Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Paul Arizin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Arizin and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Paul Arizin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Paul Arizin: 1950-51 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Paul Arizin 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Paul Arizin 10

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Paul Arizin 8

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Paul Arizin 10

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Paul Arizin 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Paul Arizin 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Paul Arizin 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Paul Arizin 4

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Paul Arizin 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Paul Arizin 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Paul Arizin 2

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Paul Arizin 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Paul Arizin 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Paul Arizin 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Paul Arizin 22.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Paul Arizin 8.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Paul Arizin 2.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Paul Arizin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Paul Arizin - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Paul Arizin 16,266

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Paul Arizin 6,129

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Paul Arizin 1,665

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Paul Arizin - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Paul Arizin - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Paul Arizin 713

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Paul Arizin .421

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Paul Arizin - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Paul Arizin .810

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Paul Arizin 26.4 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Paul Arizin 11.3 (1952)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Paul Arizin 2.9 (1955)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Paul Arizin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Paul Arizin - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Paul Arizin 24.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Paul Arizin 8.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Paul Arizin 2.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Paul Arizin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Paul Arizin - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Paul Arizin 1,186

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Paul Arizin 404

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Paul Arizin 128

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Paul Arizin - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Paul Arizin - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Paul Arizin 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Paul Arizin .411

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Paul Arizin - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Paul Arizin .829

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Paul Arizin 28.9 (1956)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Paul Arizin 12.7 (1952)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Paul Arizin 4.0 (1961)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Paul Arizin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Paul Arizin - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.