Wilt Chamberlain vs. Arnie Risen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arnie Risen and Wilt Chamberlain 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

Wilt Chamberlain

vs.

Arnie Risen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73
Arnie Risen: 1948-49 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wilt Chamberlain 2 Arnie Risen 2

NBA Seasons Wilt Chamberlain 14 Arnie Risen 10

Playoffs Played Wilt Chamberlain 13 Arnie Risen 10

All-Star Games Wilt Chamberlain 13 Arnie Risen 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Wilt Chamberlain 4 Arnie Risen 0 *

Finals MVP Wilt Chamberlain 1 * Arnie Risen 0 *

All-NBA First Team Wilt Chamberlain 7 Arnie Risen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 10 Arnie Risen 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Wilt Chamberlain 2 * Arnie Risen 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 2 Arnie Risen 0

Scoring Leader Wilt Chamberlain 7 Arnie Risen 0

Rebounds Leader Wilt Chamberlain 11 Arnie Risen 0 *

Assists Leader Wilt Chamberlain 1 Arnie Risen 0

Rookie of The Year Wilt Chamberlain 1 Arnie Risen 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.1 Arnie Risen 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.9 Arnie Risen 9.7 *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.4 Arnie Risen 1.7

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 31,419 Arnie Risen 7,633

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 23,924 Arnie Risen 5,011 *

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 4,643 Arnie Risen 1,058

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 1,045 Arnie Risen 637

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .540 Arnie Risen .381

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Arnie Risen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .511 Arnie Risen .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962) Arnie Risen 16.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961) Arnie Risen 12.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968) Arnie Risen 2.4 (1951)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Arnie Risen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.5 Arnie Risen 13.0

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 24.5 Arnie Risen 10.2 *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.2 Arnie Risen 1.4

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 3,607 Arnie Risen 790

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 3,913 Arnie Risen 561 *

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 673 Arnie Risen 86

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 160 Arnie Risen 61

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .522 Arnie Risen .385

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Arnie Risen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .465 Arnie Risen .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961) Arnie Risen 19.5 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966) Arnie Risen 14.7 (1956) *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967) Arnie Risen 2.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** 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.