LaMelo Ball vs. Robert Parish Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Robert Parish and LaMelo Ball, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

LaMelo Ball played 4 years in the NBA, 17 less than Robert Parish, who played 21. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Robert Parish had his rookie season in 1976-77. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
LaMelo Ball 4 0 2020-21 to 2023-24
Robert Parish 21 16 1976-77 to 1996-97

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

LaMelo Ball Robert Parish
Season 2020-211976-77
Team Charlotte HornetsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball 51 28.8 15.7 1.2 4.7 5.9 6.1 1.6 0.4 2.8 2.7 5.7 13.2 .436 1.8 5.1 .352 2.5 3.2 .758
Robert Parish 77 18.0 9.1 2.6 4.4 7.1 1.0 0.7 1.2 - 2.9 3.7 7.4 .503 - - - 1.6 2.2 .708
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Robert Parish 10 23.9 12.1 4.3 6.0 10.3 1.1 0.7 1.1 - 4.2 5.2 10.8 .481 - - - 1.7 2.6 .654

Season 2

LaMelo Ball Robert Parish
Season 2021-221977-78
Team Charlotte HornetsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball 75 32.3 20.1 1.4 5.2 6.7 7.6 1.6 0.4 3.3 3.2 7.2 16.7 .429 2.9 7.5 .389 2.8 3.2 .872
Robert Parish 82 24.0 12.5 2.6 5.7 8.3 1.2 1.0 1.5 2.5 3.5 5.2 11.1 .472 - - - 2.0 3.2 .625
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Robert Parish ------- --- ----------

Season 3

LaMelo Ball Robert Parish
Season 2022-231978-79
Team Charlotte HornetsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball 36 35.2 23.3 1.2 5.3 6.4 8.4 1.3 0.3 3.6 3.3 8.2 20.0 .411 4.0 10.6 .376 2.8 3.4 .836
Robert Parish 76 31.7 17.2 3.5 8.6 12.1 1.5 1.3 2.9 3.1 4.0 7.3 14.6 .499 - - - 2.6 3.7 .698
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Robert Parish ------- --- ----------

Season 4

LaMelo Ball Robert Parish
Season 2023-241979-80
Team Charlotte HornetsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball 22 32.3 23.9 1.3 3.8 5.1 8.0 1.8 0.2 3.8 3.6 8.3 19.2 .433 3.2 9.0 .355 4.1 4.7 .865
Robert Parish 72 29.4 17.0 3.4 7.4 10.9 1.7 0.8 1.6 3.1 3.4 7.1 14.0 .507 0.0 0.0 .000 2.8 3.9 .715
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Robert Parish ------- --- ----------

Season 5

LaMelo Ball Robert Parish
Season -1980-81
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -NBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Robert Parish 82 28.0 18.9 3.0 6.5 9.5 1.8 1.0 2.6 2.3 3.8 7.7 14.2 .545 0.0 0.0 .000 3.4 4.8 .710
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Robert Parish 17 28.9 15.0 2.9 5.6 8.6 1.1 1.2 2.3 2.6 4.4 6.4 12.9 .493 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.4 .672

Season 6

LaMelo Ball Robert Parish
Season -1981-82
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Celtics Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Robert Parish 80 31.7 19.9 3.6 7.2 10.8 1.8 0.9 2.4 2.8 3.3 8.4 15.4 .542 0.0 0.0 - 3.2 4.4 .710
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Robert Parish 12 35.5 21.3 3.6 7.7 11.3 1.5 0.4 4.0 3.3 3.9 8.5 17.4 .488 0.0 0.0 - 4.3 6.3 .680

Season 7

LaMelo Ball Robert Parish
Season -1982-83
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Celtics Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Robert Parish 78 31.5 19.3 3.3 7.3 10.6 1.8 1.0 1.9 2.4 2.8 7.9 14.4 .550 0.0 0.0 .000 3.5 5.0 .698
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Robert Parish 7 35.6 14.7 3.0 7.6 10.6 1.3 0.7 1.3 2.4 2.6 6.1 12.7 .483 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 2.9 .850

Season 8

LaMelo Ball Robert Parish
Season -1983-84
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -NBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Robert Parish 80 35.8 19.0 3.0 7.7 10.7 1.7 0.7 1.5 2.3 3.3 7.8 14.3 .546 0.0 0.0 - 3.4 4.6 .745
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Robert Parish 23 37.8 14.9 3.3 7.5 10.8 1.2 1.0 1.8 2.0 4.3 6.0 12.7 .478 0.0 0.0 - 2.8 4.3 .646

Season 9

LaMelo Ball Robert Parish
Season -1984-85
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Celtics Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Robert Parish 79 36.1 17.6 3.3 7.3 10.6 1.6 0.7 1.3 2.4 2.8 7.0 12.9 .542 0.0 0.0 - 3.7 5.0 .743
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Robert Parish 21 38.2 17.1 2.7 7.7 10.4 1.5 1.0 1.6 2.4 3.2 6.5 13.1 .493 0.0 0.0 - 4.1 5.3 .784

