Robert Parish debuted in the NBA in 1976, appearing in 1,611 games over 21 seasons. He scored 23,334 points, delivered 2,180 assists, and grabbed 14,715 rebounds, ranking 32th in scoring and 404th in assists in NBA history.
🧾 Basic Profile
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Name | Robert Parish |
Date of Birth | August 30, 1953 |
Nationality | ![]() |
Position | Center |
Height | 216cm |
Weight | 104kg |
Shooting Hand | Right-handed |
NBA Debut | 1976 |
📊 Career Stats Summary
Games Played (G) | 1,611 games (Ranked 1 in NBA history) |
Points (PTS) | 23,334 points (Ranked 32) |
Assists (AST) | 2,180 (Ranked 404) |
Rebounds (TRB) | 14,715 (Ranked 8) |
Offensive Rebounds (ORB) | 4,598 (Ranked 2) |
Defensive Rebounds (DRB) | 10,117 (Ranked 5) |
Blocks (BLK) | 2,361 (Ranked 10) |
Steals (STL) | 1,219 (Ranked 92) |
Turnovers (TOV) | 3,183 (Ranked 24) |
Personal Fouls (PF) | 4,443 (Ranked 3) |
Triple-Doubles (TrpDbl) | 2 (Ranked 194) |
Field Goal % (FG%) | 53.7% (Ranked 270) |
Free Throw % (FT%) | 72.1% (Ranked 2335) |
Average Minutes (MP) | 28.4 minutes (Ranked 500) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1997)
Games Played (G) | 43 |
Points (PTS) | 161 |
3-Point Field Goals (3P) | 0 |
Assists (AST) | 22 |
Rebounds (TRB) | 89 |
Offensive Rebounds (ORB) | 42 |
Defensive Rebounds (DRB) | 47 |
Blocks (BLK) | 19 |
Steals (STL) | 6 |
Turnovers (TOV) | 28 |
Personal Fouls (PF) | 40 |
Triple-Doubles (TrpDbl) | 0 |
Field Goal % (FG%) | 49% |
Free Throw % (FT%) | 67.7% |
Average Minutes (MP) | 406 |
📈 Season Highlights
- Most Points in a Season: 1982, 1,590 points
- Most 3P in a Season: 1980, 0
- Most Assists in a Season: 1989, 175
- Most Rebounds in a Season: 1989, 996
- Most Blocks in a Season: 1979, 217
- Most Steals in a Season: 1979, 100
- Most Triple-Doubles in a Season: 1979, 1
- Best FG% in a Season: 1991, 59.8%
- Best FT% in a Season: 1992, 77.2%
- Best 3P% in a Season: 1980, 0%
- Most Avg. Minutes: 1987, 2,995 minutes
🏆 Playoff Records
Robert Parish appeared in 184 playoff games.
Points (PTS) | 2,820 |
Assists (AST) | 234 |
Rebounds (TRB) | 1,765 |
Offensive Rebounds (ORB) | 571 |
Defensive Rebounds (DRB) | 1,194 |
Blocks (BLK) | 309 |
Steals (STL) | 145 |
Turnovers (TOV) | 365 |
Personal Fouls (PF) | 617 |
Field Goal % (FG%) | 50.6% |
Free Throw % (FT%) | 72.2% |
Average Minutes (MP) | 6,177 |
Robert Parish Career Key Statistics Summary
season | G | MP | PTS | FG | FG% | FGA | 3P | 3P% | 3PA | 2P | 2P% | 2PA | eFG% | FT | FT% | FTA | TRB | ORB | DRB | AST | STL | BLK | TrpDbl | GS | TOV | PF |
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1977 | 77 | 1384 | 697 | 288 | 0.503 | 573 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 0.708 | 171 | 543 | 201 | 342 | 74 | 55 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 224 |
1978 | 82 | 1969 | 1025 | 430 | 0.472 | 911 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 0.625 | 264 | 680 | 211 | 469 | 95 | 79 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 291 |
1979 | 76 | 2411 | 1304 | 554 | 0.499 | 1110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 0.698 | 281 | 916 | 265 | 651 | 115 | 100 | 217 | 1 | 0 | 233 | 303 |
1980 | 72 | 2119 | 1223 | 510 | 0.507 | 1006 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 510 | 0.507 | 1005 | 0.507 | 203 | 0.715 | 284 | 783 | 247 | 536 | 122 | 58 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 248 |
