Kevin Garnett vs. Robert Parish: NBA Rankings Comparison

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

Player comparisons:
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This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Kevin Garnett, with a career spanning 21 seasons from 1996 to 2016, 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.

Kevin Garnett vs. Robert Parish
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Kevin Garnett Robert Parish Kevin Garnett Robert Parish
Points
21st
32nd
42nd
37th
Rebounds
9th
8th
17th
9th
Assists
57th
+300th
67th
203rd
Steals
19th
93rd
37th
60th
Blocks
19th
10th
25th
6th
Years21211416

Kevin Garnett vs. Robert Parish
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Kevin Garnett Robert Parish Kevin Garnett Robert Parish
Points
147th
+300th
146th
233rd
Rebounds
54th
93rd
36th
77th
Assists
282nd
+300th
287th
+300th
Steals
163rd
+300th
150th
+300th
Blocks
93rd
76th
94th
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:

Kevin Garnett Robert Parish Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
21st
32nd
11 26,071 vs. 23,3342,737
Rebounds
9th
8th
1 14,662 vs. 14,71553
Assists
57th
+300th
+243 5,445 vs. 2,1803,265
Steals
19th
93rd
74 1,859 vs. 1,219640
Blocks
19th
10th
9 2,037 vs. 2,361324
Offensive Rebounds
25th
2nd
23 3,209 vs. 4,5981,389
Defensive Rebounds
1st
5th
4 11,453 vs. 10,1171,336
Field Goals Made
14th
19th
5 10,505 vs. 9,614891
Field Goals Attempted
15th
33rd
18 21,142 vs. 17,9143,228
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
174 vs. 0174
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
632 vs. 6626
Free Throws Made
43rd
76th
33 4,887 vs. 4,106781
Free Throws Attempted
42nd
58th
16 6,190 vs. 5,694496

Games and Years:

Kevin Garnett Robert Parish Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
8th
1st
7 1,462 vs. 1,611149
Seasons
3rd
3rd
0 21 vs. 210

Triple-Doubles:

Kevin Garnett Robert Parish Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
41st
204th
163 16 vs. 214

Rankings by Points Scored:

Kevin Garnett Robert Parish Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
185th
+300th
4 vs. 13
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Kevin Garnett Robert Parish Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
42nd
37th
5 2,601 vs. 2,820219
Rebounds
17th
9th
8 1,534 vs. 1,765231
Assists
67th
203rd
136 471 vs. 234237
Steals
37th
60th
23 178 vs. 14533
Blocks
25th
6th
19 186 vs. 309123
Offensive Rebounds
32nd
4th
28 320 vs. 571251
Defensive Rebounds
8th
11th
3 1,214 vs. 1,19420
Field Goals Made
33rd
27th
6 1,059 vs. 1,13273
Field Goals Attempted
35th
34th
1 2,216 vs. 2,23923
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
15 vs. 015
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
55 vs. 154
Free Throws Made
64th
48th
16 468 vs. 55688
Free Throws Attempted
63rd
42nd
21 593 vs. 770177

Games and Years:

Kevin Garnett Robert Parish Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
61st
15th
46 143 vs. 18441
Playoffs
30th
10th
20 14 vs. 162

Triple-Doubles:

Kevin Garnett Robert Parish Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
20th
+300th
3 vs. 03

Rankings by Points Scored:

Kevin Garnett Robert Parish Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Kevin Garnett Robert Parish Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
147th
+300th
+153 17.83 vs. 14.483.35
Rebounds per game
54th
93rd
39 10.03 vs. 9.130.89
Assists per game
282nd
+300th
+18 3.72 vs. 1.352.37
Steals per game
163rd
+300th
+137 1.27 vs. 0.760.51
Blocks per game
93rd
76th
17 1.39 vs. 1.470.07
Offensive Rebounds per game
167th
49th
118 2.19 vs. 2.850.66
Defensive Rebounds per game
18th
70th
52 7.83 vs. 6.281.55
Field Goals Made per game
101st
242nd
141 7.19 vs. 5.971.22
Field Goals Attempted per game
155th
+300th
+145 14.46 vs. 11.123.34
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.12 vs. 0.000.12
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
0.43 vs. 0.000.43
Free Throws Made per game
215th
+300th
+85 3.34 vs. 2.550.79
Free Throws Attempted per game
219th
+300th
+81 4.23 vs. 3.530.70

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Kevin Garnett Robert Parish Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
146th
233rd
87 18.19 vs. 15.332.86
Rebounds per game
36th
77th
41 10.73 vs. 9.591.13
Assists per game
287th
+300th
+13 3.29 vs. 1.272.02
Steals per game
150th
+300th
+150 1.24 vs. 0.790.46
Blocks per game
94th
45th
49 1.30 vs. 1.680.38
Offensive Rebounds per game
163rd
39th
124 2.24 vs. 3.100.87
Defensive Rebounds per game
13th
66th
53 8.49 vs. 6.492.00
Field Goals Made per game
101st
200th
99 7.41 vs. 6.151.25
Field Goals Attempted per game
123rd
+300th
+177 15.50 vs. 12.173.33
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.10 vs. 0.000.10
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
0.38 vs. 0.010.38
Free Throws Made per game
273rd
+300th
+27 3.27 vs. 3.020.25
Free Throws Attempted per game
295th
287th
8 4.15 vs. 4.180.04

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, this is 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 a minimum of 3 games is applied here for the Playoffs.