Arnie Risen
C · Boston Celtics
Seasons 1948-49–1957-58 · 10 on record · Ht 6-9 · b. 1924
★ Hall of Fame4× All-Star
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Player info
| Nickname | Stilts, Big Slim, Stretch |
|---|---|
| Position | C |
| Number | #14 (also #19) |
| Team | Boston Celtics |
| Height | 6-9 |
| Weight | 200 lb |
| Born | 1924-10-09 |
| College | Eastern Kentucky → Ohio State |
| Seasons | 1948-49–1957-58 (10) |
Career averages
12.0 PPG, 7.9 RPG, 1.7 APG · 637 games · .381 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948-49 | ROC | 24 | 60 | — | .423 | — | .660 | — | 1.7 | — | — | 16.6 | — | .488 |
| 1949-50 | ROC | 25 | 62 | — | .344 | — | .664 | — | 1.5 | — | — | 10.1 | — | .423 |
| 1950-51 | ROC | 26 | 66 | — | .401 | — | .734 | 12.0 | 2.4 | — | — | 16.3 | — | .475 |
| 1951-52 | ROC | 27 | 66 | 36.3 | .394 | — | .701 | 12.7 | 2.3 | — | — | 15.6 | 20.8 | .463 |
| 1952-53 | ROC | 28 | 68 | 33.6 | .368 | — | .685 | 11.0 | 2.0 | — | — | 13.0 | 18.2 | .446 |
| 1953-54 | ROC | 29 | 72 | 33.1 | .368 | — | .714 | 10.1 | 1.7 | — | — | 13.2 | 18.4 | .447 |
| 1954-55 | ROC | 30 | 69 | 28.6 | .371 | — | .744 | 10.2 | 1.6 | — | — | 11.6 | 17.4 | .461 |
| 1955-56 | BOS | 31 | 68 | 23.5 | .383 | — | .708 | 8.1 | 1.3 | — | — | 8.1 | 12.1 | .458 |
| 1956-57 | BOS | 32 | 43 | 21.7 | .388 | — | .679 | 6.7 | 1.2 | — | — | 8.0 | 12.9 | .458 |
| 1957-58 | BOS | 33 | 63 | 17.8 | .338 | — | .683 | 5.7 | 0.8 | — | — | 6.1 | 9.9 | .406 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948-49 | ROC | 60 | — | — | 345 | 816 | .423 | — | — | 305 | 462 | — | 100 | — | — | — | 995 |
| 1949-50 | ROC | 62 | — | — | 206 | 598 | .344 | — | — | 213 | 321 | — | 92 | — | — | — | 625 |
| 1950-51 | ROC | 66 | — | — | 377 | 940 | .401 | — | — | 323 | 440 | 795 | 158 | — | — | — | 1,077 |
| 1951-52 | ROC | 66 | — | 2,396 | 365 | 926 | .394 | — | — | 302 | 431 | 841 | 150 | — | — | — | 1,032 |
| 1952-53 | ROC | 68 | — | 2,288 | 295 | 802 | .368 | — | — | 294 | 429 | 745 | 135 | — | — | — | 884 |
| 1953-54 | ROC | 72 | — | 2,385 | 321 | 872 | .368 | — | — | 307 | 430 | 728 | 120 | — | — | — | 949 |
| 1954-55 | ROC | 69 | — | 1,970 | 259 | 699 | .371 | — | — | 279 | 375 | 703 | 112 | — | — | — | 797 |
| 1955-56 | BOS | 68 | — | 1,597 | 189 | 493 | .383 | — | — | 170 | 240 | 553 | 88 | — | — | — | 548 |
| 1956-57 | BOS | 43 | — | 935 | 119 | 307 | .388 | — | — | 106 | 156 | 286 | 53 | — | — | — | 344 |
| 1957-58 | BOS | 63 | — | 1,119 | 134 | 397 | .338 | — | — | 114 | 167 | 360 | 50 | — | — | — | 382 |
| Career | 637 | — | — | 2,610 | 6,850 | .381 | 0 | 0 | 2413 | 3451 | 5011 | 1058 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7,633 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948-49 | ROC | 60 | — | — | — | .423 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1949-50 | ROC | 62 | — | — | — | .344 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1950-51 | ROC | 66 | — | — | — | .401 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1951-52 | ROC | 66 | 36.3 | 5.5 | 13.9 | .394 | — | — | 4.5 | 6.5 | 12.6 | 2.3 | — | — | — | 15.5 |
| 1952-53 | ROC | 68 | 33.6 | 4.6 | 12.6 | .368 | — | — | 4.6 | 6.8 | 11.7 | 2.1 | — | — | — | 13.9 |
| 1953-54 | ROC | 72 | 33.1 | 4.8 | 13.2 | .368 | — | — | 4.6 | 6.5 | 11.0 | 1.8 | — | — | — | 14.3 |
| 1954-55 | ROC | 69 | 28.6 | 4.7 | 12.8 | .371 | — | — | 5.1 | 6.9 | 12.8 | 2.0 | — | — | — | 14.6 |
| 1955-56 | BOS | 68 | 23.5 | 4.3 | 11.1 | .383 | — | — | 3.8 | 5.4 | 12.5 | 2.0 | — | — | — | 12.4 |
| 1956-57 | BOS | 43 | 21.7 | 4.6 | 11.8 | .388 | — | — | 4.1 | 6.0 | 11.0 | 2.0 | — | — | — | 13.2 |