1981 | 82 | 2298 | 1552 | 635 | 0.545 | 1166 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 635 | 0.545 | 1165 | 0.545 | 282 | 0.71 | 397 | 777 | 245 | 532 | 144 | 81 | 214 | 0 | 82 | 191 | 310 |
1982 | 80 | 2534 | 1590 | 669 | 0.542 | 1235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 669 | 0.542 | 1235 | 0.542 | 252 | 0.71 | 355 | 866 | 288 | 578 | 140 | 68 | 192 | 0 | 78 | 221 | 267 |
1983 | 78 | 2459 | 1509 | 619 | 0.55 | 1125 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 619 | 0.551 | 1124 | 0.55 | 271 | 0.698 | 388 | 827 | 260 | 567 | 141 | 79 | 148 | 0 | 76 | 185 | 222 |
1984 | 80 | 2867 | 1520 | 623 | 0.546 | 1140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 623 | 0.546 | 1140 | 0.546 | 274 | 0.745 | 368 | 857 | 243 | 614 | 139 | 55 | 116 | 0 | 79 | 184 | 266 |
1985 | 79 | 2850 | 1394 | 551 | 0.542 | 1016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 551 | 0.542 | 1016 | 0.542 | 292 | 0.743 | 393 | 840 | 263 | 577 | 125 | 56 | 101 | 0 | 78 | 186 | 223 |
1986 | 81 | 2567 | 1305 | 530 | 0.549 | 966 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 530 | 0.549 | 966 | 0.549 | 245 | 0.731 | 335 | 770 | 246 | 524 | 145 | 65 | 116 | 0 | 80 | 187 | 215 |
1987 | 80 | 2995 | 1403 | 588 | 0.556 | 1057 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 588 | 0.557 | 1056 | 0.556 | 227 | 0.735 | 309 | 851 | 254 | 597 | 173 | 64 | 144 | 1 | 80 | 191 | 266 |
1988 | 74 | 2312 | 1061 | 442 | 0.589 | 750 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 442 | 0.59 | 749 | 0.589 | 177 | 0.734 | 241 | 628 | 173 | 455 | 115 | 55 | 84 | 0 | 73 | 154 | 198 |
1989 | 80 | 2840 | 1486 | 596 | 0.57 | 1045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 596 | 0.57 | 1045 | 0.57 | 294 | 0.719 | 409 | 996 | 342 | 654 | 175 | 79 | 116 | 0 | 80 | 200 | 209 |
1990 | 79 | 2396 | 1243 | 505 | 0.58 | 871 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 505 | 0.58 | 871 | 0.58 | 233 | 0.747 | 312 | 796 | 259 | 537 | 103 | 38 | 69 | 0 | 78 | 169 | 189 |
1991 | 81 | 2441 | 1207 | 485 | 0.598 | 811 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 485 | 0.599 | 810 | 0.598 | 237 | 0.767 | 309 | 856 | 271 | 585 | 66 | 66 | 103 | 0 | 81 | 153 | 197 |
1992 | 79 | 2285 | 1115 | 468 | 0.535 | 874 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 468 | 0.535 | 874 | 0.535 | 179 | 0.772 | 232 | 705 | 219 | 486 | 70 | 68 | 97 | 0 | 79 | 131 | 172 |
1993 | 79 | 2146 | 994 | 416 | 0.535 | 777 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 416 | 0.535 | 777 | 0.535 | 162 | 0.689 | 235 | 740 | 246 | 494 | 61 | 57 | 107 | 0 | 79 | 120 | 201 |
1994 | 74 | 1987 | 866 | 356 | 0.491 | 725 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 356 | 0.491 | 725 | 0.491 | 154 | 0.74 | 208 | 542 | 141 | 401 | 82 | 42 | 96 | 0 | 74 | 108 | 190 |
1995 | 81 | 1352 | 389 | 159 | 0.427 | 372 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 0.427 | 372 | 0.427 | 71 | 0.703 | 101 | 350 | 93 | 257 | 44 | 27 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 66 | 132 |
1996 | 74 | 1086 | 290 | 120 | 0.498 | 241 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 0.498 | 241 | 0.498 | 50 | 0.704 | 71 | 303 | 89 | 214 | 29 | 21 | 54 | 0 | 34 | 50 | 80 |