Paul Arizin vs. Greg Ballard Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Greg Ballard 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, 1 less than Greg Ballard, who played 11. Paul Arizin had the first of his seasons in 1950-51, while Greg Ballard had his rookie season in 1977-78. 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
Greg Ballard	11	7	1977-78 to 1988-89

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Paul Arizin	Greg Ballard
Season	1950-51	1977-78
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost East Div Semis	NBA Champion

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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
Greg Ballard	76	12.3	4.9	1.3	2.2	3.5	0.8	0.4	0.2	0.8	1.2	1.9	4.4	.425	-	-	-	1.2	1.5	.772

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
Greg Ballard	19	12.8	3.9	1.4	2.7	4.2	0.9	0.5	0.2	0.7	1.5	1.1	3.3	.333	-	-	-	1.7	2.2	.780


Season 2
	Paul Arizin	Greg Ballard
Season	1951-52	1978-79
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game NVP	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost East Div Semis	Bullets Lost NBA 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	66	44.5	25.4	-	-	11.3	2.6	-	-	-	3.8	8.3	18.5	.448	-	-	-	8.8	10.7	.818
Greg Ballard	82	18.9	7.8	1.7	3.7	5.5	1.4	0.7	0.4	1.2	2.0	3.2	6.8	.465	-	-	-	1.5	2.1	.692

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
Greg Ballard	19	16.4	7.2	1.8	3.1	4.8	0.9	0.5	0.3	1.1	1.5	2.8	5.3	.525	-	-	-	1.6	2.2	.756

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


Season 3
	Paul Arizin	Greg Ballard
Season	1954-55	1979-80
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bullets 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	72	41.0	21.0	-	-	9.4	2.9	-	-	-	3.8	7.3	18.4	.399	-	-	-	6.3	8.1	.776
Greg Ballard	82	29.7	15.6	2.9	4.9	7.8	1.9	1.1	0.4	1.6	2.4	6.6	13.4	.495	0.2	0.6	.340	2.1	2.8	.753

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Arizin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Greg Ballard	2	36.5	11.0	1.0	6.0	7.0	3.5	0.5	0.5	4.0	4.0	4.5	14.0	.321	0.0	0.0	-	2.0	3.5	.571


Season 4
	Paul Arizin	Greg Ballard
Season	1955-56	1980-81
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did 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	37.8	24.2	-	-	7.5	2.6	-	-	-	3.9	8.6	19.1	.448	-	-	-	7.0	8.7	.810
Greg Ballard	82	31.8	15.5	2.0	5.0	7.1	2.4	1.4	0.5	1.4	2.4	6.7	14.5	.463	0.1	0.4	.219	2.0	2.4	.847

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
Greg Ballard	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Paul Arizin	Greg Ballard
Season	1956-57	1981-82
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost East Div Semis	Bullets Lost East Conf 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	71	39.0	25.6	-	-	7.9	2.1	-	-	-	3.9	8.6	20.4	.422	-	-	-	8.3	10.0	.829
Greg Ballard	79	37.3	18.8	1.7	6.3	8.0	3.2	1.7	0.3	1.5	2.6	7.9	16.5	.475	0.1	0.3	.409	3.0	3.6	.830

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
Greg Ballard	7	38.3	13.3	3.1	5.9	9.0	3.1	2.0	0.4	1.7	2.9	5.1	14.3	.360	0.0	0.0	-	3.0	3.6	.840


Season 6
	Paul Arizin	Greg Ballard
Season	1957-58	1982-83
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost East Div Finals	Did 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
Greg Ballard	78	36.4	18.0	1.6	4.9	6.5	3.4	1.7	0.3	2.0	2.3	7.7	16.3	.473	0.2	0.5	.351	2.3	3.0	.781

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
Greg Ballard	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Paul Arizin	Greg Ballard
Season	1958-59	1983-84
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bullets 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	70	40.0	26.4	-	-	9.1	1.7	-	-	-	3.8	9.0	20.9	.431	-	-	-	8.4	10.3	.813
Greg Ballard	82	32.9	14.5	1.7	4.2	6.0	3.5	1.1	0.4	1.7	2.6	6.2	12.9	.481	0.0	0.2	.133	2.0	2.5	.798

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Arizin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Greg Ballard	4	42.0	16.5	1.8	4.3	6.0	3.5	1.8	0.8	2.0	3.0	6.8	14.8	.458	0.0	0.3	.000	3.0	3.3	.923


Season 8
	Paul Arizin	Greg Ballard
Season	1959-60	1984-85
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost East Div Finals	Bullets 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	72	36.4	22.3	-	-	8.6	2.3	-	-	-	3.7	8.2	19.4	.424	-	-	-	5.8	7.3	.798
Greg Ballard	82	32.5	13.1	1.8	4.6	6.5	2.5	1.2	0.4	1.3	2.7	5.7	11.9	.480	0.2	0.6	.304	1.5	1.8	.795

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
Greg Ballard	4	16.3	7.5	1.0	2.5	3.5	1.5	0.8	0.0	1.3	1.8	2.8	6.0	.458	0.0	0.5	.000	2.0	2.3	.889


Season 9
	Paul Arizin	Greg Ballard
Season	1960-61	1985-86
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost East Div Semis	Did 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	79	37.2	23.2	-	-	8.6	2.4	-	-	-	4.2	8.2	19.4	.425	-	-	-	6.7	8.1	.833
Greg Ballard	75	23.9	8.8	1.8	3.8	5.6	1.1	0.9	0.1	0.7	2.3	3.6	7.6	.477	0.2	0.5	.486	1.3	1.7	.802

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
Greg Ballard	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Paul Arizin	Greg Ballard
Season	1961-62	1986-87
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost East Div Finals	Warriors Lost West Conf 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	78	35.7	21.9	-	-	6.8	2.6	-	-	-	3.9	7.8	19.1	.410	-	-	-	6.2	7.7	.805
Greg Ballard	82	19.3	7.1	1.2	2.9	4.1	1.3	0.6	0.2	0.9	2.0	3.0	6.9	.440	0.2	0.5	.375	0.8	1.1	.747

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
Greg Ballard	10	17.9	5.9	1.8	2.2	4.0	1.9	0.8	0.0	0.9	1.6	2.6	4.8	.542	0.4	1.0	.400	0.3	0.4	.750

Note: Greg Ballard didn't play in 1987-88.


Season 11
	Paul Arizin	Greg Ballard
Season	-	1988-89
Team	-	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Did 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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Greg Ballard	2	7.5	3.0	1.0	2.5	3.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	0.5	4.0	.125	0.0	0.5	.000	2.0	2.0	1.000

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Arizin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Greg Ballard	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Paul Arizin vs. Greg Ballard Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Greg Ballard 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11