Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Arnie Risen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arnie Risen and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Arnie Risen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Arnie Risen: 1948-49 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Arnie Risen 2

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Arnie Risen 10

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Arnie Risen 10

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Arnie Risen 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Arnie Risen 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Arnie Risen 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Arnie Risen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Arnie Risen 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Arnie Risen 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Arnie Risen 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Arnie Risen 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Arnie Risen 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Arnie Risen 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Arnie Risen 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Arnie Risen 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Arnie Risen 9.7 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Arnie Risen 1.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Arnie Risen 7,633

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Arnie Risen 5,011 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Arnie Risen 1,058

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Arnie Risen 637

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Arnie Risen .381

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Arnie Risen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Arnie Risen .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Arnie Risen 16.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Arnie Risen 12.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Arnie Risen 2.4 (1951)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Arnie Risen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Arnie Risen 13.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Arnie Risen 10.2 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Arnie Risen 1.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Arnie Risen 790

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Arnie Risen 561 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Arnie Risen 86

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Arnie Risen 61

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Arnie Risen .385

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Arnie Risen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Arnie Risen .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Arnie Risen 19.5 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Arnie Risen 14.7 (1956) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Arnie Risen 2.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * 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.