Arnie Risen

Arnold D. Risen (Arnie, Stilts)

Position: Center-Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-9 ▪ Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: October 9, 1924 in Williamstown, Kentucky
Died: August 4, 2012
High School: Williamstown in Williamstown, Kentucky
College: Ohio State University
NBA Debut: November 6, 1948
NBL Career: 123 G, 1606 PTS, 13.1 PPG (Full Record)
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1998 (Full List)

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Fine Details ▪ Last updated Jun 18, 2013 8:17 PM

All-Time Rank: #254. Chuck Person… #255. Cliff Robinson… #256. Darryl Dawkins… #257. ARNIE RISEN… #258. Mark Eaton… #259. Dan Roundfield… #260. Caron Butler…

All-Time Rank: #254. Chuck Person… #255. Cliff Robinson… #256. Darryl Dawkins… #257. ARNIE RISEN… #258. Mark Eaton… #259. Dan Roundfield… #260. Caron Butler…

Totals

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
1948-49	24	ROC	BAA	C	60		345	816	.423	305	462	.660		100	216	995
1949-50	25	ROC	NBA	C	62		206	598	.344	213	321	.664		92	228	625
1950-51	26	ROC	NBA	C	66		377	940	.401	323	440	.734	795	158	278	1077
1951-52	27	ROC	NBA	C	66	2396	365	926	.394	302	431	.701	841	150	258	1032
1952-53	28	ROC	NBA	C	68	2288	295	802	.368	294	429	.685	745	135	274	884
1953-54	29	ROC	NBA	C	72	2385	321	872	.368	307	430	.714	728	120	284	949
1954-55	30	ROC	NBA	C	69	1970	259	699	.371	279	375	.744	703	112	253	797
1955-56	31	BOS	NBA	C	68	1597	189	493	.383	170	240	.708	553	88	300	548
1956-57	32	BOS	NBA	C	43	935	119	307	.388	106	156	.679	286	53	163	344
1957-58	33	BOS	NBA	C	63	1119	134	397	.338	114	167	.683	360	50	195	382
Career			TOT		637	12690	2610	6850	.381	2413	3451	.699	5011	1058	2449	7633
			NBA		577	12690	2265	6034	.375	2108	2989	.705	5011	958	2233	6638
			BAA		60		345	816	.423	305	462	.660		100	216	995

Per Game

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
1948-49	24	ROC	BAA	C	60		5.8	13.6	.423	5.1	7.7	.660		1.7	3.6	16.6
1949-50	25	ROC	NBA	C	62		3.3	9.6	.344	3.4	5.2	.664		1.5	3.7	10.1
1950-51	26	ROC	NBA	C	66		5.7	14.2	.401	4.9	6.7	.734	12.0	2.4	4.2	16.3
1951-52	27	ROC	NBA	C	66	36.3	5.5	14.0	.394	4.6	6.5	.701	12.7	2.3	3.9	15.6
1952-53	28	ROC	NBA	C	68	33.6	4.3	11.8	.368	4.3	6.3	.685	11.0	2.0	4.0	13.0
1953-54	29	ROC	NBA	C	72	33.1	4.5	12.1	.368	4.3	6.0	.714	10.1	1.7	3.9	13.2
1954-55	30	ROC	NBA	C	69	28.6	3.8	10.1	.371	4.0	5.4	.744	10.2	1.6	3.7	11.6
1955-56	31	BOS	NBA	C	68	23.5	2.8	7.3	.383	2.5	3.5	.708	8.1	1.3	4.4	8.1
1956-57	32	BOS	NBA	C	43	21.7	2.8	7.1	.388	2.5	3.6	.679	6.7	1.2	3.8	8.0
1957-58	33	BOS	NBA	C	63	17.8	2.1	6.3	.338	1.8	2.7	.683	5.7	0.8	3.1	6.1
Career			TOT		637	28.3	4.1	10.8	.381	3.8	5.4	.699	9.7	1.7	3.8	12.0
			NBA		577	28.3	3.9	10.5	.375	3.7	5.2	.705	9.7	1.7	3.9	11.5
			BAA		60		5.8	13.6	.423	5.1	7.7	.660		1.7	3.6	16.6

