Paul Arizin vs. John Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Thomas 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.

John Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Arizin: 1950-51 to 1961-62
John Thomas: 1997-98 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Arizin 1 John Thomas 0

NBA Seasons Paul Arizin 10 John Thomas 5

Playoffs Played Paul Arizin 8 John Thomas 2

All-Star Games Paul Arizin 10 John Thomas 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul Arizin 3 John Thomas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 4 John Thomas 0

Scoring Leader Paul Arizin 2 John Thomas 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 22.8 John Thomas 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.6 John Thomas 2.1

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.3 John Thomas 0.3

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** John Thomas 0.3

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** John Thomas 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 16,266 John Thomas 560

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 6,129 John Thomas 432

Total Assists Paul Arizin 1,665 John Thomas 60

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** John Thomas 69

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** John Thomas 50

Total Games Paul Arizin 713 John Thomas 208

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .421 John Thomas .502

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** John Thomas .000

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .810 John Thomas .591

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 26.4 (1959) John Thomas 4.3 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 11.3 (1952) John Thomas 3.4 (1999)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.9 (1955) John Thomas 0.4 (2005)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** John Thomas 0.4 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** John Thomas 0.3 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 24.2 John Thomas 0.8

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.2 John Thomas 1.1

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.6 John Thomas 0.2

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** John Thomas 0.3

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** John Thomas 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 1,186 John Thomas 7

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 404 John Thomas 10

Total Assists Paul Arizin 128 John Thomas 2

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** John Thomas 3

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** John Thomas 1

Total Games Paul Arizin 49 John Thomas 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .411 John Thomas .500

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** John Thomas -

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .829 John Thomas .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 28.9 (1956) John Thomas 0.9 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 12.7 (1952) John Thomas 1.3 (2006)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 4.0 (1961) John Thomas 0.3 (2006)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** John Thomas 0.4 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** John Thomas 0.1 (2006)

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.