Dwight Howard vs. Robert Parish Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Robert Parish and Dwight Howard, 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 / Stats / Stats Rankings

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.

Dwight Howard played 18 years in the NBA, 3 less than Robert Parish, who played 21. Dwight Howard had the first of his seasons in 2004-05, 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
Dwight Howard	18	12	2004-05 to 2021-22
Robert Parish	21	16	1976-77 to 1996-97

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18


Rookie Season
	Dwight Howard	Robert Parish
Season	2004-05	1976-77
Team	Orlando Magic	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		%
Dwight Howard	82	32.6	12.0	3.5	6.5	10.0	0.9	0.9	1.7	2.0	2.8	4.3	8.3	.520	0.0	0.0	-	3.4	5.0	.671
difference:	+5	+14.6	+2.9	+0.9	+2.1	+2.9	+0.1	+0.2	+0.5		-0.1	+0.6	+0.9	+.017				+1.8	+2.8	+.037
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		%
Dwight Howard	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
	Dwight Howard	Robert Parish
Season	2005-06	1977-78
Team	Orlando Magic	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
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		%
Dwight Howard	82	36.8	15.8	3.5	9.0	12.5	1.5	0.8	1.4	2.6	3.4	5.7	10.7	.531	0.0	0.0	-	4.3	7.3	.595
difference:		+12.8	+3.3	+0.9	+3.3	+4.2	+0.3	+0.2	+0.1	-0.1	-0.1	+0.5	+0.4	+.059				+2.3	+4.1	+.030
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 Dwight Howard nor Robert Parish played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Dwight Howard	Robert Parish
Season	2006-07	1978-79
Team	Orlando Magic	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Magic Lost East 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		%
Dwight Howard	82	36.9	17.6	3.5	8.8	12.3	1.9	0.9	1.9	3.9	3.0	6.4	10.6	.603	0.0	0.0	-	4.8	8.1	.586
difference:	+6	+5.2	+0.4		+0.2	+0.2	+0.4	+0.4	+1.0	-0.8	-1.0	+0.9	+4.0	+.104				+2.2	+4.4	+.112
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		%
Dwight Howard	4	41.8	15.3	4.0	10.8	14.8	1.8	0.5	1.0	4.3	3.3	5.8	10.5	.548	0.0	0.0	-	3.8	8.3	.455
Robert Parish	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Dwight Howard	Robert Parish
Season	2007-08	1979-80
Team	Orlando Magic	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Magic Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
Dwight Howard	82	37.7	20.7	3.4	10.8	14.2	1.3	0.9	2.1	3.2	3.3	7.1	11.9	.599	0.0	0.0	-	6.5	10.9	.590
difference:	+10	+8.3	+3.7		+3.4	+3.3	+0.4	+0.1	+0.5	-0.1	-0.1		+2.1	+.092				+3.7	+7.0	+.125
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
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dwight Howard	10	42.1	18.9	6.0	9.8	15.8	0.9	0.8	3.4	3.2	3.8	7.2	12.4	.581	0.0	0.0	-	4.5	8.3	.542
Robert Parish	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Dwight Howard	Robert Parish
Season	2008-09	1980-81
Team	Orlando Magic	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Defensive Player of the Year	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	Blocks Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Magic Lost NBA Finals	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		%
Dwight Howard	79	35.7	20.6	4.3	9.6	13.8	1.4	1.0	2.9	3.0	3.4	7.1	12.4	.572	0.0	0.0	-	6.4	10.7	.594
difference:	+3	+7.7	+1.7	+1.3	+3.1	+4.3	+0.4		+0.3	-0.7	-0.4	+0.6	+1.8	+.027				+3.0	+5.9	+.116
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		%
Dwight Howard	23	39.3	20.3	4.3	11.0	15.3	1.9	0.9	2.6	2.9	4.4	7.0	11.7	.601	0.0	0.1	.000	6.3	9.9	.636
difference:	+6	+10.4	+5.3	+1.4	+5.4	+6.7	+0.8	+0.3	+0.3	-0.3		+0.6	+1.2	+.108		+0.1		+4.0	+6.5	+.036
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
	Dwight Howard	Robert Parish
Season	2009-10	1981-82
Team	Orlando Magic	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Defensive Player of the Year	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	Blocks Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Magic Lost East Conf Finals	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		%
