Steve Alford vs. Paul Arizin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Arizin and Steve Alford 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

Steve Alford

vs.

Paul Arizin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Alford: 1987-88 to 1990-91
Paul Arizin: 1950-51 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Alford 0 Paul Arizin 1

NBA Seasons Steve Alford 4 Paul Arizin 10

Playoffs Played Steve Alford 3 Paul Arizin 8

All-Star Games Steve Alford 0 Paul Arizin 10

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Steve Alford 0 Paul Arizin 3

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

Scoring Leader Steve Alford 0 Paul Arizin 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Alford 4.4 Paul Arizin 22.8

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 0.9 Paul Arizin 8.6

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.0 Paul Arizin 2.3

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.5 Paul Arizin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.1 Paul Arizin - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Alford 744 Paul Arizin 16,266

Total Rebounds Steve Alford 144 Paul Arizin 6,129

Total Assists Steve Alford 176 Paul Arizin 1,665

Total Steals Steve Alford 85 Paul Arizin - n/a **

Total Blocks Steve Alford 10 Paul Arizin - n/a **

Total Games Steve Alford 169 Paul Arizin 713

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Alford .459 Paul Arizin .421

3-Point Percentage Steve Alford .324 Paul Arizin - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Alford .870 Paul Arizin .810

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Alford 5.5 (1989) Paul Arizin 26.4 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 1.1 (1989) Paul Arizin 11.3 (1952)

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.4 (1989) Paul Arizin 2.9 (1955)

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.7 (1989) Paul Arizin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.1 (1988) Paul Arizin - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Alford 4.2 Paul Arizin 24.2

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 0.7 Paul Arizin 8.2

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.2 Paul Arizin 2.6

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.2 Paul Arizin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.0 Paul Arizin - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Alford 54 Paul Arizin 1,186

Total Rebounds Steve Alford 9 Paul Arizin 404

Total Assists Steve Alford 15 Paul Arizin 128

Total Steals Steve Alford 3 Paul Arizin - n/a **

Total Blocks Steve Alford 0 Paul Arizin - n/a **

Total Games Steve Alford 13 Paul Arizin 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Alford .417 Paul Arizin .411

3-Point Percentage Steve Alford .353 Paul Arizin - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Alford .889 Paul Arizin .829

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Alford 7.7 (1990) Paul Arizin 28.9 (1956)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 1.0 (1990) Paul Arizin 12.7 (1952)

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 2.7 (1990) Paul Arizin 4.0 (1961)

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.3 (1990) Paul Arizin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.0 (1990) 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.