Paul Arizin vs. Mike Novak Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Novak 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.

Mike Novak

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Arizin: 1950-51 to 1961-62
Mike Novak: 1948-49 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Arizin 1 Mike Novak 0

NBA Seasons Paul Arizin 10 Mike Novak 3

Playoffs Played Paul Arizin 8 Mike Novak 1

All-Star Games Paul Arizin 10 Mike Novak 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul Arizin 3 Mike Novak 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 4 Mike Novak 0

Scoring Leader Paul Arizin 2 Mike Novak 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 22.8 Mike Novak 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.6 Mike Novak 0.4 *

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.3 Mike Novak 1.4

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mike Novak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 16,266 Mike Novak 420

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 6,129 Mike Novak 2 *

Total Assists Paul Arizin 1,665 Mike Novak 175

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Games Paul Arizin 713 Mike Novak 125

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .421 Mike Novak .310

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mike Novak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .810 Mike Novak .566

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 26.4 (1959) Mike Novak 5.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 11.3 (1952) Mike Novak 0.4 (1954) *

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.9 (1955) Mike Novak 1.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mike Novak - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 24.2 Mike Novak 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.2 Mike Novak - *

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.6 Mike Novak 2.5

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mike Novak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 1,186 Mike Novak 13

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 404 Mike Novak 0 *

Total Assists Paul Arizin 128 Mike Novak 10

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Games Paul Arizin 49 Mike Novak 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .411 Mike Novak .273

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mike Novak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .829 Mike Novak 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 28.9 (1956) Mike Novak 3.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 12.7 (1952) Mike Novak - *

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 4.0 (1961) Mike Novak 2.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mike Novak - 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.