Bio
- Height
- 7' 1"
- Debut
- 1976
- College
- Centenary (LA)
- All-NBA Second Team
- 1981-82
- All-NBA Third Team
- 1988-89
Bio
- Height
- 7' 1"
- Debut
- 1976
- College
- Centenary (LA)
- All-NBA Second Team
- 1981-82
- All-NBA Third Team
- 1988-89
Stats
Per game
Career regular season
- PTS
- 14.5
- REB
- 9.1
- AST
- 1.4
- STL
- 0.8
- BLK
- 1.5
- TS%
- 57.1
- MIN
- 28.4
- GP
- 1,611
Ranked among NBA players who qualify (PTS, REB, AST, STL, BLK: 20+ games; TS%: 20+ games, 5+ FGA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-77 |  GS | 9.1 | 7.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 53.8 | 18 | 77 |
| 1977-78 | GS | 12.5 | 8.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 49.9 | 24 | 82 |
| 1978-79 | GS | 17.2 | 12.1 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 52.9 | 31.7 | 76 |
| 1979-80 | GS | 17.0 | 10.9 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 54.1 | 29.4 | 72 |
| 1980-81 |  BOS | 18.9 | 9.5 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 57.9 | 28 | 82 |
| 1981-82 | BOS | 19.9 | 10.8 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 57.1 | 31.7 | 80 |
| 1982-83 | BOS | 19.3 | 10.6 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 58.2 | 31.5 | 78 |
| 1983-84 | BOS | 19.0 | 10.7 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 58.4 | 35.8 | 80 |
| 1984-85 | BOS | 17.6 | 10.6 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 58.6 | 36.1 | 79 |
| 1985-86 | BOS | 16.1 | 9.5 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 58.6 | 31.7 | 81 |
| 1986-87 | BOS | 17.5 | 10.6 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 58.8 | 37.4 | 80 |
| 1987-88 | BOS | 14.3 | 8.5 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 62.0 | 31.2 | 74 |
| 1988-89 | BOS | 18.6 | 12.5 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 60.7 | 35.5 | 80 |
| 1989-90 | BOS | 15.7 | 10.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 61.6 | 30.3 | 79 |
| 1990-91 | BOS | 14.9 | 10.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 63.7 | 30.1 | 81 |
| 1991-92 | BOS | 14.1 | 8.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 57.1 | 28.9 | 79 |
| 1992-93 | BOS | 12.6 | 9.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 56.5 | 27.2 | 79 |
| 1993-94 | BOS | 11.7 | 7.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 53.0 | 26.9 | 74 |
| 1994-95 | NO | 4.8 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 46.7 | 16.7 | 81 |
| 1995-96 | NO | 3.9 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 53.3 | 14.7 | 74 |
| 1996-97 | CHI | 3.7 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 51.4 | 9.4 | 43 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
Career Postseason
- PTS
- 15.3
- REB
- 9.6
- AST
- 1.3
- STL
- 0.8
- BLK
- 1.7
- TS%
- 54.7
- MIN
- 33.6
- GP
- 184
Totals
Career regular season
- PTS
- 23,334
- REB
- 14,715
- AST
- 2,180
- STL
- 1,219
- BLK
- 2,361
- TO
- 3,183
- FGM
- 9,614
- 3PTM
- 0
| 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. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FGM: Shots made from the floor — everything except free throws. | 3PTM: Three-point shots made. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-77 | GS | 697 | 543 | 74 | 55 | 94 | 0 | 288 | 0 |
| 1977-78 | GS | 1,025 | 680 | 95 | 79 | 123 | 201 | 430 | 0 |
| 1978-79 | GS | 1,304 | 916 | 115 | 100 | 217 | 233 | 554 | 0 |
| 1979-80 | GS | 1,223 | 783 | 122 | 58 | 115 | 225 | 510 | 0 |
| 1980-81 | BOS | 1,552 | 777 | 144 | 81 | 214 | 191 | 635 | 0 |
| 1981-82 | BOS | 1,590 | 866 | 140 | 68 | 192 | 221 | 669 | 0 |
| 1982-83 | BOS | 1,509 | 827 | 141 | 79 | 148 | 185 | 619 | 0 |
| 1983-84 | BOS | 1,520 | 857 | 139 | 55 | 116 | 184 | 623 | 0 |
| 1984-85 | BOS | 1,394 | 840 | 125 | 56 | 101 | 186 | 551 | 0 |
| 1985-86 | BOS | 1,305 | 770 | 145 | 65 | 116 | 187 | 530 | 0 |
| 1986-87 | BOS | 1,403 | 851 | 173 | 64 | 144 | 191 | 588 | 0 |
| 1987-88 | BOS | 1,061 | 628 | 115 | 55 | 84 | 154 | 442 | 0 |
| 1988-89 | BOS | 1,486 | 996 | 175 | 79 | 116 | 200 | 596 | 0 |
