Robert Parish vs. Earl Shannon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Shannon 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.

Earl Shannon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Robert Parish: 1976-77 to 1996-97
Earl Shannon: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Robert Parish 4 Earl Shannon 0

NBA Seasons Robert Parish 21 Earl Shannon 3

Playoffs Played Robert Parish 16 Earl Shannon 0

All-Star Games Robert Parish 9 Earl Shannon 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Robert Parish 2 Earl Shannon 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Robert Parish 14.5 Earl Shannon 8.6

Rebounds Per Game Robert Parish 9.1 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Robert Parish 1.4 Earl Shannon 1.3

Steals Per Game Robert Parish 0.8 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Robert Parish 1.5 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Robert Parish 23,334 Earl Shannon 1,156

Total Rebounds Robert Parish 14,715 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Assists Robert Parish 2,180 Earl Shannon 177

Total Steals Robert Parish 1,219 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Blocks Robert Parish 2,361 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Games Robert Parish 1,611 Earl Shannon 134

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Robert Parish .537 Earl Shannon .305

3-Point Percentage Robert Parish .000 * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Robert Parish .721 Earl Shannon .598

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Robert Parish 19.9 (1982) Earl Shannon 12.1 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Robert Parish 12.5 (1989) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Robert Parish 2.2 (1989) Earl Shannon 1.5 (1947)

Steals Per Game Robert Parish 1.3 (1979) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Robert Parish 2.9 (1979) Earl Shannon - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Robert Parish 15.3 Earl Shannon -

Rebounds Per Game Robert Parish 9.6 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Robert Parish 1.3 Earl Shannon -

Steals Per Game Robert Parish 0.8 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Robert Parish 1.7 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Robert Parish 2,820 Earl Shannon -

Total Rebounds Robert Parish 1,765 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Assists Robert Parish 234 Earl Shannon -

Total Steals Robert Parish 145 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Blocks Robert Parish 309 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Games Robert Parish 184 Earl Shannon 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Robert Parish .506 Earl Shannon -

3-Point Percentage Robert Parish .000 * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Robert Parish .722 Earl Shannon -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Robert Parish 21.3 (1982) Earl Shannon -

Rebounds Per Game Robert Parish 11.3 (1982) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Robert Parish 2.6 (1990) Earl Shannon -

Steals Per Game Robert Parish 1.3 (1989) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Robert Parish 4.0 (1982) Earl Shannon - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.