Anthony Davis vs. Robert Parish Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Robert Parish and Anthony Davis, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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.

Anthony Davis played 14 years in the NBA, 7 less than Robert Parish, who played 21. Anthony Davis had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, while Robert Parish had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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 achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Rookie Season
	Anthony Davis	Robert Parish
Season	2012-13	1976-77
Team	New Orleans Hornets	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Warriors Lost West Conf Semis

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Davis	64	28.8	13.5	2.6	5.6	8.2	1.0	1.2	1.8	1.4	2.5	5.5	10.6	.516	0.0	0.1	.000	2.6	3.5	.751
difference:	+13	+10.8	+4.4		+1.2	+1.1		+0.5	+0.6		-0.4	+1.8	+3.2	+.013				+1.0	+1.3	+.043
Robert Parish	77	18.0	9.1	2.6	4.4	7.1	1.0	0.7	1.2	-	2.9	3.7	7.4	.503	-	-	-	1.6	2.2	.708
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Davis	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Robert Parish	10	23.9	12.1	4.3	6.0	10.3	1.1	0.7	1.1	-	4.2	5.2	10.8	.481	-	-	-	1.7	2.6	.654

Season 2
	Anthony Davis	Robert Parish
Season	2013-14	1977-78
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	Blocks Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Davis	67	35.2	20.8	3.1	7.0	10.0	1.6	1.3	2.8	1.6	3.0	7.8	15.0	.519	0.0	0.1	.222	5.2	6.6	.791
difference:	+15	+11.2	+8.3	+0.5	+1.3	+1.7	+0.4	+0.3	+1.3	-0.9	-0.5	+2.6	+3.9	+.047				+3.2	+3.4	+.166
Robert Parish	82	24.0	12.5	2.6	5.7	8.3	1.2	1.0	1.5	2.5	3.5	5.2	11.1	.472	-	-	-	2.0	3.2	.625
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Anthony Davis nor Robert Parish played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
	Anthony Davis	Robert Parish
Season	2014-15	1978-79
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	Blocks Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Pelicans Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Davis	68	36.1	24.4	2.5	7.7	10.2	2.2	1.5	2.9	1.4	2.1	9.4	17.6	.535	0.0	0.2	.083	5.5	6.8	.805
difference:	+8	+4.4	+7.2	+1.0	+0.9	+1.9	+0.7	+0.2		-1.7	-1.9	+2.1	+3.0	+.036				+2.9	+3.1	+.107
Robert Parish	76	31.7	17.2	3.5	8.6	12.1	1.5	1.3	2.9	3.1	4.0	7.3	14.6	.499	-	-	-	2.6	3.7	.698
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Davis	4	43.0	31.5	2.3	8.8	11.0	2.0	1.3	3.0	3.3	3.0	11.8	21.8	.540	0.0	0.5	.000	8.0	9.0	.889
Robert Parish	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 4
	Anthony Davis	Robert Parish
Season	2015-16	1979-80
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Davis	61	35.5	24.3	2.1	8.1	10.3	1.9	1.3	2.0	2.0	2.4	9.2	18.6	.493	0.6	1.8	.324	5.3	7.0	.758
difference:	+11	+6.1	+7.3	+1.3	+0.7	+0.6	+0.2	+0.5	+0.4	-1.1	-1.0	+2.1	+4.6	+.014	+0.6	+1.8		+2.5	+3.1	+.043
Robert Parish	72	29.4	17.0	3.4	7.4	10.9	1.7	0.8	1.6	3.1	3.4	7.1	14.0	.507	0.0	0.0	-	2.8	3.9	.715
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Anthony Davis nor Robert Parish played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
	Anthony Davis	Robert Parish
Season	2016-17	1980-81
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Davis	75	36.1	28.0	2.3	9.5	11.8	2.1	1.3	2.2	2.4	2.2	10.3	20.3	.505	0.5	1.8	.299	6.9	8.6	.802
difference:	+7	+8.1	+9.1	+0.7	+3.0	+2.3	+0.3	+0.3	+0.4	-0.1	-1.6	+2.6	+6.1	+.040	+0.5	+1.8		+3.5	+3.8	+.092
Robert Parish	82	28.0	18.9	3.0	6.5	9.5	1.8	1.0	2.6	2.3	3.8	7.7	14.2	.545	0.0	0.0	-	3.4	4.8	.710
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Davis	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Robert Parish	17	28.9	15.0	2.9	5.6	8.6	1.1	1.2	2.3	2.6	4.4	6.4	12.9	.493	0.0	0.0	-	2.3	3.4	.672

