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Robert ParishBoston Celtics · #0

Center · 7'0", 250 lb · 21st season

Robert Parish is a retired center best known with the Boston Celtics. The Chief; ageless four-time champion center. Career averages: 14.5 points, 9.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.

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Boston Celtics · #0 · Center
Robert Parish
Season avg3.7 pts · 2.1 reb · 0.5 ast · .490 fg
Career avg14.5 pts · 9.1 reb · 1.4 ast · .531 fg
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Scouting report

Robert Parish — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

C+
Hall of Famer · center · Impact 71
Robert Parish is a retired center best known with the Boston Celtics. The Chief; ageless four-time champion center. Career averages: 14.5 points, 9.1
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Offense
C-
Defense
C-
Feel / IQ
D
Playmaking
Below average creator
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C+
Scoring
Strong scorer
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C+
Rebounding
Average on the glass
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F
3PT / spacing
Below average spacing
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D
Perimeter D
Below average on the perimeter
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C
Paint / rim D
Average at the rim
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C
Clutch
Average late
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Athleticism
Strong tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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Durability
Availability
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Act II

Where Robert Parish stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
Balladex Consensus: Star starter tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.
Futures & chases
MVP odds
71Impact index
606Star score
Career scoring average14.5 ppg
Seasons in the index21
Accolades on file3
4× NBA Champion · 9× NBA All-Star
Stat explorer

Robert Parish — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring
3.7 PPG
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Playmaking
0.5 APG
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Rebounding
2.1 RPG
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F
Shooting
3P%
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The engine

How the model sees Robert Parish

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 1997-98  72% confidence
3.3
pts
1.6–5.0
1.7
reb
0.9–2.5
0.5
ast
-0.1–1.1
8.1
min
proj
60
gp
health
.478
fg%
~base
3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 21-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 3.7 → projected 3.3 PPG
Minutes / role
-0.5
Development (his trend)
+0.0
Age curve
+0.0
Live context
+0.1
Net vs last season-0.4 PPG
Everything it reads
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21 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
real
Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
auto
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
+dev
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Per-stat aging curves
age — — applied per stat
curve
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: 81 / 74 / 43 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Robert Parish career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGPMINPTSREBASTFG%3P%
1976-777718.09.17.11.0.503
1977-788224.012.58.31.2.472
1978-797631.717.212.11.5.499
1979-807229.417.010.91.7.507.000
1980-81 CHIP8228.018.99.51.8.545.000
1981-828031.719.910.81.8.542
1982-837831.519.310.61.8.550.000
1983-84 CHIP8035.819.010.71.7.546
1984-857936.117.610.61.6.542
1985-86 CHIP8131.716.19.51.8.549
1986-878037.417.510.62.2.556.000
1987-887431.214.38.51.6.589.000
1988-898035.518.612.52.2.570
1989-907930.315.710.11.3.580
1990-918130.114.910.60.8.598.000
1991-927928.914.18.90.9.535
1992-937927.212.69.40.8.535
1993-947426.911.77.31.1.491
1994-958116.74.84.30.5.427
1995-967414.73.94.10.4.498
1996-97 CHIP439.43.72.10.5.490
Career161128.414.59.11.4
Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
raw PPG
in 2026 pace
why
Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context

Are the Boston Celtics built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

63–19proj record
#2conf seed
+8.4net rtg
120off rtg
111.7def rtg
99%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Drop coverage — Sits the big back to wall off the rim and lives with contested mid-range looks.. Core trending steady. Defensive anchors: Mitchell Robinson, Derrick White.
How his role moves
Projected 63–19, 2nd in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
71 of 99
Star starter tier.
Rarity
◆ Epic
Rank #39 of 715 in NBA.
Résumé
3 accolades
4× NBA Champion · 9× NBA All-Star · HOF Hall of Fame
Act IV

The Ballad of Robert Parish

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

Boston Celtics

Turning pro

Drafted 1976 as a Center.

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Robert Parish is a retired Hall of Famer. The Chief; ageless four-time champion center.

Chapter

He averaged 14.5 points, 9.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists and won 4 championships over his career.

Where things stand

A Hall of Famer and Boston Celtics name.

Off the court

Measurables ESPN
Height
7' 1"
Weight
244 lbs
College
Centenary (LA)
Experience
21st Season
NBA debut
1976
Draft
1976
Jersey
#0
Legacy

The Chief; ageless four-time champion center.

The person

A retired Hall of Famer and Boston Celtics name.

Hall of Fame
Boston Celtics
Champion
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FAQ

Robert Parish — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Robert Parish, answered.

What were Robert Parish's career averages?
Robert Parish averaged 14.5 points, 9.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.
Is Robert Parish retired?
Yes — Robert Parish is a retired center and a Hall of Famer.
Robert Parish career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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