Paul Arizin vs. Woody Sauldsberry Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Woody Sauldsberry 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 Woody Sauldsberry, who played 7. Paul Arizin had the first of his seasons in 1950-51, while Woody Sauldsberry had his rookie season in 1957-58. 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
Woody Sauldsberry 7 3 1957-58 to 1965-66

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Paul Arizin Woody Sauldsberry
Season 1950-511957-58
Team Philadelphia WarriorsPhiladelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div SemisWarriors 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 65 - 17.2 - - 9.8 2.1 - - - 4.4 5.4 13.3 .407 - - - 6.4 8.1 .793
Woody Sauldsberry 71 33.5 12.8 - - 10.3 0.8 - - - 3.5 5.5 15.2 .360 - - - 1.9 3.1 .615
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
Woody Sauldsberry 8 36.3 12.9 - - 10.9 0.8 - - - 3.4 5.6 16.4 .344 - - - 1.6 2.9 .565

Season 2
Paul Arizin Woody Sauldsberry
Season 1951-521958-59
Team Philadelphia WarriorsPhiladelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement 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
Woody Sauldsberry 72 38.1 15.4 - - 11.5 1.0 - - - 3.8 7.0 19.2 .363 - - - 1.5 2.4 .625
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
Woody Sauldsberry ------- --- ----------

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

Season 3
Paul Arizin Woody Sauldsberry
Season 1954-551959-60
Team Philadelphia WarriorsPhiladelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors 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 41.0 21.0 - - 9.4 2.9 - - - 3.8 7.3 18.4 .399 - - - 6.3 8.1 .776
Woody Sauldsberry 71 26.0 9.9 - - 6.3 1.6 - - - 2.9 4.6 13.7 .334 - - - 0.8 1.5 .534
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Arizin ------- --- ----------
Woody Sauldsberry 9 33.1 12.9 - - 7.1 1.3 - - - 4.4 6.0 17.7 .340 - - - 0.9 1.6 .571

Season 4
Paul Arizin Woody Sauldsberry
Season 1955-561960-61
Team Philadelphia WarriorsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHawks 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 72 37.8 24.2 - - 7.5 2.6 - - - 3.9 8.6 19.1 .448 - - - 7.0 8.7 .810
Woody Sauldsberry 69 21.6 7.5 - - 7.1 1.1 - - - 2.9 3.3 11.1 .299 - - - 0.8 1.4 .560
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
Woody Sauldsberry 12 33.9 13.7 - - 9.0 2.8 - - - 4.3 6.3 17.2 .364 - - - 1.2 2.1 .560

Season 5
Paul Arizin Woody Sauldsberry
Season 1956-571961-62
Team Philadelphia WarriorsSt. Louis Hawks, Chicago Packers
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
Woody Sauldsberry 63 28.0 10.7 - - 8.5 1.4 - - - 2.8 4.7 13.8 .343 - - - 1.3 2.0 .642
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
Woody Sauldsberry ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Paul Arizin Woody Sauldsberry
Season 1957-581962-63
Team Philadelphia WarriorsChicago Zephyrs, St. Louis Hawks
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
Woody Sauldsberry 77 26.4 10.9 - - 5.8 1.0 - - - 3.0 4.8 12.5 .379 - - - 1.4 2.1 .656
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
Woody Sauldsberry ------- --- ----------

Note: Woody Sauldsberry didn't play in 1963-64 and 1964-65.

Season 7
Paul Arizin Woody Sauldsberry
Season 1958-591965-66
Team Philadelphia WarriorsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion 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 70 40.0 26.4 - - 9.1 1.7 - - - 3.8 9.0 20.9 .431 - - - 8.4 10.3 .813
Woody Sauldsberry 39 13.6 4.4 - - 3.6 0.4 - - - 2.4 2.1 6.4 .321 - - - 0.3 0.6 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Arizin ------- --- ----------
Woody Sauldsberry ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Paul Arizin Woody Sauldsberry
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
Woody Sauldsberry ------- --- ----------
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
Woody Sauldsberry ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Paul Arizin Woody Sauldsberry
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
Woody Sauldsberry ------- --- ----------
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
Woody Sauldsberry ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Paul Arizin Woody Sauldsberry
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
Woody Sauldsberry ------- --- ----------
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
Woody Sauldsberry ------- --- ----------
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