Dereck Lively II vs. Robert Parish Season by Season Comparison

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

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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.

Dereck Lively II played 2 years in the NBA, 19 less than Robert Parish, who played 21. Dereck Lively II had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, 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.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Dereck Lively II 2 1 2023-24 to 2024-25
Robert Parish 21 16 1976-77 to 1996-97

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Dereck Lively II Robert Parish
Season 2023-241976-77
Team Dallas MavericksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost NBA FinalsWarriors Lost West Conf Semis
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dereck Lively II 55 23.5 8.8 2.5 4.4 6.9 1.1 0.7 1.4 0.9 2.6 4.0 5.4 .747 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.5 .506
difference:+22+5.5+0.3+0.1+0.2+0.1+0.2-0.3+0.3+2.0+.244+0.9+0.7+.202
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dereck Lively II 21 22.0 7.9 2.7 4.7 7.4 1.3 0.4 1.0 1.0 2.3 3.0 4.5 .674 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.9 .590
difference:+11+1.9+4.2+1.6+1.3+2.9+0.2+0.3+0.1-1.9+2.2+6.3+.193+0.3+.064
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
Dereck Lively II Robert Parish
Season 2024-251977-78
Team Dallas MavericksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dereck Lively II 36 23.1 8.7 2.9 4.6 7.5 2.4 0.6 1.6 1.1 2.8 3.7 5.3 .702 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.0 .630
difference:+46+0.9+3.8+0.3+1.1+0.8+1.2+0.4+0.1-1.4-0.7+1.5+5.8+.230+0.7+1.2+.005
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 Dereck Lively II nor Robert Parish played in the postseason in their season 2

Additional Years

* Robert Parish played 19 seasons more than Dereck Lively II in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 21, from 1979 to 1997—Robert Parish played in 15 Playoffs and won 4 NBA Championships.

In those 19 extra years over Dereck Lively II, Robert Parish got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 9 All-Star Game
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