Per 36 Minutes

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
1948-49	24	ROC	BAA	C	60				.423			.660
1949-50	25	ROC	NBA	C	62				.344			.664
1950-51	26	ROC	NBA	C	66				.401			.734
1951-52	27	ROC	NBA	C	66	2396	5.5	13.9	.394	4.5	6.5	.701	12.6	2.3	3.9	15.5
1952-53	28	ROC	NBA	C	68	2288	4.6	12.6	.368	4.6	6.8	.685	11.7	2.1	4.3	13.9
1953-54	29	ROC	NBA	C	72	2385	4.8	13.2	.368	4.6	6.5	.714	11.0	1.8	4.3	14.3
1954-55	30	ROC	NBA	C	69	1970	4.7	12.8	.371	5.1	6.9	.744	12.8	2.0	4.6	14.6
1955-56	31	BOS	NBA	C	68	1597	4.3	11.1	.383	3.8	5.4	.708	12.5	2.0	6.8	12.4
1956-57	32	BOS	NBA	C	43	935	4.6	11.8	.388	4.1	6.0	.679	11.0	2.0	6.3	13.2
1957-58	33	BOS	NBA	C	63	1119	4.3	12.8	.338	3.7	5.4	.683	11.6	1.6	6.3	12.3
Career			TOT		637	12690	4.8	12.8	.381	4.5	6.3	.699	12.0	2.0	4.9	14.0
			NBA		577	12690	4.8	12.8	.375	4.5	6.3	.705	12.0	2.0	4.9	14.0
			BAA		60				.423			.660

Advanced

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
1948-49	24	ROC	BAA	C	60			.488	.423	9.4	1.2	10.6
1949-50	25	ROC	NBA	C	62			.423	.344	2.4	2.2	4.6
1950-51	26	ROC	NBA	C	66			.475	.401	6.6	2.8	9.3
1951-52	27	ROC	NBA	C	66	2396	20.6	.463	.394	4.4	2.5	6.8	.137
1952-53	28	ROC	NBA	C	68	2288	18.2	.446	.368	2.4	3.4	5.8	.122
1953-54	29	ROC	NBA	C	72	2385	18.2	.447	.368	3.0	4.8	7.8	.157
1954-55	30	ROC	NBA	C	69	1970	17.0	.461	.371	2.3	1.6	3.9	.095
1955-56	31	BOS	NBA	C	68	1597	12.1	.458	.383	1.2	1.4	2.6	.079
1956-57	32	BOS	NBA	C	43	935	12.8	.458	.388	1.0	1.7	2.7	.140
1957-58	33	BOS	NBA	C	63	1119	9.9	.406	.338	-0.2	2.0	1.8	.076
Career			TOT		637	12690	16.6	.456	.381	32.4	23.6	56.0	.119
			NBA		577	12690	16.6	.452	.375	23.0	22.5	45.5	.119
			BAA		60			.488	.423	9.4	1.2	10.6

Playoffs Totals

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
1948-49	24	ROC	BAA	C	4		22	53	.415	22	33	.667		10	16	66
1949-50	25	ROC	NBA	C	2		7	19	.368	9	15	.600		4	7	23
1950-51	26	ROC	NBA	C	14		93	239	.389	87	135	.644	196	33	59	273
1951-52	27	ROC	NBA	C	6	229	33	81	.407	28	40	.700	75	9	24	94
1952-53	28	ROC	NBA	C	3	109	11	38	.289	17	24	.708	35	2	16	39
1953-54	29	ROC	NBA	C	6	200	28	67	.418	33	44	.750	54	4	25	89
1954-55	30	ROC	NBA	C	3	77	17	38	.447	14	19	.737	37	5	13	48
1955-56	31	BOS	NBA	C	3	88	12	34	.353	13	18	.722	44	2	15	37
1956-57	32	BOS	NBA	C	10	152	28	63	.444	19	29	.655	58	8	48	75
1957-58	33	BOS	NBA	C	10	168	12	52	.231	22	33	.667	62	9	32	46
Career			TOT		61	1023	263	684	.385	264	390	.677	561	86	255	790
			NBA		57	1023	241	631	.382	242	357	.678	561	76	239	724
			BAA		4		22	53	.415	22	33	.667		10	16	66

