Arnie Risen vs. Nick Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nick Young and Arnie Risen, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Arnie Risen played 10 years in the NBA, 2 less than Nick Young, who played 12. Arnie Risen had the first of his seasons in 1948-49, while Nick Young had his rookie season in 2007-08. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Arnie Risen 10 10 1948-49 to 1957-58
Nick Young 12 3 2007-08 to 2018-19

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Arnie Risen Nick Young
Season 1948-492007-08
Team Rochester RoyalsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Playoffs Royals Lost West Div FinalsWizards Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arnie Risen 60 - 16.6 - - - 1.7 - - - 3.6 5.8 13.6 .423 - - - 5.1 7.7 .660
Nick Young 75 15.4 7.5 0.3 1.2 1.5 0.8 0.5 0.1 1.3 1.7 2.8 6.4 .439 0.5 1.3 .400 1.3 1.7 .815
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arnie Risen 4 - 16.5 - - - 2.5 - - - 4.0 5.5 13.3 .415 - - - 5.5 8.3 .667
Nick Young 4 4.3 1.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 2.3 .111 0.0 0.5 .000 0.8 1.0 .750

Season 2

Arnie Risen Nick Young
Season 1949-502008-09
Team Rochester RoyalsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Royals Lost Cent Div SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arnie Risen 62 - 10.1 - - - 1.5 - - - 3.7 3.3 9.6 .344 - - - 3.4 5.2 .664
Nick Young 82 22.4 10.9 0.4 1.5 1.8 1.2 0.5 0.2 1.1 1.7 4.1 9.2 .444 0.7 2.0 .341 2.0 2.4 .850
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arnie Risen 2 - 11.5 - - - 2.0 - - - 3.5 3.5 9.5 .368 - - - 4.5 7.5 .600
Nick Young ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Arnie Risen Nick Young
Season 1950-512009-10
Team Rochester RoyalsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arnie Risen 66 - 16.3 - - 12.0 2.4 - - - 4.2 5.7 14.2 .401 - - - 4.9 6.7 .734
Nick Young 74 19.2 8.6 0.3 1.1 1.4 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.8 2.0 3.1 7.5 .418 0.9 2.3 .406 1.4 1.8 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arnie Risen 14 - 19.5 - - 14.0 2.4 - - - 4.2 6.6 17.1 .389 - - - 6.2 9.6 .644
Nick Young ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Arnie Risen Nick Young
Season 1951-522010-11
Team Rochester RoyalsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Royals Lost West Div FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arnie Risen 66 36.3 15.6 - - 12.7 2.3 - - - 3.9 5.5 14.0 .394 - - - 4.6 6.5 .701
Nick Young 64 31.8 17.4 0.4 2.3 2.7 1.2 0.7 0.3 1.4 2.3 6.4 14.6 .441 1.6 4.2 .387 2.9 3.6 .816
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arnie Risen 6 38.2 15.7 - - 12.5 1.5 - - - 4.0 5.5 13.5 .407 - - - 4.7 6.7 .700
Nick Young ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Arnie Risen Nick Young
Season 1952-532011-12
Team Rochester RoyalsWashington Wizards, Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Royals Lost West Div SemisClippers Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arnie Risen 68 33.6 13.0 - - 11.0 2.0 - - - 4.0 4.3 11.8 .368 - - - 4.3 6.3 .685
Nick Young 62 27.9 14.2 0.5 1.6 2.1 0.9 0.7 0.3 1.3 2.3 5.1 12.6 .403 1.7 4.5 .365 2.3 2.7 .852
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arnie Risen 3 36.3 13.0 - - 11.7 0.7 - - - 5.3 3.7 12.7 .289 - - - 5.7 8.0 .708
Nick Young 11 18.2 8.3 0.1 1.0 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.6 1.8 2.6 6.1 .433 1.5 3.0 .515 1.5 1.6 .889

