Paul Arizin vs. Otis Thorpe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Otis Thorpe 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.

Otis Thorpe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Arizin: 1950-51 to 1961-62
Otis Thorpe: 1984-85 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Arizin 1 Otis Thorpe 1

NBA Seasons Paul Arizin 10 Otis Thorpe 17

Playoffs Played Paul Arizin 8 Otis Thorpe 11

All-Star Games Paul Arizin 10 Otis Thorpe 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul Arizin 3 Otis Thorpe 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 4 Otis Thorpe 0

Scoring Leader Paul Arizin 2 Otis Thorpe 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 22.8 Otis Thorpe 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.6 Otis Thorpe 8.2

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.3 Otis Thorpe 2.2

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Otis Thorpe 0.7

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Otis Thorpe 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 16,266 Otis Thorpe 17,600

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 6,129 Otis Thorpe 10,370

Total Assists Paul Arizin 1,665 Otis Thorpe 2,730

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Otis Thorpe 840

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Otis Thorpe 501

Total Games Paul Arizin 713 Otis Thorpe 1,257

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .421 Otis Thorpe .546

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Otis Thorpe .047

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .810 Otis Thorpe .687

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 26.4 (1959) Otis Thorpe 20.8 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 11.3 (1952) Otis Thorpe 10.6 (1994)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.9 (1955) Otis Thorpe 3.2 (1988)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Otis Thorpe 1.0 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Otis Thorpe 0.7 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 24.2 Otis Thorpe 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.2 Otis Thorpe 7.0

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.6 Otis Thorpe 1.6

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Otis Thorpe 0.4

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Otis Thorpe 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 1,186 Otis Thorpe 790

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 404 Otis Thorpe 547

Total Assists Paul Arizin 128 Otis Thorpe 128

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Otis Thorpe 33

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Otis Thorpe 15

Total Games Paul Arizin 49 Otis Thorpe 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .411 Otis Thorpe .569

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Otis Thorpe .333

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .829 Otis Thorpe .631

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 28.9 (1956) Otis Thorpe 20.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 12.7 (1952) Otis Thorpe 11.7 (1996)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 4.0 (1961) Otis Thorpe 3.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Otis Thorpe 1.3 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Otis Thorpe 0.4 (1994)

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.