Rafer Alston vs. Paul Arizin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Arizin and Rafer Alston 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

Rafer Alston

vs.

Paul Arizin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rafer Alston: 1999-00 to 2009-10
Paul Arizin: 1950-51 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rafer Alston 0 Paul Arizin 1

NBA Seasons Rafer Alston 11 Paul Arizin 10

Playoffs Played Rafer Alston 6 Paul Arizin 8

All-Star Games Rafer Alston 0 Paul Arizin 10

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Rafer Alston 0 Paul Arizin 3

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

Scoring Leader Rafer Alston 0 Paul Arizin 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rafer Alston 10.1 Paul Arizin 22.8

Rebounds Per Game Rafer Alston 2.8 Paul Arizin 8.6

Assists Per Game Rafer Alston 4.8 Paul Arizin 2.3

Steals Per Game Rafer Alston 1.2 Paul Arizin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rafer Alston 0.2 Paul Arizin - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rafer Alston 6,799 Paul Arizin 16,266

Total Rebounds Rafer Alston 1,891 Paul Arizin 6,129

Total Assists Rafer Alston 3,202 Paul Arizin 1,665

Total Steals Rafer Alston 813 Paul Arizin - n/a **

Total Blocks Rafer Alston 105 Paul Arizin - n/a **

Total Games Rafer Alston 671 Paul Arizin 713

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rafer Alston .383 Paul Arizin .421

3-Point Percentage Rafer Alston .354 Paul Arizin - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rafer Alston .729 Paul Arizin .810

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rafer Alston 14.2 (2005) Paul Arizin 26.4 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Rafer Alston 4.0 (2006) Paul Arizin 11.3 (1952)

Assists Per Game Rafer Alston 6.7 (2006) Paul Arizin 2.9 (1955)

Steals Per Game Rafer Alston 1.6 (2006) Paul Arizin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rafer Alston 0.3 (2003) Paul Arizin - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rafer Alston 9.0 Paul Arizin 24.2

Rebounds Per Game Rafer Alston 2.5 Paul Arizin 8.2

Assists Per Game Rafer Alston 3.1 Paul Arizin 2.6

Steals Per Game Rafer Alston 1.0 Paul Arizin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rafer Alston 0.1 Paul Arizin - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rafer Alston 505 Paul Arizin 1,186

Total Rebounds Rafer Alston 139 Paul Arizin 404

Total Assists Rafer Alston 171 Paul Arizin 128

Total Steals Rafer Alston 55 Paul Arizin - n/a **

Total Blocks Rafer Alston 8 Paul Arizin - n/a **

Total Games Rafer Alston 56 Paul Arizin 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rafer Alston .365 Paul Arizin .411

3-Point Percentage Rafer Alston .311 Paul Arizin - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rafer Alston .764 Paul Arizin .829

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rafer Alston 14.3 (2008) Paul Arizin 28.9 (1956)

Rebounds Per Game Rafer Alston 6.9 (2007) Paul Arizin 12.7 (1952)

Assists Per Game Rafer Alston 5.0 (2007) Paul Arizin 4.0 (1961)

Steals Per Game Rafer Alston 1.9 (2007) Paul Arizin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rafer Alston 0.4 (2007) Paul Arizin - n/a **

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.