Season 6
	Anthony Davis	Robert Parish
Season	2017-18	1981-82
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Blocks Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pelicans Lost West Conf Semis	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Davis	75	36.4	28.1	2.5	8.6	11.1	2.3	1.5	2.6	2.2	2.1	10.4	19.5	.534	0.7	2.2	.340	6.6	8.0	.828
difference:	+5	+4.7	+8.2	+1.1	+1.4	+0.3	+0.5	+0.6	+0.2	-0.6	-1.2	+2.0	+4.1	+.008	+0.7	+2.2		+3.4	+3.6	+.118
Robert Parish	80	31.7	19.9	3.6	7.2	10.8	1.8	0.9	2.4	2.8	3.3	8.4	15.4	.542	0.0	0.0	-	3.2	4.4	.710
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Davis	9	39.8	30.1	2.7	10.8	13.4	1.7	2.0	2.3	2.6	3.3	11.8	22.7	.520	0.7	2.4	.273	5.9	7.1	.828
difference:	+3	+4.3	+8.8	+0.9	+3.1	+2.1	+0.2	+1.6	+1.7	-0.7	-0.6	+3.3	+5.3	+.032	+0.7	+2.4		+1.6	+0.8	+.148
Robert Parish	12	35.5	21.3	3.6	7.7	11.3	1.5	0.4	4.0	3.3	3.9	8.5	17.4	.488	0.0	0.0	-	4.3	6.3	.680

Season 7
	Anthony Davis	Robert Parish
Season	2018-19	1982-83
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Davis	56	33.0	25.9	3.1	8.9	12.0	3.9	1.6	2.4	2.0	2.4	9.5	18.3	.517	0.9	2.6	.331	6.1	7.7	.794
difference:	+22	+1.5	+6.6	+0.2	+1.6	+1.4	+2.1	+0.6	+0.5	-0.4	-0.4	+1.6	+3.9	+.033	+0.9	+2.6		+2.6	+2.7	+.096
Robert Parish	78	31.5	19.3	3.3	7.3	10.6	1.8	1.0	1.9	2.4	2.8	7.9	14.4	.550	0.0	0.0	-	3.5	5.0	.698
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Davis	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Robert Parish	7	35.6	14.7	3.0	7.6	10.6	1.3	0.7	1.3	2.4	2.6	6.1	12.7	.483	0.0	0.0	-	2.4	2.9	.850

Season 8
	Anthony Davis	Robert Parish
Season	2019-20	1983-84
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	NBA Champion

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Davis	62	34.4	26.1	2.3	7.0	9.3	3.2	1.5	2.3	2.5	2.5	8.9	17.7	.503	1.2	3.5	.330	7.2	8.5	.846
difference:	+18	+1.4	+7.1	+0.7	+0.7	+1.4	+1.5	+0.8	+0.8	-0.2	-0.8	+1.1	+3.4	+.043	+1.2	+3.5		+3.8	+3.9	+.101
Robert Parish	80	35.8	19.0	3.0	7.7	10.7	1.7	0.7	1.5	2.3	3.3	7.8	14.3	.546	0.0	0.0	-	3.4	4.6	.745
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Davis	21	36.6	27.7	2.6	7.1	9.7	3.5	1.2	1.4	2.5	2.7	9.8	17.1	.571	1.1	2.9	.383	7.1	8.5	.832
difference:	+2	+1.2	+12.8	+0.7	+0.4	+1.1	+2.3	+0.2	+0.4	-0.5	-1.6	+3.8	+4.4	+.093	+1.1	+2.9		+4.3	+4.2	+.186
Robert Parish	23	37.8	14.9	3.3	7.5	10.8	1.2	1.0	1.8	2.0	4.3	6.0	12.7	.478	0.0	0.0	-	2.8	4.3	.646

