Mike Bibby vs. Robert Parish Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Robert Parish and Mike Bibby, 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.

Mike Bibby played 14 years in the NBA, 7 less than Robert Parish, who played 21. Mike Bibby had the first of his seasons in 1998-99, 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
	Mike Bibby	Robert Parish
Season	1998-99	1976-77
Team	Vancouver Grizzlies	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		%
Mike Bibby	50	35.2	13.2	0.6	2.1	2.7	6.5	1.6	0.1	2.9	2.4	5.2	12.1	.430	0.3	1.5	.203	2.5	3.4	.751
difference:	+27	+17.2	+4.1	+2.0	+2.3	+4.4	+5.5	+0.9	+1.1		-0.5	+1.5	+4.7	+.073				+0.9	+1.2	+.043
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		%
Mike Bibby	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 5
	Mike Bibby	Robert Parish
Season	2002-03	1980-81
Team	Sacramento Kings	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Kings Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
Mike Bibby	55	33.4	15.9	0.6	2.1	2.7	5.2	1.3	0.1	2.3	1.7	6.0	12.7	.470	1.0	2.5	.409	2.9	3.4	.861
difference:	+27	+5.4	+3.0	+2.4	+4.4	+6.8	+3.4	+0.3	+2.5		-2.1	+1.7	+1.5	+.075	+1.0	+2.5		+0.5	+1.4	+.151
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		%
Mike Bibby	12	33.5	12.7	0.7	1.9	2.6	5.0	1.2	0.4	1.5	2.6	4.8	11.3	.422	0.9	3.3	.282	2.3	2.8	.794
difference:	+5	+4.6	+2.3	+2.2	+3.7	+6.0	+3.9		+1.9	-1.1	-1.8	+1.6	+1.6	+.071	+0.9	+3.3			+0.6	+.122
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
	Mike Bibby	Robert Parish
Season	2003-04	1981-82
Team	Sacramento Kings	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Kings Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
Mike Bibby	82	36.3	18.4	0.8	2.6	3.4	5.4	1.4	0.2	2.1	1.8	6.4	14.3	.450	1.8	4.6	.392	3.7	4.5	.815
difference:	+2	+4.6	+1.5	+2.8	+4.6	+7.4	+3.6	+0.5	+2.2	-0.7	-1.5	+2.0	+1.1	+.092	+1.8	+4.6		+0.5	+0.1	+.105
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		%
Mike Bibby	12	41.7	20.0	0.8	3.4	4.2	7.0	1.9	0.4	2.9	3.3	7.0	16.3	.429	2.0	4.6	.436	4.0	4.6	.873
difference:		+6.2	+1.3	+2.8	+4.3	+7.1	+5.5	+1.5	+3.6	-0.4	-0.6	+1.5	+1.1	+.059	+2.0	+4.6		+0.3	+1.7	+.193
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
	Mike Bibby	Robert Parish
Season	2004-05	1982-83
Team	Sacramento Kings	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Kings Lost West 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		%
Mike Bibby	80	38.6	19.6	1.0	3.2	4.2	6.8	1.6	0.4	2.5	2.4	7.0	15.8	.443	1.6	4.6	.360	4.0	5.2	.775
difference:	+2	+7.1	+0.3	+2.3	+4.1	+6.4	+5.0	+0.6	+1.5	-0.1	-0.4	+0.9	+1.4	+.107	+1.6	+4.6		+0.5	+0.2	+.077
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		%
Mike Bibby	5	40.4	19.6	1.0	3.4	4.4	6.6	1.4	0.4	2.6	2.2	7.2	18.4	.391	1.0	4.6	.217	4.2	5.4	.778
difference:	+2	+4.8	+4.9	+2.0	+4.2	+6.2	+5.3	+0.7	+0.9	-0.2	-0.4	+1.1	+5.7	+.092	+1.0	+4.6		+1.8	+2.5	+.072
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
	Mike Bibby	Robert Parish
Season	2005-06	1983-84
Team	Sacramento Kings	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Kings Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Mike Bibby	82	38.6	21.1	0.4	2.6	2.9	5.4	1.0	0.1	2.4	2.1	7.3	16.9	.432	2.3	6.1	.386	4.2	4.9	.849
difference:	+2	+2.8	+2.1	+2.6	+5.1	+7.8	+3.7	+0.3	+1.4	-0.1	-1.2	+0.5	+2.6	+.114	+2.3	+6.1		+0.8	+0.3	+.104
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		%
Mike Bibby	6	42.5	16.7	1.0	2.8	3.8	5.2	1.5	0.0	3.0	2.8	5.3	15.3	.348	1.5	4.3	.346	4.5	5.0	.900
difference:	+17	+4.7	+1.8	+2.3	+4.7	+7.0	+4.0	+0.5	+1.8	-1.0	-1.5	+0.7	+2.6	+.130	+1.5	+4.3		+1.7	+0.7	+.254
