Robert Parish
- Seasons
- 1976-77 to 1996-97
- Position
- C
- Height
- 7′1″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Born
- Aug 30, 1953
- College
- Centenary (LA)
- Draft
- 1976, round 1, pick 8
4Championships
2All-League teams
9All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 19.2
- True shooting
- .571
- Effective FG
- .545
- Usage rate
- 21.5
- Win shares
- 147.0
- WS per 48
- .154
- Box plus/minus
- 1.5
- VORP
- 40.6
- Best season, WS
- 10.9
- Best season, BPM
- 5.4
- MVP vote shares
- 0.29
- Finals appearances
- 6
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-77 | GSW | 23 | 77 | 1,384 | 19.3 | .538 | .503 | – | 2.5 | 2.3 | 4.8 | .167 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.1 | – | 95 |
| 1977-78 | GSW | 24 | 82 | 1,969 | 17.2 | .499 | .472 | 24.5 | 0.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 | .098 | -1.4 | 0.4 | -1.0 | 0.5 | 94 | 95 |
| 1978-79 | GSW | 25 | 76 | 2,411 | 20.8 | .529 | .499 | 24.6 | 1.8 | 5.4 | 7.1 | .142 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 100 | 94 |
| 1979-80 | GSW | 26 | 72 | 2,119 | 20.0 | .541 | .507 | 26.4 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 4.6 | .104 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 101 | 102 |
| 1980-81 | BOS | 27 | 82 | 2,298 | 25.2 | .579 | .545 | 27.1 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 10.9 | .228 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 113 | 96 |
| 1981-82 | BOS | 28 | 80 | 2,534 | 22.6 | .571 | .542 | 25.5 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 10.0 | .190 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 112 | 99 |
| 1982-83 | BOS | 29 | 78 | 2,459 | 23.0 | .582 | .550 | 23.6 | 6.2 | 4.6 | 10.8 | .211 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 114 | 98 |
| 1983-84 | BOS | 30 | 80 | 2,867 | 19.2 | .584 | .546 | 21.3 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 10.5 | .175 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 115 | 102 |
| 1984-85 | BOS | 31 | 79 | 2,850 | 17.6 | .586 | .542 | 19.7 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 9.0 | .151 | 1.1 | -0.3 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 114 | 105 |
| 1985-86 | BOS | 32 | 81 | 2,567 | 18.8 | .586 | .549 | 20.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 9.2 | .171 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 112 | 100 |
| 1986-87 | BOS | 33 | 80 | 2,995 | 17.7 | .588 | .556 | 19.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 9.2 | .147 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 113 | 104 |
| 1987-88 | BOS | 34 | 74 | 2,312 | 17.2 | .620 | .589 | 18.7 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 6.4 | .134 | 1.1 | -0.3 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 114 | 107 |
| 1988-89 | BOS | 35 | 80 | 2,840 | 21.6 | .607 | .570 | 20.9 | 6.9 | 3.6 | 10.5 | .177 | 3.5 | -0.2 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 118 | 106 |
| 1989-90 | BOS | 36 | 79 | 2,396 | 19.2 | .616 | .580 | 20.7 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 7.8 | .157 | 1.9 | -0.8 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 116 | 106 |
| 1990-91 | BOS | 37 | 81 | 2,441 | 20.6 | .637 | .598 | 19.0 | 6.1 | 3.9 | 10.0 | .198 | 2.4 | -0.3 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 122 | 103 |
| 1991-92 | BOS | 38 | 79 | 2,285 | 18.9 | .571 | .535 | 20.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 7.4 | .155 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 113 | 104 |
| 1992-93 | BOS | 39 | 79 | 2,146 | 19.2 | .565 | .535 | 20.2 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 6.8 | .152 | 1.2 | -0.2 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 113 | 103 |
| 1993-94 | BOS | 40 | 74 | 1,987 | 16.1 | .530 | .491 | 20.2 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 4.0 | .095 | -0.7 | -0.3 | -1.0 | 0.5 | 105 | 106 |
| 1994-95 | CHH | 41 | 81 | 1,352 | 10.1 | .467 | .427 | 16.5 | -0.6 | 2.0 | 1.4 | .051 | -3.5 | -0.2 | -3.7 | -0.6 | 95 | 104 |
| 1995-96 | CHH | 42 | 74 | 1,086 | 13.0 | .533 | .498 | 13.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | .074 | -1.0 | -0.1 | -1.1 | 0.2 | 106 | 108 |
| 1996-97 | CHI | 43 | 43 | 406 | 14.3 | .514 | .490 | 20.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | .101 | -2.0 | -0.7 | -2.7 | -0.1 | 104 | 104 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.