Robert Parish vs Roy Tarpley

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Robert Parish and Roy Tarpley compared on their NBA careers: Robert Parish played 21 seasons, 1976-77 to 1996-97, Roy Tarpley 6 seasons, 1986-87 to 1994-95. Robert Parish averaged 14.5 points a game to Roy Tarpley's 12.6. Robert Parish won 4 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Robert Parish and Roy Tarpley career per game
1,611GP280
28.4MIN26.7
14.5PTS12.6
9.1REB10
1.4AST1
0.8STL1.1
1.5BLK1.2
53.7FG%48.3
03P%17.6
72.1FT%74.4
57.1TS%52.3

Career totals

Robert Parish and Roy Tarpley career totals
23,334PTS3,533
14,715REB2,803
2,180AST292
1,219STL317
2,361BLK329
53.7FG%48.3
03P%17.6
72.1FT%74.4
57.1TS%52.3

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Robert Parish and Roy Tarpley postseason
184GP24
33.6MIN33.6
15.3PTS17
9.6REB12.8
1.3AST1.3
0.8STL1.2
1.7BLK1.8
50.6FG%51
03P%0
72.2FT%70.7
54.7TS%54.2

Where each stands all time

Robert Parish and Roy Tarpley all-time places
34th (23,334)Points—
4th (14,715)Rebounds—
85th (1,219)Steals—
10th (2,361)Blocks—

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Robert Parish: 4 championships; All-NBA Second Team, All-NBA Third Team
  • Roy Tarpley: 0 championships; All-Rookie First Team, Sixth Man of the Year

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Robert Parish and Roy Tarpley season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st1976-779.17.111986-877.57.10.7
2nd1977-7812.58.31.21987-8813.511.81.1
3rd1978-7917.212.11.51988-8917.311.50.9
4th1979-801710.91.71989-9016.813.11.5
5th1980-8118.99.51.81990-9120.4112.4
6th1981-8219.910.81.81994-9512.68.21.1
7th1982-8319.310.61.8————
8th1983-841910.71.7————
9th1984-8517.610.61.6————
10th1985-8616.19.51.8————
11th1986-8717.510.62.2————
12th1987-8814.38.51.6————
13th1988-8918.612.52.2————
14th1989-9015.710.11.3————
15th1990-9114.910.60.8————
16th1991-9214.18.90.9————
17th1992-9312.69.40.8————
18th1993-9411.77.31.1————
19th1994-954.84.30.5————
20th1995-963.94.10.4————
21st1996-973.72.10.5————

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST