Paul Arizin vs. David Benoit Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of David Benoit 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, 3 more than David Benoit, who played 7. Paul Arizin had the first of his seasons in 1950-51, while David Benoit had his rookie season in 1991-92. 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
David Benoit 7 6 1991-92 to 2000-01

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Paul Arizin David Benoit
Season 1950-511991-92
Team Philadelphia WarriorsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div SemisJazz Lost West 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 65 - 17.2 - - 9.8 2.1 - - - 4.4 5.4 13.3 .407 - - - 6.4 8.1 .793
David Benoit 77 15.1 5.6 1.4 2.5 3.8 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.9 1.6 2.3 4.9 .467 0.0 0.2 .214 1.1 1.3 .810
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
David Benoit 13 19.8 6.8 1.4 2.5 3.8 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.8 2.3 2.8 6.5 .429 0.5 1.0 .462 0.8 0.8 1.000

Season 2
Paul Arizin David Benoit
Season 1951-521992-93
Team Philadelphia WarriorsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div SemisJazz Lost West 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 66 44.5 25.4 - - 11.3 2.6 - - - 3.8 8.3 18.5 .448 - - - 8.8 10.7 .818
David Benoit 82 20.9 8.1 1.4 3.4 4.8 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.1 2.5 3.1 7.2 .436 0.4 1.2 .347 1.4 1.9 .750
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
David Benoit 5 27.2 7.4 1.4 3.4 4.8 1.0 0.6 1.2 0.4 3.4 2.6 8.2 .317 0.4 1.8 .222 1.8 2.6 .692

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

Season 3
Paul Arizin David Benoit
Season 1954-551993-94
Team Philadelphia WarriorsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost West 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 72 41.0 21.0 - - 9.4 2.9 - - - 3.8 7.3 18.4 .399 - - - 6.3 8.1 .776
David Benoit 55 19.5 6.5 1.6 3.1 4.7 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.7 2.1 2.5 6.6 .385 0.2 1.1 .203 1.2 1.6 .773
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Arizin ------- --- ----------
David Benoit 16 22.3 7.2 1.4 2.8 4.2 0.6 0.4 0.7 1.0 1.9 3.0 7.6 .393 0.2 1.0 .188 1.0 1.6 .640

Season 4
Paul Arizin David Benoit
Season 1955-561994-95
Team Philadelphia WarriorsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionJazz Lost West 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 72 37.8 24.2 - - 7.5 2.6 - - - 3.9 8.6 19.1 .448 - - - 7.0 8.7 .810
David Benoit 71 25.9 10.4 1.4 3.8 5.2 0.8 0.6 0.7 1.1 2.6 4.0 8.3 .486 0.5 1.6 .330 1.9 2.2 .841
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
David Benoit 5 33.4 11.8 1.4 4.2 5.6 0.8 0.4 0.8 2.0 2.0 4.2 9.0 .467 2.2 5.0 .440 1.2 1.8 .667

Season 5
Paul Arizin David Benoit
Season 1956-571995-96
Team Philadelphia WarriorsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div SemisJazz Lost West 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 71 39.0 25.6 - - 7.9 2.1 - - - 3.9 8.6 20.4 .422 - - - 8.3 10.0 .829
David Benoit 81 24.2 8.2 1.1 3.6 4.7 1.0 0.5 0.6 0.9 2.0 3.1 7.2 .439 0.8 2.4 .333 1.1 1.4 .777
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
David Benoit 14 18.5 6.2 0.4 2.2 2.6 0.5 0.1 0.2 1.0 1.2 2.4 5.0 .471 1.0 2.0 .500 0.5 0.6 .778

Note: David Benoit didn't play in 1996-97.

Season 6
Paul Arizin David Benoit
Season 1957-581997-98
Team Philadelphia WarriorsNew Jersey Nets, Orlando Magic
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 68 35.0 20.7 - - 7.4 2.0 - - - 3.5 7.1 18.1 .393 - - - 6.5 8.0 .809
David Benoit 77 14.6 5.5 0.8 1.9 2.6 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.7 2.0 2.0 5.3 .373 0.7 2.2 .324 0.8 1.0 .824
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
David Benoit ------- --- ----------

Note: David Benoit didn't play in 1998-99 and 1999-00.

Season 7
Paul Arizin David Benoit
Season 1958-592000-01
Team Philadelphia WarriorsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost West 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 70 40.0 26.4 - - 9.1 1.7 - - - 3.8 9.0 20.9 .431 - - - 8.4 10.3 .813
David Benoit 49 9.1 3.6 0.4 1.2 1.7 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.6 1.5 1.4 3.0 .483 0.1 0.3 .385 0.6 0.8 .795
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Arizin ------- --- ----------
David Benoit 4 15.5 5.8 0.3 1.5 1.8 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.5 1.8 4.8 .368 0.5 1.5 .333 1.8 1.8 1.000

Season 8
Paul Arizin David Benoit
Season 1959-60-
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 72 36.4 22.3 - - 8.6 2.3 - - - 3.7 8.2 19.4 .424 - - - 5.8 7.3 .798
David Benoit ------- --- ----------
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
David Benoit ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Paul Arizin David Benoit
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
David Benoit ------- --- ----------
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
David Benoit ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Paul Arizin David Benoit
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
David Benoit ------- --- ----------
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
David Benoit ------- --- ----------
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