Brandon Jennings vs. Robert Parish Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Robert Parish and Brandon Jennings, 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.

Brandon Jennings played 9 years in the NBA, 12 less than Robert Parish, who played 21. Brandon Jennings had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, 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
	Brandon Jennings	Robert Parish
Season	2009-10	1976-77
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Brandon Jennings	82	32.6	15.5	0.6	2.8	3.4	5.7	1.3	0.2	2.4	2.3	5.5	14.8	.371	1.8	4.7	.374	2.7	3.3	.817
difference:	+5	+14.6	+6.4	+2.0	+1.6	+3.7	+4.7	+0.6	+1.0		-0.6	+1.8	+7.4	+.132				+1.1	+1.1	+.109
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		%
Brandon Jennings	7	35.6	18.7	0.7	2.3	3.0	3.6	1.1	0.6	1.1	2.7	7.0	17.1	.408	1.7	5.9	.293	3.0	3.7	.808
difference:	+3	+11.7	+6.6	+3.6	+3.7	+7.3	+2.5	+0.4	+0.5		-1.5	+1.8	+6.3	+.073				+1.3	+1.1	+.154
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 5
	Brandon Jennings	Robert Parish
Season	2013-14	1980-81
Team	Detroit Pistons	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
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		%
Brandon Jennings	80	34.1	15.5	0.7	2.3	3.1	7.6	1.3	0.1	2.7	2.0	5.3	14.2	.373	1.9	5.7	.337	3.0	4.0	.751
difference:	+2	+6.1	+3.4	+2.3	+4.2	+6.4	+5.8	+0.3	+2.5	-0.4	-1.8	+2.4		+.172	+1.9	+5.7		+0.4	+0.8	+.041
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		%
Brandon Jennings	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
	Brandon Jennings	Robert Parish
Season	2014-15	1981-82
Team	Detroit Pistons	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Brandon Jennings	41	28.6	15.4	0.5	2.0	2.5	6.6	1.1	0.1	2.2	1.6	5.3	13.2	.401	1.9	5.1	.360	2.9	3.5	.839
difference:	+39	+3.1	+4.5	+3.1	+5.2	+8.3	+4.8	+0.2	+2.3	-0.6	-1.7	+3.1	+2.2	+.141	+1.9	+5.1		+0.3	+0.9	+.129
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		%
Brandon Jennings	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Brandon Jennings	Robert Parish
Season	2015-16	1982-83
Team	Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	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		%
Brandon Jennings	48	18.1	6.9	0.3	1.7	2.0	3.5	0.6	0.1	1.2	1.2	2.3	6.3	.368	1.1	3.2	.329	1.2	1.6	.731
difference:	+30	+13.4	+12.4	+3.0	+5.6	+8.6	+1.7	+0.4	+1.8	-1.2	-1.6	+5.6	+8.1	+.182	+1.1	+3.2		+2.3	+3.4	+.033
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		%
Brandon Jennings	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
	Brandon Jennings	Robert Parish
Season	2016-17	1983-84
Team	New York Knicks, Washington Wizards	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Wizards Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
Brandon Jennings	81	22.2	7.1	0.4	2.1	2.4	4.9	0.9	0.0	1.6	1.4	2.4	6.6	.359	1.0	3.1	.313	1.4	1.9	.750
difference:	+1	+13.6	+11.9	+2.6	+5.6	+8.3	+3.2	+0.2	+1.5	-0.7	-1.9	+5.4	+7.7	+.187	+1.0	+3.1		+2.0	+2.7	+.005
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		%
Brandon Jennings	13	13.7	2.8	0.4	1.1	1.5	1.8	0.2	0.0	0.6	1.0	1.1	2.8	.389	0.2	1.0	.154	0.5	0.6	.875
difference:	+10	+24.1	+12.1	+2.9	+6.4	+9.3	+0.6	+0.8	+1.8	-1.4	-3.3	+4.9	+9.9	+.089	+0.2	+1.0		+2.3	+3.7	+.229
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
	Brandon Jennings	Robert Parish
Season	2017-18	1984-85
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East 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		%
Brandon Jennings	14	14.6	5.2	0.4	1.9	2.2	3.1	0.4	0.3	1.3	0.8	1.9	5.1	.375	0.6	2.4	.273	0.7	0.7	1.000
difference:	+65	+21.5	+12.4	+2.9	+5.4	+8.4	+1.5	+0.3	+1.0	-1.1	-2.0	+5.1	+7.8	+.167	+0.6	+2.4		+3.0	+4.3	+.257
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		%
Brandon Jennings	1	5.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	.000	0.0	2.0	.000	2.0	2.0	1.000
difference:	+20	+33.2	+15.1	+2.7	+7.7	+10.4	+1.5	+1.0	+1.6	-1.4	-3.2	+6.5	+11.1	+.493		+2.0		+2.1	+3.3	+.216
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

Additional Years
* Robert Parish played 12 seasons more than Brandon Jennings in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 10 to 21, from 1986 to 1997—Robert Parish played in 10 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those 12 extra years over Brandon Jennings, Robert Parish got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-NBA Third Team 4 All-Star Game