Paul Arizin vs. Slick Watts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Slick Watts 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.

Slick Watts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Arizin: 1950-51 to 1961-62
Slick Watts: 1973-74 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Arizin 1 Slick Watts 0

NBA Seasons Paul Arizin 10 Slick Watts 6

Playoffs Played Paul Arizin 8 Slick Watts 3

All-Star Games Paul Arizin 10 Slick Watts 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul Arizin 3 Slick Watts 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Paul Arizin 0 * Slick Watts 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 0 Slick Watts 1

Scoring Leader Paul Arizin 2 Slick Watts 0

Assists Leader Paul Arizin 0 Slick Watts 1

Steals Leader Paul Arizin 0 * Slick Watts 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 22.8 Slick Watts 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.6 Slick Watts 3.2

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.3 Slick Watts 6.1

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Slick Watts 2.2

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Slick Watts 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 16,266 Slick Watts 3,901

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 6,129 Slick Watts 1,398

Total Assists Paul Arizin 1,665 Slick Watts 2,678

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Slick Watts 961

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Slick Watts 111

Total Games Paul Arizin 713 Slick Watts 437

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .421 Slick Watts .413

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Slick Watts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .810 Slick Watts .597

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 26.4 (1959) Slick Watts 13.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 11.3 (1952) Slick Watts 4.5 (1976)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.9 (1955) Slick Watts 8.1 (1976)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Slick Watts 3.2 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Slick Watts 0.4 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 24.2 Slick Watts 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.2 Slick Watts 3.4

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.6 Slick Watts 7.1

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Slick Watts 2.5

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Slick Watts 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 1,186 Slick Watts 185

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 404 Slick Watts 58

Total Assists Paul Arizin 128 Slick Watts 120

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Slick Watts 43

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Slick Watts 7

Total Games Paul Arizin 49 Slick Watts 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .411 Slick Watts .446

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Slick Watts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .829 Slick Watts .519

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 28.9 (1956) Slick Watts 11.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 12.7 (1952) Slick Watts 3.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 4.0 (1961) Slick Watts 8.2 (1976)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Slick Watts 3.0 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Slick Watts 0.5 (1979)

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.