Season 10

LaMelo Ball Robert Parish
Season -1985-86
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -NBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Robert Parish 81 31.7 16.1 3.0 6.5 9.5 1.8 0.8 1.4 2.3 2.7 6.5 11.9 .549 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 4.1 .731
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Robert Parish 18 32.8 15.0 2.9 5.9 8.8 1.4 0.5 1.7 2.4 2.6 5.9 12.5 .471 0.0 0.0 - 3.2 4.9 .652

Season 11

LaMelo Ball Robert Parish
Season -1986-87
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Celtics Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Robert Parish 80 37.4 17.5 3.2 7.5 10.6 2.2 0.8 1.8 2.4 3.3 7.4 13.2 .556 0.0 0.0 .000 2.8 3.9 .735
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Robert Parish 21 35.0 18.0 2.8 6.6 9.4 1.3 0.9 1.7 1.8 3.8 7.1 12.5 .567 0.0 0.0 .000 3.8 4.9 .767

Season 12

LaMelo Ball Robert Parish
Season -1987-88
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Celtics Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Robert Parish 74 31.2 14.3 2.3 6.1 8.5 1.6 0.7 1.1 2.1 2.7 6.0 10.1 .589 0.0 0.0 .000 2.4 3.3 .734
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Robert Parish 17 36.8 14.7 3.0 6.9 9.9 1.2 0.6 1.1 2.2 2.5 5.9 11.1 .532 0.0 0.0 - 2.9 3.6 .820

Season 13

LaMelo Ball Robert Parish
Season -1988-89
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Playoffs -Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Robert Parish 80 35.5 18.6 4.3 8.2 12.5 2.2 1.0 1.5 2.5 2.6 7.5 13.1 .570 0.0 0.0 - 3.7 5.1 .719
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Robert Parish 3 37.3 15.7 2.0 6.7 8.7 2.0 1.3 0.7 2.0 1.7 6.7 14.7 .455 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.0 .778

Season 14

LaMelo Ball Robert Parish
Season -1989-90
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Robert Parish 79 30.3 15.7 3.3 6.8 10.1 1.3 0.5 0.9 2.1 2.4 6.4 11.0 .580 0.0 0.0 - 2.9 3.9 .747
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Robert Parish 5 34.0 15.8 4.6 5.4 10.0 2.6 1.0 1.4 2.4 4.2 6.2 10.8 .574 0.0 0.0 - 3.4 3.6 .944

Season 15

LaMelo Ball Robert Parish
Season -1990-91
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Celtics Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Robert Parish 81 30.1 14.9 3.3 7.2 10.6 0.8 0.8 1.3 1.9 2.4 6.0 10.0 .598 0.0 0.0 .000 2.9 3.8 .767
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Robert Parish 10 29.6 15.8 3.3 5.9 9.2 0.6 0.8 0.7 1.6 3.4 5.8 9.7 .598 0.0 0.0 - 4.2 6.1 .689

Season 16

LaMelo Ball Robert Parish
Season -1991-92
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Celtics Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Robert Parish 79 28.9 14.1 2.8 6.2 8.9 0.9 0.9 1.2 1.7 2.2 5.9 11.1 .535 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 2.9 .772
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Robert Parish 10 33.5 12.0 3.8 5.9 9.7 1.4 0.7 1.5 0.9 2.2 5.0 10.1 .495 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.8 .714

Season 17

LaMelo Ball Robert Parish
Season -1992-93
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Robert Parish 79 27.2 12.6 3.1 6.3 9.4 0.8 0.7 1.4 1.5 2.5 5.3 9.8 .535 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 3.0 .689
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Robert Parish 4 36.5 17.0 3.3 6.3 9.5 1.3 0.3 1.5 1.5 3.5 7.8 14.3 .544 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 1.8 .857

Season 18

LaMelo Ball Robert Parish
Season -1993-94
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Robert Parish 74 26.9 11.7 1.9 5.4 7.3 1.1 0.6 1.3 1.5 2.6 4.8 9.8 .491 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 2.8 .740
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Robert Parish ------- --- ----------

Season 19

LaMelo Ball Robert Parish
Season -1994-95
Team -Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Hornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Robert Parish 81 16.7 4.8 1.1 3.2 4.3 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.8 1.6 2.0 4.6 .427 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.2 .703
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Robert Parish 4 17.8 3.5 1.0 1.3 2.3 0.3 0.0 0.8 0.3 0.5 1.5 2.8 .545 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.3 .400

Season 20

LaMelo Ball Robert Parish
Season -1995-96
Team -Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Robert Parish 74 14.7 3.9 1.2 2.9 4.1 0.4 0.3 0.7 0.7 1.1 1.6 3.3 .498 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.0 .704
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Robert Parish ------- --- ----------

Season 21

LaMelo Ball Robert Parish
Season -1996-97
Team -Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -NBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Robert Parish 43 9.4 3.7 1.0 1.1 2.1 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.7 0.9 1.6 3.3 .490 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.7 .677
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Robert Parish 2 9.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.0 1.0 0.5 3.5 .143 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -