Joe Johnson vs. Robert Parish: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Joe Johnson and Robert Parish all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

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This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Joe Johnson, with a career spanning 18 seasons from 2002 to 2022, and Robert Parish, with 21 seasons played from 1977 to 1997, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring, rebounding and assists to steals, blocks, triple-doubles, and rankings by points thresholds—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Joe Johnson vs. Robert Parish
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Joe Johnson Robert Parish Joe Johnson Robert Parish
Points
50th
32nd
88th
37th
Rebounds
280th
8th
200th
9th
Assists
73rd
+300th
99th
203rd
Steals
151st
93rd
124th
60th
Blocks
+300th
10th
+300th
6th
Years18211316

Joe Johnson vs. Robert Parish
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Joe Johnson Robert Parish Joe Johnson Robert Parish
Points
226th
+300th
239th
233rd
Rebounds
+300th
93rd
+300th
77th
Assists
242nd
+300th
+300th
+300th
Steals
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Blocks
+300th
76th
+300th
45th

The 3-point shot was implemented in the 1979-80 season.
* Some years in Robert Parish's career don't have data for these stats.

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Note: per game rankings include players with a minimum of games played

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Joe Johnson Robert Parish Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
50th
32nd
18 20,407 vs. 23,3342,927
Rebounds
280th
8th
272 5,059 vs. 14,7159,656
Assists
73rd
+300th
+227 5,001 vs. 2,1802,821
Steals
151st
93rd
58 1,071 vs. 1,219148
Blocks
+300th
10th
+290 260 vs. 2,3612,101
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
2nd
+298 1,067 vs. 4,5983,531
Defensive Rebounds
168th
5th
163 3,992 vs. 10,1176,125
Field Goals Made
48th
19th
29 7,823 vs. 9,6141,791
Field Goals Attempted
34th
33rd
1 17,720 vs. 17,914194
3-Pointers Made
21st
+300th
+279 1,978 vs. 01,978
3-Pointers Attempted
20th
+300th
+280 5,331 vs. 65,325
Free Throws Made
210th
75th
135 2,783 vs. 4,1061,323
Free Throws Attempted
229th
58th
171 3,468 vs. 5,6942,226

Games and Years:

Joe Johnson Robert Parish Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
30th
1st
29 1,277 vs. 1,611334
Seasons
29th
3rd
26 18 vs. 213

Triple-Doubles:

Joe Johnson Robert Parish Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
202nd
202nd
0 2 vs. 20

Rankings by Points Scored:

Joe Johnson Robert Parish Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
139th
+300th
6 vs. 15
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Joe Johnson Robert Parish Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
88th
37th
51 1,828 vs. 2,820992
Rebounds
200th
9th
191 506 vs. 1,7651,259
Assists
99th
203rd
104 369 vs. 234135
Steals
124th
60th
64 96 vs. 14549
Blocks
+300th
6th
+294 19 vs. 309290
Offensive Rebounds
212nd
4th
208 116 vs. 571455
Defensive Rebounds
142nd
11th
131 390 vs. 1,194804
Field Goals Made
79th
27th
52 703 vs. 1,132429
Field Goals Attempted
66th
34th
32 1,647 vs. 2,239592
3-Pointers Made
56th
+300th
+244 158 vs. 0158
3-Pointers Attempted
48th
+300th
+252 466 vs. 1465
Free Throws Made
178th
48th
130 264 vs. 556292
Free Throws Attempted
190th
42nd
148 339 vs. 770431

Games and Years:

Joe Johnson Robert Parish Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
105th
15th
90 120 vs. 18464
Playoffs
45th
10th
35 13 vs. 163

Triple-Doubles:

Joe Johnson Robert Parish Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
+300th
0 vs. 00

Rankings by Points Scored:

Joe Johnson Robert Parish Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Joe Johnson Robert Parish Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
226th
+300th
+74 15.98 vs. 14.481.50
Rebounds per game
+300th
93rd
+207 3.96 vs. 9.135.17
Assists per game
242nd
+300th
+58 3.92 vs. 1.352.56
Steals per game
+300th
+300th
0.84 vs. 0.760.08
Blocks per game
+300th
76th
+224 0.20 vs. 1.471.26
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
49th
+251 0.84 vs. 2.852.02
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
71st
+229 3.13 vs. 6.283.15
Field Goals Made per game
220th
241st
21 6.13 vs. 5.970.16
Field Goals Attempted per game
185th
+300th
+115 13.88 vs. 11.122.76
3-Pointers Made per game
166th
+300th
+134 1.55 vs. 0.001.55
3-Pointers Attempted per game
117th
+300th
+183 4.17 vs. 0.004.17
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
+300th
2.18 vs. 2.550.37
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
2.72 vs. 3.530.82

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Joe Johnson Robert Parish Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
239th
233rd
6 15.23 vs. 15.330.09
Rebounds per game
+300th
77th
+223 4.22 vs. 9.595.38
Assists per game
+300th
+300th
3.08 vs. 1.271.80
Steals per game
+300th
+300th
0.80 vs. 0.790.01
Blocks per game
+300th
45th
+255 0.16 vs. 1.681.52
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
39th
+261 0.97 vs. 3.102.14
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
66th
+234 3.25 vs. 6.493.24
Field Goals Made per game
229th
200th
29 5.86 vs. 6.150.29
Field Goals Attempted per game
197th
+300th
+103 13.73 vs. 12.171.56
3-Pointers Made per game
203rd
+300th
+97 1.32 vs. 0.001.32
3-Pointers Attempted per game
171st
+300th
+129 3.88 vs. 0.013.88
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
+300th
2.20 vs. 3.020.82
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
287th
+13 2.83 vs. 4.181.36

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, 400 games for regular season stats unless the player reached these thresholds before: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made. Also 3 minimum games for the Playoffs are applied.