Season 9
	Anthony Davis	Robert Parish
Season	2020-21	1984-85
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Celtics Lost NBA Finals

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Davis	36	32.3	21.8	1.7	6.2	7.9	3.1	1.3	1.6	2.1	1.7	8.4	17.0	.491	0.7	2.8	.260	4.4	5.9	.738
difference:	+43	+3.8	+4.2	+1.6	+1.1	+2.7	+1.5	+0.6	+0.3	-0.3	-1.1	+1.4	+4.1	+.051	+0.7	+2.8		+0.7	+0.9	+.005
Robert Parish	79	36.1	17.6	3.3	7.3	10.6	1.6	0.7	1.3	2.4	2.8	7.0	12.9	.542	0.0	0.0	-	3.7	5.0	.743
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Davis	5	28.8	17.4	1.4	5.2	6.6	2.6	0.6	1.6	1.2	1.8	5.0	12.4	.403	0.4	2.2	.182	7.0	8.4	.833
difference:	+16	+9.4	+0.3	+1.3	+2.5	+3.8	+1.1	+0.4		-1.2	-1.4	+1.5	+0.7	+.090	+0.4	+2.2		+2.9	+3.1	+.049
Robert Parish	21	38.2	17.1	2.7	7.7	10.4	1.5	1.0	1.6	2.4	3.2	6.5	13.1	.493	0.0	0.0	-	4.1	5.3	.784

Season 10
	Anthony Davis	Robert Parish
Season	2021-22	1985-86
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Davis	40	35.1	23.2	2.7	7.2	9.9	3.1	1.2	2.3	2.1	2.4	9.3	17.4	.532	0.3	1.8	.186	4.4	6.1	.713
difference:	+41	+3.4	+7.1	+0.3	+0.7	+0.4	+1.3	+0.4	+0.9	-0.2	-0.3	+2.8	+5.5	+.017	+0.3	+1.8		+1.4	+2.0	+.018
Robert Parish	81	31.7	16.1	3.0	6.5	9.5	1.8	0.8	1.4	2.3	2.7	6.5	11.9	.549	0.0	0.0	-	3.0	4.1	.731
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Davis	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Robert Parish	18	32.8	15.0	2.9	5.9	8.8	1.4	0.5	1.7	2.4	2.6	5.9	12.5	.471	0.0	0.0	-	3.2	4.9	.652

Season 11
	Anthony Davis	Robert Parish
Season	2022-23	1986-87
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Finals	Celtics Lost NBA Finals

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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Davis	56	34.0	25.9	3.5	9.1	12.5	2.6	1.1	2.0	2.2	2.6	9.7	17.2	.563	0.3	1.3	.257	6.2	7.9	.784
difference:	+24	+3.4	+8.4	+0.3	+1.6	+1.9	+0.4	+0.3	+0.2	-0.2	-0.7	+2.3	+4.0	+.007	+0.3	+1.3		+3.4	+4.0	+.049
Robert Parish	80	37.4	17.5	3.2	7.5	10.6	2.2	0.8	1.8	2.4	3.3	7.4	13.2	.556	0.0	0.0	-	2.8	3.9	.735
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Davis	16	38.0	22.6	2.4	11.7	14.1	2.6	1.4	3.1	2.1	2.9	8.3	15.9	.520	0.3	0.9	.333	5.8	6.8	.852
difference:	+5	+3.0	+4.6	+0.4	+5.1	+4.7	+1.3	+0.5	+1.4	-0.3	-0.9	+1.2	+3.4	+.047	+0.3	+0.9		+2.0	+1.9	+.085
Robert Parish	21	35.0	18.0	2.8	6.6	9.4	1.3	0.9	1.7	1.8	3.8	7.1	12.5	.567	0.0	0.0	-	3.8	4.9	.767