Dwight Howard	82	34.7	18.3	3.5	9.7	13.2	1.8	0.9	2.8	3.3	3.5	6.2	10.2	.612	0.0	0.1	.000	5.9	10.0	.592
difference:	+2	+3.0	+1.6	+0.1	+2.5	+2.4			+0.4	-0.5	-0.2	+2.2	+5.2	+.070		+0.1		+2.7	+5.6	+.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		%
Dwight Howard	14	35.5	18.1	2.7	8.4	11.1	1.4	0.8	3.5	3.6	4.2	6.1	10.0	.614	0.0	0.0	-	5.9	11.3	.519
difference:	+2		+3.2	+0.9	+0.7	+0.2	+0.1	+0.4	+0.5	-0.3	-0.3	+2.4	+7.4	+.126				+1.6	+5.0	+.161
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
	Dwight Howard	Robert Parish
Season	2010-11	1982-83
Team	Orlando Magic	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Defensive Player of the Year	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Dwight Howard	78	37.6	22.9	4.0	10.1	14.1	1.4	1.4	2.4	3.6	3.3	7.9	13.4	.593	0.0	0.1	.000	7.0	11.7	.596
difference:		+6.1	+3.6	+0.7	+2.8	+3.5	+0.4	+0.4	+0.5	-1.2	-0.5		+1.0	+.043		+0.1		+3.5	+6.7	+.102
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		%
Dwight Howard	6	43.0	27.0	4.5	11.0	15.5	0.5	0.7	1.8	5.5	4.2	8.5	13.5	.630	0.0	0.2	.000	10.0	14.7	.682
difference:	+1	+7.4	+12.3	+1.5	+3.4	+4.9	+0.8		+0.5	-3.1	-1.6	+2.4	+0.8	+.147		+0.2		+7.6	+11.8	+.168
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
	Dwight Howard	Robert Parish
Season	2011-12	1983-84
Team	Orlando Magic	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Dwight Howard	54	38.3	20.6	3.7	10.8	14.5	1.9	1.5	2.1	3.2	2.9	7.7	13.4	.573	0.0	0.1	.000	5.2	10.6	.491
difference:	+26	+2.5	+1.6	+0.7	+3.1	+3.8	+0.2	+0.8	+0.6	-0.9	-0.4	+0.1	+0.9	+.027		+0.1		+1.8	+6.0	+.254
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		%
Dwight Howard	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Dwight Howard	Robert Parish
Season	2012-13	1984-85
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	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		%
Dwight Howard	76	35.8	17.1	3.3	9.1	12.4	1.4	1.1	2.4	3.0	3.8	6.2	10.7	.578	0.0	0.1	.167	4.7	9.5	.492
difference:	+3	+0.3	+0.5		+1.8	+1.8	+0.2	+0.4	+1.1	-0.6	-1.0	+0.8	+2.2	+.036		+0.1		+1.0	+4.5	+.251
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		%
Dwight Howard	4	31.5	17.0	2.5	8.3	10.8	1.0	0.5	2.0	4.0	4.3	6.5	10.5	.619	0.0	0.0	-	4.0	9.0	.444
difference:	+17	+6.7	+0.1	+0.2	+0.6	+0.4	+0.5	+0.5	+0.4	-1.6	-1.1		+2.6	+.126				+0.1	+3.7	+.340
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
	Dwight Howard	Robert Parish
Season	2013-14	1985-86
Team	Houston Rockets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Dwight Howard	71	33.7	18.3	3.3	8.9	12.2	1.8	0.8	1.8	3.2	3.4	6.7	11.3	.591	0.0	0.1	.286	4.9	9.0	.547
difference:	+10	+2.0	+2.2	+0.3	+2.4	+2.7			+0.4	-0.9	-0.7	+0.2	+0.6	+.042		+0.1		+1.9	+4.9	+.184
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		%
Dwight Howard	6	38.5	26.0	4.5	9.2	13.7	1.8	0.7	2.8	3.2	4.2	9.7	17.7	.547	0.0	0.0	-	6.7	10.7	.625
difference:	+12	+5.7	+11.0	+1.6	+3.3	+4.9	+0.4	+0.2	+1.1	-0.8	-1.6	+3.8	+5.2	+.076				+3.5	+5.8	+.027
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
	Dwight Howard	Robert Parish
Season	2014-15	1986-87
Team	Houston Rockets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Rockets 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		%
Dwight Howard	41	29.8	15.8	2.7	7.8	10.5	1.2	0.7	1.3	2.8	3.3	6.1	10.3	.593	0.0	0.0	-	3.5	6.6	.528
difference:	+39	+7.6	+1.7	+0.5	+0.3	+0.1	+1.0	+0.1	+0.5	-0.4		+1.3	+2.9	+.037				+0.7	+2.7	+.207
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		%
Dwight Howard	17	33.8	16.4	3.6	10.4	14.0	1.2	1.4	2.3	2.2	3.5	6.2	10.7	.577	0.0	0.0	-	4.0	9.7	.412
difference:	+4	+1.2	+1.6	+0.8	+3.8	+4.6	+0.1	+0.5	+0.6	-0.4	-0.3	+0.9	+1.8	+.010				+0.2	+4.8	+.355
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
	Dwight Howard	Robert Parish
Season	2015-16	1987-88
Team	Houston Rockets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals

