Paul Arizin vs. Charles Oakley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Charles Oakley 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.

Charles Oakley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Arizin: 1950-51 to 1961-62
Charles Oakley: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Arizin 1 Charles Oakley 0

NBA Seasons Paul Arizin 10 Charles Oakley 19

Playoffs Played Paul Arizin 8 Charles Oakley 15

All-Star Games Paul Arizin 10 Charles Oakley 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul Arizin 3 Charles Oakley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 4 Charles Oakley 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Paul Arizin 0 * Charles Oakley 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 0 Charles Oakley 2

Scoring Leader Paul Arizin 2 Charles Oakley 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 22.8 Charles Oakley 9.7

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.6 Charles Oakley 9.5

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.3 Charles Oakley 2.5

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Charles Oakley 1.1

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Charles Oakley 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 16,266 Charles Oakley 12,417

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 6,129 Charles Oakley 12,205

Total Assists Paul Arizin 1,665 Charles Oakley 3,217

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Charles Oakley 1,351

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Charles Oakley 384

Total Games Paul Arizin 713 Charles Oakley 1,282

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .421 Charles Oakley .471

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Charles Oakley .253

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .810 Charles Oakley .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 26.4 (1959) Charles Oakley 14.6 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 11.3 (1952) Charles Oakley 13.1 (1987)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.9 (1955) Charles Oakley 3.6 (1987)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Charles Oakley 1.6 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Charles Oakley 0.6 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 24.2 Charles Oakley 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.2 Charles Oakley 10.0

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.6 Charles Oakley 2.0

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Charles Oakley 1.2

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Charles Oakley 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 1,186 Charles Oakley 1,550

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 404 Charles Oakley 1,445

Total Assists Paul Arizin 128 Charles Oakley 283

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Charles Oakley 178

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Charles Oakley 42

Total Games Paul Arizin 49 Charles Oakley 144

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .411 Charles Oakley .459

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Charles Oakley .366

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .829 Charles Oakley .755

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 28.9 (1956) Charles Oakley 20.0 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 12.7 (1952) Charles Oakley 15.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 4.0 (1961) Charles Oakley 3.7 (1995)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Charles Oakley 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Charles Oakley 0.7 (1986)

Notes: ** 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.