Kentavious Caldwell-Pope vs. Arnie Risen Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Arnie Risen and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope played 11 years in the NBA, 1 more than Arnie Risen, who played 10. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, while Arnie Risen had his rookie season in 1948-49. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 11 5 2013-14 to 2023-24
Arnie Risen 10 10 1948-49 to 1957-58

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Arnie Risen
Season 2013-141948-49
Team Detroit PistonsRochester Royals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayRoyals Lost West Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 80 19.8 5.9 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.7 0.9 0.2 0.4 1.8 2.3 5.8 .396 0.7 2.3 .319 0.6 0.8 .770
Arnie Risen 60 - 16.6 - - - 1.7 - - - 3.6 5.8 13.6 .423 - - - 5.1 7.7 .660
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope ------- --- ----------
Arnie Risen 4 - 16.5 - - - 2.5 - - - 4.0 5.5 13.3 .415 - - - 5.5 8.3 .667

Season 2

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Arnie Risen
Season 2014-151949-50
Team Detroit PistonsRochester Royals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRoyals Lost Cent Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 82 31.5 12.7 0.6 2.5 3.1 1.3 1.1 0.2 1.1 2.0 4.8 11.9 .401 1.9 5.4 .345 1.3 1.9 .696
Arnie Risen 62 - 10.1 - - - 1.5 - - - 3.7 3.3 9.6 .344 - - - 3.4 5.2 .664
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope ------- --- ----------
Arnie Risen 2 - 11.5 - - - 2.0 - - - 3.5 3.5 9.5 .368 - - - 4.5 7.5 .600

Season 3

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Arnie Risen
Season 2015-161950-51
Team Detroit PistonsRochester Royals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 76 36.7 14.5 0.9 2.8 3.7 1.8 1.4 0.2 1.4 2.2 5.3 12.6 .420 1.5 4.9 .309 2.4 3.0 .811
Arnie Risen 66 - 16.3 - - 12.0 2.4 - - - 4.2 5.7 14.2 .401 - - - 4.9 6.7 .734
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 4 40.3 15.3 0.5 3.8 4.3 2.8 1.8 0.3 0.5 1.8 5.5 12.5 .440 3.0 6.8 .444 1.3 1.8 .714
Arnie Risen 14 - 19.5 - - 14.0 2.4 - - - 4.2 6.6 17.1 .389 - - - 6.2 9.6 .644

Season 4

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Arnie Risen
Season 2016-171951-52
Team Detroit PistonsRochester Royals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayRoyals Lost West Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 76 33.3 13.8 0.7 2.5 3.3 2.5 1.2 0.2 1.1 1.6 4.9 12.2 .399 2.0 5.8 .350 2.0 2.4 .832
Arnie Risen 66 36.3 15.6 - - 12.7 2.3 - - - 3.9 5.5 14.0 .394 - - - 4.6 6.5 .701
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope ------- --- ----------
Arnie Risen 6 38.2 15.7 - - 12.5 1.5 - - - 4.0 5.5 13.5 .407 - - - 4.7 6.7 .700

Season 5

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Arnie Risen
Season 2017-181952-53
Team Los Angeles LakersRochester Royals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayRoyals Lost West Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 74 33.2 13.4 0.8 4.4 5.2 2.2 1.4 0.2 1.3 2.0 4.6 10.8 .426 2.1 5.6 .383 2.1 2.6 .789
Arnie Risen 68 33.6 13.0 - - 11.0 2.0 - - - 4.0 4.3 11.8 .368 - - - 4.3 6.3 .685
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope ------- --- ----------
Arnie Risen 3 36.3 13.0 - - 11.7 0.7 - - - 5.3 3.7 12.7 .289 - - - 5.7 8.0 .708

