Nikola Jokic vs. Arnie Risen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arnie Risen and Nikola Jokic 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

Nikola Jokic

vs.

Arnie Risen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nikola Jokic: 2015-16 to 2023-24
Arnie Risen: 1948-49 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nikola Jokic 1 Arnie Risen 2

NBA Seasons Nikola Jokic 9 Arnie Risen 10

Playoffs Played Nikola Jokic 6 Arnie Risen 10

All-Star Games Nikola Jokic 6 Arnie Risen 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Nikola Jokic 2 Arnie Risen 0 *

Finals MVP Nikola Jokic 1 Arnie Risen 0 *

All-NBA First Team Nikola Jokic 3 Arnie Risen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nikola Jokic 5 Arnie Risen 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 20.9 Arnie Risen 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 10.7 Arnie Risen 9.7 *

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 6.9 Arnie Risen 1.7

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.2 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 0.7 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nikola Jokic 14,139 Arnie Risen 7,633

Total Rebounds Nikola Jokic 7,249 Arnie Risen 5,011 *

Total Assists Nikola Jokic 4,667 Arnie Risen 1,058

Total Steals Nikola Jokic 822 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks Nikola Jokic 491 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games Nikola Jokic 675 Arnie Risen 637

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nikola Jokic .557 Arnie Risen .381

3-Point Percentage Nikola Jokic .350 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nikola Jokic .827 Arnie Risen .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 27.1 (2022) Arnie Risen 16.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 13.8 (2022) Arnie Risen 12.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 9.8 (2023) Arnie Risen 2.4 (1951)

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.5 (2022) Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 0.9 (2024) Arnie Risen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 27.5 Arnie Risen 13.0

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 12.3 Arnie Risen 10.2 *

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 7.5 Arnie Risen 1.4

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.1 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 0.9 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nikola Jokic 2,010 Arnie Risen 790

Total Rebounds Nikola Jokic 901 Arnie Risen 561 *

Total Assists Nikola Jokic 545 Arnie Risen 86

Total Steals Nikola Jokic 77 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks Nikola Jokic 63 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games Nikola Jokic 73 Arnie Risen 61

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nikola Jokic .532 Arnie Risen .385

3-Point Percentage Nikola Jokic .408 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nikola Jokic .832 Arnie Risen .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 31.0 (2022) Arnie Risen 19.5 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 16.2 (2024) Arnie Risen 14.7 (1956) *

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 9.8 (2024) Arnie Risen 2.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.6 (2022) Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.0 (2023) 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.