Robert Parish vs. Steve Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Smith 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.

Steve Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Robert Parish: 1976-77 to 1996-97
Steve Smith: 1991-92 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Robert Parish 4 Steve Smith 1

NBA Seasons Robert Parish 21 Steve Smith 14

Playoffs Played Robert Parish 16 Steve Smith 13

All-Star Games Robert Parish 9 Steve Smith 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Robert Parish 2 Steve Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Robert Parish 14.5 Steve Smith 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Robert Parish 9.1 Steve Smith 3.2

Assists Per Game Robert Parish 1.4 Steve Smith 3.1

Steals Per Game Robert Parish 0.8 Steve Smith 0.8

Blocks Per Game Robert Parish 1.5 Steve Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Robert Parish 23,334 Steve Smith 13,430

Total Rebounds Robert Parish 14,715 Steve Smith 3,060

Total Assists Robert Parish 2,180 Steve Smith 2,922

Total Steals Robert Parish 1,219 Steve Smith 726

Total Blocks Robert Parish 2,361 Steve Smith 275

Total Games Robert Parish 1,611 Steve Smith 942

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Robert Parish .537 Steve Smith .440

3-Point Percentage Robert Parish .000 * Steve Smith .358

Free Throw Percentage Robert Parish .721 Steve Smith .845

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Robert Parish 19.9 (1982) Steve Smith 20.1 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Robert Parish 12.5 (1989) Steve Smith 4.5 (1994)

Assists Per Game Robert Parish 2.2 (1989) Steve Smith 5.6 (1993)

Steals Per Game Robert Parish 1.3 (1979) Steve Smith 1.1 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Robert Parish 2.9 (1979) Steve Smith 0.4 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Robert Parish 15.3 Steve Smith 14.9

Rebounds Per Game Robert Parish 9.6 Steve Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Robert Parish 1.3 Steve Smith 2.2

Steals Per Game Robert Parish 0.8 Steve Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game Robert Parish 1.7 Steve Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Robert Parish 2,820 Steve Smith 1,338

Total Rebounds Robert Parish 1,765 Steve Smith 268

Total Assists Robert Parish 234 Steve Smith 195

Total Steals Robert Parish 145 Steve Smith 77

Total Blocks Robert Parish 309 Steve Smith 29

Total Games Robert Parish 184 Steve Smith 90

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Robert Parish .506 Steve Smith .426

3-Point Percentage Robert Parish .000 * Steve Smith .394

Free Throw Percentage Robert Parish .722 Steve Smith .858

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Robert Parish 21.3 (1982) Steve Smith 24.8 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Robert Parish 11.3 (1982) Steve Smith 6.0 (1994)

Assists Per Game Robert Parish 2.6 (1990) Steve Smith 5.0 (1992)

Steals Per Game Robert Parish 1.3 (1989) Steve Smith 2.0 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Robert Parish 4.0 (1982) Steve Smith 1.3 (1996)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.