Paul Arizin vs. Alex Groza Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Alex Groza and Paul Arizin 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

Paul Arizin

vs.

Alex Groza

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Arizin: 1950-51 to 1961-62
Alex Groza: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Arizin 1 Alex Groza 0

NBA Seasons Paul Arizin 10 Alex Groza 2

Playoffs Played Paul Arizin 8 Alex Groza 2

All-Star Games Paul Arizin 10 Alex Groza 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul Arizin 3 Alex Groza 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 4 Alex Groza 2

Scoring Leader Paul Arizin 2 Alex Groza 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 22.8 Alex Groza 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.6 Alex Groza 10.7 *

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.3 Alex Groza 2.4

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Alex Groza - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 16,266 Alex Groza 2,925

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 6,129 Alex Groza 709 *

Total Assists Paul Arizin 1,665 Alex Groza 318

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Games Paul Arizin 713 Alex Groza 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .421 Alex Groza .474

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Alex Groza - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .810 Alex Groza .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 26.4 (1959) Alex Groza 23.4 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 11.3 (1952) Alex Groza 10.7 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.9 (1955) Alex Groza 2.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Alex Groza - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 24.2 Alex Groza 26.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.2 Alex Groza 14.0 *

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.6 Alex Groza 1.6

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Alex Groza - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 1,186 Alex Groza 234

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 404 Alex Groza 42 *

Total Assists Paul Arizin 128 Alex Groza 14

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Games Paul Arizin 49 Alex Groza 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .411 Alex Groza .544

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Alex Groza - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .829 Alex Groza .804

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 28.9 (1956) Alex Groza 32.3 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 12.7 (1952) Alex Groza 14.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 4.0 (1961) Alex Groza 2.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Alex Groza - 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.