Paul Arizin vs. Earl Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Tatum 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.

Earl Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Arizin: 1950-51 to 1961-62
Earl Tatum: 1976-77 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Arizin 1 Earl Tatum 0

NBA Seasons Paul Arizin 10 Earl Tatum 4

Playoffs Played Paul Arizin 8 Earl Tatum 1

All-Star Games Paul Arizin 10 Earl Tatum 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul Arizin 3 Earl Tatum 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 4 Earl Tatum 0

Scoring Leader Paul Arizin 2 Earl Tatum 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 22.8 Earl Tatum 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.6 Earl Tatum 2.6

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.3 Earl Tatum 1.9

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Earl Tatum 1.2

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Earl Tatum 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 16,266 Earl Tatum 2,508

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 6,129 Earl Tatum 682

Total Assists Paul Arizin 1,665 Earl Tatum 507

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Earl Tatum 319

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Earl Tatum 101

Total Games Paul Arizin 713 Earl Tatum 262

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .421 Earl Tatum .459

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Earl Tatum .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .810 Earl Tatum .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 26.4 (1959) Earl Tatum 14.3 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 11.3 (1952) Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.9 (1955) Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Earl Tatum 1.7 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Earl Tatum 0.5 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 24.2 Earl Tatum 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.2 Earl Tatum 4.9

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.6 Earl Tatum 2.5

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Earl Tatum 1.4

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Earl Tatum 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 1,186 Earl Tatum 150

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 404 Earl Tatum 54

Total Assists Paul Arizin 128 Earl Tatum 27

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Earl Tatum 15

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Earl Tatum 9

Total Games Paul Arizin 49 Earl Tatum 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .411 Earl Tatum .500

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Earl Tatum - *

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .829 Earl Tatum .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 28.9 (1956) Earl Tatum 13.6 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 12.7 (1952) Earl Tatum 4.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 4.0 (1961) Earl Tatum 2.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Earl Tatum 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Earl Tatum 0.8 (1977)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.