Dennis Rodman vs. Paul Seymour Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Paul Seymour and Dennis Rodman, 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.

Dennis Rodman played 14 years in the NBA, 2 more than Paul Seymour, who played 12. Dennis Rodman had the first of his seasons in 1986-87, while Paul Seymour had his rookie season in 1947-48. 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
Dennis Rodman 14 11 1986-87 to 1999-00
Paul Seymour 12 9 1947-48 to 1959-60

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dennis Rodman Paul Seymour
Season 1986-871947-48
Team Detroit PistonsBaltimore Bullets (1st)
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 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 %
Dennis Rodman 77 15.0 6.5 2.1 2.2 4.3 0.7 0.5 0.6 1.2 2.2 2.8 5.1 .545 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.6 .587
Paul Seymour 22 - 3.5 - - - 0.3 - - - 1.5 1.2 4.6 .267 - - - 1.0 1.7 .595
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Rodman 15 16.3 6.5 2.1 2.6 4.7 0.2 0.4 1.1 1.1 3.2 2.7 4.9 .541 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 2.1 .563
Paul Seymour ------- --- ----------

Note: Paul Seymour didn't play in 1948-49.

Season 2

Dennis Rodman Paul Seymour
Season 1987-881949-50
Team Detroit PistonsSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost NBA FinalsNationals 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 %
Dennis Rodman 82 26.2 11.6 3.9 4.8 8.7 1.3 0.9 0.5 1.9 3.3 4.9 8.6 .561 0.1 0.2 .294 1.9 3.5 .535
Paul Seymour 62 - 7.7 - - - 3.0 - - - 2.5 2.8 8.5 .334 - - - 2.0 2.8 .716
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Rodman 23 20.6 7.1 2.2 3.7 5.9 0.9 0.6 0.6 1.3 3.8 3.1 5.9 .522 0.0 0.1 .000 1.0 2.3 .407
Paul Seymour 11 - 7.1 - - - 3.1 - - - 2.9 2.5 8.5 .290 - - - 2.2 2.5 .857

Season 3

Dennis Rodman Paul Seymour
Season 1988-891950-51
Team Detroit PistonsSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNationals 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 %
Dennis Rodman 82 26.9 9.0 4.0 5.4 9.4 1.2 0.7 0.9 1.5 3.6 3.9 6.5 .595 0.1 0.3 .231 1.2 1.9 .626
Paul Seymour 51 - 7.2 - - 3.8 3.7 - - - 2.7 2.5 7.5 .325 - - - 2.3 3.1 .736
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Rodman 17 24.1 5.8 3.3 6.7 10.0 0.9 0.4 0.7 1.4 3.4 2.2 4.1 .529 0.0 0.2 .000 1.4 2.1 .686
Paul Seymour 7 - 4.9 - - 3.7 3.6 - - - 3.1 1.4 6.9 .208 - - - 2.0 3.0 .667

Season 4

Dennis Rodman Paul Seymour
Season 1989-901951-52
Team Detroit PistonsSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNationals 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 %
Dennis Rodman 82 29.0 8.8 4.1 5.6 9.7 0.9 0.6 0.7 1.1 3.4 3.5 6.0 .581 0.0 0.1 .111 1.7 2.6 .654
Paul Seymour 66 33.5 9.1 - - 3.4 3.3 - - - 2.5 3.1 9.3 .335 - - - 2.8 3.7 .759
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Rodman 19 29.5 6.6 2.9 5.6 8.5 0.9 0.5 0.7 1.6 3.3 2.8 5.0 .568 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.8 .514
Paul Seymour 7 38.6 12.1 - - 3.7 3.6 - - - 4.7 3.6 8.6 .417 - - - 5.0 6.1 .814

Season 5

Dennis Rodman Paul Seymour
Season 1990-911952-53
Team Detroit PistonsSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf FinalsNationals 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 %
Dennis Rodman 82 33.5 8.2 4.4 8.1 12.5 1.0 0.8 0.7 1.1 3.4 3.4 6.8 .493 0.1 0.4 .200 1.4 2.1 .631
Paul Seymour 67 40.1 14.2 - - 3.7 4.4 - - - 3.1 4.6 11.9 .383 - - - 5.1 6.2 .817
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Rodman 15 33.0 6.3 4.5 7.3 11.8 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.9 3.7 2.7 6.1 .451 0.1 0.6 .222 0.7 1.6 .417
Paul Seymour 2 56.0 18.0 - - 5.0 4.0 - - - 5.5 4.5 12.0 .375 - - - 9.0 9.5 .947

Season 6

Dennis Rodman Paul Seymour
Season 1991-921953-54
Team Detroit PistonsSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdNationals 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 %
Dennis Rodman 82 40.3 9.8 6.4 12.3 18.7 2.3 0.8 0.9 1.7 3.0 4.2 7.7 .539 0.4 1.2 .317 1.0 1.7 .600
Paul Seymour 71 38.4 13.1 - - 4.1 5.1 - - - 2.6 4.5 11.8 .377 - - - 4.2 5.2 .813
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Rodman 5 31.2 7.2 3.2 7.0 10.2 1.8 0.8 0.4 1.4 3.4 3.2 5.4 .593 0.0 0.4 .000 0.8 1.6 .500
Paul Seymour 13 43.0 14.9 - - 2.6 4.6 - - - 3.0 4.5 11.0 .413 - - - 5.8 7.2 .809