| 1957-58 | BOS | 63 | 17.8 | 4.3 | 12.8 | .338 | — | — | 3.7 | 5.4 | 11.6 | 1.6 | — | — | — | 12.3 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948-49 | ROC | 60 | — | — | .488 | — | 9.4 | 1.2 | 10.6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1949-50 | ROC | 62 | — | — | .423 | — | 2.4 | 2.2 | 4.6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1950-51 | ROC | 66 | — | — | .475 | — | 6.6 | 2.8 | 9.3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1951-52 | ROC | 66 | 2,396 | 20.8 | .463 | — | 4.4 | 2.5 | 6.8 | .137 | — | — | — | — |
| 1952-53 | ROC | 68 | 2,288 | 18.2 | .446 | — | 2.4 | 3.4 | 5.8 | .122 | — | — | — | — |
| 1953-54 | ROC | 72 | 2,385 | 18.4 | .447 | — | 3.0 | 4.8 | 7.8 | .157 | — | — | — | — |
| 1954-55 | ROC | 69 | 1,970 | 17.4 | .461 | — | 2.3 | 1.6 | 3.9 | .095 | — | — | — | — |
| 1955-56 | BOS | 68 | 1,597 | 12.1 | .458 | — | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.6 | .079 | — | — | — | — |
| 1956-57 | BOS | 43 | 935 | 12.9 | .458 | — | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.7 | .140 | — | — | — | — |
| 1957-58 | BOS | 63 | 1,119 | 9.9 | .406 | — | -0.2 | 2.0 | 1.8 | .076 | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 637 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55.9 | — | — | — | — | +0.0 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948-49 | 2 | 0.0 | 19.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 2.879 |
| 1949-50 | 2 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 1.742 |
| 1950-51 | 14 | 0.0 | 19.6 | 10.4 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .408 | — | .475 |
| 1951-52 | 6 | 0.0 | 15.7 | 6.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.500 | — | 1.200 |
| 1952-53 | 3 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 1.847 |
| 1953-54 | 6 | 0.0 | 14.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .848 | — | .850 |
| 1954-55 | 3 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .439 | — | .506 |
| 1955-56 | 3 | 29.3 | 12.3 | 14.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .353 | — | .441 |
| 1956-57 | 10 | 15.2 | 7.5 | 5.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .444 | — | .501 |
| 1957-58 | 10 | 16.8 | 4.6 | 6.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .235 | — | .351 |
| Career | 59 | 6.9 | 13.0 | 5.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .542 | — | .602 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 270 | 12.1 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 212–58 |
| Away | 245 | 10.5 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 86–159 |
| In wins | 298 | 11.8 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 298–0 |
| In losses | 217 | 10.7 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0–217 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 64 | 9.8 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 45–19 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 43 | 12.6 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 27–16 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 82 | 11.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 53–29 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 74 | 10.8 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 43–31 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 82 | 12.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 41–41 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 73 | 11.2 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 37–36 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Arnie Risen play for?
Arnie Risen plays C for the Boston Celtics.
What are Arnie Risen's career stats?
Arnie Risen has averaged 12.0 PPG, 7.9 RPG, 1.7 APG over 10 seasons (1948-49–1957-58).
How tall is Arnie Risen?
Arnie Risen is 6-9 (200 lb).