Paul Arizin vs. Mychal Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mychal Thompson 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.

Mychal Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Arizin: 1950-51 to 1961-62
Mychal Thompson: 1978-79 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Arizin 1 Mychal Thompson 2

NBA Seasons Paul Arizin 10 Mychal Thompson 12

Playoffs Played Paul Arizin 8 Mychal Thompson 11

All-Star Games Paul Arizin 10 Mychal Thompson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul Arizin 3 Mychal Thompson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 4 Mychal Thompson 0

Scoring Leader Paul Arizin 2 Mychal Thompson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 22.8 Mychal Thompson 13.7

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.6 Mychal Thompson 7.4

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.3 Mychal Thompson 2.3

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mychal Thompson 0.7

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mychal Thompson 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 16,266 Mychal Thompson 12,810

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 6,129 Mychal Thompson 6,951

Total Assists Paul Arizin 1,665 Mychal Thompson 2,141

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mychal Thompson 701

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mychal Thompson 1,073

Total Games Paul Arizin 713 Mychal Thompson 935

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .421 Mychal Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mychal Thompson .083 *

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .810 Mychal Thompson .655

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 26.4 (1959) Mychal Thompson 20.8 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 11.3 (1952) Mychal Thompson 11.7 (1982)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.9 (1955) Mychal Thompson 4.8 (1983)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mychal Thompson 1.1 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mychal Thompson 2.2 (1981)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 24.2 Mychal Thompson 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.2 Mychal Thompson 6.0

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.6 Mychal Thompson 1.2

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mychal Thompson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mychal Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 1,186 Mychal Thompson 1,132

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 404 Mychal Thompson 627

Total Assists Paul Arizin 128 Mychal Thompson 126

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mychal Thompson 56

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mychal Thompson 106

Total Games Paul Arizin 49 Mychal Thompson 104

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .411 Mychal Thompson .501

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mychal Thompson - *

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .829 Mychal Thompson .648

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 28.9 (1956) Mychal Thompson 25.0 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 12.7 (1952) Mychal Thompson 10.3 (1979)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 4.0 (1961) Mychal Thompson 5.6 (1983)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mychal Thompson 1.3 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mychal Thompson 3.0 (1981)

Notes: * 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.