Paul Arizin vs. Jayson Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jayson Williams 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 more than Jayson Williams, who played 9. Paul Arizin had the first of his seasons in 1950-51, while Jayson Williams had his rookie season in 1990-91. 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
Jayson Williams 9 3 1990-91 to 1998-99

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Paul Arizin Jayson Williams
Season 1950-511990-91
Team Philadelphia WarriorsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div Semis76ers 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 65 - 17.2 - - 9.8 2.1 - - - 4.4 5.4 13.3 .407 - - - 6.4 8.1 .793
Jayson Williams 52 9.8 3.5 0.8 1.3 2.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.8 1.8 1.4 3.1 .447 0.0 0.0 .500 0.7 1.1 .661
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
Jayson Williams 4 2.5 2.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.0 1.3 .800 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

Paul Arizin Jayson Williams
Season 1951-521991-92
Team Philadelphia WarriorsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
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 66 44.5 25.4 - - 11.3 2.6 - - - 3.8 8.3 18.5 .448 - - - 8.8 10.7 .818
Jayson Williams 50 12.9 4.1 1.2 1.7 2.9 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.9 2.2 1.5 4.1 .364 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.8 .636
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
Jayson Williams ------- --- ----------

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

Season 3

Paul Arizin Jayson Williams
Season 1954-551992-93
Team Philadelphia WarriorsNew Jersey Nets
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
Jayson Williams 12 11.6 4.1 1.8 1.6 3.4 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 2.0 1.8 3.8 .457 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.5 .389
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Arizin ------- --- ----------
Jayson Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Paul Arizin Jayson Williams
Season 1955-561993-94
Team Philadelphia WarriorsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNets 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 37.8 24.2 - - 7.5 2.6 - - - 3.9 8.6 19.1 .448 - - - 7.0 8.7 .810
Jayson Williams 70 12.5 4.6 1.6 2.2 3.8 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.5 2.0 1.8 4.2 .427 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.7 .605
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
Jayson Williams 2 8.5 0.5 1.5 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.5 0.0 1.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .500

Season 5

Paul Arizin Jayson Williams
Season 1956-571994-95
Team Philadelphia WarriorsNew Jersey Nets
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
Jayson Williams 75 13.1 4.8 2.4 3.3 5.7 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.8 2.1 2.0 4.3 .461 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.6 .533
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
Jayson Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Paul Arizin Jayson Williams
Season 1957-581995-96
Team Philadelphia WarriorsNew Jersey Nets
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
Jayson Williams 80 23.2 9.0 4.3 5.8 10.0 0.6 0.4 0.7 1.3 3.0 3.5 8.3 .423 0.0 0.1 .286 2.0 3.4 .592
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
Jayson Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Paul Arizin Jayson Williams
Season 1958-591996-97
Team Philadelphia WarriorsNew Jersey Nets
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
Jayson Williams 41 34.9 13.4 5.9 7.6 13.5 1.2 0.6 0.9 2.0 3.9 5.4 13.2 .409 0.0 0.1 .000 2.6 4.5 .590
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Arizin ------- --- ----------
Jayson Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Paul Arizin Jayson Williams
Season 1959-601997-98
Team Philadelphia WarriorsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div FinalsNets 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
Jayson Williams 65 36.0 12.9 6.8 6.8 13.6 1.0 0.7 0.8 1.5 3.6 4.9 9.9 .498 0.0 0.1 .000 3.0 4.5 .666
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
Jayson Williams 3 39.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 14.0 1.7 0.7 1.0 0.7 2.7 3.0 7.0 .429 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 2.0 .500

Season 9

Paul Arizin Jayson Williams
Season 1960-611998-99
Team Philadelphia WarriorsNew Jersey Nets
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 79 37.2 23.2 - - 8.6 2.4 - - - 4.2 8.2 19.4 .425 - - - 6.7 8.1 .833
Jayson Williams 30 34.0 8.1 4.9 7.1 12.0 1.1 0.8 2.0 1.5 4.2 3.2 7.3 .445 0.0 0.1 .000 1.6 2.8 .565
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
Jayson Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Paul Arizin Jayson Williams
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
Jayson Williams ------- --- ----------
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
Jayson Williams ------- --- ----------