Season 12
	Anthony Davis	Robert Parish
Season	2023-24	1987-88
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Cup All-Tournament Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals
Others	NBA Cup Champion	-

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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Davis	76	35.5	24.7	3.1	9.5	12.6	3.5	1.2	2.3	2.1	2.3	9.4	16.9	.556	0.4	1.4	.271	5.5	6.8	.816
difference:	+2	+4.3	+10.4	+0.8	+3.4	+4.1	+1.9	+0.5	+1.2		-0.4	+3.4	+6.8	+.033	+0.4	+1.4		+3.1	+3.5	+.082
Robert Parish	74	31.2	14.3	2.3	6.1	8.5	1.6	0.7	1.1	2.1	2.7	6.0	10.1	.589	0.0	0.0	-	2.4	3.3	.734
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Davis	5	41.6	27.8	3.0	12.6	15.6	4.0	0.4	1.6	2.2	3.8	11.8	18.6	.634	0.0	1.0	.000	4.2	5.2	.808
difference:	+12	+4.8	+13.1		+5.7	+5.7	+2.8	+0.2	+0.5		-1.3	+5.9	+7.5	+.102		+1.0		+1.3	+1.6	+.012
Robert Parish	17	36.8	14.7	3.0	6.9	9.9	1.2	0.6	1.1	2.2	2.5	5.9	11.1	.532	0.0	0.0	-	2.9	3.6	.820

Season 13
	Anthony Davis	Robert Parish
Season	2024-25	1988-89
Team	Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Mavericks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Davis	51	33.5	24.7	2.6	8.9	11.6	3.5	1.2	2.2	2.2	1.9	9.2	17.8	.516	0.7	2.4	.282	5.6	7.2	.775
difference:	+29	+2.0	+6.1	+1.7	+0.7	+0.9	+1.3	+0.2	+0.7	-0.3	-0.7	+1.7	+4.7	+.054	+0.7	+2.4		+1.9	+2.1	+.056
Robert Parish	80	35.5	18.6	4.3	8.2	12.5	2.2	1.0	1.5	2.5	2.6	7.5	13.1	.570	0.0	0.0	-	3.7	5.1	.719
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Davis	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Robert Parish	3	37.3	15.7	2.0	6.7	8.7	2.0	1.3	0.7	2.0	1.7	6.7	14.7	.455	0.0	0.0	-	2.3	3.0	.778

Season 14
	Anthony Davis	Robert Parish
Season	2025-26	1989-90
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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14th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Davis	5	29.8	20.8	3.4	6.8	10.2	2.2	1.6	1.2	2.2	2.6	7.8	15.0	.520	0.6	2.2	.273	4.6	6.2	.742
difference:	+74	+0.5	+5.1	+0.1		+0.1	+0.9	+1.1	+0.3	-0.1	-0.2	+1.4	+4.0	+.060	+0.6	+2.2		+1.7	+2.3	+.005
Robert Parish	79	30.3	15.7	3.3	6.8	10.1	1.3	0.5	0.9	2.1	2.4	6.4	11.0	.580	0.0	0.0	-	2.9	3.9	.747
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Davis	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Robert Parish	5	34.0	15.8	4.6	5.4	10.0	2.6	1.0	1.4	2.4	4.2	6.2	10.8	.574	0.0	0.0	-	3.4	3.6	.944

Additional Years
* Robert Parish played 7 seasons more than Anthony Davis in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 15 to 21, from 1991 to 1997—Robert Parish played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 7 extra years over Anthony Davis, Robert Parish got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-Star Game