Josh Giddey vs. Robert Parish Season by Season Comparison

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

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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.

Josh Giddey played 4 years in the NBA, 17 less than Robert Parish, who played 21. Josh Giddey had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, 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
Josh Giddey 4 1 2021-22 to 2024-25
Robert Parish 21 16 1976-77 to 1996-97

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Josh Giddey Robert Parish
Season 2021-221976-77
Team Oklahoma City ThunderGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors 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%
Josh Giddey 54 31.5 12.5 1.8 6.0 7.8 6.4 0.9 0.4 3.2 1.6 5.2 12.4 .419 1.0 3.9 .263 1.0 1.5 .709
difference:+23+13.5+3.4+0.8+1.6+0.7+5.4+0.2+0.8-1.3+1.5+5.0+.084+0.6+0.7+.001
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%
Josh Giddey 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
Josh Giddey Robert Parish
Season 2022-231977-78
Team Oklahoma City ThunderGolden 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%
Josh Giddey 76 31.2 16.6 1.9 5.9 7.9 6.2 0.8 0.4 2.8 1.9 7.1 14.7 .482 1.0 3.1 .325 1.4 1.9 .731
difference:+6+7.2+4.1+0.7+0.2+0.4+5.0+0.2+1.1-0.3-1.6+1.9+3.6+.010+0.6+1.3+.106
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 Josh Giddey nor Robert Parish played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Josh Giddey Robert Parish
Season 2023-241978-79
Team Oklahoma City ThunderGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Josh Giddey 80 25.1 12.3 1.4 5.0 6.4 4.8 0.7 0.6 2.1 1.4 5.0 10.6 .475 1.0 3.0 .337 1.3 1.6 .806
difference:+4+6.6+4.9+2.1+3.6+5.7+3.3+0.6+2.3-1.0-2.6+2.3+4.0+.024+1.3+2.1+.108
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Josh Giddey 10 18.1 8.7 0.7 2.9 3.6 2.1 0.2 0.4 1.2 0.9 3.4 7.5 .453 1.2 3.4 .353 0.7 0.8 .875
Robert Parish DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Josh Giddey Robert Parish
Season 2024-251979-80
Team Chicago BullsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Josh Giddey 70 30.2 14.6 1.8 6.3 8.1 7.2 1.2 0.6 2.9 1.7 5.3 11.4 .465 1.5 4.0 .378 2.5 3.2 .781
difference:+2+0.8+2.4+1.6+1.1+2.8+5.5+0.4+1.0-0.2-1.7+1.8+2.6+.042+1.5+4.0+0.3+0.7+.066
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 Josh Giddey nor Robert Parish played in the postseason in their season 4

Additional Years

* Robert Parish played 17 seasons more than Josh Giddey in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 21, from 1981 to 1997—Robert Parish played in 15 Playoffs and won 4 NBA Championships.

In those 17 extra years over Josh Giddey, 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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