Marcus Morris vs. Robert Parish Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Robert Parish and Marcus Morris, 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.

Marcus Morris played 13 years in the NBA, 8 less than Robert Parish, who played 21. Marcus Morris had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, 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.

Season 5
	Marcus Morris	Robert Parish
Season	2015-16	1980-81
Team	Detroit Pistons	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Marcus Morris	80	35.7	14.1	1.1	3.9	5.1	2.5	0.8	0.3	1.8	2.1	5.1	11.8	.434	1.4	3.7	.362	2.5	3.4	.749
difference:	+2	+7.7	+4.8	+1.9	+2.6	+4.4	+0.7	+0.2	+2.3	-0.5	-1.7	+2.6	+2.4	+.111	+1.4	+3.7		+0.9	+1.4	+.039
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		%
Marcus Morris	4	36.0	17.8	0.5	2.8	3.3	2.5	0.5	0.0	1.3	4.3	5.5	11.8	.468	1.8	4.5	.389	5.0	5.8	.870
difference:	+13	+7.1	+2.8	+2.4	+2.8	+5.3	+1.4	+0.7	+2.3	-1.3	-0.1	+0.9	+1.1	+.025	+1.8	+4.5		+2.7	+2.4	+.198
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
	Marcus Morris	Robert Parish
Season	2016-17	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		%
Marcus Morris	79	32.5	14.0	1.0	3.7	4.6	2.0	0.7	0.3	1.1	2.1	5.3	12.7	.418	1.5	4.5	.331	1.8	2.3	.784
difference:	+1	+0.8	+5.9	+2.6	+3.5	+6.2	+0.2	+0.2	+2.1	-1.7	-1.2	+3.1	+2.7	+.124	+1.5	+4.5		+1.4	+2.1	+.074
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		%
Marcus Morris	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
	Marcus Morris	Robert Parish
Season	2017-18	1982-83
Team	Boston Celtics	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	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		%
Marcus Morris	54	26.8	13.6	0.8	4.6	5.4	1.3	0.6	0.2	1.2	1.9	4.9	11.3	.429	1.6	4.3	.368	2.3	2.9	.805
difference:	+24	+4.7	+5.7	+2.5	+2.7	+5.2	+0.5	+0.4	+1.7	-1.2	-0.9	+3.0	+3.1	+.121	+1.6	+4.3		+1.2	+2.1	+.107
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		%
Marcus Morris	19	29.6	12.4	1.1	4.4	5.4	1.1	0.4	0.3	1.0	3.2	4.3	11.7	.368	1.6	3.8	.417	2.2	3.1	.712
difference:	+12	+6.0	+2.3	+1.9	+3.2	+5.2	+0.2	+0.3	+1.0	-1.4	-0.6	+1.8	+1.0	+.115	+1.6	+3.8		+0.2	+0.2	+.138
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
	Marcus Morris	Robert Parish
Season	2018-19	1983-84
Team	Boston Celtics	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Celtics 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		%
Marcus Morris	75	27.9	13.9	1.0	5.1	6.1	1.5	0.6	0.3	1.2	2.4	5.0	11.3	.447	1.9	5.2	.375	1.9	2.3	.844
difference:	+5	+7.9	+5.1	+2.0	+2.6	+4.6	+0.2	+0.1	+1.2	-1.1	-0.9	+2.8	+3.0	+.099	+1.9	+5.2		+1.5	+2.3	+.099
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		%
Marcus Morris	9	28.2	13.7	1.3	6.8	8.1	1.2	0.1	0.6	0.8	2.4	4.6	8.8	.519	2.0	4.4	.450	2.6	3.4	.742
difference:	+14	+9.6	+1.2	+2.0	+0.7	+2.7		+0.9	+1.2	-1.2	-1.9	+1.4	+3.9	+.041	+2.0	+4.4		+0.2	+0.9	+.096
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
	Marcus Morris	Robert Parish
Season	2019-20	1984-85
Team	New York Knicks, Los Angeles Clippers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Clippers Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
Marcus Morris	62	31.2	16.7	1.0	4.1	5.0	1.4	0.8	0.5	1.6	2.9	5.7	13.1	.438	2.3	5.6	.408	2.9	3.5	.823
difference:	+17	+4.9	+0.9	+2.3	+3.2	+5.6	+0.2	+0.1	+0.8	-0.8	-0.1	+1.3	+0.2	+.104	+2.3	+5.6		+0.8	+1.5	+.080
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		%
Marcus Morris	13	29.8	11.8	0.8	4.0	4.8	1.6	0.8	0.1	0.7	3.0	4.3	8.5	.505	2.2	4.5	.475	1.0	1.1	.929
difference:	+8	+8.4	+5.3	+1.9	+3.7	+5.6	+0.1	+0.2	+1.5	-1.7	-0.2	+2.2	+4.6	+.012	+2.2	+4.5		+3.1	+4.2	+.145
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
	Marcus Morris	Robert Parish
Season	2020-21	1985-86
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Clippers Lost West Conf Finals	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		%
Marcus Morris	57	26.4	13.4	0.6	3.5	4.1	1.0	0.6	0.3	1.0	2.1	4.8	10.2	.473	2.5	5.2	.473	1.3	1.6	.820
difference:	+24	+5.3	+2.7	+2.4	+3.0	+5.4	+0.8	+0.2	+1.1	-1.3	-0.6	+1.7	+1.7	+.076	+2.5	+5.2		+1.7	+2.5	+.089
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		%
Marcus Morris	19	31.8	12.2	0.7	3.6	4.3	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	2.6	4.5	10.5	.430	1.9	5.1	.375	1.3	1.7	.750
difference:	+1	+1.0	+2.8	+2.2	+2.3	+4.5	+0.1		+1.2	-2.0		+1.4	+2.0	+.041	+1.9	+5.1		+1.9	+3.2	+.098
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
	Marcus Morris	Robert Parish
Season	2021-22	1986-87
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Marcus Morris	54	29.0	15.4	0.5	3.9	4.4	2.1	0.5	0.3	1.3	2.1	5.6	12.8	.434	1.9	5.1	.367	2.4	2.7	.872
difference:	+26	+8.4	+2.1	+2.7	+3.6	+6.2	+0.1	+0.3	+1.5	-1.1	-1.2	+1.8	+0.4	+.122	+1.9	+5.1		+0.4	+1.2	+.137
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		%
Marcus Morris	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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 13
	Marcus Morris	Robert Parish
Season	2023-24	1988-89
Team	Philadelphia 76ers, Cleveland Cavaliers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
Marcus Morris	49	16.7	6.4	0.5	2.3	2.7	0.7	0.3	0.3	0.6	1.5	2.4	5.4	.439	1.0	2.4	.403	0.7	0.9	.818
difference:	+31	+18.8	+12.2	+3.8	+5.9	+9.8	+1.5	+0.7	+1.2	-1.9	-1.1	+5.1	+7.7	+.131	+1.0	+2.4		+3.0	+4.2	+.099
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		%
Marcus Morris	9	15.3	6.1	0.2	2.6	2.8	0.3	0.4	0.0	0.3	0.9	2.4	5.3	.458	1.0	2.6	.391	0.2	0.3	.667
difference:	+6	+22.0	+9.6	+1.8	+4.1	+5.9	+1.7	+0.9	+0.7	-1.7	-0.8	+4.3	+9.4	+.003	+1.0	+2.6		+2.1	+2.7	+.111
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

Additional Years
* Robert Parish played 8 seasons more than Marcus Morris in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 14 to 21, from 1990 to 1997—Robert Parish played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 8 extra years over Marcus Morris, Robert Parish got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	2 All-Star Game