Paul Arizin vs. D.J. Mbenga Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars D.J. Mbenga and Paul Arizin 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

Paul Arizin

vs.

D.J. Mbenga

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Arizin: 1950-51 to 1961-62
D.J. Mbenga: 2004-05 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Arizin 1 D.J. Mbenga 2

NBA Seasons Paul Arizin 10 D.J. Mbenga 7

Playoffs Played Paul Arizin 8 D.J. Mbenga 5

All-Star Games Paul Arizin 10 D.J. Mbenga 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul Arizin 3 D.J. Mbenga 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 4 D.J. Mbenga 0

Scoring Leader Paul Arizin 2 D.J. Mbenga 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 22.8 D.J. Mbenga 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.6 D.J. Mbenga 1.5

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.3 D.J. Mbenga 0.2

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** D.J. Mbenga 0.2

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** D.J. Mbenga 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 16,266 D.J. Mbenga 414

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 6,129 D.J. Mbenga 351

Total Assists Paul Arizin 1,665 D.J. Mbenga 41

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** D.J. Mbenga 37

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** D.J. Mbenga 141

Total Games Paul Arizin 713 D.J. Mbenga 234

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .421 D.J. Mbenga .470

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** D.J. Mbenga .000

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .810 D.J. Mbenga .607

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 26.4 (1959) D.J. Mbenga 2.7 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 11.3 (1952) D.J. Mbenga 2.1 (2011)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.9 (1955) D.J. Mbenga 0.4 (2009)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** D.J. Mbenga 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** D.J. Mbenga 1.0 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 24.2 D.J. Mbenga 0.9

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.2 D.J. Mbenga 1.0

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.6 D.J. Mbenga 0.1

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** D.J. Mbenga 0.1

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** D.J. Mbenga 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 1,186 D.J. Mbenga 26

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 404 D.J. Mbenga 30

Total Assists Paul Arizin 128 D.J. Mbenga 2

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** D.J. Mbenga 4

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** D.J. Mbenga 7

Total Games Paul Arizin 49 D.J. Mbenga 29

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .411 D.J. Mbenga .440

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** D.J. Mbenga -

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .829 D.J. Mbenga .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 28.9 (1956) D.J. Mbenga 1.7 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 12.7 (1952) D.J. Mbenga 1.7 (2010)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 4.0 (1961) D.J. Mbenga 0.3 (2010)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** D.J. Mbenga 0.4 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** D.J. Mbenga 0.6 (2011)

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.