Robert Parish vs. Lou Williams: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Robert Parish and Lou Williams 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 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 Lou Williams, with 17 seasons played from 2006 to 2022, 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. Lou Williams
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Robert Parish Lou Williams Robert Parish Lou Williams
Points
32nd
141st
37th
246th
Rebounds
8th
+300th
9th
+300th
Assists
+300th
147th
203rd
184th
Steals
93rd
208th
60th
181st
Blocks
10th
+300th
6th
+300th
Years21171610

Robert Parish vs. Lou Williams
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Robert Parish Lou Williams Robert Parish Lou Williams
Points
+300th
+300th
233rd
+300th
Rebounds
93rd
+300th
77th
+300th
Assists
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Steals
+300th
+300th
+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 Lou Williams Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
32nd
141st
109 23,334 vs. 15,5937,741
Rebounds
8th
+300th
+292 14,715 vs. 2,48412,231
Assists
+300th
147th
+153 2,180 vs. 3,7891,609
Steals
93rd
208th
115 1,219 vs. 952267
Blocks
10th
+300th
+290 2,361 vs. 1922,169
Offensive Rebounds
2nd
+300th
+298 4,598 vs. 4314,167
Defensive Rebounds
5th
+300th
+295 10,117 vs. 2,0538,064
Field Goals Made
19th
223rd
204 9,614 vs. 5,0474,567
Field Goals Attempted
33rd
160th
127 17,914 vs. 12,0455,869
3-Pointers Made
+300th
58th
+242 0 vs. 1,4571,457
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
53rd
+247 6 vs. 4,1464,140
Free Throws Made
75th
78th
3 4,106 vs. 4,04264
Free Throws Attempted
58th
97th
39 5,694 vs. 4,803891

Games and Years:

Robert Parish Lou Williams Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
1st
75th
74 1,611 vs. 1,123488
Seasons
3rd
58th
55 21 vs. 174

Triple-Doubles:

Robert Parish Lou Williams Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
202nd
275th
73 2 vs. 11

Rankings by Points Scored:

Robert Parish Lou Williams Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
+300th
121st
+179 1 vs. 87
50+ point games
-
76th
0 vs. 11
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Robert Parish Lou Williams Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
37th
246th
209 2,820 vs. 1,0151,805
Rebounds
9th
+300th
+291 1,765 vs. 1991,566
Assists
203rd
184th
19 234 vs. 25016
Steals
60th
181st
121 145 vs. 7471
Blocks
6th
+300th
+294 309 vs. 7302
Offensive Rebounds
4th
+300th
+296 571 vs. 32539
Defensive Rebounds
11th
+300th
+289 1,194 vs. 1671,027
Field Goals Made
27th
267th
240 1,132 vs. 354778
Field Goals Attempted
34th
234th
200 2,239 vs. 8841,355
3-Pointers Made
+300th
175th
+125 0 vs. 7474
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
126th
+174 1 vs. 268267
Free Throws Made
48th
208th
160 556 vs. 233323
Free Throws Attempted
42nd
227th
185 770 vs. 284486

Games and Years:

Robert Parish Lou Williams Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
15th
220th
205 184 vs. 8995
Playoffs
10th
154th
144 16 vs. 106

Triple-Doubles:

Robert Parish Lou Williams Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
+300th
0 vs. 00

Rankings by Points Scored:

Robert Parish Lou Williams Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Robert Parish Lou Williams Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
+300th
14.48 vs. 13.890.60
Rebounds per game
93rd
+300th
+207 9.13 vs. 2.216.92
Assists per game
+300th
+300th
1.35 vs. 3.372.02
Steals per game
+300th
+300th
0.76 vs. 0.850.09
Blocks per game
76th
+300th
+224 1.47 vs. 0.171.29
Offensive Rebounds per game
49th
+300th
+251 2.85 vs. 0.382.47
Defensive Rebounds per game
71st
+300th
+229 6.28 vs. 1.834.45
Field Goals Made per game
241st
+300th
+59 5.97 vs. 4.491.47
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
11.12 vs. 10.730.39
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
268th
+32 0.00 vs. 1.301.30
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
171st
+129 0.00 vs. 3.693.69
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
171st
+129 2.55 vs. 3.601.05
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
212nd
+88 3.53 vs. 4.280.74

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Robert Parish Lou Williams Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
233rd
+300th
+67 15.33 vs. 11.403.92
Rebounds per game
77th
+300th
+223 9.59 vs. 2.247.36
Assists per game
+300th
+300th
1.27 vs. 2.811.54
Steals per game
+300th
+300th
0.79 vs. 0.830.04
Blocks per game
45th
+300th
+255 1.68 vs. 0.081.60
Offensive Rebounds per game
39th
+300th
+261 3.10 vs. 0.362.74
Defensive Rebounds per game
66th
+300th
+234 6.49 vs. 1.884.61
Field Goals Made per game
200th
+300th
+100 6.15 vs. 3.982.17
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
12.17 vs. 9.932.24
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.00 vs. 0.830.83
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
297th
+3 0.01 vs. 3.013.01
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
+300th
3.02 vs. 2.620.40
Free Throws Attempted per game
287th
+300th
+13 4.18 vs. 3.190.99

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.