Robert Parish vs. John Starks Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Starks and Robert Parish, 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.

Robert Parish played 21 years in the NBA, 8 more than John Starks, who played 13. Robert Parish had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while John Starks had his rookie season in 1988-89. 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.

Note: John Starks didn't play in 1989-90.

Season 4
	Robert Parish	John Starks
Season	1979-80	1992-93
Team	Golden State Warriors	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Knicks Lost East Conf Finals

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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		%
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
difference:	+8	+1.6	+0.5	+2.7	+5.5	+8.3	+3.4	+0.3	+1.4	-0.9	-0.5	+0.7	+1.0	+.079	+1.4	+4.2		+0.5	+0.2	+.080
John Starks	80	31.0	17.5	0.7	1.9	2.6	5.1	1.1	0.2	2.2	2.9	6.4	15.0	.428	1.4	4.2	.321	3.3	4.1	.795
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Robert Parish	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Starks	15	38.3	16.5	0.3	3.2	3.5	6.4	1.0	0.2	3.7	3.8	5.9	13.3	.440	1.9	5.0	.373	2.9	4.0	.717

Season 5
	Robert Parish	John Starks
Season	1980-81	1993-94
Team	Boston Celtics	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Knicks Lost NBA Finals

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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		%
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
difference:	+23	+6.9	+0.1	+2.4	+4.0	+6.4	+4.1	+0.6	+2.5	-0.8	-0.6	+0.8	+2.4	+.125	+1.9	+5.7		+0.2	+0.6	+.044
John Starks	59	34.9	19.0	0.6	2.5	3.1	5.9	1.6	0.1	3.1	3.2	6.9	16.6	.420	1.9	5.7	.335	3.2	4.2	.754
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+8	+4.7	+0.4	+2.5	+3.6	+6.3	+3.5	+0.2	+2.2	-0.3	-1.0	+2.0	+1.3	+.112	+1.9	+5.3		+1.6	+1.6	+.098
John Starks	25	33.6	14.6	0.4	2.0	2.3	4.6	1.4	0.1	2.3	3.4	4.4	11.6	.381	1.9	5.3	.356	3.9	5.0	.770

Season 6
	Robert Parish	John Starks
Season	1981-82	1994-95
Team	Boston Celtics	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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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		%
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
difference:		+2.4	+4.6	+3.2	+4.9	+8.1	+3.3	+0.3	+2.3	-0.8	-0.1	+3.2	+2.1	+.147	+2.7	+7.6		+1.1	+1.5	+.027
John Starks	80	34.1	15.3	0.4	2.3	2.7	5.1	1.2	0.1	2.0	3.2	5.2	13.3	.395	2.7	7.6	.355	2.1	2.9	.737
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+1	+1.0	+5.7	+3.4	+5.6	+9.0	+3.7	+0.8	+3.9	-0.9	-0.3	+3.2	+5.7	+.038	+2.7	+6.6		+1.9	+2.5	+.061
John Starks	11	34.5	15.6	0.2	2.1	2.3	5.2	1.2	0.1	2.4	3.6	5.3	11.7	.450	2.7	6.6	.411	2.4	3.8	.619

Season 7
	Robert Parish	John Starks
Season	1982-83	1995-96
Team	Boston Celtics	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis	Knicks 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		%
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
difference:	+3	+0.7	+6.7	+2.9	+4.8	+7.7	+2.1	+0.3	+1.8	-0.5		+3.3	+4.0	+.107	+1.8	+4.9		+1.9	+2.9	+.055
John Starks	81	30.8	12.6	0.4	2.5	2.9	3.9	1.3	0.1	1.9	2.8	4.6	10.4	.443	1.8	4.9	.361	1.6	2.1	.753
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+1	+3.7	+1.3	+2.6	+4.3	+7.0	+2.8	+0.9	+1.2	-0.7	-0.7	+1.2	+1.8	+.035	+2.6	+5.6		+1.2	+2.0	+.106
John Starks	8	39.3	16.0	0.4	3.3	3.6	4.1	1.6	0.1	3.1	3.3	4.9	10.9	.448	2.6	5.6	.467	3.6	4.9	.744

