Steven Adams vs. Arnie Risen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arnie Risen and Steven Adams 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
Steven Adams: 2013-14 to 2024-25
Arnie Risen: 1948-49 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steven Adams 0 Arnie Risen 2

NBA Seasons Steven Adams 11 Arnie Risen 10

Playoffs Played Steven Adams 8 Arnie Risen 10

All-Star Games Steven Adams 0 Arnie Risen 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steven Adams 0 Arnie Risen 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 8.8 Arnie Risen 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 8.0 Arnie Risen 9.7 *

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 Arnie Risen 1.7

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.8 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 6,743 Arnie Risen 7,633

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 6,115 Arnie Risen 5,011 *

Total Assists Steven Adams 1,145 Arnie Risen 1,058

Total Steals Steven Adams 646 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks Steven Adams 703 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games Steven Adams 764 Arnie Risen 637

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .586 Arnie Risen .381

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .059 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .533 Arnie Risen .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 13.9 (2018) Arnie Risen 16.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.5 (2023) Arnie Risen 12.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 3.4 (2022) Arnie Risen 2.4 (1951)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 (2019) Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2015) Arnie Risen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 7.5 Arnie Risen 13.0

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 7.3 Arnie Risen 10.2 *

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Arnie Risen 1.4

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.5 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 549 Arnie Risen 790

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 532 Arnie Risen 561 *

Total Assists Steven Adams 68 Arnie Risen 86

Total Steals Steven Adams 33 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks Steven Adams 67 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games Steven Adams 73 Arnie Risen 61

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .614 Arnie Risen .385

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .000 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .534 Arnie Risen .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 11.8 (2019) Arnie Risen 19.5 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.6 (2020) Arnie Risen 14.7 (1956) *

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 2.1 (2022) Arnie Risen 2.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2017) Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.8 (2017) 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.