Paul Arizin vs. Aaron Gray Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Aaron Gray and Paul Arizin, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Paul Arizin played 10 years in the NBA, 3 more than Aaron Gray, who played 7. Paul Arizin had the first of his seasons in 1950-51, while Aaron Gray had his rookie season in 2007-08. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Paul Arizin 10 8 1950-51 to 1961-62
Aaron Gray 7 2 2007-08 to 2013-14

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Paul Arizin Aaron Gray
Season 1950-512007-08
Team Philadelphia WarriorsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Arizin 65 - 17.2 - - 9.8 2.1 - - - 4.4 5.4 13.3 .407 - - - 6.4 8.1 .793
Aaron Gray 61 10.0 4.3 1.1 1.6 2.8 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.9 1.9 1.7 3.3 .505 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.6 .566
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Arizin 2 - 20.5 - - 10.0 1.5 - - - 5.0 7.0 13.5 .519 - - - 6.5 8.0 .813
Aaron Gray ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Paul Arizin Aaron Gray
Season 1951-522008-09
Team Philadelphia WarriorsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div SemisBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Arizin 66 44.5 25.4 - - 11.3 2.6 - - - 3.8 8.3 18.5 .448 - - - 8.8 10.7 .818
Aaron Gray 56 12.8 3.5 1.5 2.4 3.9 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.7 2.4 1.4 3.0 .485 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 1.1 .576
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Arizin 3 40.0 25.7 - - 12.7 2.7 - - - 5.7 8.0 17.7 .453 - - - 9.7 11.0 .879
Aaron Gray 2 4.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Note: Paul Arizin didn't play in 1952-53 and 1953-54.

Season 3
Paul Arizin Aaron Gray
Season 1954-552009-10
Team Philadelphia WarriorsChicago Bulls, New Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Arizin 72 41.0 21.0 - - 9.4 2.9 - - - 3.8 7.3 18.4 .399 - - - 6.3 8.1 .776
Aaron Gray 32 9.7 3.3 1.4 1.9 3.3 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.6 1.7 1.3 2.6 .512 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.9 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Arizin ------- --- ----------
Aaron Gray ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Paul Arizin Aaron Gray
Season 1955-562010-11
Team Philadelphia WarriorsNew Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHornets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Arizin 72 37.8 24.2 - - 7.5 2.6 - - - 3.9 8.6 19.1 .448 - - - 7.0 8.7 .810
Aaron Gray 41 13.0 3.1 1.4 2.7 4.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.8 2.3 1.4 2.4 .566 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.8 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Arizin 10 40.9 28.9 - - 8.4 2.9 - - - 3.1 10.3 22.9 .450 - - - 8.3 9.9 .838
Aaron Gray 6 14.5 3.5 0.5 3.0 3.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.8 2.2 1.5 2.2 .692 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.3 .375

Season 5
Paul Arizin Aaron Gray
Season 1956-572011-12
Team Philadelphia WarriorsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Arizin 71 39.0 25.6 - - 7.9 2.1 - - - 3.9 8.6 20.4 .422 - - - 8.3 10.0 .829
Aaron Gray 49 16.6 3.9 1.7 4.0 5.7 0.6 0.4 0.3 1.0 2.6 1.7 3.3 .516 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .532
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Arizin 2 11.0 4.5 - - 4.0 0.5 - - - 1.5 1.5 4.0 .375 - - - 1.5 2.5 .600
Aaron Gray ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Paul Arizin Aaron Gray
Season 1957-582012-13
Team Philadelphia WarriorsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Arizin 68 35.0 20.7 - - 7.4 2.0 - - - 3.5 7.1 18.1 .393 - - - 6.5 8.0 .809
Aaron Gray 42 12.2 2.8 1.1 2.0 3.2 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.9 2.0 1.1 2.1 .533 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .523
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Arizin 8 38.6 23.5 - - 7.8 2.0 - - - 3.3 8.3 21.1 .391 - - - 7.0 9.0 .778
Aaron Gray ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Paul Arizin Aaron Gray
Season 1958-592013-14
Team Philadelphia WarriorsToronto Raptors, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Arizin 70 40.0 26.4 - - 9.1 1.7 - - - 3.8 9.0 20.9 .431 - - - 8.4 10.3 .813
Aaron Gray 37 9.6 1.8 1.1 1.9 3.0 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.8 1.7 0.7 1.6 .443 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 0.5 .550
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Arizin ------- --- ----------
Aaron Gray ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Paul Arizin Aaron Gray
Season 1959-60-
Team Philadelphia Warriors-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Arizin 72 36.4 22.3 - - 8.6 2.3 - - - 3.7 8.2 19.4 .424 - - - 5.8 7.3 .798
Aaron Gray ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Arizin 9 41.2 26.3 - - 9.6 3.7 - - - 3.2 9.3 21.7 .431 - - - 7.7 8.8 .873
Aaron Gray ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Paul Arizin Aaron Gray
Season 1960-61-
Team Philadelphia Warriors-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Arizin 79 37.2 23.2 - - 8.6 2.4 - - - 4.2 8.2 19.4 .425 - - - 6.7 8.1 .833
Aaron Gray ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Arizin 3 41.7 22.3 - - 8.7 4.0 - - - 5.7 7.3 22.3 .328 - - - 7.7 11.0 .697
Aaron Gray ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Paul Arizin Aaron Gray
Season 1961-62-
Team Philadelphia Warriors-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Arizin 78 35.7 21.9 - - 6.8 2.6 - - - 3.9 7.8 19.1 .410 - - - 6.2 7.7 .805
Aaron Gray ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Arizin 12 38.3 23.2 - - 6.7 2.2 - - - 3.7 7.9 21.1 .375 - - - 7.3 8.5 .863
Aaron Gray ------- --- ----------
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