Robert Parish vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit 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.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Robert Parish: 1976-77 to 1996-97
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Robert Parish 4 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Robert Parish 21 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Robert Parish 16 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Robert Parish 9 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Robert Parish 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Robert Parish 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Robert Parish 2 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Robert Parish 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Robert Parish 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Robert Parish 0 Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Robert Parish 14.5 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Robert Parish 9.1 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Robert Parish 1.4 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Robert Parish 0.8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Robert Parish 1.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Robert Parish 23,334 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Robert Parish 14,715 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Robert Parish 2,180 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Robert Parish 1,219 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Robert Parish 2,361 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Robert Parish 1,611 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Robert Parish .537 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Robert Parish .000 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Robert Parish .721 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Robert Parish 19.9 (1982) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Robert Parish 12.5 (1989) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Robert Parish 2.2 (1989) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Robert Parish 1.3 (1979) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Robert Parish 2.9 (1979) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Robert Parish 15.3 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Robert Parish 9.6 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Robert Parish 1.3 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Robert Parish 0.8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Robert Parish 1.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Robert Parish 2,820 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Robert Parish 1,765 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Robert Parish 234 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Robert Parish 145 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Robert Parish 309 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Robert Parish 184 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Robert Parish .506 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Robert Parish .000 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Robert Parish .722 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Robert Parish 21.3 (1982) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Robert Parish 11.3 (1982) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Robert Parish 2.6 (1990) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Robert Parish 1.3 (1989) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Robert Parish 4.0 (1982) Bob Pettit - 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.