Paul Arizin vs. Shane Battier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shane Battier 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.

Shane Battier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Arizin: 1950-51 to 1961-62
Shane Battier: 2001-02 to 2013-14

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Arizin 1 Shane Battier 2

NBA Seasons Paul Arizin 10 Shane Battier 13

Playoffs Played Paul Arizin 8 Shane Battier 10

All-Star Games Paul Arizin 10 Shane Battier 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul Arizin 3 Shane Battier 0

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 0 Shane Battier 2

Scoring Leader Paul Arizin 2 Shane Battier 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 22.8 Shane Battier 8.6

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.6 Shane Battier 4.2

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.3 Shane Battier 1.8

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Shane Battier 1.0

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Shane Battier 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 16,266 Shane Battier 8,408

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 6,129 Shane Battier 4,082

Total Assists Paul Arizin 1,665 Shane Battier 1,717

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Shane Battier 988

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Shane Battier 906

Total Games Paul Arizin 713 Shane Battier 977

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .421 Shane Battier .437

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Shane Battier .384

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .810 Shane Battier .743

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 26.4 (1959) Shane Battier 14.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 11.3 (1952) Shane Battier 5.4 (2002)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.9 (1955) Shane Battier 2.8 (2002)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Shane Battier 1.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Shane Battier 1.4 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 24.2 Shane Battier 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.2 Shane Battier 3.0

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.6 Shane Battier 1.0

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Shane Battier 0.7

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Shane Battier 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 1,186 Shane Battier 682

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 404 Shane Battier 341

Total Assists Paul Arizin 128 Shane Battier 117

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Shane Battier 77

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Shane Battier 55

Total Games Paul Arizin 49 Shane Battier 112

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .411 Shane Battier .398

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Shane Battier .356

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .829 Shane Battier .778

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 28.9 (1956) Shane Battier 10.3 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 12.7 (1952) Shane Battier 6.8 (2005)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 4.0 (1961) Shane Battier 2.4 (2009)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Shane Battier 1.7 (2007)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Shane Battier 1.0 (2007)

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.