Paul Arizin vs. Mel Davis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Davis 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.

Mel Davis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Arizin: 1950-51 to 1961-62
Mel Davis: 1973-74 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Arizin 1 Mel Davis 0

NBA Seasons Paul Arizin 10 Mel Davis 4

Playoffs Played Paul Arizin 8 Mel Davis 2

All-Star Games Paul Arizin 10 Mel Davis 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul Arizin 3 Mel Davis 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 4 Mel Davis 0

Scoring Leader Paul Arizin 2 Mel Davis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 22.8 Mel Davis 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.6 Mel Davis 4.3

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.3 Mel Davis 0.9

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mel Davis 0.3

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mel Davis 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 16,266 Mel Davis 1,008

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 6,129 Mel Davis 816

Total Assists Paul Arizin 1,665 Mel Davis 164

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mel Davis 66

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mel Davis 22

Total Games Paul Arizin 713 Mel Davis 190

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .421 Mel Davis .376

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mel Davis - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .810 Mel Davis .709

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 26.4 (1959) Mel Davis 7.1 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 11.3 (1952) Mel Davis 5.2 (1977)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.9 (1955) Mel Davis 1.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mel Davis 0.6 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mel Davis 0.1 (1974)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 24.2 Mel Davis 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.2 Mel Davis 1.3

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.6 Mel Davis 0.3

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mel Davis 0.0

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mel Davis 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 1,186 Mel Davis 24

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 404 Mel Davis 9

Total Assists Paul Arizin 128 Mel Davis 2

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mel Davis 0

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mel Davis 0

Total Games Paul Arizin 49 Mel Davis 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .411 Mel Davis .458

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mel Davis - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .829 Mel Davis 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 28.9 (1956) Mel Davis 4.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 12.7 (1952) Mel Davis 1.3 (1975)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 4.0 (1961) Mel Davis 0.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mel Davis 0.0 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mel Davis 0.0 (1975)

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.