Paul Arizin vs. Charlie Criss Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Charlie Criss 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, 2 more than Charlie Criss, who played 8. Paul Arizin had the first of his seasons in 1950-51, while Charlie Criss had his rookie season in 1977-78. 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
Charlie Criss 8 4 1977-78 to 1984-85

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Paul Arizin Charlie Criss
Season 1950-511977-78
Team Philadelphia WarriorsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div SemisHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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
Charlie Criss 77 25.1 11.4 0.3 1.3 1.6 3.8 1.4 0.1 1.9 1.9 4.1 9.8 .425 - - - 3.1 3.8 .797
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
Charlie Criss 2 32.5 13.5 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.5 2.0 0.5 2.5 2.5 5.0 12.0 .417 - - - 3.5 4.5 .778

Season 2
Paul Arizin Charlie Criss
Season 1951-521978-79
Team Philadelphia WarriorsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div SemisHawks Lost East Conf 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 66 44.5 25.4 - - 11.3 2.6 - - - 3.8 8.3 18.5 .448 - - - 8.8 10.7 .818
Charlie Criss 54 16.3 5.3 0.4 0.8 1.1 2.6 0.8 0.1 1.5 1.3 2.0 5.4 .377 - - - 1.2 1.6 .779
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
Charlie Criss 9 11.0 3.7 0.2 0.3 0.6 1.8 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.6 1.3 3.2 .414 - - - 1.0 1.1 .900

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

Season 3
Paul Arizin Charlie Criss
Season 1954-551979-80
Team Philadelphia WarriorsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf 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 72 41.0 21.0 - - 9.4 2.9 - - - 3.8 7.3 18.4 .399 - - - 6.3 8.1 .776
Charlie Criss 81 22.1 8.3 0.3 1.1 1.4 3.0 0.9 0.0 1.6 1.6 3.1 7.1 .431 0.0 0.2 .059 2.1 2.6 .811
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Arizin ------- --- ----------
Charlie Criss 5 30.4 14.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 4.4 1.2 0.0 2.2 2.4 5.8 11.8 .492 0.2 0.6 .333 2.2 2.4 .917

Season 4
Paul Arizin Charlie Criss
Season 1955-561980-81
Team Philadelphia WarriorsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 72 37.8 24.2 - - 7.5 2.6 - - - 3.9 8.6 19.1 .448 - - - 7.0 8.7 .810
Charlie Criss 66 25.9 9.5 0.4 1.1 1.5 4.3 0.9 0.0 2.0 1.3 3.3 7.3 .454 0.0 0.3 .048 2.8 3.2 .864
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
Charlie Criss ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Paul Arizin Charlie Criss
Season 1956-571981-82
Team Philadelphia WarriorsAtlanta Hawks, San Diego Clippers
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
Charlie Criss 55 25.3 10.8 0.2 1.3 1.5 3.4 0.8 0.1 1.5 1.7 4.0 9.1 .446 0.2 0.5 .345 2.6 2.9 .887
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
Charlie Criss ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Paul Arizin Charlie Criss
Season 1957-581982-83
Team Philadelphia WarriorsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div FinalsBucks Lost East Conf 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 68 35.0 20.7 - - 7.4 2.0 - - - 3.5 7.1 18.1 .393 - - - 6.5 8.0 .809
Charlie Criss 66 14.0 6.2 0.2 1.0 1.2 1.9 0.4 0.0 0.7 0.7 2.6 5.7 .451 0.1 0.5 .194 1.0 1.2 .895
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
Charlie Criss 9 12.9 5.2 0.1 1.4 1.6 1.3 1.0 0.0 0.3 1.3 1.7 3.8 .441 0.0 0.1 .000 1.9 2.0 .944

Season 7
Paul Arizin Charlie Criss
Season 1958-591983-84
Team Philadelphia WarriorsMilwaukee Bucks, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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
Charlie Criss 15 14.3 3.5 0.3 1.0 1.3 2.5 0.5 0.0 0.7 0.7 1.3 3.5 .385 0.1 0.4 .167 0.8 1.1 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Arizin ------- --- ----------
Charlie Criss ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Paul Arizin Charlie Criss
Season 1959-601984-85
Team Philadelphia WarriorsAtlanta 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 72 36.4 22.3 - - 8.6 2.3 - - - 3.7 8.2 19.4 .424 - - - 5.8 7.3 .798
Charlie Criss 4 28.8 4.5 0.5 3.0 3.5 5.5 0.8 0.0 2.8 1.3 1.8 4.3 .412 0.0 0.5 .000 1.0 1.5 .667
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
Charlie Criss ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Paul Arizin Charlie Criss
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
Charlie Criss ------- --- ----------
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
Charlie Criss ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Paul Arizin Charlie Criss
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
Charlie Criss ------- --- ----------
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
Charlie Criss ------- --- ----------
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