Steve Francis vs. Robert Parish: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Steve Francis 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 Rankings

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Steve Francis, with a career spanning 9 seasons from 2000 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.

Steve Francis vs. Robert Parish
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Steve Francis Robert Parish Steve Francis Robert Parish
Points
+300th
32nd
+300th
37th
Rebounds
+300th
8th
+300th
9th
Assists
183rd
+300th
+300th
203rd
Steals
277th
93rd
+300th
60th
Blocks
+300th
10th
+300th
6th
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Steve Francis vs. Robert Parish
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Steve Francis Robert Parish Steve Francis Robert Parish
Points
130th
+300th
113rd
233rd
Rebounds
+300th
94th
121st
77th
Assists
67th
+300th
20th
+300th
Steals
87th
+300th
101st
+300th
Blocks
+300th
76th
+300th
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:

Steve Francis Robert Parish Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
32nd
+268 10,446 vs. 23,33412,888
Rebounds
+300th
8th
+292 3,215 vs. 14,71511,500
Assists
183rd
+300th
+117 3,473 vs. 2,1801,293
Steals
277th
93rd
184 846 vs. 1,219373
Blocks
+300th
10th
+290 223 vs. 2,3612,138
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
2nd
+298 960 vs. 4,5983,638
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
5th
+295 2,255 vs. 10,1177,862
Field Goals Made
+300th
19th
+281 3,543 vs. 9,6146,071
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
33rd
+267 8,267 vs. 17,9149,647
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
575 vs. 0575
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
1,684 vs. 61,678
Free Throws Made
208th
75th
133 2,785 vs. 4,1061,321
Free Throws Attempted
224th
58th
166 3,494 vs. 5,6942,200

Games and Years:

Steve Francis Robert Parish Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
1st
+299 576 vs. 1,6111,035
Seasons
+300th
3rd
+297 9 vs. 2112

Triple-Doubles:

Steve Francis Robert Parish Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
83rd
202nd
119 7 vs. 25

Rankings by Points Scored:

Steve Francis 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:

Steve Francis Robert Parish Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
37th
+263 96 vs. 2,8202,724
Rebounds
+300th
9th
+291 42 vs. 1,7651,723
Assists
+300th
203rd
+97 38 vs. 234196
Steals
+300th
60th
+240 7 vs. 145138
Blocks
+300th
6th
+294 1 vs. 309308
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
4th
+296 6 vs. 571565
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
11th
+289 36 vs. 1,1941,158
Field Goals Made
+300th
27th
+273 30 vs. 1,1321,102
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
34th
+266 70 vs. 2,2392,169
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
7 vs. 07
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
17 vs. 116
Free Throws Made
+300th
48th
+252 29 vs. 556527
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
42nd
+258 40 vs. 770730

Games and Years:

Steve Francis Robert Parish Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
15th
+285 5 vs. 184179
Playoffs
+300th
10th
+290 1 vs. 1615

Triple-Doubles:

Steve Francis Robert Parish Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
38th
+300th
1 vs. 01

Rankings by Points Scored:

Steve Francis Robert Parish Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Steve Francis Robert Parish Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
130th
+300th
+170 18.14 vs. 14.483.65
Rebounds per game
+300th
94th
+206 5.58 vs. 9.133.55
Assists per game
67th
+300th
+233 6.03 vs. 1.354.68
Steals per game
87th
+300th
+213 1.47 vs. 0.760.71
Blocks per game
+300th
76th
+224 0.39 vs. 1.471.08
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
48th
+252 1.67 vs. 2.851.19
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
70th
+230 3.91 vs. 6.282.37
Field Goals Made per game
216th
240th
24 6.15 vs. 5.970.18
Field Goals Attempted per game
165th
+300th
+135 14.35 vs. 11.123.23
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
1.00 vs. 0.001.00
3-Pointers Attempted per game
276th
+300th
+24 2.92 vs. 0.002.92
Free Throws Made per game
63rd
+300th
+237 4.84 vs. 2.552.29
Free Throws Attempted per game
74th
+300th
+226 6.07 vs. 3.532.53

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Steve Francis Robert Parish Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
113rd
233rd
120 19.20 vs. 15.333.87
Rebounds per game
121st
77th
44 8.40 vs. 9.591.19
Assists per game
20th
+300th
+280 7.60 vs. 1.276.33
Steals per game
101st
+300th
+199 1.40 vs. 0.790.61
Blocks per game
+300th
45th
+255 0.20 vs. 1.681.48
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
39th
+261 1.20 vs. 3.101.90
Defensive Rebounds per game
37th
66th
29 7.20 vs. 6.490.71
Field Goals Made per game
210th
200th
10 6.00 vs. 6.150.15
Field Goals Attempted per game
187th
+300th
+113 14.00 vs. 12.171.83
3-Pointers Made per game
180th
+300th
+120 1.40 vs. 0.001.40
3-Pointers Attempted per game
235th
+300th
+65 3.40 vs. 0.013.39
Free Throws Made per game
41st
+300th
+259 5.80 vs. 3.022.78
Free Throws Attempted per game
27th
287th
260 8.00 vs. 4.183.82

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.