Paul Arizin vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Arizin: 1950-51 to 1961-62
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Arizin 1 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0

NBA Seasons Paul Arizin 10 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6

Playoffs Played Paul Arizin 8 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2

All-Star Games Paul Arizin 10 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul Arizin 3 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 4 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1

Scoring Leader Paul Arizin 2 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0

Steals Leader Paul Arizin 0 * S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 22.8 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.6 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.3 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 16,266 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 6,129 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832

Total Assists Paul Arizin 1,665 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293

Total Games Paul Arizin 713 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .421 S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .810 S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 26.4 (1959) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 11.3 (1952) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.9 (1955) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 24.2 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.2 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.1

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.6 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3.7

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 1,186 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 196

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 404 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 53

Total Assists Paul Arizin 128 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 48

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 13

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8

Total Games Paul Arizin 49 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .411 S. Gilgeous-Alexander .447

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander .434

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .829 S. Gilgeous-Alexander .907

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 28.9 (1956) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 16.3 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 12.7 (1952) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.3 (2020)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 4.0 (1961) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.1 (2020)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019)

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.