Season 7

Dennis Rodman Paul Seymour
Season 1992-931954-55
Team Detroit PistonsSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Rodman 62 38.9 7.5 5.9 12.3 18.3 1.6 0.8 0.7 1.7 3.2 3.0 6.9 .427 0.2 1.2 .205 1.4 2.6 .534
Paul Seymour 72 41.0 14.6 - - 4.3 6.7 - - - 1.9 5.2 14.4 .362 - - - 4.2 5.1 .811
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Rodman ------- --- ----------
Paul Seymour 11 37.3 12.5 - - 3.9 6.8 - - - 1.9 4.2 13.5 .309 - - - 4.1 4.5 .900

Season 8

Dennis Rodman Paul Seymour
Season 1993-941955-56
Team San Antonio SpursSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdNationals 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 %
Dennis Rodman 79 37.8 4.7 5.7 11.6 17.3 2.3 0.7 0.4 1.7 2.9 2.0 3.7 .534 0.1 0.3 .208 0.7 1.3 .520
Paul Seymour 57 32.0 11.3 - - 2.7 4.8 - - - 2.3 4.0 11.8 .339 - - - 3.3 4.1 .807
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Rodman 3 38.0 8.3 8.0 8.0 16.0 0.7 2.0 1.3 2.0 4.7 4.0 8.0 .500 0.0 1.7 .000 0.3 2.0 .167
Paul Seymour 7 21.9 6.7 - - 1.6 2.6 - - - 1.6 2.3 7.9 .291 - - - 2.1 2.9 .750

Season 9

Dennis Rodman Paul Seymour
Season 1994-951956-57
Team San Antonio SpursSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf FinalsNationals Lost East Div Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Rodman 49 32.0 7.1 5.6 11.2 16.8 2.0 0.6 0.5 2.0 3.2 2.8 4.9 .571 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.3 .676
Paul Seymour 65 19.0 6.0 - - 2.0 3.0 - - - 1.4 2.2 6.8 .324 - - - 1.6 1.9 .821
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Rodman 14 32.8 8.9 4.9 9.9 14.8 1.3 0.9 0.0 1.8 3.6 3.7 6.9 .542 0.0 0.4 .000 1.4 2.5 .571
Paul Seymour 5 19.6 4.2 - - 2.0 1.6 - - - 2.2 1.6 7.4 .216 - - - 1.0 1.2 .833

Season 10

Dennis Rodman Paul Seymour
Season 1995-961957-58
Team Chicago BullsSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNationals 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 %
Dennis Rodman 64 32.6 5.5 5.6 9.3 14.9 2.5 0.6 0.4 2.2 3.1 2.3 4.8 .480 0.0 0.4 .111 0.9 1.7 .528
Paul Seymour 64 11.9 4.2 - - 1.7 1.5 - - - 1.4 1.7 4.9 .340 - - - 0.8 1.0 .841
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Rodman 18 34.4 7.5 5.4 8.3 13.7 2.1 0.8 0.4 2.3 4.2 2.8 5.7 .485 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 3.3 .593
Paul Seymour 3 16.7 6.0 - - 1.3 1.3 - - - 1.7 2.7 7.7 .348 - - - 0.7 1.0 .667

Season 11

Dennis Rodman Paul Seymour
Season 1996-971958-59
Team Chicago BullsSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Rodman 55 35.4 5.7 5.8 10.2 16.1 3.1 0.6 0.3 2.0 3.1 2.3 5.2 .448 0.1 0.3 .263 0.9 1.6 .568
Paul Seymour 21 12.7 4.3 - - 1.9 1.7 - - - 1.2 1.5 4.7 .327 - - - 1.2 1.4 .897
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Rodman 19 28.1 4.2 3.1 5.3 8.4 1.4 0.5 0.2 1.5 3.9 1.6 4.3 .370 0.2 0.8 .250 0.8 1.4 .577
Paul Seymour ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Dennis Rodman Paul Seymour
Season 1997-981959-60
Team Chicago BullsSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Rodman 80 35.7 4.7 5.3 9.8 15.0 2.9 0.6 0.2 1.8 3.0 1.9 4.5 .431 0.1 0.3 .174 0.8 1.4 .550
Paul Seymour 4 1.8 0.0 - - 0.3 0.0 - - - 0.3 0.0 1.0 .000 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Rodman 21 34.4 4.9 4.7 7.1 11.8 2.0 0.7 0.6 1.7 4.2 1.9 5.0 .371 0.0 0.2 .250 1.1 1.8 .605
Paul Seymour ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Dennis Rodman Paul Seymour
Season 1998-99-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Rodman 23 28.6 2.1 2.7 8.5 11.2 1.3 0.4 0.5 1.3 3.1 0.7 2.0 .348 0.0 0.1 .000 0.7 1.7 .436
Paul Seymour ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Rodman ------- --- ----------
Paul Seymour ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Dennis Rodman Paul Seymour
Season 1999-00-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Rodman 12 32.4 2.8 4.0 10.3 14.3 1.2 0.2 0.1 1.6 3.4 1.0 2.6 .387 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 1.2 .714
Paul Seymour ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dennis Rodman ------- --- ----------
Paul Seymour ------- --- ----------