| 1989-90 | BOS | 1,243 | 796 | 103 | 38 | 69 | 169 | 505 | 0 |
| 1990-91 | BOS | 1,207 | 856 | 66 | 66 | 103 | 153 | 485 | 0 |
| 1991-92 | BOS | 1,115 | 705 | 70 | 68 | 97 | 131 | 468 | 0 |
| 1992-93 | BOS | 994 | 740 | 61 | 57 | 107 | 120 | 416 | 0 |
| 1993-94 | BOS | 866 | 542 | 82 | 42 | 96 | 108 | 356 | 0 |
| 1994-95 | NO | 389 | 350 | 44 | 27 | 36 | 66 | 159 | 0 |
| 1995-96 | NO | 290 | 303 | 29 | 21 | 54 | 50 | 120 | 0 |
| 1996-97 | CHI | 161 | 89 | 22 | 6 | 19 | 28 | 70 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · FGM · 3PTM
Per 36 min
Career regular season
- PTS
- 18.4
- REB
- 11.5
- AST
- 1.8
- STL
- 1.0
- BLK
- 1.9
- TS%
- 57.1
- MIN
- 28.4
- GP
- 1,611
Per 36 minutes: each per-game figure scaled by 36 ÷ minutes played. Derived here, and shooting percentages are left untouched because they do not scale.
| 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. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-77 | GS | 18.2 | 14.2 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 53.8 | 18 | 77 |
| 1977-78 | GS | 18.8 | 12.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 49.9 | 24 | 82 |
| 1978-79 | GS | 19.5 | 13.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 52.9 | 31.7 | 76 |
| 1979-80 | GS | 20.8 | 13.3 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 54.1 | 29.4 | 72 |
| 1980-81 | BOS | 24.3 | 12.2 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 57.9 | 28 | 82 |
| 1981-82 | BOS | 22.6 | 12.3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 57.1 | 31.7 | 80 |
| 1982-83 | BOS | 22.1 | 12.1 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 58.2 | 31.5 | 78 |
| 1983-84 | BOS | 19.1 | 10.8 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 58.4 | 35.8 | 80 |
| 1984-85 | BOS | 17.6 | 10.6 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 58.6 | 36.1 | 79 |
| 1985-86 | BOS | 18.3 | 10.8 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 58.6 | 31.7 | 81 |
| 1986-87 | BOS | 16.8 | 10.2 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 58.8 | 37.4 | 80 |
| 1987-88 | BOS | 16.5 | 9.8 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 62.0 | 31.2 | 74 |
| 1988-89 | BOS | 18.9 | 12.7 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 60.7 | 35.5 | 80 |
| 1989-90 | BOS | 18.7 | 12.0 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 61.6 | 30.3 | 79 |
| 1990-91 | BOS | 17.8 | 12.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 63.7 | 30.1 | 81 |
| 1991-92 | BOS | 17.6 | 11.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 57.1 | 28.9 | 79 |
| 1992-93 | BOS | 16.7 | 12.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 56.5 | 27.2 | 79 |
| 1993-94 | BOS | 15.7 | 9.8 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 53.0 | 26.9 | 74 |
| 1994-95 | NO | 10.3 | 9.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 46.7 | 16.7 | 81 |
| 1995-96 | NO | 9.6 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 53.3 | 14.7 | 74 |
| 1996-97 | CHI | 14.2 | 8.0 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 51.4 | 9.4 | 43 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
What were Robert Parish's career stats?
Robert Parish played 21 seasons for the Warriors, the Celtics, the Pelicans and the Bulls. He scored 23,334 points with 14,715 rebounds and 2,180 assists in 1,611 games — 14.5 points, 9.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. His best season was 1981-82: 1,590 points, 866 rebounds and 140 assists.
League leaderboards and awards
21 seasons, 16 postseasons, 1976-77 to 1996-97
Robert Parish sits top 10 all time in rebounds and blocks.
Championships ×4
- 1980-81 NBA Finals with the Boston Celtics
- 1983-84 NBA Finals with the Boston Celtics
- 1985-86 NBA Finals with the Boston Celtics
- 1996-97 NBA Finals with the Chicago Bulls
Awards
All-time career rank
- 34th in points (23,334)
- 4th in rebounds (14,715)
- 85th in steals (1,219)
- 10th in blocks (2,361)
Among the 2,424 NBA players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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