Robert Parish vs. Dick Van Arsdale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick Van Arsdale 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.

Dick Van Arsdale

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Robert Parish: 1976-77 to 1996-97
Dick Van Arsdale: 1965-66 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Robert Parish 4 Dick Van Arsdale 0

NBA Seasons Robert Parish 21 Dick Van Arsdale 12

Playoffs Played Robert Parish 16 Dick Van Arsdale 4

All-Star Games Robert Parish 9 Dick Van Arsdale 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Robert Parish 2 Dick Van Arsdale 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Robert Parish 0 Dick Van Arsdale 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Robert Parish 14.5 Dick Van Arsdale 16.4

Rebounds Per Game Robert Parish 9.1 Dick Van Arsdale 4.1

Assists Per Game Robert Parish 1.4 Dick Van Arsdale 3.3

Steals Per Game Robert Parish 0.8 Dick Van Arsdale 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Robert Parish 1.5 Dick Van Arsdale 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Robert Parish 23,334 Dick Van Arsdale 15,079

Total Rebounds Robert Parish 14,715 Dick Van Arsdale 3,807

Total Assists Robert Parish 2,180 Dick Van Arsdale 3,057

Total Steals Robert Parish 1,219 Dick Van Arsdale 264 *

Total Blocks Robert Parish 2,361 Dick Van Arsdale 44 *

Total Games Robert Parish 1,611 Dick Van Arsdale 921

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Robert Parish .537 Dick Van Arsdale .464

3-Point Percentage Robert Parish .000 * Dick Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Robert Parish .721 Dick Van Arsdale .790

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Robert Parish 19.9 (1982) Dick Van Arsdale 21.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Robert Parish 12.5 (1989) Dick Van Arsdale 7.0 (1967)

Assists Per Game Robert Parish 2.2 (1989) Dick Van Arsdale 4.8 (1969)

Steals Per Game Robert Parish 1.3 (1979) Dick Van Arsdale 1.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Robert Parish 2.9 (1979) Dick Van Arsdale 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Robert Parish 15.3 Dick Van Arsdale 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Robert Parish 9.6 Dick Van Arsdale 2.4

Assists Per Game Robert Parish 1.3 Dick Van Arsdale 2.8

Steals Per Game Robert Parish 0.8 Dick Van Arsdale 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Robert Parish 1.7 Dick Van Arsdale 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Robert Parish 2,820 Dick Van Arsdale 336

Total Rebounds Robert Parish 1,765 Dick Van Arsdale 82

Total Assists Robert Parish 234 Dick Van Arsdale 94

Total Steals Robert Parish 145 Dick Van Arsdale 13 *

Total Blocks Robert Parish 309 Dick Van Arsdale 2 *

Total Games Robert Parish 184 Dick Van Arsdale 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Robert Parish .506 Dick Van Arsdale .422

3-Point Percentage Robert Parish .000 * Dick Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Robert Parish .722 Dick Van Arsdale .838

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Robert Parish 21.3 (1982) Dick Van Arsdale 16.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Robert Parish 11.3 (1982) Dick Van Arsdale 6.3 (1967)

Assists Per Game Robert Parish 2.6 (1990) Dick Van Arsdale 4.1 (1970)

Steals Per Game Robert Parish 1.3 (1989) Dick Van Arsdale 0.7 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Robert Parish 4.0 (1982) Dick Van Arsdale 0.1 (1976) *

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