Robert Parish vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Robert Parish that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Robert Parish

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Robert Parish: 1976-77 to 1996-97
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Robert Parish 4 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Robert Parish 21 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Robert Parish 16 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Robert Parish 9 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Robert Parish 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Robert Parish 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Robert Parish 2 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Robert Parish 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Robert Parish 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Robert Parish 0 Bill Russell 4

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Robert Parish 14.5 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Robert Parish 9.1 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Robert Parish 1.4 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Robert Parish 0.8 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Robert Parish 1.5 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Robert Parish 23,334 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Robert Parish 14,715 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Robert Parish 2,180 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Robert Parish 1,219 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Robert Parish 2,361 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Robert Parish 1,611 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Robert Parish .537 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Robert Parish .000 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Robert Parish .721 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Robert Parish 19.9 (1982) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Robert Parish 12.5 (1989) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Robert Parish 2.2 (1989) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Robert Parish 1.3 (1979) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Robert Parish 2.9 (1979) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Robert Parish 15.3 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Robert Parish 9.6 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Robert Parish 1.3 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Robert Parish 0.8 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Robert Parish 1.7 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Robert Parish 2,820 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Robert Parish 1,765 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Robert Parish 234 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Robert Parish 145 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Robert Parish 309 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Robert Parish 184 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Robert Parish .506 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Robert Parish .000 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Robert Parish .722 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Robert Parish 21.3 (1982) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Robert Parish 11.3 (1982) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Robert Parish 2.6 (1990) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Robert Parish 1.3 (1989) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Robert Parish 4.0 (1982) Bill Russell - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.