Shareef Abdur-Rahim vs. Paul Arizin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Arizin and Shareef Abdur-Rahim 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

Shareef Abdur-Rahim

vs.

Paul Arizin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shareef Abdur-Rahim: 1996-97 to 2007-08
Paul Arizin: 1950-51 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Paul Arizin 1

NBA Seasons Shareef Abdur-Rahim 12 Paul Arizin 10

Playoffs Played Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1 Paul Arizin 8

All-Star Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1 Paul Arizin 10

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Paul Arizin 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Paul Arizin 4

Scoring Leader Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Paul Arizin 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 18.1 Paul Arizin 22.8

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 7.5 Paul Arizin 8.6

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2.5 Paul Arizin 2.3

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.0 Paul Arizin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.8 Paul Arizin - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shareef Abdur-Rahim 15,028 Paul Arizin 16,266

Total Rebounds Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6,239 Paul Arizin 6,129

Total Assists Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2,109 Paul Arizin 1,665

Total Steals Shareef Abdur-Rahim 820 Paul Arizin - n/a **

Total Blocks Shareef Abdur-Rahim 638 Paul Arizin - n/a **

Total Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 830 Paul Arizin 713

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .472 Paul Arizin .421

3-Point Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .297 Paul Arizin - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .810 Paul Arizin .810

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 23.0 (1999) Paul Arizin 26.4 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 10.1 (2000) Paul Arizin 11.3 (1952)

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 3.4 (1999) Paul Arizin 2.9 (1955)

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.4 (1999) Paul Arizin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.1 (1999) Paul Arizin - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 9.2 Paul Arizin 24.2

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 4.8 Paul Arizin 8.2

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.2 Paul Arizin 2.6

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.3 Paul Arizin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.0 Paul Arizin - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shareef Abdur-Rahim 55 Paul Arizin 1,186

Total Rebounds Shareef Abdur-Rahim 29 Paul Arizin 404

Total Assists Shareef Abdur-Rahim 7 Paul Arizin 128

Total Steals Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2 Paul Arizin - n/a **

Total Blocks Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Paul Arizin - n/a **

Total Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6 Paul Arizin 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .535 Paul Arizin .411

3-Point Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .000 Paul Arizin - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .600 Paul Arizin .829

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 9.2 (2006) Paul Arizin 28.9 (1956)

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 4.8 (2006) Paul Arizin 12.7 (1952)

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.2 (2006) Paul Arizin 4.0 (1961)

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.3 (2006) Paul Arizin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.0 (2006) Paul Arizin - n/a **

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.