Paul Arizin vs. Paul Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Thompson 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.

Paul Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Arizin: 1950-51 to 1961-62
Paul Thompson: 1983-84 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Arizin 1 Paul Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Paul Arizin 10 Paul Thompson 3

Playoffs Played Paul Arizin 8 Paul Thompson 1

All-Star Games Paul Arizin 10 Paul Thompson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul Arizin 3 Paul Thompson 0

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

Scoring Leader Paul Arizin 2 Paul Thompson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 22.8 Paul Thompson 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.6 Paul Thompson 3.5

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.3 Paul Thompson 1.5

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Paul Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Paul Thompson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 16,266 Paul Thompson 1,374

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 6,129 Paul Thompson 533

Total Assists Paul Arizin 1,665 Paul Thompson 224

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Paul Thompson 141

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Paul Thompson 79

Total Games Paul Arizin 713 Paul Thompson 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .421 Paul Thompson .432

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Paul Thompson .210

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .810 Paul Thompson .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 26.4 (1959) Paul Thompson 9.2 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 11.3 (1952) Paul Thompson 3.8 (1984)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.9 (1955) Paul Thompson 1.6 (1985)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Paul Thompson 1.1 (1985)

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 24.2 Paul Thompson 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.2 Paul Thompson 1.7

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.6 Paul Thompson 0.7

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Paul Thompson 1.3

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Paul Thompson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 1,186 Paul Thompson 13

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 404 Paul Thompson 5

Total Assists Paul Arizin 128 Paul Thompson 2

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Paul Thompson 4

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Paul Thompson 1

Total Games Paul Arizin 49 Paul Thompson 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .411 Paul Thompson .417

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Paul Thompson .000

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .829 Paul Thompson .600

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 28.9 (1956) Paul Thompson 4.3 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 12.7 (1952) Paul Thompson 1.7 (1985)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 4.0 (1961) Paul Thompson 0.7 (1985)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Paul Thompson 1.3 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Paul Thompson 0.3 (1985)

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.