Robert Parish vs. Fred VanVleet: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Robert Parish and Fred VanVleet 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

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 Fred VanVleet, with 9 seasons played from 2017 to 2025, 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. Fred VanVleet
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Robert Parish Fred VanVleet Robert Parish Fred VanVleet
Points
32nd
+300th
37th
+300th
Rebounds
8th
+300th
9th
+300th
Assists
+300th
221st
203rd
237th
Steals
93rd
+300th
60th
+300th
Blocks
10th
+300th
6th
+300th
Years219166

Robert Parish vs. Fred VanVleet
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Robert Parish Fred VanVleet Robert Parish Fred VanVleet
Points
+300th
288th
233rd
+300th
Rebounds
93rd
+300th
77th
+300th
Assists
+300th
81st
+300th
242nd
Steals
+300th
113rd
+300th
+300th
Blocks
76th
+300th
45th
+300th

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 Fred VanVleet Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
32nd
+300th
+268 23,334 vs. 8,20415,130
Rebounds
8th
+300th
+292 14,715 vs. 1,88412,831
Assists
+300th
221st
+79 2,180 vs. 3,121941
Steals
93rd
+300th
+207 1,219 vs. 757462
Blocks
10th
+300th
+290 2,361 vs. 2532,108
Offensive Rebounds
2nd
+300th
+298 4,598 vs. 2394,359
Defensive Rebounds
5th
+300th
+295 10,117 vs. 1,6458,472
Field Goals Made
19th
+300th
+281 9,614 vs. 2,7636,851
Field Goals Attempted
33rd
+300th
+267 17,914 vs. 6,88511,029
3-Pointers Made
+300th
69th
+231 0 vs. 1,3861,386
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
74th
+226 6 vs. 3,7313,725
Free Throws Made
76th
+300th
+224 4,106 vs. 1,2922,814
Free Throws Attempted
58th
+300th
+242 5,694 vs. 1,4984,196

Games and Years:

Robert Parish Fred VanVleet Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
1st
+300th
1,611 vs. 5501,061
Seasons
3rd
+300th
21 vs. 912

Triple-Doubles:

Robert Parish Fred VanVleet Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
204th
204th
0 2 vs. 20

Rankings by Points Scored:

Robert Parish Fred VanVleet Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
+300th
278th
+22 1 vs. 21
50+ point games
-
76th
0 vs. 11
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Robert Parish Fred VanVleet Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
37th
+300th
+263 2,820 vs. 6492,171
Rebounds
9th
+300th
+291 1,765 vs. 1401,625
Assists
203rd
237th
34 234 vs. 21123
Steals
60th
+300th
+240 145 vs. 5194
Blocks
6th
+300th
+294 309 vs. 19290
Offensive Rebounds
4th
+300th
+296 571 vs. 17554
Defensive Rebounds
11th
+300th
+289 1,194 vs. 1231,071
Field Goals Made
27th
+300th
+273 1,132 vs. 219913
Field Goals Attempted
34th
+300th
+266 2,239 vs. 5511,688
3-Pointers Made
+300th
75th
+225 0 vs. 130130
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
86th
+214 1 vs. 339338
Free Throws Made
48th
+300th
+252 556 vs. 81475
Free Throws Attempted
42nd
+300th
+258 770 vs. 94676

Games and Years:

Robert Parish Fred VanVleet Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
15th
+300th
184 vs. 59125
Playoffs
10th
+300th
16 vs. 610

Triple-Doubles:

Robert Parish Fred VanVleet Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
+300th
0 vs. 00

Rankings by Points Scored:

Robert Parish Fred VanVleet Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Robert Parish Fred VanVleet Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
288th
+12 14.48 vs. 14.920.43
Rebounds per game
93rd
+300th
+207 9.13 vs. 3.435.71
Assists per game
+300th
81st
+219 1.35 vs. 5.674.32
Steals per game
+300th
113rd
+187 0.76 vs. 1.380.62
Blocks per game
76th
+300th
+224 1.47 vs. 0.461.01
Offensive Rebounds per game
49th
+300th
+251 2.85 vs. 0.432.42
Defensive Rebounds per game
70th
+300th
+230 6.28 vs. 2.993.29
Field Goals Made per game
242nd
+300th
+58 5.97 vs. 5.020.94
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
281st
+19 11.12 vs. 12.521.40
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
21st
+279 0.00 vs. 2.522.52
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
15th
+285 0.00 vs. 6.786.78
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
+300th
2.55 vs. 2.350.20
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
3.53 vs. 2.720.81

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Robert Parish Fred VanVleet Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
233rd
+300th
+67 15.33 vs. 11.004.33
Rebounds per game
77th
+300th
+223 9.59 vs. 2.377.22
Assists per game
+300th
242nd
+58 1.27 vs. 3.582.30
Steals per game
+300th
+300th
0.79 vs. 0.860.08
Blocks per game
45th
+300th
+255 1.68 vs. 0.321.36
Offensive Rebounds per game
39th
+300th
+261 3.10 vs. 0.292.82
Defensive Rebounds per game
66th
+300th
+234 6.49 vs. 2.084.40
Field Goals Made per game
200th
+300th
+100 6.15 vs. 3.712.44
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
12.17 vs. 9.342.83
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
39th
+261 0.00 vs. 2.202.20
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
52nd
+248 0.01 vs. 5.755.74
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
+300th
3.02 vs. 1.371.65
Free Throws Attempted per game
287th
+300th
+13 4.18 vs. 1.592.59

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.