Cross-era · careers 8 years apart

Robert Parish vs Dwight Howard

Robert Parish 1976-1996 · Center Dwight Howard 2004-2021 · Center-Forward

Robert Parish (1976-1996) and Dwight Howard (2004-2021) never shared an NBA court — their careers are separated by 8 years, so this is a cross-era comparison, not a head-to-head. On the floor, Dwight Howard was the higher-volume scorer (15.7 points per game to 14.5); adjusted for era they scored at 1.38× and 1.61× their league average respectively; Dwight Howard was the more efficient scorer (60.3% true shooting to 57.1%). Robert Parish holds the edge on accolades — 4 championships and the #46 all-time ranking to Dwight Howard's #48.

Career averages

Robert ParishStatDwight Howard
14.5 Points / game 15.7
9.1 Rebounds / game 11.8
1.4 Assists / game 1.3
0.8 Steals / game 0.9
1.5 Blocks / game 1.8
53.1% Field goal % 59.3%
0.0% 3-point % 15.8%
71.8% Free throw % 57.0%
57.1% True shooting % 60.3%
1,611 Games played 1,242

Era-adjusted (× league average of their era)

Robert ParishStatDwight Howard
1.38× Points vs era avg 1.61×
2.14× Rebounds vs era avg 2.85×
0.55× Assists vs era avg 0.64×

Advanced metrics

Advanced stats weren't tracked in Robert Parish's era.

Robert ParishStatDwight Howard
— Offensive rating 107.3
— Defensive rating 106.8
— Net rating 0.5
— Usage % 0.2%
— Assist % 0.1%
— Rebound % 0.2%

Playoff averages

Robert ParishStatDwight Howard
15.3 Points / game 15.3
9.6 Rebounds / game 11.8
1.3 Assists / game 1.2
0.8 Steals / game 0.8
1.7 Blocks / game 2.0
50.5% Field goal % 59.3%
0.0% 3-point % 7.2%
71.4% Free throw % 54.8%
184 Playoff games 125

Accolades

Robert ParishStatDwight Howard
0 MVP awards 0
0 Finals MVP 0
4 Championships 1
9 All-Star selections 8
0 All-NBA 1st Team 5
#46 All-time GOAT rank #48

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