Paul Arizin vs. Isaiah Thomas Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Isaiah Thomas 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.
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 less than Isaiah Thomas, who played 12. Paul Arizin had the first of his seasons in 1950-51, while Isaiah Thomas had his rookie season in 2011-12. 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 |
Isaiah Thomas |
12 |
4 |
2011-12 to 2023-24 |
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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 |
Isaiah Thomas |
65 |
25.5 |
11.5 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
4.1 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
3.9 |
8.8 |
.448 |
1.3 |
3.4 |
.379 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
.832 |
|
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 |
Isaiah Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Isaiah Thomas |
79 |
26.9 |
13.9 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
4.6 |
10.5 |
.440 |
1.5 |
4.1 |
.358 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
.882 |
|
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 |
Isaiah Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Paul Arizin didn't play in 1952-53 and 1953-54.
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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 |
Isaiah Thomas |
72 |
34.7 |
20.3 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
6.3 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
3.0 |
2.6 |
6.9 |
15.2 |
.453 |
1.8 |
5.1 |
.349 |
4.8 |
5.7 |
.850 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul Arizin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Isaiah Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Isaiah Thomas |
67 |
25.8 |
16.4 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
4.2 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
5.0 |
11.9 |
.420 |
1.9 |
5.2 |
.373 |
4.5 |
5.2 |
.868 |
|
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 |
Isaiah Thomas |
4 |
29.8 |
17.5 |
0.3 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
7.0 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
3.5 |
2.5 |
4.5 |
13.5 |
.333 |
0.8 |
4.5 |
.167 |
7.8 |
8.0 |
.969 |
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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 |
Isaiah Thomas |
82 |
32.2 |
22.2 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
6.2 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
2.7 |
2.0 |
7.2 |
16.9 |
.428 |
2.0 |
5.7 |
.359 |
5.8 |
6.6 |
.871 |
|
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 |
Isaiah Thomas |
6 |
36.7 |
24.2 |
0.3 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
7.8 |
19.8 |
.395 |
2.2 |
7.7 |
.283 |
6.3 |
7.8 |
.809 |
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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 |
Isaiah Thomas |
76 |
33.8 |
28.9 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
5.9 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
2.8 |
2.2 |
9.0 |
19.4 |
.463 |
3.2 |
8.5 |
.379 |
7.8 |
8.5 |
.909 |
|
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 |
Isaiah Thomas |
15 |
34.7 |
23.3 |
0.3 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
6.7 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
3.3 |
2.3 |
7.4 |
17.4 |
.425 |
2.4 |
7.2 |
.333 |
6.1 |
7.4 |
.820 |
|
Season 7 |
|
Paul Arizin |
Isaiah Thomas |
Season |
1958-59 | 2017-18 |
Team |
Philadelphia Warriors | Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers |
Honors & Awards |
All-NBA Second Team | - |
All-Star Game | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
70 |
40.0 |
26.4 |
- |
- |
9.1 |
1.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
9.0 |
20.9 |
.431 |
- |
- |
- |
8.4 |
10.3 |
.813 |
Isaiah Thomas |
32 |
26.9 |
15.2 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
4.8 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
3.0 |
1.8 |
4.9 |
13.2 |
.373 |
1.7 |
5.9 |
.293 |
3.7 |
4.1 |
.893 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul Arizin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Isaiah Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Isaiah Thomas |
12 |
15.1 |
8.1 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
8.3 |
.343 |
1.0 |
3.6 |
.279 |
1.4 |
2.3 |
.630 |
|
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 |
Isaiah Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Isaiah Thomas |
40 |
23.1 |
12.2 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
3.7 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
4.4 |
10.7 |
.408 |
2.0 |
4.7 |
.413 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
.816 |
|
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 |
Isaiah Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Isaiah Thomas |
3 |
16.0 |
7.7 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
9.0 |
.333 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
.250 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.000 |
|
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 |
Isaiah Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Isaiah Thomas |
22 |
15.2 |
8.4 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
7.6 |
.401 |
1.3 |
3.8 |
.337 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
.846 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul Arizin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Isaiah Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Isaiah Thomas didn't play in 2022-23.
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Isaiah Thomas |
6 |
3.2 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
.300 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul Arizin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Isaiah Thomas |
1 |
4.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
.000 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |