Bob Lanier vs. Arnie Risen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arnie Risen and Bob Lanier 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

Bob Lanier

vs.

Arnie Risen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Lanier: 1970-71 to 1983-84
Arnie Risen: 1948-49 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Lanier 0 Arnie Risen 2

NBA Seasons Bob Lanier 14 Arnie Risen 10

Playoffs Played Bob Lanier 9 Arnie Risen 10

All-Star Games Bob Lanier 8 Arnie Risen 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Lanier 0 Arnie Risen 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Lanier 20.1 Arnie Risen 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Bob Lanier 10.1 Arnie Risen 9.7 *

Assists Per Game Bob Lanier 3.1 Arnie Risen 1.7

Steals Per Game Bob Lanier 1.1 * Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bob Lanier 1.5 * Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Lanier 19,248 Arnie Risen 7,633

Total Rebounds Bob Lanier 9,698 Arnie Risen 5,011 *

Total Assists Bob Lanier 3,007 Arnie Risen 1,058

Total Steals Bob Lanier 777 * Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks Bob Lanier 1,100 * Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games Bob Lanier 959 Arnie Risen 637

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Lanier .514 Arnie Risen .381

3-Point Percentage Bob Lanier .154 * Arnie Risen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Lanier .767 Arnie Risen .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Lanier 25.7 (1972) Arnie Risen 16.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Lanier 14.9 (1973) Arnie Risen 12.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Bob Lanier 4.6 (1975) Arnie Risen 2.4 (1951)

Steals Per Game Bob Lanier 1.4 (1974) * Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bob Lanier 3.0 (1974) * Arnie Risen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Lanier 18.6 Arnie Risen 13.0

Rebounds Per Game Bob Lanier 9.6 Arnie Risen 10.2 *

Assists Per Game Bob Lanier 3.5 Arnie Risen 1.4

Steals Per Game Bob Lanier 0.9 * Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bob Lanier 1.5 * Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Lanier 1,244 Arnie Risen 790

Total Rebounds Bob Lanier 645 Arnie Risen 561 *

Total Assists Bob Lanier 235 Arnie Risen 86

Total Steals Bob Lanier 62 * Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks Bob Lanier 99 * Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games Bob Lanier 67 Arnie Risen 61

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Lanier .532 Arnie Risen .385

3-Point Percentage Bob Lanier .000 * Arnie Risen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Lanier .768 Arnie Risen .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Lanier 28.0 (1977) Arnie Risen 19.5 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Lanier 16.7 (1977) Arnie Risen 14.7 (1956) *

Assists Per Game Bob Lanier 6.3 (1975) Arnie Risen 2.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Bob Lanier 1.7 (1981) * Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bob Lanier 4.0 (1975) * Arnie Risen - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.