Robert Parish vs. John Stockton: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Robert Parish and John Stockton 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 John Stockton, with 19 seasons played from 1985 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. John Stockton
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Robert Parish John Stockton Robert Parish John Stockton
Points
32nd
53rd
37th
48th
Rebounds
8th
+300th
9th
144th
Assists
+300th
1st
203rd
3rd
Steals
93rd
1st
60th
5th
Blocks
10th
+300th
6th
177th
Years21191619

Robert Parish vs. John Stockton
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Robert Parish John Stockton Robert Parish John Stockton
Points
+300th
+300th
233rd
+300th
Rebounds
94th
+300th
77th
+300th
Assists
+300th
2nd
+300th
2nd
Steals
+300th
7th
+300th
20th
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 John Stockton Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
32nd
53rd
21 23,334 vs. 19,7113,623
Rebounds
8th
+300th
+292 14,715 vs. 4,05110,664
Assists
+300th
1st
+299 2,180 vs. 15,80613,626
Steals
93rd
1st
92 1,219 vs. 3,2652,046
Blocks
10th
+300th
+290 2,361 vs. 3152,046
Offensive Rebounds
2nd
+300th
+298 4,598 vs. 9663,632
Defensive Rebounds
5th
288th
283 10,117 vs. 3,0857,032
Field Goals Made
19th
79th
60 9,614 vs. 7,0392,575
Field Goals Attempted
33rd
106th
73 17,914 vs. 13,6584,256
3-Pointers Made
+300th
240th
+60 0 vs. 845845
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
257th
+43 6 vs. 2,2032,197
Free Throws Made
75th
46th
29 4,106 vs. 4,788682
Free Throws Attempted
58th
52nd
6 5,694 vs. 5,796102

Games and Years:

Robert Parish John Stockton Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
1st
6th
5 1,611 vs. 1,504107
Seasons
3rd
12th
9 21 vs. 192

Triple-Doubles:

Robert Parish John Stockton Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
202nd
+300th
2 vs. 02

Rankings by Points Scored:

Robert Parish John Stockton Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
+300th
-
1 vs. 01
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Robert Parish John Stockton Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
37th
48th
11 2,820 vs. 2,436384
Rebounds
9th
144th
135 1,765 vs. 6081,157
Assists
203rd
3rd
200 234 vs. 1,8391,605
Steals
60th
5th
55 145 vs. 338193
Blocks
6th
177th
171 309 vs. 50259
Offensive Rebounds
4th
123rd
119 571 vs. 162409
Defensive Rebounds
11th
111st
100 1,194 vs. 446748
Field Goals Made
27th
50th
23 1,132 vs. 855277
Field Goals Attempted
34th
58th
24 2,239 vs. 1,809430
3-Pointers Made
+300th
99th
+201 0 vs. 111111
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
85th
+215 1 vs. 341340
Free Throws Made
48th
40th
8 556 vs. 61559
Free Throws Attempted
42nd
44th
2 770 vs. 75911

Games and Years:

Robert Parish John Stockton Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
15th
17th
2 184 vs. 1822
Playoffs
10th
1st
9 16 vs. 193

Triple-Doubles:

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

Rankings by Points Scored:

Robert Parish John Stockton Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Robert Parish John Stockton Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
+300th
14.48 vs. 13.111.38
Rebounds per game
94th
+300th
+206 9.13 vs. 2.696.44
Assists per game
+300th
2nd
+298 1.35 vs. 10.519.16
Steals per game
+300th
7th
+293 0.76 vs. 2.171.41
Blocks per game
76th
+300th
+224 1.47 vs. 0.211.26
Offensive Rebounds per game
48th
+300th
+252 2.85 vs. 0.642.21
Defensive Rebounds per game
70th
+300th
+230 6.28 vs. 2.054.23
Field Goals Made per game
240th
+300th
+60 5.97 vs. 4.681.29
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
11.12 vs. 9.082.04
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.00 vs. 0.560.56
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
0.00 vs. 1.461.46
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
240th
+60 2.55 vs. 3.180.63
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
292nd
+8 3.53 vs. 3.850.32

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Robert Parish John Stockton Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
233rd
+300th
+67 15.33 vs. 13.381.94
Rebounds per game
77th
+300th
+223 9.59 vs. 3.346.25
Assists per game
+300th
2nd
+298 1.27 vs. 10.108.83
Steals per game
+300th
20th
+280 0.79 vs. 1.861.07
Blocks per game
45th
+300th
+255 1.68 vs. 0.271.40
Offensive Rebounds per game
39th
+300th
+261 3.10 vs. 0.892.21
Defensive Rebounds per game
66th
+300th
+234 6.49 vs. 2.454.04
Field Goals Made per game
200th
+300th
+100 6.15 vs. 4.701.45
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
12.17 vs. 9.942.23
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.00 vs. 0.610.61
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
0.01 vs. 1.871.87
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
255th
+45 3.02 vs. 3.380.36
Free Throws Attempted per game
287th
289th
2 4.18 vs. 4.170.01

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.