Steve Francis vs. Arnie Risen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arnie Risen and Steve Francis 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Steve Francis: 1999-00 to 2007-08
Arnie Risen: 1948-49 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Francis 0 Arnie Risen 2

NBA Seasons Steve Francis 9 Arnie Risen 10

Playoffs Played Steve Francis 1 Arnie Risen 10

All-Star Games Steve Francis 3 Arnie Risen 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Francis 0 Arnie Risen 1

Rookie of The Year Steve Francis 1 Arnie Risen 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Francis 18.1 Arnie Risen 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Steve Francis 5.6 Arnie Risen 9.7 *

Assists Per Game Steve Francis 6.0 Arnie Risen 1.7

Steals Per Game Steve Francis 1.5 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Francis 0.4 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Francis 10,446 Arnie Risen 7,633

Total Rebounds Steve Francis 3,215 Arnie Risen 5,011 *

Total Assists Steve Francis 3,473 Arnie Risen 1,058

Total Steals Steve Francis 846 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks Steve Francis 223 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games Steve Francis 576 Arnie Risen 637

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Francis .429 Arnie Risen .381

3-Point Percentage Steve Francis .341 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Francis .797 Arnie Risen .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Francis 21.6 (2002) Arnie Risen 16.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Francis 7.0 (2002) Arnie Risen 12.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Steve Francis 7.0 (2005) Arnie Risen 2.4 (1951)

Steals Per Game Steve Francis 1.8 (2001) Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Francis 0.5 (2003) Arnie Risen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Francis 19.2 Arnie Risen 13.0

Rebounds Per Game Steve Francis 8.4 Arnie Risen 10.2 *

Assists Per Game Steve Francis 7.6 Arnie Risen 1.4

Steals Per Game Steve Francis 1.4 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Francis 0.2 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Francis 96 Arnie Risen 790

Total Rebounds Steve Francis 42 Arnie Risen 561 *

Total Assists Steve Francis 38 Arnie Risen 86

Total Steals Steve Francis 7 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks Steve Francis 1 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games Steve Francis 5 Arnie Risen 61

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Francis .429 Arnie Risen .385

3-Point Percentage Steve Francis .412 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Francis .725 Arnie Risen .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Francis 19.2 (2004) Arnie Risen 19.5 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Francis 8.4 (2004) Arnie Risen 14.7 (1956) *

Assists Per Game Steve Francis 7.6 (2004) Arnie Risen 2.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Steve Francis 1.4 (2004) Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Francis 0.2 (2004) Arnie Risen - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.