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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		%
Dwight Howard	71	32.1	13.7	3.4	8.4	11.8	1.4	1.0	1.6	2.3	3.1	5.2	8.5	.620	0.0	0.1	.000	3.3	6.7	.489
difference:	+3	+0.9	+0.6	+1.1	+2.3	+3.3	+0.2	+0.3	+0.5	-0.2	-0.4	+0.8	+1.6	+.031		+0.1		+0.9	+3.4	+.245
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		%
Dwight Howard	5	36.0	13.2	5.2	8.8	14.0	1.6	0.8	1.4	2.4	4.2	5.2	9.6	.542	0.0	0.2	.000	2.8	7.6	.368
difference:	+12	+0.8	+1.5	+2.2	+1.9	+4.1	+0.4	+0.2	+0.3	-0.2	-1.7	+0.7	+1.5	+.010		+0.2		+0.1	+4.0	+.452
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
	Dwight Howard	Robert Parish
Season	2016-17	1988-89
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Dwight Howard	74	29.7	13.5	4.0	8.7	12.7	1.4	0.9	1.2	2.3	2.7	5.2	8.3	.633	0.0	0.0	-	3.1	5.7	.533
difference:	+6	+5.8	+5.1	+0.3	+0.5	+0.2	+0.8	+0.1	+0.3	-0.2	-0.1	+2.3	+4.8	+.063				+0.6	+0.6	+.186
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		%
Dwight Howard	6	26.2	8.0	3.0	7.7	10.7	1.3	1.0	0.8	1.8	3.5	3.0	6.0	.500	0.0	0.0	-	2.0	3.2	.632
difference:	+3	+11.1	+7.7	+1.0	+1.0	+2.0	+0.7	+0.3	+0.1	-0.2	-1.8	+3.7	+8.7	+.045				+0.3	+0.2	+.146
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
	Dwight Howard	Robert Parish
Season	2017-18	1989-90
Team	Charlotte Hornets	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		%
Dwight Howard	81	30.4	16.6	3.1	9.3	12.5	1.3	0.6	1.6	2.6	3.1	6.2	11.2	.555	0.0	0.1	.143	4.1	7.2	.574
difference:	+2	+0.1	+0.9	+0.2	+2.5	+2.4		+0.1	+0.7	-0.5	-0.7	+0.2	+0.2	+.025		+0.1		+1.2	+3.3	+.173
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		%
Dwight Howard	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


Season 15
	Dwight Howard	Robert Parish
Season	2018-19	1990-91
Team	Washington Wizards	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis

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15th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dwight Howard	9	25.6	12.8	2.7	6.6	9.2	0.4	0.8	0.4	1.8	3.8	4.8	7.7	.623	0.0	0.0	-	3.2	5.3	.604
difference:	+72	+4.5	+2.1	+0.6	+0.6	+1.4	+0.4		+0.9	-0.1	-1.4	+1.2	+2.3	+.025				+0.3	+1.5	+.163
Robert Parish	81	30.1	14.9	3.3	7.2	10.6	0.8	0.8	1.3	1.9	2.4	6.0	10.0	.598	0.0	0.0	-	2.9	3.8	.767

