Gary Payton vs. Arnie Risen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arnie Risen and Gary Payton 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

Gary Payton

vs.

Arnie Risen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Arnie Risen: 1948-49 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Arnie Risen 2

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Arnie Risen 10

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Arnie Risen 10

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Arnie Risen 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Arnie Risen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Arnie Risen 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Arnie Risen 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Arnie Risen 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Arnie Risen 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Arnie Risen 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Arnie Risen 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Arnie Risen 9.7 *

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Arnie Risen 1.7

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Arnie Risen 7,633

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Arnie Risen 5,011 *

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Arnie Risen 1,058

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Arnie Risen 637

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Arnie Risen .381

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Arnie Risen .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Arnie Risen 16.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Arnie Risen 12.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Arnie Risen 2.4 (1951)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Arnie Risen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Arnie Risen 13.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Arnie Risen 10.2 *

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Arnie Risen 1.4

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Arnie Risen 790

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Arnie Risen 561 *

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Arnie Risen 86

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Arnie Risen 61

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Arnie Risen .385

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Arnie Risen .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Arnie Risen 19.5 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Arnie Risen 14.7 (1956) *

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Arnie Risen 2.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Arnie Risen - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.