Season 8
	Robert Parish	John Starks
Season	1983-84	1996-97
Team	Boston Celtics	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	Sixth Man of the Year
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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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		%
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
difference:	+3	+9.3	+5.2	+2.5	+5.5	+8.0	+1.1	+0.5	+1.4	-0.2	-0.8	+3.0	+3.2	+.115	+1.9	+5.3		+1.2	+1.7	+.024
John Starks	77	26.5	13.8	0.5	2.2	2.7	2.8	1.2	0.1	2.1	2.5	4.8	11.1	.431	1.9	5.3	.369	2.2	2.9	.769
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+14	+9.5	+0.9	+2.5	+4.8	+7.4	+1.6	+0.1	+1.8	-0.2	-1.5	+1.1	+1.7	+.034	+1.4	+4.6			+0.9	+.160
John Starks	9	28.3	14.0	0.8	2.7	3.4	2.8	1.1	0.0	2.2	2.8	4.9	11.0	.444	1.4	4.6	.317	2.8	3.4	.806

Season 9
	Robert Parish	John Starks
Season	1984-85	1997-98
Team	Boston Celtics	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost NBA Finals	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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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		%
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
difference:	+3	+9.4	+4.7	+2.7	+5.1	+7.8	+1.1	+0.3	+1.2	-0.7	-0.3	+2.5	+1.4	+.149	+1.6	+4.9		+1.4	+2.1	+.044
John Starks	82	26.7	12.9	0.6	2.2	2.8	2.7	1.0	0.1	1.7	2.5	4.5	11.5	.393	1.6	4.9	.327	2.3	2.9	.787
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+11	+6.8	+0.7	+2.3	+4.1	+6.4	+0.8	+0.6	+1.5	-1.3	-0.3	+0.6	+0.6	+.021	+2.5	+5.9		+2.0	+2.9	+.091
John Starks	10	31.4	16.4	0.4	3.6	4.0	2.3	1.6	0.1	1.1	3.5	5.9	12.5	.472	2.5	5.9	.424	2.1	2.4	.875

Season 10
	Robert Parish	John Starks
Season	1985-86	1998-99
Team	Boston Celtics	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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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		%
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
difference:	+31	+2.0	+2.3	+2.3	+3.9	+6.2	+2.9	+0.6	+1.3	-0.6		+1.1	+2.7	+.179	+1.6	+5.4		+1.5	+2.1	+.009
John Starks	50	33.7	13.8	0.7	2.6	3.3	4.7	1.4	0.1	1.7	2.7	5.4	14.6	.370	1.6	5.4	.290	1.5	2.0	.740
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
John Starks	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 11
	Robert Parish	John Starks
Season	1986-87	1999-00
Team	Boston Celtics	Golden State Warriors, Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost NBA Finals	Did Not Play

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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		%
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
difference:	+43	+5.2	+3.6	+2.9	+5.0	+7.9	+2.7	+0.3	+1.7	-0.6	-0.5	+1.9	+1.4	+.181	+1.6	+4.6		+1.4	+2.3	+.112
John Starks	37	32.2	13.9	0.3	2.5	2.7	4.9	1.1	0.1	1.8	2.8	5.5	14.6	.375	1.6	4.6	.345	1.4	1.6	.847
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
John Starks	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 13
	Robert Parish	John Starks
Season	1988-89	2001-02
Team	Boston Celtics	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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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		%
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
difference:	+14	+21.4	+14.2	+4.1	+7.4	+11.5	+1.1	+0.5	+1.5	-1.7	-0.7	+5.8	+8.4	+.202	+0.4	+1.4		+3.2	+4.5	+.086
John Starks	66	14.1	4.4	0.2	0.8	1.0	1.1	0.5	0.0	0.8	1.9	1.7	4.7	.368	0.4	1.4	.305	0.5	0.6	.805
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
John Starks	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Additional Years
* Robert Parish played 8 seasons more than John Starks 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 John Starks, Robert Parish got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	2 All-Star Game