Playoffs Per Game

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
1948-49	24	ROC	BAA	C	4		5.5	13.3	.415	5.5	8.3	.667		2.5	4.0	16.5
1949-50	25	ROC	NBA	C	2		3.5	9.5	.368	4.5	7.5	.600		2.0	3.5	11.5
1950-51	26	ROC	NBA	C	14		6.6	17.1	.389	6.2	9.6	.644	14.0	2.4	4.2	19.5
1951-52	27	ROC	NBA	C	6	38.2	5.5	13.5	.407	4.7	6.7	.700	12.5	1.5	4.0	15.7
1952-53	28	ROC	NBA	C	3	36.3	3.7	12.7	.289	5.7	8.0	.708	11.7	0.7	5.3	13.0
1953-54	29	ROC	NBA	C	6	33.3	4.7	11.2	.418	5.5	7.3	.750	9.0	0.7	4.2	14.8
1954-55	30	ROC	NBA	C	3	25.7	5.7	12.7	.447	4.7	6.3	.737	12.3	1.7	4.3	16.0
1955-56	31	BOS	NBA	C	3	29.3	4.0	11.3	.353	4.3	6.0	.722	14.7	0.7	5.0	12.3
1956-57	32	BOS	NBA	C	10	15.2	2.8	6.3	.444	1.9	2.9	.655	5.8	0.8	4.8	7.5
1957-58	33	BOS	NBA	C	10	16.8	1.2	5.2	.231	2.2	3.3	.667	6.2	0.9	3.2	4.6
Career			TOT		61	25.0	4.3	11.2	.385	4.3	6.4	.677	10.2	1.4	4.2	13.0
			NBA		57	25.0	4.2	11.1	.382	4.2	6.3	.678	10.2	1.3	4.2	12.7
			BAA		4		5.5	13.3	.415	5.5	8.3	.667		2.5	4.0	16.5

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
1948-49	24	ROC	BAA	C	4				.415			.667
1949-50	25	ROC	NBA	C	2				.368			.600
1950-51	26	ROC	NBA	C	14				.389			.644
1951-52	27	ROC	NBA	C	6	229	5.2	12.7	.407	4.4	6.3	.700	11.8	1.4	3.8	14.8
1952-53	28	ROC	NBA	C	3	109	3.6	12.6	.289	5.6	7.9	.708	11.6	0.7	5.3	12.9
1953-54	29	ROC	NBA	C	6	200	5.0	12.1	.418	5.9	7.9	.750	9.7	0.7	4.5	16.0
1954-55	30	ROC	NBA	C	3	77	7.9	17.8	.447	6.5	8.9	.737	17.3	2.3	6.1	22.4
1955-56	31	BOS	NBA	C	3	88	4.9	13.9	.353	5.3	7.4	.722	18.0	0.8	6.1	15.1
1956-57	32	BOS	NBA	C	10	152	6.6	14.9	.444	4.5	6.9	.655	13.7	1.9	11.4	17.8
1957-58	33	BOS	NBA	C	10	168	2.6	11.1	.231	4.7	7.1	.667	13.3	1.9	6.9	9.9
Career			TOT		61	1023	5.0	13.1	.385	5.1	7.3	.677	12.8	1.4	6.1	15.1
			NBA		57	1023	5.0	13.1	.382	5.1	7.3	.678	12.8	1.4	6.1	15.1
			BAA		4				.415			.667

