Josh Giddey vs. Arnie Risen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arnie Risen and Josh Giddey 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Josh Giddey: 2021-22 to 2024-25
Arnie Risen: 1948-49 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Josh Giddey 0 Arnie Risen 2

NBA Seasons Josh Giddey 4 Arnie Risen 10

Playoffs Played Josh Giddey 1 Arnie Risen 10

All-Star Games Josh Giddey 0 Arnie Risen 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Josh Giddey 0 Arnie Risen 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 14.1 Arnie Risen 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 7.5 Arnie Risen 9.7 *

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 6.1 Arnie Risen 1.7

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.9 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.5 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Giddey 3,942 Arnie Risen 7,633

Total Rebounds Josh Giddey 2,100 Arnie Risen 5,011 *

Total Assists Josh Giddey 1,703 Arnie Risen 1,058

Total Steals Josh Giddey 244 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks Josh Giddey 140 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games Josh Giddey 280 Arnie Risen 637

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Giddey .464 Arnie Risen .381

3-Point Percentage Josh Giddey .330 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Josh Giddey .764 Arnie Risen .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 16.6 (2023) Arnie Risen 16.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 8.1 (2025) Arnie Risen 12.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 7.2 (2025) Arnie Risen 2.4 (1951)

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 1.2 (2025) Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.6 (2025) Arnie Risen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 8.7 Arnie Risen 13.0

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 3.6 Arnie Risen 10.2 *

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 2.1 Arnie Risen 1.4

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.2 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.4 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Giddey 87 Arnie Risen 790

Total Rebounds Josh Giddey 36 Arnie Risen 561 *

Total Assists Josh Giddey 21 Arnie Risen 86

Total Steals Josh Giddey 2 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks Josh Giddey 4 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games Josh Giddey 10 Arnie Risen 61

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Giddey .453 Arnie Risen .385

3-Point Percentage Josh Giddey .353 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Josh Giddey .875 Arnie Risen .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 8.7 (2024) Arnie Risen 19.5 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 3.6 (2024) Arnie Risen 14.7 (1956) *

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 2.1 (2024) Arnie Risen 2.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.2 (2024) Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.4 (2024) 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.