Cross-era · careers 9 years apart

Paul Arizin vs Dave Cowens

Paul Arizin 1950-1961 · Forward Dave Cowens 1970-1982 · Center

Paul Arizin (1950-1961) and Dave Cowens (1970-1982) never shared an NBA court — their careers are separated by 9 years, so this is a cross-era comparison, not a head-to-head. On the floor, Paul Arizin was the higher-volume scorer (22.8 points per game to 17.6); adjusted for era they scored at 2.15× and 1.69× their league average respectively; Paul Arizin was the more efficient scorer (50.6% true shooting to 49.5%). Dave Cowens holds the edge on accolades — 1 MVP, 2 championships and the #51 all-time ranking to Paul Arizin's #60.

Career averages

Paul ArizinStatDave Cowens
22.8 Points / game 17.6
8.6 Rebounds / game 13.6
2.3 Assists / game 3.8
0.0 Steals / game 0.8
0.0 Blocks / game 0.6
42.1% Field goal % 45.9%
0.0% 3-point % 0.7%
80.9% Free throw % 78.5%
50.6% True shooting % 49.5%
713 Games played 766

Era-adjusted (× league average of their era)

Paul ArizinStatDave Cowens
2.15× Points vs era avg 1.69×
1.45× Rebounds vs era avg 2.82×
1.02× Assists vs era avg 1.63×

Advanced metrics

Advanced stats weren't tracked in Paul Arizin's era.

Advanced stats weren't tracked in Dave Cowens's era.

Playoff averages

Paul ArizinStatDave Cowens
24.2 Points / game 18.9
8.3 Rebounds / game 14.4
2.6 Assists / game 3.7
0.0 Steals / game 0.9
0.0 Blocks / game 0.6
41.1% Field goal % 45.3%
0.0% 3-point % 0.0%
82.4% Free throw % 76.4%
49 Playoff games 89

Accolades

Paul ArizinStatDave Cowens
0 MVP awards 1
0 Finals MVP 0
1 Championships 2
9 All-Star selections 6
3 All-NBA 1st Team 0
#60 All-time GOAT rank #51

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