Playoffs Advanced

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	AST%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
1948-49	24	ROC	BAA	C	4			.489	.415		0.6	0.2	0.9
1949-50	25	ROC	NBA	C	2			.449	.368		0.1	0.0	0.1
1950-51	26	ROC	NBA	C	14			.457	.389		0.9	1.1	2.1
1951-52	27	ROC	NBA	C	6	229	19.3	.477	.407	9.5	0.2	0.5	0.7	.148
1952-53	28	ROC	NBA	C	3	109	15.0	.402	.289	5.5	-0.1	0.3	0.2	.068
1953-54	29	ROC	NBA	C	6	200	19.5	.515	.418	4.7	0.5	0.1	0.6	.140
1954-55	30	ROC	NBA	C	3	77	27.8	.518	.447	13.9	0.3	0.2	0.5	.316
1955-56	31	BOS	NBA	C	3	88	16.9	.441	.353	3.7	0.0	0.2	0.2	.129
1956-57	32	BOS	NBA	C	10	152	15.6	.495	.444	8.3	0.4	0.4	0.7	.235
1957-58	33	BOS	NBA	C	10	168	8.1	.346	.231	7.4	-0.2	0.3	0.1	.033
Career			TOT		61	1023	16.9	.462	.385	7.4	2.8	3.3	6.1	.143
			NBA		57	1023	16.9	.459	.382	7.4	2.1	3.1	5.2	.143
			BAA		4			.489	.415		0.6	0.2	0.9

All-Star Games

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
1951-52	27	ROC	NBA	C	1	0	19:00	3	7	.429	0	1	.000	5	1	3	6
1952-53	28	ROC	NBA	C	1	0	19:00	2	7	.286	1	3	.333	9	2	3	5
1953-54	29	ROC	NBA	C	1	0	20:00	4	10	.400	0	1	.000	7	0	5	8
1954-55	30	ROC	NBA	C
Career			NBA		3	0	58	9	24	.375	1	5	.200	21	3	11	19

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)

Thru 10 Years		Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player	Sim	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Arnie Risen		10.6	9.3	7.8	6.8	5.8	4.6	3.9	2.7	2.6	1.8
Tyson Chandler	92.1	10.0	9.4	8.3	7.9	5.4	3.9	3.4	2.9	1.9	1.8
Tom Owens	90.4	10.4	8.3	8.0	6.9	6.9	6.0	4.8	2.9	2.5	0.9
Dave Robisch	86.3	10.1	9.1	8.6	8.5	7.8	5.2	5.0	4.2	2.3	2.3
Nate Thurmond	85.9	9.9	9.0	7.2	7.2	6.5	6.1	5.2	4.3	3.7	3.5
Brad Miller	85.0	10.0	9.6	9.1	8.6	8.3	6.5	3.8	3.4	2.7	2.1
Jim Eakins	84.9	9.0	8.5	7.6	7.4	7.4	6.6	3.6	3.6	2.9	0.9
Arvydas Sabonis	84.6	9.7	8.4	7.5	7.1	5.8	4.9	3.7
Zydrunas Ilgauskas	84.4	9.4	8.7	8.1	7.8	6.6	6.1	5.0	2.5	0.7	0.5
Swen Nater	83.6	9.7	8.7	8.6	6.9	6.8	6.8	5.5	3.1	1.2	-0.1
Tree Rollins	83.3	9.2	7.3	6.4	6.4	5.5	5.0	4.9	3.8	3.4	2.6

