Robert Parish vs. David Robinson: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Robert Parish and David Robinson 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 Robert Parish, with a career spanning 21 seasons from 1977 to 1997, and David Robinson, with 14 seasons played from 1990 to 2003, 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.

Robert Parish vs. David Robinson
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Robert Parish David Robinson Robert Parish David Robinson
Points
32nd
46th
37th
55th
Rebounds
8th
35th
9th
31st
Assists
+300th
+300th
203rd
159th
Steals
93rd
67th
60th
53rd
Blocks
10th
6th
6th
5th
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Robert Parish vs. David Robinson
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Robert Parish David Robinson Robert Parish David Robinson
Points
+300th
51st
233rd
151st
Rebounds
93rd
38th
77th
41st
Assists
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Steals
+300th
107th
+300th
159th
Blocks
76th
4th
45th
6th

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:

Robert Parish David Robinson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
32nd
46th
14 23,334 vs. 20,7902,544
Rebounds
8th
35th
27 14,715 vs. 10,4974,218
Assists
+300th
+300th
2,180 vs. 2,441261
Steals
93rd
67th
26 1,219 vs. 1,388169
Blocks
10th
6th
4 2,361 vs. 2,954593
Offensive Rebounds
2nd
29th
27 4,598 vs. 3,0831,515
Defensive Rebounds
5th
24th
19 10,117 vs. 7,4142,703
Field Goals Made
19th
61st
42 9,614 vs. 7,3652,249
Field Goals Attempted
33rd
93rd
60 17,914 vs. 14,2213,693
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
0 vs. 2525
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
6 vs. 10094
Free Throws Made
76th
22nd
54 4,106 vs. 6,0351,929
Free Throws Attempted
58th
19th
39 5,694 vs. 8,2012,507

Games and Years:

Robert Parish David Robinson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
1st
163rd
162 1,611 vs. 987624
Seasons
3rd
194th
191 21 vs. 147

Triple-Doubles:

Robert Parish David Robinson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
204th
50th
154 2 vs. 1412

Rankings by Points Scored:

Robert Parish David Robinson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
+300th
54th
+246 1 vs. 2221
50+ point games
-
42nd
0 vs. 33
60+ point games
-
11th
0 vs. 11
70+ point games
-
2nd
0 vs. 11

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Robert Parish David Robinson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
37th
55th
18 2,820 vs. 2,221599
Rebounds
9th
31st
22 1,765 vs. 1,301464
Assists
203rd
159th
44 234 vs. 28046
Steals
60th
53rd
7 145 vs. 1516
Blocks
6th
5th
1 309 vs. 3123
Offensive Rebounds
4th
21st
17 571 vs. 367204
Defensive Rebounds
11th
22nd
11 1,194 vs. 934260
Field Goals Made
27th
63rd
36 1,132 vs. 768364
Field Goals Attempted
34th
71st
37 2,239 vs. 1,604635
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
0 vs. 11
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
1 vs. 109
Free Throws Made
48th
34th
14 556 vs. 684128
Free Throws Attempted
42nd
26th
16 770 vs. 966196

Games and Years:

Robert Parish David Robinson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
15th
100th
85 184 vs. 12361
Playoffs
10th
76th
66 16 vs. 124

Triple-Doubles:

Robert Parish David Robinson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
39th
0 vs. 11

Rankings by Points Scored:

Robert Parish David Robinson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
78th
0 vs. 11
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Robert Parish David Robinson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
51st
+249 14.48 vs. 21.066.58
Rebounds per game
93rd
38th
55 9.13 vs. 10.641.50
Assists per game
+300th
+300th
1.35 vs. 2.471.12
Steals per game
+300th
107th
+193 0.76 vs. 1.410.65
Blocks per game
76th
4th
72 1.47 vs. 2.991.53
Offensive Rebounds per game
49th
24th
25 2.85 vs. 3.120.27
Defensive Rebounds per game
70th
28th
42 6.28 vs. 7.511.23
Field Goals Made per game
242nd
79th
163 5.97 vs. 7.461.49
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
159th
+141 11.12 vs. 14.413.29
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.00 vs. 0.030.03
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
0.00 vs. 0.100.10
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
21st
+279 2.55 vs. 6.113.57
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
17th
+283 3.53 vs. 8.314.77

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Robert Parish David Robinson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
233rd
151st
82 15.33 vs. 18.062.73
Rebounds per game
77th
41st
36 9.59 vs. 10.580.98
Assists per game
+300th
+300th
1.27 vs. 2.281.00
Steals per game
+300th
159th
+141 0.79 vs. 1.230.44
Blocks per game
45th
6th
39 1.68 vs. 2.540.86
Offensive Rebounds per game
39th
52nd
13 3.10 vs. 2.980.12
Defensive Rebounds per game
66th
28th
38 6.49 vs. 7.591.10
Field Goals Made per game
200th
185th
15 6.15 vs. 6.240.09
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
236th
+64 12.17 vs. 13.040.87
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.00 vs. 0.010.01
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
0.01 vs. 0.080.08
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
53rd
+247 3.02 vs. 5.562.54
Free Throws Attempted per game
287th
31st
256 4.18 vs. 7.853.67

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.