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
	Mike Bibby	Robert Parish
Season	2006-07	1984-85
Team	Sacramento Kings	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Mike Bibby	82	34.0	17.1	0.5	2.7	3.2	4.7	1.1	0.1	2.4	1.7	5.7	14.2	.404	2.1	5.9	.360	3.5	4.2	.830
difference:	+3	+2.1	+0.5	+2.8	+4.6	+7.4	+3.1	+0.4	+1.2		-1.1	+1.3	+1.3	+.138	+2.1	+5.9		+0.2	+0.8	+.087
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		%
Mike Bibby	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Mike Bibby	Robert Parish
Season	2007-08	1985-86
Team	Atlanta Hawks, Sacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East 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		%
Mike Bibby	48	32.8	13.9	0.3	3.0	3.3	6.0	1.1	0.1	2.5	2.0	5.2	12.6	.411	1.9	5.2	.375	1.6	2.1	.780
difference:	+33	+1.1	+2.2	+2.7	+3.5	+6.2	+4.2	+0.3	+1.3	-0.2	-0.7	+1.3	+0.7	+.138	+1.9	+5.2		+1.4	+2.0	+.049
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		%
Mike Bibby	7	36.0	10.3	0.4	2.7	3.1	3.1	0.6	0.3	1.9	1.7	3.1	9.3	.338	1.0	3.4	.292	3.0	4.6	.656
difference:	+11	+3.2	+4.7	+2.5	+3.2	+5.7	+1.7	+0.1	+1.4	-0.5	-0.9	+2.8	+3.2	+.133	+1.0	+3.4		+0.2	+0.3	+.004
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
	Mike Bibby	Robert Parish
Season	2008-09	1986-87
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
Mike Bibby	79	34.7	14.9	0.5	3.0	3.5	5.0	1.2	0.1	1.6	1.8	5.5	12.7	.435	2.1	5.4	.390	1.7	2.2	.789
difference:	+1	+2.7	+2.6	+2.7	+4.5	+7.1	+2.8	+0.4	+1.7	-0.8	-1.5	+1.9	+0.5	+.121	+2.1	+5.4		+1.1	+1.7	+.054
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		%
Mike Bibby	11	35.5	13.2	0.5	2.8	3.4	4.2	0.9	0.2	2.2	3.1	4.5	9.6	.462	2.4	4.4	.542	1.9	2.0	.955
difference:	+10	+0.5	+4.8	+2.3	+3.8	+6.0	+2.9		+1.5	-0.4	-0.7	+2.6	+2.9	+.105	+2.4	+4.4		+1.9	+2.9	+.188
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
	Mike Bibby	Robert Parish
Season	2010-11	1988-89
Team	Atlanta Hawks, Washington Wizards, Miami Heat	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Playoffs	Heat Lost NBA Finals	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		%
Mike Bibby	80	28.6	8.6	0.2	2.2	2.4	3.3	0.6	0.1	1.3	2.2	3.1	7.2	.431	1.9	4.4	.440	0.5	0.8	.629
difference:		+6.9	+10.0	+4.1	+6.0	+10.1	+1.1	+0.4	+1.4	-1.2	-0.4	+4.4	+5.9	+.139	+1.9	+4.4		+3.2	+4.3	+.090
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		%
Mike Bibby	20	20.8	3.7	0.3	1.6	1.8	1.2	0.6	0.3	0.9	1.5	1.4	4.8	.281	0.9	3.3	.258	0.1	0.2	.500
difference:	+17	+16.5	+12.0	+1.7	+5.1	+6.9	+0.8	+0.7	+0.4	-1.1	-0.2	+5.3	+9.9	+.174	+0.9	+3.3		+2.2	+2.8	+.278
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
	Mike Bibby	Robert Parish
Season	2011-12	1989-90
Team	New York Knicks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Mike Bibby	39	14.3	2.6	0.1	1.4	1.5	2.1	0.5	0.1	0.5	1.2	0.9	3.2	.282	0.7	2.2	.318	0.2	0.2	.750
difference:	+40	+16.0	+13.1	+3.2	+5.4	+8.6	+0.8		+0.8	-1.6	-1.2	+5.5	+7.8	+.298	+0.7	+2.2		+2.7	+3.7	+.003
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		%
Mike Bibby	5	23.6	5.4	0.6	3.6	4.2	2.6	0.2	0.0	0.8	1.4	1.8	4.6	.391	1.4	3.4	.412	0.4	0.6	.667
difference:		+10.4	+10.4	+4.0	+1.8	+5.8		+0.8	+1.4	-1.6	-2.8	+4.4	+6.2	+.183	+1.4	+3.4		+3.0	+3.0	+.277
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

Additional Years
* Robert Parish played 7 seasons more than Mike Bibby in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 15 to 21, from 1991 to 1997—Robert Parish played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 7 extra years over Mike Bibby, Robert Parish got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-Star Game