Career		Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player	Sim	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Arnie Risen		10.6	9.3	7.8	6.8	5.8	4.6	3.9	2.7	2.6	1.8
Tom Owens	88.9	10.4	8.3	8.0	6.9	6.9	6.0	4.8	3.2	2.9	2.5	0.9	0.6
Dave Robisch	85.3	10.1	9.1	8.6	8.5	7.8	5.2	5.0	4.2	2.3	2.3	0.7	0.4	0.1
Swen Nater	85.1	9.7	8.7	8.6	6.9	6.8	6.8	5.5	3.1	1.2	1.2	-0.1
Jim Eakins	84.9	9.0	8.5	7.6	7.4	7.4	6.6	3.6	3.6	2.9	0.9
Arvydas Sabonis	84.6	9.7	8.4	7.5	7.1	5.8	4.9	3.7
Mike Gminski	81.2	9.2	7.0	6.5	6.1	6.0	5.4	4.3	4.0	2.9	1.8	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.0
Zydrunas Ilgauskas	81.1	9.4	8.7	8.1	7.8	6.6	6.1	5.6	5.0	2.9	2.5	2.5	0.7	0.5
Clifford Ray	80.5	8.7	8.2	8.1	7.0	6.9	6.7	5.7	3.8	1.9	-0.3
Sam Lacey	79.3	7.7	7.4	6.5	5.6	5.6	5.0	4.3	4.0	2.7	1.2	0.6	0.3	-0.1
Red Rocha	78.0	7.8	7.2	7.0	6.5	5.1	5.0	4.6	3.6	1.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games 1952 NBA 1953 NBA 1954 NBA 1955 NBA	Honors 1948-49 BAA All-BAA (2nd)	Championships (Minimum 1 playoff game) 1951 Rochester Royals (NBA) 1957 Boston Celtics (NBA)	Games 1948-49 BAA 60 (4) 1951-52 NBA 66 (1) 1953-54 NBA 72 (2)
Field Goals 1948-49 BAA 345 (5) 1950-51 NBA 377 (8) 1951-52 NBA 365 (8)	Field Goal Attempts 1950-51 NBA 940 (10) 1951-52 NBA 926 (10)	Free Throws 1948-49 BAA 305 (4) 1950-51 NBA 323 (9)	Free Throw Attempts 1948-49 BAA 462 (3) 1950-51 NBA 440 (9) 1951-52 NBA 431 (6) 1953-54 NBA 430 (10)
Total Rebounds 1950-51 NBA 795 (4) 1951-52 NBA 841 (4) 1952-53 NBA 745 (9) 1953-54 NBA 728 (7) 1954-55 NBA 703 (9)	Personal Fouls 1950-51 NBA 278 (4) 1951-52 NBA 258 (8) 1953-54 NBA 284 (2) 1955-56 NBA 300 (3)	Points 1948-49 BAA 995 (4) 1950-51 NBA 1077 (10) 1951-52 NBA 1032 (9)	Field Goal Pct 1948-49 BAA .423 (1)
Points Per Game 1948-49 BAA 16.6 (4) 1950-51 NBA 16.3 (9) 1951-52 NBA 15.6 (9)	Rebounds Per Game 1950-51 NBA 12.0 (4) 1951-52 NBA 12.7 (4) 1952-53 NBA 11.0 (8) 1953-54 NBA 10.1 (7) 1954-55 NBA 10.2 (7) Career NBA 9.7 (55) Career 9.7 (64)	Player Efficiency Rating 1951-52 NBA 20.6 (9)	True Shooting Pct 1948-49 BAA .488 (4) 1950-51 NBA .475 (9)
Effective Field Goal Pct 1948-49 BAA .423 (1)	Offensive Win Shares 1948-49 BAA 9.4 (2) 1950-51 NBA 6.6 (7)	Defensive Win Shares 1953-54 NBA 4.8 (3)	Win Shares 1948-49 BAA 10.6 (3) 1950-51 NBA 9.3 (7)
Hall of Fame Probability Career 0.836 (69)	NBA Elo Player Rating 271st (overall) as of Jun 18, 2013, 5:06AM

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October 26, 1955: Sold by the Rochester Royals to the Boston Celtics.

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