Season 6

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Arnie Risen
Season 2018-191953-54
Team Los Angeles LakersRochester Royals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayRoyals Lost West Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 82 24.8 11.4 0.6 2.3 2.9 1.3 0.9 0.2 0.8 1.7 4.0 9.2 .430 1.8 5.3 .347 1.7 1.9 .867
Arnie Risen 72 33.1 13.2 - - 10.1 1.7 - - - 3.9 4.5 12.1 .368 - - - 4.3 6.0 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope ------- --- ----------
Arnie Risen 6 33.3 14.8 - - 9.0 0.7 - - - 4.2 4.7 11.2 .418 - - - 5.5 7.3 .750

Season 7

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Arnie Risen
Season 2019-201954-55
Team Los Angeles LakersRochester Royals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionRoyals Lost West Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 69 25.5 9.3 0.6 1.5 2.1 1.6 0.8 0.2 0.9 1.9 3.4 7.3 .467 1.3 3.5 .385 1.1 1.5 .775
Arnie Risen 69 28.6 11.6 - - 10.2 1.6 - - - 3.7 3.8 10.1 .371 - - - 4.0 5.4 .744
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 21 29.0 10.7 0.4 1.7 2.1 1.3 1.0 0.2 0.7 1.9 3.8 9.0 .418 2.1 5.7 .378 1.0 1.3 .815
Arnie Risen 3 25.7 16.0 - - 12.3 1.7 - - - 4.3 5.7 12.7 .447 - - - 4.7 6.3 .737

Season 8

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Arnie Risen
Season 2020-211955-56
Team Los Angeles LakersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost East Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 67 28.4 9.7 0.4 2.3 2.7 1.9 0.9 0.4 1.0 1.7 3.3 7.6 .431 1.8 4.4 .410 1.4 1.7 .866
Arnie Risen 68 23.5 8.1 - - 8.1 1.3 - - - 4.4 2.8 7.3 .383 - - - 2.5 3.5 .708
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 5 29.2 6.2 0.4 2.4 2.8 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.4 3.0 2.2 5.8 .379 0.8 3.8 .211 1.0 1.0 1.000
Arnie Risen 3 29.3 12.3 - - 14.7 0.7 - - - 5.0 4.0 11.3 .353 - - - 4.3 6.0 .722

Season 9

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Arnie Risen
Season 2021-221956-57
Team Washington WizardsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 77 30.2 13.2 0.5 2.9 3.4 1.9 1.1 0.3 1.3 1.8 4.7 10.8 .435 2.1 5.3 .390 1.8 2.0 .890
Arnie Risen 43 21.7 8.0 - - 6.7 1.2 - - - 3.8 2.8 7.1 .388 - - - 2.5 3.6 .679
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope ------- --- ----------
Arnie Risen 10 15.2 7.5 - - 5.8 0.8 - - - 4.8 2.8 6.3 .444 - - - 1.9 2.9 .655

Season 10

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Arnie Risen
Season 2022-231957-58
Team Denver NuggetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionCeltics Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 76 31.3 10.8 0.5 2.3 2.7 2.4 1.5 0.5 1.1 1.9 3.8 8.3 .462 1.8 4.2 .423 1.4 1.6 .824
Arnie Risen 63 17.8 6.1 - - 5.7 0.8 - - - 3.1 2.1 6.3 .338 - - - 1.8 2.7 .683
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 20 33.6 10.6 0.7 2.6 3.3 1.6 1.3 0.7 0.8 2.4 3.7 8.1 .457 1.8 4.6 .380 1.5 1.8 .829
Arnie Risen 10 16.8 4.6 - - 6.2 0.9 - - - 3.2 1.2 5.2 .231 - - - 2.2 3.3 .667

Season 11

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Arnie Risen
Season 2023-24-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 76 31.6 10.1 0.4 2.0 2.4 2.4 1.3 0.6 1.0 2.0 3.6 7.7 .460 1.6 4.1 .406 1.3 1.5 .894
Arnie Risen ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 12 35.0 8.1 0.4 2.5 2.9 2.6 1.4 0.4 0.8 3.1 2.8 7.2 .395 1.5 4.6 .327 0.9 0.9 1.000
Arnie Risen ------- --- ----------