Robert Parish vs. Fred Saunders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Saunders and Robert Parish that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Robert Parish

vs.

Fred Saunders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Robert Parish: 1976-77 to 1996-97
Fred Saunders: 1974-75 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Robert Parish 4 Fred Saunders 0

NBA Seasons Robert Parish 21 Fred Saunders 4

Playoffs Played Robert Parish 16 Fred Saunders 1

All-Star Games Robert Parish 9 Fred Saunders 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Robert Parish 2 Fred Saunders 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Robert Parish 14.5 Fred Saunders 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Robert Parish 9.1 Fred Saunders 3.0

Assists Per Game Robert Parish 1.4 Fred Saunders 1.1

Steals Per Game Robert Parish 0.8 Fred Saunders 0.4

Blocks Per Game Robert Parish 1.5 Fred Saunders 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Robert Parish 23,334 Fred Saunders 1,107

Total Rebounds Robert Parish 14,715 Fred Saunders 624

Total Assists Robert Parish 2,180 Fred Saunders 224

Total Steals Robert Parish 1,219 Fred Saunders 93

Total Blocks Robert Parish 2,361 Fred Saunders 37

Total Games Robert Parish 1,611 Fred Saunders 210

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Robert Parish .537 Fred Saunders .443

3-Point Percentage Robert Parish .000 * Fred Saunders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Robert Parish .721 Fred Saunders .682

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Robert Parish 19.9 (1982) Fred Saunders 6.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Robert Parish 12.5 (1989) Fred Saunders 3.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Robert Parish 2.2 (1989) Fred Saunders 1.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Robert Parish 1.3 (1979) Fred Saunders 0.6 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Robert Parish 2.9 (1979) Fred Saunders 0.3 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Robert Parish 15.3 Fred Saunders 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Robert Parish 9.6 Fred Saunders 1.0

Assists Per Game Robert Parish 1.3 Fred Saunders 0.6

Steals Per Game Robert Parish 0.8 Fred Saunders 0.1

Blocks Per Game Robert Parish 1.7 Fred Saunders 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Robert Parish 2,820 Fred Saunders 29

Total Rebounds Robert Parish 1,765 Fred Saunders 9

Total Assists Robert Parish 234 Fred Saunders 5

Total Steals Robert Parish 145 Fred Saunders 1

Total Blocks Robert Parish 309 Fred Saunders 0

Total Games Robert Parish 184 Fred Saunders 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Robert Parish .506 Fred Saunders .364

3-Point Percentage Robert Parish .000 * Fred Saunders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Robert Parish .722 Fred Saunders .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Robert Parish 21.3 (1982) Fred Saunders 3.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Robert Parish 11.3 (1982) Fred Saunders 1.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Robert Parish 2.6 (1990) Fred Saunders 0.6 (1977)

Steals Per Game Robert Parish 1.3 (1989) Fred Saunders 0.1 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Robert Parish 4.0 (1982) Fred Saunders 0.0 (1977)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.