Paul Arizin vs. Kelly Tripucka Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kelly Tripucka 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.

Kelly Tripucka

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Arizin: 1950-51 to 1961-62
Kelly Tripucka: 1981-82 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Arizin 1 Kelly Tripucka 0

NBA Seasons Paul Arizin 10 Kelly Tripucka 10

Playoffs Played Paul Arizin 8 Kelly Tripucka 5

All-Star Games Paul Arizin 10 Kelly Tripucka 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul Arizin 3 Kelly Tripucka 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 4 Kelly Tripucka 0

Scoring Leader Paul Arizin 2 Kelly Tripucka 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 22.8 Kelly Tripucka 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.6 Kelly Tripucka 3.8

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.3 Kelly Tripucka 3.0

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Kelly Tripucka 1.0

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Kelly Tripucka 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 16,266 Kelly Tripucka 12,142

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 6,129 Kelly Tripucka 2,703

Total Assists Paul Arizin 1,665 Kelly Tripucka 2,090

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Kelly Tripucka 678

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Kelly Tripucka 137

Total Games Paul Arizin 713 Kelly Tripucka 707

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .421 Kelly Tripucka .473

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Kelly Tripucka .361

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .810 Kelly Tripucka .849

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 26.4 (1959) Kelly Tripucka 26.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 11.3 (1952) Kelly Tripucka 5.4 (1982)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.9 (1955) Kelly Tripucka 4.1 (1983)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Kelly Tripucka 1.2 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Kelly Tripucka 0.3 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 24.2 Kelly Tripucka 15.6

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.2 Kelly Tripucka 3.7

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.6 Kelly Tripucka 2.3

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Kelly Tripucka 0.9

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Kelly Tripucka 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 1,186 Kelly Tripucka 391

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 404 Kelly Tripucka 93

Total Assists Paul Arizin 128 Kelly Tripucka 57

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Kelly Tripucka 22

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Kelly Tripucka 5

Total Games Paul Arizin 49 Kelly Tripucka 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .411 Kelly Tripucka .462

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Kelly Tripucka .000

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .829 Kelly Tripucka .856

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 28.9 (1956) Kelly Tripucka 27.4 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 12.7 (1952) Kelly Tripucka 5.8 (1986)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 4.0 (1961) Kelly Tripucka 3.2 (1985)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Kelly Tripucka 2.2 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Kelly Tripucka 0.5 (1986)

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.