Paul Arizin vs. Chet Holmgren Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chet Holmgren 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, 8 more than Chet Holmgren, who played 2. Paul Arizin had the first of his seasons in 1950-51, while Chet Holmgren had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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 achievements, 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 |
| Chet Holmgren |
2 |
2 |
2023-24 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +17 | | +0.7 | | | +1.9 | +0.3 | | | | -2.0 | +0.8 | +1.7 | +.123 | | | | +3.7 | +4.7 | |
| Chet Holmgren |
82 |
29.4 |
16.5 |
1.6 |
6.3 |
7.9 |
2.4 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
6.2 |
11.6 |
.530 |
1.6 |
4.3 |
.370 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
.793 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +8 | | +4.9 | | | +2.8 | +0.6 | | | | -2.4 | +1.1 | +1.6 | +.023 | | | | +4.0 | +4.7 | +.055 |
| Chet Holmgren |
10 |
34.5 |
15.6 |
1.4 |
5.8 |
7.2 |
2.1 |
0.7 |
2.5 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
5.9 |
11.9 |
.496 |
1.3 |
5.0 |
.260 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
.758 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +34 | +17.1 | +10.4 | | | +3.3 | +0.6 | | | | -1.5 | +3.1 | +7.8 | +.042 | | | | +5.6 | +6.5 | +.064 |
| Chet Holmgren |
32 |
27.4 |
15.0 |
1.5 |
6.5 |
8.0 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
5.2 |
10.7 |
.490 |
1.4 |
3.6 |
.379 |
3.2 |
4.2 |
.754 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +20 | +10.2 | +10.5 | | | +4.0 | +1.7 | | | | -3.7 | +2.7 | +6.1 | +.009 | | | | +6.4 | +6.8 | +.095 |
| Chet Holmgren |
23 |
29.8 |
15.2 |
1.8 |
6.8 |
8.7 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
5.3 |
11.6 |
.462 |
1.2 |
4.0 |
.297 |
3.3 |
4.2 |
.784 |
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Additional Years |
* Paul Arizin played 8 seasons more than Chet Holmgren in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 3 to 10, from 1955 to 1962—Paul Arizin played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 8 extra years over Chet Holmgren, Paul Arizin got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  2 All-NBA First Team
1 All-NBA Second Team
1 Scoring Leader
8 All-Star Game
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NBA Champion