Tuhia he whakamua mo tenei whitianga - Ko te wa whakaeke tino whai hua a Parrish i te tau 1982 i te wa i tukuna ai e ia he.284 toharite patu me te 32 home runs me te 87 nga rere i whiua, i toa i tetahi atu Tohu Silver Slugger i roto i te tukanga. I whai ake ia i te tau 1983 me te 27 home runs me te 114 nga rere i whiua, i whiwhi i tana Tohu Hiriwa Slugger tuatoru me te wikitoria i tana Tohu Gold Glove tuatahi. He mema nui a Parrish o te kapa Detroit Tigers i wikitoria i te whakataetae 1984 o te ao. I te whiu hei kaituku horoi, i whakaputahia e ia te 33 home runs me te 98 nga rerenga i whiua, ka taapiri i tetahi atu Tohu Silver Slugger me tetahi Tohu Tohu Tohu Tohu Tuarua ki ana tohu. I hopu ano ia i te kore o Jack Morris i te Paenga-whāwhā 7 o taua wa. I arahi te Tigers i te American League Eastern Division mai i te timatanga ki te mutunga o te tau ka hinga i te Kansas City Royals i te 1984 American League Championship Series
i mua i te wikitoria i te 1984 World Series ki te San Diego Padres.