Paul Arizin vs. Russ Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russ Smith and Paul Arizin that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Paul Arizin

vs.

Russ Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Arizin: 1950-51 to 1961-62
Russ Smith: 2014-15 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Arizin 1 Russ Smith 0

NBA Seasons Paul Arizin 10 Russ Smith 2

Playoffs Played Paul Arizin 8 Russ Smith 1

All-Star Games Paul Arizin 10 Russ Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul Arizin 3 Russ Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 4 Russ Smith 0

Scoring Leader Paul Arizin 2 Russ Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 22.8 Russ Smith 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.6 Russ Smith 0.6

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.3 Russ Smith 0.7

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Russ Smith 0.3

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Russ Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 16,266 Russ Smith 53

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 6,129 Russ Smith 15

Total Assists Paul Arizin 1,665 Russ Smith 19

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Russ Smith 8

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Russ Smith 1

Total Games Paul Arizin 713 Russ Smith 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .421 Russ Smith .319

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Russ Smith .188

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .810 Russ Smith .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 26.4 (1959) Russ Smith 2.5 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 11.3 (1952) Russ Smith 0.6 (2016)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.9 (1955) Russ Smith 0.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Russ Smith 0.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Russ Smith 0.1 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 24.2 Russ Smith 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.2 Russ Smith 0.0

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.6 Russ Smith 1.0

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Russ Smith 0.0

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Russ Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 1,186 Russ Smith 0

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 404 Russ Smith 0

Total Assists Paul Arizin 128 Russ Smith 2

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Russ Smith 0

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Russ Smith 0

Total Games Paul Arizin 49 Russ Smith 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .411 Russ Smith -

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Russ Smith -

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .829 Russ Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 28.9 (1956) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 12.7 (1952) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 4.0 (1961) Russ Smith 1.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.