Paul Arizin vs. Austin Rivers Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Austin Rivers 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.

Austin Rivers

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Arizin: 1950-51 to 1961-62
Austin Rivers: 2012-13 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Arizin 1 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Seasons Paul Arizin 10 Austin Rivers 11

Playoffs Played Paul Arizin 8 Austin Rivers 8

All-Star Games Paul Arizin 10 Austin Rivers 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul Arizin 3 Austin Rivers 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 4 Austin Rivers 0

Scoring Leader Paul Arizin 2 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 22.8 Austin Rivers 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.6 Austin Rivers 2.0

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.3 Austin Rivers 2.1

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Austin Rivers 0.7

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 16,266 Austin Rivers 5,996

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 6,129 Austin Rivers 1,442

Total Assists Paul Arizin 1,665 Austin Rivers 1,513

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Austin Rivers 494

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Austin Rivers 112

Total Games Paul Arizin 713 Austin Rivers 707

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .421 Austin Rivers .419

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Austin Rivers .349

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .810 Austin Rivers .653

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 26.4 (1959) Austin Rivers 15.1 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 11.3 (1952) Austin Rivers 2.6 (2020)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.9 (1955) Austin Rivers 4.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Austin Rivers 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Austin Rivers 0.3 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 24.2 Austin Rivers 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.2 Austin Rivers 1.9

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.6 Austin Rivers 1.4

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Austin Rivers 0.6

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 1,186 Austin Rivers 457

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 404 Austin Rivers 124

Total Assists Paul Arizin 128 Austin Rivers 88

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Austin Rivers 36

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Austin Rivers 11

Total Games Paul Arizin 49 Austin Rivers 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .411 Austin Rivers .412

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Austin Rivers .357

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .829 Austin Rivers .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 28.9 (1956) Austin Rivers 10.3 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 12.7 (1952) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 4.0 (1961) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Austin Rivers 1.4 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Austin Rivers 0.3 (2017)

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.