Roche ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Tony Parker John Roche
Season 2004-051981-82
Team San Antonio SpursDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 80 34.2 16.6 0.6 3.1 3.7 6.1 1.2 0.1 2.7 2.1 6.7 14.0 .482 0.5 2.0 .276 2.6 4.0 .650
John Roche 39 12.8 4.8 0.1 0.5 0.6 2.3 0.4 0.1 0.7 1.0 1.7 3.8 .453 0.6 1.3 .442 0.7 1.0 .737
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 23 37.2 17.2 0.6 2.3 2.9 4.3 0.7 0.1 3.1 3.0 7.2 15.9 .454 0.4 2.1 .188 2.4 3.8 .632
John Roche ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Tony Parker John Roche
Season 2005-06-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 80 33.9 18.9 0.5 2.8 3.3 5.8 1.0 0.1 3.1 2.0 7.8 14.2 .548 0.1 0.5 .306 3.2 4.5 .707
John Roche ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 13 36.5 21.1 0.6 3.0 3.6 3.8 1.0 0.1 3.1 2.4 8.0 17.4 .460 0.2 0.7 .222 4.9 6.1 .810
John Roche ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Tony Parker John Roche
Season 2006-07-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 77 32.5 18.6 0.4 2.8 3.2 5.5 1.1 0.1 2.5 1.8 7.4 14.2 .520 0.2 0.5 .395 3.6 4.5 .783
John Roche ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 20 37.6 20.8 0.7 2.7 3.4 5.8 1.1 0.0 3.3 1.7 8.4 17.5 .480 0.4 1.1 .333 3.6 5.3 .679
John Roche ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Tony Parker John Roche
Season 2007-08-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 69 33.5 18.8 0.4 2.8 3.2 6.0 0.8 0.1 2.4 1.3 7.5 15.1 .494 0.2 1.0 .258 3.6 5.0 .715
John Roche ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 17 38.5 22.4 0.6 3.1 3.7 6.1 0.9 0.1 2.9 2.2 8.9 18.0 .497 0.4 1.2 .350 4.1 5.5 .753
John Roche ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Tony Parker John Roche
Season 2008-09-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 72 34.1 22.0 0.4 2.7 3.1 6.9 0.9 0.1 2.6 1.5 8.9 17.5 .506 0.3 0.9 .292 3.9 5.0 .782
John Roche ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 5 36.2 28.6 0.2 4.0 4.2 6.8 1.2 0.2 4.2 2.6 11.8 21.6 .546 0.6 2.8 .214 4.4 6.2 .710
John Roche ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Tony Parker John Roche
Season 2009-10-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 56 30.9 16.0 0.1 2.3 2.4 5.7 0.5 0.1 2.7 1.7 6.2 12.8 .487 0.2 0.6 .294 3.3 4.4 .756
John Roche ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 10 33.5 17.3 0.9 2.9 3.8 5.4 0.6 0.0 2.2 2.0 7.3 15.4 .474 0.2 0.3 .667 2.5 4.2 .595
John Roche ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Tony Parker John Roche
Season 2010-11-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 78 32.4 17.5 0.4 2.7 3.1 6.6 1.2 0.0 2.6 1.7 7.1 13.7 .519 0.3 0.9 .357 3.0 3.9 .769
John Roche ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 6 36.8 19.7 0.2 2.5 2.7 5.2 1.3 0.3 3.3 1.7 7.2 15.5 .462 0.2 1.3 .125 5.2 6.8 .756
John Roche ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Tony Parker John Roche
Season 2011-12-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 60 32.1 18.3 0.4 2.5 2.9 7.7 1.0 0.1 2.6 1.3 7.1 14.8 .480 0.2 1.0 .230 3.8 4.7 .799
John Roche ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 14 36.1 20.1 0.6 3.0 3.6 6.8 0.9 0.0 3.1 1.6 7.3 16.1 .453 0.5 1.5 .333 5.1 6.3 .807
John Roche ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Tony Parker John Roche
Season 2012-13-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost NBA Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 66 32.9 20.3 0.3 2.7 3.0 7.6 0.8 0.1 2.6 1.4 7.9 15.1 .522 0.4 1.0 .353 4.2 5.0 .845
John Roche ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 21 36.4 20.6 0.7 2.6 3.2 7.0 1.1 0.1 2.5 1.2 8.0 17.4 .458 0.5 1.5 .355 4.1 5.3 .777
John Roche ------- --- ----------

Season 13
Tony Parker John Roche
Season 2013-14-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 68 29.4 16.7 0.3 2.0 2.3 5.7 0.5 0.1 2.2 1.3 6.7 13.4 .499 0.4 1.0 .373 2.9 3.6 .811
John Roche ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 23 31.3 17.4 0.2 1.7 2.0 4.8 0.7 0.1 2.7 1.6 7.3 15.0 .486 0.6 1.5 .371 2.2 3.0 .729
John Roche ------- --- ----------

Season 14
Tony Parker John Roche
Season 2014-15-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 68 28.7 14.4 0.2 1.7 1.9 4.9 0.6 0.0 2.1 1.6 5.9 12.2 .486 0.6 1.3 .427 1.9 2.4 .783
John Roche ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 7 30.0 10.9 0.6 2.7 3.3 3.6 0.3 0.0 1.6 2.0 4.7 13.0 .363 0.0 1.3 .000 1.4 2.4 .588
John Roche ------- --- ----------

Season 15
Tony Parker John Roche
Season 2015-16-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 72 27.5 11.9 0.2 2.2 2.4 5.3 0.8 0.2 1.8 1.6 4.9 9.9 .493 0.4 0.9 .415 1.8 2.4 .760
John Roche ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 10 26.4 10.4 0.1 2.1 2.2 5.3 0.6 0.2 1.8 1.5 4.4 9.8 .449 0.4 1.6 .250 1.2 1.4 .857
John Roche ------- --- ----------

Season 16
Tony Parker John Roche
Season 2016-17-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 63 25.2 10.1 0.1 1.7 1.8 4.5 0.5 0.0 1.4 1.5 4.2 9.0 .466 0.4 1.1 .333 1.3 1.9 .726
John Roche ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 8 26.4 15.9 0.3 2.3 2.5 3.1 0.5 0.0 1.5 1.3 6.4 12.1 .526 1.4 2.4 .579 1.8 1.8 1.000
John Roche ------- --- ----------

Season 17
Tony Parker John Roche
Season 2017-18-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 55 19.5 7.7 0.1 1.6 1.7 3.5 0.5 0.0 1.2 0.9 3.2 7.1 .459 0.2 0.7 .270 1.0 1.4 .705
John Roche ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 5 13.4 6.6 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.2 0.4 0.0 0.8 0.4 2.8 7.4 .378 0.0 1.0 .000 1.0 1.4 .714
John Roche ------- --- ----------

Season 18
Tony Parker John Roche
Season 2018-19-
Team Charlotte Hornets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 56 17.9 9.5 0.3 1.2 1.5 3.7 0.4 0.1 1.3 0.9 3.8 8.3 .460 0.2 0.9 .255 1.6 2.2 .734
John Roche ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker ------- --- ----------
John Roche ------- --- ----------
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