Penny Hardaway vs. Robert Parish: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Penny Hardaway 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:
Career comparison / Season by season / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Penny Hardaway, with a career spanning 14 seasons from 1994 to 2008, 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.

Penny Hardaway vs. Robert Parish
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Penny Hardaway Robert Parish Penny Hardaway Robert Parish
Points
+300th
32nd
174th
37th
Rebounds
+300th
8th
+300th
9th
Assists
179th
+300th
87th
203rd
Steals
128th
93rd
87th
60th
Blocks
+300th
10th
190th
6th
Years1421816

Penny Hardaway vs. Robert Parish
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Penny Hardaway Robert Parish Penny Hardaway Robert Parish
Points
270th
+300th
85th
233rd
Rebounds
+300th
93rd
+300th
77th
Assists
127th
+300th
52nd
+300th
Steals
56th
+300th
20th
+300th
Blocks
+300th
76th
268th
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:

Penny Hardaway Robert Parish Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
32nd
+268 10,684 vs. 23,33412,650
Rebounds
+300th
8th
+292 3,146 vs. 14,71511,569
Assists
179th
+300th
+121 3,525 vs. 2,1801,345
Steals
128th
93rd
35 1,125 vs. 1,21994
Blocks
+300th
10th
+290 312 vs. 2,3612,049
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
2nd
+298 975 vs. 4,5983,623
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
5th
+295 2,171 vs. 10,1177,946
Field Goals Made
+300th
19th
+281 3,995 vs. 9,6145,619
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
33rd
+267 8,731 vs. 17,9149,183
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
503 vs. 0503
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
1,591 vs. 61,585
Free Throws Made
+300th
75th
+225 2,191 vs. 4,1061,915
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
58th
+242 2,831 vs. 5,6942,863

Games and Years:

Penny Hardaway Robert Parish Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
1st
+299 704 vs. 1,611907
Seasons
194th
3rd
191 14 vs. 217

Triple-Doubles:

Penny Hardaway Robert Parish Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
109th
202nd
93 5 vs. 23

Rankings by Points Scored:

Penny Hardaway Robert Parish Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
+300th
+300th
1 vs. 10
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Penny Hardaway Robert Parish Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
174th
37th
137 1,304 vs. 2,8201,516
Rebounds
+300th
9th
+291 303 vs. 1,7651,462
Assists
87th
203rd
116 394 vs. 234160
Steals
87th
60th
27 119 vs. 14526
Blocks
190th
6th
184 48 vs. 309261
Offensive Rebounds
252nd
4th
248 101 vs. 571470
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
11th
+289 202 vs. 1,194992
Field Goals Made
185th
27th
158 456 vs. 1,132676
Field Goals Attempted
183rd
34th
149 1,018 vs. 2,2391,221
3-Pointers Made
113rd
+300th
+187 101 vs. 0101
3-Pointers Attempted
128th
+300th
+172 266 vs. 1265
Free Throws Made
147th
48th
99 291 vs. 556265
Free Throws Attempted
147th
42nd
105 390 vs. 770380

Games and Years:

Penny Hardaway Robert Parish Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
15th
+285 64 vs. 184120
Playoffs
+300th
10th
+290 8 vs. 168

Triple-Doubles:

Penny Hardaway Robert Parish Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
39th
+300th
1 vs. 01

Rankings by Points Scored:

Penny Hardaway Robert Parish Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
55th
-
2 vs. 02
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Penny Hardaway Robert Parish Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
270th
+300th
+30 15.18 vs. 14.480.69
Rebounds per game
+300th
93rd
+207 4.47 vs. 9.134.67
Assists per game
127th
+300th
+173 5.01 vs. 1.353.65
Steals per game
56th
+300th
+244 1.60 vs. 0.760.84
Blocks per game
+300th
76th
+224 0.44 vs. 1.471.02
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
49th
+251 1.38 vs. 2.851.47
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
71st
+229 3.08 vs. 6.283.20
Field Goals Made per game
289th
241st
48 5.67 vs. 5.970.29
Field Goals Attempted per game
290th
+300th
+10 12.40 vs. 11.121.28
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.71 vs. 0.000.71
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
2.26 vs. 0.002.26
Free Throws Made per game
254th
+300th
+46 3.11 vs. 2.550.56
Free Throws Attempted per game
261st
+300th
+39 4.02 vs. 3.530.49

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Penny Hardaway Robert Parish Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
85th
233rd
148 20.38 vs. 15.335.05
Rebounds per game
+300th
77th
+223 4.73 vs. 9.594.86
Assists per game
52nd
+300th
+248 6.16 vs. 1.274.88
Steals per game
20th
+300th
+280 1.86 vs. 0.791.07
Blocks per game
268th
45th
223 0.75 vs. 1.680.93
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
39th
+261 1.58 vs. 3.101.53
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
66th
+234 3.16 vs. 6.493.33
Field Goals Made per game
116th
200th
84 7.13 vs. 6.150.97
Field Goals Attempted per game
112nd
+300th
+188 15.91 vs. 12.173.74
3-Pointers Made per game
131st
+300th
+169 1.58 vs. 0.001.58
3-Pointers Attempted per game
152nd
+300th
+148 4.16 vs. 0.014.15
Free Throws Made per game
107th
+300th
+193 4.55 vs. 3.021.53
Free Throws Attempted per game
96th
287th
191 6.09 vs. 4.181.91

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.