Joel Anthony vs. Paul Arizin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Paul Arizin and Joel Anthony, 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.

Joel Anthony and Paul Arizin both played 10 years in the NBA. Joel Anthony had the first of his seasons in 2007-08, while Paul Arizin had his rookie season in 1950-51. 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.

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10
Rookie Season
	Joel Anthony	Paul Arizin
Season	2007-08	1950-51
Team	Miami Heat	Philadelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Joel Anthony	24	20.8	3.5	1.6	2.3	3.9	0.1	0.4	1.3	0.7	2.3	1.2	2.5	.467	0.0	0.0	-	1.2	2.0	.592
Paul Arizin	65	-	17.2	-	-	9.8	2.1	-	-	-	4.4	5.4	13.3	.407	-	-	-	6.4	8.1	.793
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joel Anthony	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Paul Arizin	2	-	20.5	-	-	10.0	1.5	-	-	-	5.0	7.0	13.5	.519	-	-	-	6.5	8.0	.813

Season 2
	Joel Anthony	Paul Arizin
Season	2008-09	1951-52
Team	Miami Heat	Philadelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs	Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Joel Anthony	65	16.1	2.2	1.4	1.7	3.0	0.4	0.3	1.4	0.6	2.1	0.9	1.8	.483	0.0	0.0	-	0.5	0.7	.652
Paul Arizin	66	44.5	25.4	-	-	11.3	2.6	-	-	-	3.8	8.3	18.5	.448	-	-	-	8.8	10.7	.818
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joel Anthony	6	14.7	1.7	1.5	1.7	3.2	0.3	0.0	1.2	0.2	1.5	0.7	0.8	.800	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.3	1.000
Paul Arizin	3	40.0	25.7	-	-	12.7	2.7	-	-	-	5.7	8.0	17.7	.453	-	-	-	9.7	11.0	.879

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

Season 3
	Joel Anthony	Paul Arizin
Season	2009-10	1954-55
Team	Miami Heat	Philadelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Joel Anthony	80	16.5	2.7	1.5	1.6	3.1	0.2	0.3	1.4	0.6	2.0	1.0	2.0	.478	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.2	.717
Paul Arizin	72	41.0	21.0	-	-	9.4	2.9	-	-	-	3.8	7.3	18.4	.399	-	-	-	6.3	8.1	.776
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joel Anthony	5	15.8	2.6	1.2	0.6	1.8	0.2	0.4	1.0	0.2	1.8	1.0	1.4	.714	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	0.8	.750
Paul Arizin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 4
	Joel Anthony	Paul Arizin
Season	2010-11	1955-56
Team	Miami Heat	Philadelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Heat Lost NBA Finals	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		%
Joel Anthony	75	19.5	2.0	1.4	2.2	3.5	0.3	0.1	1.2	0.5	2.6	0.7	1.3	.535	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	1.0	.644
Paul Arizin	72	37.8	24.2	-	-	7.5	2.6	-	-	-	3.9	8.6	19.1	.448	-	-	-	7.0	8.7	.810
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joel Anthony	21	27.4	2.8	1.7	3.0	4.6	0.5	0.4	1.8	0.6	2.6	0.9	2.3	.367	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	1.5	.710
Paul Arizin	10	40.9	28.9	-	-	8.4	2.9	-	-	-	3.1	10.3	22.9	.450	-	-	-	8.3	9.9	.838

Season 5
	Joel Anthony	Paul Arizin
Season	2011-12	1956-57
Team	Miami Heat	Philadelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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		%
Joel Anthony	64	21.1	3.4	1.6	2.3	3.9	0.1	0.6	1.3	0.7	2.0	1.3	2.4	.559	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.1	.690
Paul Arizin	71	39.0	25.6	-	-	7.9	2.1	-	-	-	3.9	8.6	20.4	.422	-	-	-	8.3	10.0	.829
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joel Anthony	17	19.4	3.2	1.3	1.9	3.2	0.1	0.3	0.9	0.5	2.4	1.0	1.7	.586	0.0	0.0	-	1.2	1.5	.800
Paul Arizin	2	11.0	4.5	-	-	4.0	0.5	-	-	-	1.5	1.5	4.0	.375	-	-	-	1.5	2.5	.600

Season 6
	Joel Anthony	Paul Arizin
Season	2012-13	1957-58
Team	Miami Heat	Philadelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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		%
Joel Anthony	62	9.1	1.4	0.7	1.1	1.9	0.2	0.2	0.7	0.4	0.8	0.6	1.1	.515	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.5	.607
Paul Arizin	68	35.0	20.7	-	-	7.4	2.0	-	-	-	3.5	7.1	18.1	.393	-	-	-	6.5	8.0	.809
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joel Anthony	14	5.1	0.4	0.7	0.8	1.5	0.0	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.9	0.2	0.7	.300	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
Paul Arizin	8	38.6	23.5	-	-	7.8	2.0	-	-	-	3.3	8.3	21.1	.391	-	-	-	7.0	9.0	.778

Season 7
	Joel Anthony	Paul Arizin
Season	2013-14	1958-59
Team	Miami Heat, Boston Celtics	Philadelphia Warriors
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		%
Joel Anthony	33	5.6	0.8	0.5	0.7	1.2	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.1	0.5	0.4	1.0	.375	0.0	0.0	-	0.1	0.2	.500
Paul Arizin	70	40.0	26.4	-	-	9.1	1.7	-	-	-	3.8	9.0	20.9	.431	-	-	-	8.4	10.3	.813
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joel Anthony	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Paul Arizin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 8
	Joel Anthony	Paul Arizin
Season	2014-15	1959-60
Team	Detroit Pistons	Philadelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Joel Anthony	49	8.3	1.8	0.7	1.2	1.9	0.1	0.2	1.0	0.2	1.1	0.7	1.3	.581	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.4	.682
Paul Arizin	72	36.4	22.3	-	-	8.6	2.3	-	-	-	3.7	8.2	19.4	.424	-	-	-	5.8	7.3	.798
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joel Anthony	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Paul Arizin	9	41.2	26.3	-	-	9.6	3.7	-	-	-	3.2	9.3	21.7	.431	-	-	-	7.7	8.8	.873

Season 9
	Joel Anthony	Paul Arizin
Season	2015-16	1960-61
Team	Detroit Pistons	Philadelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Joel Anthony	19	5.1	0.9	0.4	0.7	1.1	0.1	0.1	0.6	0.1	0.8	0.3	0.5	.600	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.4	.750
Paul Arizin	79	37.2	23.2	-	-	8.6	2.4	-	-	-	4.2	8.2	19.4	.425	-	-	-	6.7	8.1	.833
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joel Anthony	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Paul Arizin	3	41.7	22.3	-	-	8.7	4.0	-	-	-	5.7	7.3	22.3	.328	-	-	-	7.7	11.0	.697

Season 10
	Joel Anthony	Paul Arizin
Season	2016-17	1961-62
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Philadelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Spurs Lost West Conf Finals	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		%
Joel Anthony	19	6.4	1.3	0.4	1.2	1.6	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.6	0.5	0.8	.625	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.4	.625
Paul Arizin	78	35.7	21.9	-	-	6.8	2.6	-	-	-	3.9	7.8	19.1	.410	-	-	-	6.2	7.7	.805
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joel Anthony	3	5.0	2.0	0.7	0.7	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.3	0.7	1.0	1.3	.750	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.3	.000
Paul Arizin	12	38.3	23.2	-	-	6.7	2.2	-	-	-	3.7	7.9	21.1	.375	-	-	-	7.3	8.5	.863