Season 6

Arnie Risen Nick Young
Season 1953-542012-13
Team Rochester RoyalsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Royals Lost West Div FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arnie Risen 72 33.1 13.2 - - 10.1 1.7 - - - 3.9 4.5 12.1 .368 - - - 4.3 6.0 .714
Nick Young 59 23.9 10.6 0.4 1.8 2.2 1.4 0.6 0.2 0.8 1.4 3.8 9.2 .413 1.3 3.6 .357 1.8 2.2 .820
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arnie Risen 6 33.3 14.8 - - 9.0 0.7 - - - 4.2 4.7 11.2 .418 - - - 5.5 7.3 .750
Nick Young ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Arnie Risen Nick Young
Season 1954-552013-14
Team Rochester RoyalsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Royals Lost West Div SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arnie Risen 69 28.6 11.6 - - 10.2 1.6 - - - 3.7 3.8 10.1 .371 - - - 4.0 5.4 .744
Nick Young 64 28.3 17.9 0.5 2.1 2.6 1.5 0.7 0.2 1.5 2.4 6.0 13.9 .435 2.1 5.5 .386 3.7 4.5 .825
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arnie Risen 3 25.7 16.0 - - 12.3 1.7 - - - 4.3 5.7 12.7 .447 - - - 4.7 6.3 .737
Nick Young ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Arnie Risen Nick Young
Season 1955-562014-15
Team Boston CelticsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arnie Risen 68 23.5 8.1 - - 8.1 1.3 - - - 4.4 2.8 7.3 .383 - - - 2.5 3.5 .708
Nick Young 42 23.8 13.4 0.4 1.9 2.3 1.0 0.5 0.3 1.0 2.0 4.1 11.3 .366 2.0 5.4 .369 3.1 3.5 .892
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arnie Risen 3 29.3 12.3 - - 14.7 0.7 - - - 5.0 4.0 11.3 .353 - - - 4.3 6.0 .722
Nick Young ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Arnie Risen Nick Young
Season 1956-572015-16
Team Boston CelticsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arnie Risen 43 21.7 8.0 - - 6.7 1.2 - - - 3.8 2.8 7.1 .388 - - - 2.5 3.6 .679
Nick Young 54 19.1 7.3 0.3 1.5 1.8 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.6 0.9 2.3 6.9 .339 1.4 4.4 .325 1.2 1.4 .829
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arnie Risen 10 15.2 7.5 - - 5.8 0.8 - - - 4.8 2.8 6.3 .444 - - - 1.9 2.9 .655
Nick Young ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Arnie Risen Nick Young
Season 1957-582016-17
Team Boston CelticsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arnie Risen 63 17.8 6.1 - - 5.7 0.8 - - - 3.1 2.1 6.3 .338 - - - 1.8 2.7 .683
Nick Young 60 25.9 13.2 0.4 1.9 2.3 1.0 0.6 0.2 0.6 2.3 4.5 10.6 .430 2.8 7.0 .404 1.3 1.5 .856
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arnie Risen 10 16.8 4.6 - - 6.2 0.9 - - - 3.2 1.2 5.2 .231 - - - 2.2 3.3 .667
Nick Young ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Arnie Risen Nick Young
Season -2017-18
Team -Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -NBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arnie Risen ------- --- ----------
Nick Young 80 17.4 7.3 0.3 1.3 1.6 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.5 1.3 2.5 6.1 .412 1.5 4.1 .377 0.7 0.8 .862
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arnie Risen ------- --- ----------
Nick Young 20 10.3 2.6 0.1 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.9 0.8 2.7 .302 0.7 2.4 .298 0.3 0.4 .750

Season 12

Arnie Risen Nick Young
Season -2018-19
Team -Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arnie Risen ------- --- ----------
Nick Young 4 9.3 2.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.5 1.0 0.8 2.3 .333 0.8 2.0 .375 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arnie Risen ------- --- ----------
Nick Young ------- --- ----------