Michael Adams vs. Paul Arizin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Paul Arizin and Michael Adams, 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.

Michael Adams played 11 years in the NBA, 1 more than Paul Arizin, who played 10. Michael Adams had the first of his seasons in 1985-86, 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.

Their Careers
Player	Total Seasons	Playoffs Played	NBA Years
Michael Adams	11	5	1985-86 to 1995-96
Paul Arizin	10	8	1950-51 to 1961-62

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Michael Adams	Paul Arizin
Season	1985-86	1950-51
Team	Sacramento Kings	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		%
Michael Adams	18	7.7	2.2	0.1	0.2	0.3	1.2	0.5	0.1	0.6	0.5	0.9	2.4	.364	0.0	0.2	.000	0.4	0.7	.667
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		%
Michael Adams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Paul Arizin	2	-	20.5	-	-	10.0	1.5	-	-	-	5.0	7.0	13.5	.519	-	-	-	6.5	8.0	.813


Season 2
	Michael Adams	Paul Arizin
Season	1986-87	1951-52
Team	Washington Bullets	Philadelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs	Bullets 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		%
Michael Adams	63	20.7	7.2	0.6	1.3	2.0	3.9	1.3	0.1	1.3	1.4	2.5	6.2	.407	0.4	1.6	.275	1.7	2.0	.847
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		%
Michael Adams	3	27.3	6.3	0.0	2.3	2.3	3.3	2.3	0.0	1.7	2.0	2.7	8.3	.320	0.7	3.0	.222	0.3	1.0	.333
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
	Michael Adams	Paul Arizin
Season	1987-88	1954-55
Team	Denver Nuggets	Philadelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
Michael Adams	82	33.9	13.9	0.5	2.2	2.7	6.1	2.0	0.2	1.8	1.7	5.1	11.3	.449	1.7	4.6	.367	2.0	2.4	.834
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		%
Michael Adams	11	36.9	13.4	0.8	2.5	3.3	5.8	1.6	0.2	2.1	1.7	4.3	11.8	.362	1.5	4.9	.315	3.3	3.7	.878
Paul Arizin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Michael Adams	Paul Arizin
Season	1988-89	1955-56
Team	Denver Nuggets	Philadelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Michael Adams	77	36.2	18.5	0.9	2.8	3.7	6.4	2.2	0.1	2.3	1.9	6.1	14.1	.433	2.2	6.1	.356	4.2	5.1	.819
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		%
Michael Adams	2	37.5	23.5	2.5	6.0	8.5	4.5	1.5	0.0	4.0	3.0	7.5	18.0	.417	5.0	11.0	.455	3.5	4.0	.875
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
	Michael Adams	Paul Arizin
Season	1989-90	1956-57
Team	Denver Nuggets	Philadelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West 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		%
Michael Adams	79	34.1	15.5	0.6	2.2	2.8	6.3	1.5	0.0	1.8	1.7	5.0	12.5	.402	2.0	5.5	.366	3.4	4.0	.850
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		%
Michael Adams	3	35.0	13.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	6.0	1.3	0.0	2.7	3.3	4.3	11.3	.382	2.0	6.7	.300	2.3	2.7	.875
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
	Michael Adams	Paul Arizin
Season	1990-91	1957-58
Team	Denver Nuggets	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		%
Michael Adams	66	35.5	26.5	0.9	3.0	3.9	10.5	2.2	0.1	3.6	2.5	8.5	21.5	.394	2.5	8.5	.296	7.0	8.0	.879
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		%
Michael Adams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Michael Adams	Paul Arizin
Season	1991-92	1958-59
Team	Washington Bullets	Philadelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	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		%
Michael Adams	78	35.8	18.1	0.7	3.2	4.0	7.6	1.9	0.1	2.7	2.1	6.2	15.8	.393	1.6	4.9	.324	4.0	4.6	.869
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		%
Michael Adams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Paul Arizin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Michael Adams	Paul Arizin
Season	1992-93	1959-60
Team	Washington Bullets	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		%
Michael Adams	70	35.7	14.8	0.7	2.7	3.4	7.5	1.4	0.1	2.5	2.1	5.2	11.9	.439	1.0	3.0	.321	3.4	4.0	.856
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		%
Michael Adams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Michael Adams	Paul Arizin
Season	1993-94	1960-61
Team	Washington Bullets	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		%
Michael Adams	70	33.4	12.1	0.5	2.1	2.6	6.9	1.4	0.1	2.4	2.0	4.1	10.0	.408	0.8	2.7	.288	3.2	3.9	.830
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		%
Michael Adams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Michael Adams	Paul Arizin
Season	1994-95	1961-62
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Philadelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Hornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Michael Adams	29	15.3	6.5	0.2	0.8	1.0	3.3	0.8	0.0	0.9	1.4	2.3	5.1	.453	1.0	2.8	.358	0.9	1.0	.833
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		%
Michael Adams	1	11.0	4.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	5.0	.400	0.0	2.0	.000	0.0	0.0	-
Paul Arizin	12	38.3	23.2	-	-	6.7	2.2	-	-	-	3.7	7.9	21.1	.375	-	-	-	7.3	8.5	.863


Season 11
	Michael Adams	Paul Arizin
Season	1995-96	-
Team	Charlotte Hornets	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	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		%
Michael Adams	21	15.7	5.4	0.2	0.8	1.0	3.2	1.0	0.2	1.2	1.2	1.8	4.0	.446	0.7	2.0	.341	1.2	1.7	.743
Paul Arizin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Adams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Paul Arizin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Michael Adams vs. Paul Arizin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Paul Arizin and Michael Adams, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11