Paul Arizin vs. O.J. Mayo Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of O.J. Mayo 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, 2 more than O.J. Mayo, who played 8. Paul Arizin had the first of his seasons in 1950-51, while O.J. Mayo had his rookie season in 2008-09. 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
O.J. Mayo 8 3 2008-09 to 2015-16

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Paul Arizin O.J. Mayo
Season 1950-512008-09
Team Philadelphia WarriorsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
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
O.J. Mayo 82 38.0 18.5 0.7 3.1 3.8 3.2 1.1 0.2 2.8 2.5 6.9 15.6 .438 1.8 4.6 .384 3.0 3.4 .879
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
O.J. Mayo ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Paul Arizin O.J. Mayo
Season 1951-522009-10
Team Philadelphia WarriorsMemphis Grizzlies
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
O.J. Mayo 82 38.0 17.5 0.7 3.0 3.8 3.0 1.2 0.2 2.1 2.1 6.6 14.4 .458 1.7 4.3 .383 2.6 3.2 .809
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
O.J. Mayo ------- --- ----------

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

Season 3
Paul Arizin O.J. Mayo
Season 1954-552010-11
Team Philadelphia WarriorsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayGrizzlies 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 72 41.0 21.0 - - 9.4 2.9 - - - 3.8 7.3 18.4 .399 - - - 6.3 8.1 .776
O.J. Mayo 71 26.3 11.3 0.5 1.9 2.4 2.0 1.0 0.4 1.4 1.8 4.3 10.5 .407 1.4 3.7 .364 1.4 1.8 .756
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Arizin ------- --- ----------
O.J. Mayo 13 27.8 11.3 0.8 2.4 3.2 2.4 0.8 0.3 1.3 3.2 4.0 10.3 .388 1.5 3.8 .408 1.8 2.2 .793

Season 4
Paul Arizin O.J. Mayo
Season 1955-562011-12
Team Philadelphia WarriorsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionGrizzlies 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
O.J. Mayo 66 26.8 12.6 0.5 2.7 3.2 2.6 1.1 0.3 1.9 2.1 4.5 11.2 .408 1.5 4.2 .364 2.0 2.6 .773
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
O.J. Mayo 7 23.3 8.9 0.3 3.3 3.6 2.1 1.3 0.1 2.6 2.6 2.4 8.9 .274 1.0 3.4 .292 3.0 3.9 .778

Season 5
Paul Arizin O.J. Mayo
Season 1956-572012-13
Team Philadelphia WarriorsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div SemisDid Not Play
more >>
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
O.J. Mayo 82 35.5 15.3 0.4 3.1 3.5 4.4 1.1 0.3 2.6 2.4 5.6 12.5 .449 1.7 4.3 .407 2.3 2.8 .820
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
O.J. Mayo ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Paul Arizin O.J. Mayo
Season 1957-582013-14
Team Philadelphia WarriorsMilwaukee Bucks
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
O.J. Mayo 52 25.9 11.7 0.5 1.9 2.4 2.2 0.5 0.3 1.8 2.1 4.3 10.6 .407 1.6 4.4 .370 1.5 1.7 .864
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
O.J. Mayo ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Paul Arizin O.J. Mayo
Season 1958-592014-15
Team Philadelphia WarriorsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks 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
O.J. Mayo 71 23.9 11.4 0.4 2.2 2.6 2.8 0.8 0.3 1.8 2.3 4.2 9.9 .422 1.4 3.9 .357 1.6 2.0 .827
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Arizin ------- --- ----------
O.J. Mayo 6 26.0 9.0 0.2 3.2 3.3 3.0 1.2 0.2 1.5 2.3 3.0 9.0 .333 1.0 3.2 .316 2.0 2.0 1.000

Season 8
Paul Arizin O.J. Mayo
Season 1959-602015-16
Team Philadelphia WarriorsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
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
O.J. Mayo 41 26.6 7.8 0.3 2.2 2.6 2.9 1.2 0.2 1.8 3.1 2.9 7.8 .371 1.3 4.0 .321 0.8 1.0 .775
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
O.J. Mayo ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Paul Arizin O.J. Mayo
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
O.J. Mayo ------- --- ----------
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
O.J. Mayo ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Paul Arizin O.J. Mayo
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
O.J. Mayo ------- --- ----------
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
O.J. Mayo ------- --- ----------
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