Kevin Garnett vs. Arnie Risen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arnie Risen and Kevin Garnett 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

Kevin Garnett

vs.

Arnie Risen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Garnett: 1995-96 to 2015-16
Arnie Risen: 1948-49 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Garnett 1 Arnie Risen 2

NBA Seasons Kevin Garnett 21 Arnie Risen 10

Playoffs Played Kevin Garnett 14 Arnie Risen 10

All-Star Games Kevin Garnett 15 Arnie Risen 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kevin Garnett 1 Arnie Risen 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kevin Garnett 4 Arnie Risen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Garnett 9 Arnie Risen 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin Garnett 9 Arnie Risen 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Garnett 12 Arnie Risen 0

Defensive Player of The Year Kevin Garnett 1 Arnie Risen 0 *

Rebounds Leader Kevin Garnett 4 Arnie Risen 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 17.8 Arnie Risen 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 10.0 Arnie Risen 9.7 *

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 3.7 Arnie Risen 1.7

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.3 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.4 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Garnett 26,071 Arnie Risen 7,633

Total Rebounds Kevin Garnett 14,662 Arnie Risen 5,011 *

Total Assists Kevin Garnett 5,445 Arnie Risen 1,058

Total Steals Kevin Garnett 1,859 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Garnett 2,037 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Garnett 1,462 Arnie Risen 637

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Garnett .497 Arnie Risen .381

3-Point Percentage Kevin Garnett .275 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Garnett .789 Arnie Risen .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 24.2 (2004) Arnie Risen 16.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 13.9 (2004) Arnie Risen 12.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 6.0 (2003) Arnie Risen 2.4 (1951)

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.7 (1998) Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 2.2 (2004) Arnie Risen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 18.2 Arnie Risen 13.0

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 10.7 Arnie Risen 10.2 *

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 3.3 Arnie Risen 1.4

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.2 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.3 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Garnett 2,601 Arnie Risen 790

Total Rebounds Kevin Garnett 1,534 Arnie Risen 561 *

Total Assists Kevin Garnett 471 Arnie Risen 86

Total Steals Kevin Garnett 178 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Garnett 186 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Garnett 143 Arnie Risen 61

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Garnett .478 Arnie Risen .385

3-Point Percentage Kevin Garnett .273 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Garnett .789 Arnie Risen .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 27.0 (2003) Arnie Risen 19.5 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 18.7 (2002) Arnie Risen 14.7 (1956) *

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 8.8 (2000) Arnie Risen 2.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.9 (2011) Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 2.4 (1998) 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.