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dwight Howard	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Robert Parish	10	29.6	15.8	3.3	5.9	9.2	0.6	0.8	0.7	1.6	3.4	5.8	9.7	.598	0.0	0.0	-	4.2	6.1	.689


Season 16
	Dwight Howard	Robert Parish
Season	2019-20	1991-92
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis

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16th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dwight Howard	69	18.9	7.5	2.5	4.9	7.3	0.7	0.4	1.1	1.2	3.2	2.9	4.0	.729	0.0	0.1	.600	1.6	3.1	.514
difference:	+10	+10.0	+6.6	+0.3	+1.3	+1.6	+0.2	+0.5	+0.1	-0.5	-1.0	+3.0	+7.1	+.194		+0.1		+0.7	+0.2	+.258
Robert Parish	79	28.9	14.1	2.8	6.2	8.9	0.9	0.9	1.2	1.7	2.2	5.9	11.1	.535	0.0	0.0	-	2.3	2.9	.772

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dwight Howard	18	15.7	5.8	1.8	2.8	4.6	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.9	3.1	2.2	3.2	.684	0.1	0.1	.500	1.4	2.5	.556
difference:	+8	+17.8	+6.2	+2.0	+3.1	+5.1	+0.9	+0.3	+1.1		-0.9	+2.8	+6.9	+.189	+0.1	+0.1		+0.6	+0.3	+.158
Robert Parish	10	33.5	12.0	3.8	5.9	9.7	1.4	0.7	1.5	0.9	2.2	5.0	10.1	.495	0.0	0.0	-	2.0	2.8	.714


Season 17
	Dwight Howard	Robert Parish
Season	2020-21	1992-93
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Semis	Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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17th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dwight Howard	69	17.3	7.0	2.8	5.7	8.4	0.9	0.4	0.9	1.6	2.9	2.6	4.4	.587	0.1	0.3	.250	1.8	3.0	.576
difference:	+10	+9.9	+5.6	+0.3	+0.6	+1.0	+0.1	+0.3	+0.5	-0.1	-0.4	+2.7	+5.4	+.052	+0.1	+0.3		+0.3		+.113
Robert Parish	79	27.2	12.6	3.1	6.3	9.4	0.8	0.7	1.4	1.5	2.5	5.3	9.8	.535	0.0	0.0	-	2.1	3.0	.689

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dwight Howard	12	12.4	4.7	2.2	4.1	6.3	0.7	0.2	0.5	1.0	2.6	1.3	2.5	.533	0.0	0.1	.000	2.0	3.3	.600
difference:	+8	+24.1	+12.3	+1.1	+2.2	+3.2	+0.6	+0.1	+1.0	-0.5	-0.9	+6.5	+11.8	+.011		+0.1		+0.5	+1.5	+.257
Robert Parish	4	36.5	17.0	3.3	6.3	9.5	1.3	0.3	1.5	1.5	3.5	7.8	14.3	.544	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	1.8	.857


Season 18
	Dwight Howard	Robert Parish
Season	2021-22	1993-94
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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18th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dwight Howard	60	16.2	6.2	2.0	4.0	5.9	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.8	1.9	2.2	3.7	.612	0.1	0.3	.533	1.6	2.4	.658
difference:	+14	+10.7	+5.5	+0.1	+1.4	+1.4	+0.5		+0.7	-0.7	-0.7	+2.6	+6.1	+.121	+0.1	+0.3		+0.5	+0.4	+.082
Robert Parish	74	26.9	11.7	1.9	5.4	7.3	1.1	0.6	1.3	1.5	2.6	4.8	9.8	.491	0.0	0.0	-	2.1	2.8	.740

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dwight Howard nor Robert Parish played in the postseason in their season 18

Additional Years

* Robert Parish played 3 seasons more than Dwight Howard in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 19 to 21, from 1995 to 1997—Robert Parish played in two Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

Dwight Howard vs. Robert Parish Season by Season Comparison

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

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Season 11

11th Season Stats Comparison

Season 12

12th Season Stats Comparison

Season 13

13th Season Stats Comparison

Season 14

14th Season Stats Comparison

Season 15

15th Season Stats Comparison

Season 16

16th Season Stats Comparison

Season 17

17th Season Stats Comparison

Season 18

18th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years