Paul Arizin vs. Deandre Ayton Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Deandre Ayton 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, 3 more than Deandre Ayton, who played 7. Paul Arizin had the first of his seasons in 1950-51, while Deandre Ayton had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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 |
| Deandre Ayton |
7 |
3 |
2018-19 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: | +6 | | +0.9 | | | +0.5 | +0.3 | | | | -1.5 | +1.8 | +1.0 | +.178 | | | | +4.4 | +5.4 | +.047 |
| Deandre Ayton |
71 |
30.7 |
16.3 |
3.1 |
7.1 |
10.3 |
1.8 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
7.2 |
12.3 |
.585 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
.746 |
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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 |
| Deandre Ayton |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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: | +28 | +12.0 | +7.2 | | | +0.2 | +0.7 | | | | -0.7 | +0.1 | +3.6 | +.098 | | | | +7.0 | +8.4 | +.065 |
| Deandre Ayton |
38 |
32.5 |
18.2 |
3.9 |
7.6 |
11.5 |
1.9 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
3.1 |
8.2 |
14.9 |
.546 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.231 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
.753 |
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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 |
| Deandre Ayton |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Paul Arizin didn't play in 1952-53 and 1953-54.
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3rd 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 |
72 |
41.0 |
21.0 |
- |
- |
9.4 |
2.9 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
7.3 |
18.4 |
.399 |
- |
- |
- |
6.3 |
8.1 |
.776 |
| difference: | +3 | +10.3 | +6.6 | | | +1.1 | +1.5 | | | | -1.0 | +1.1 | +8.4 | +.227 | | | | +4.4 | +5.6 | +.007 |
| Deandre Ayton |
69 |
30.7 |
14.4 |
3.3 |
7.2 |
10.5 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
2.8 |
6.2 |
10.0 |
.626 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.200 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
.769 |
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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 |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Deandre Ayton |
22 |
36.4 |
15.8 |
3.0 |
8.8 |
11.8 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
2.9 |
7.0 |
10.6 |
.658 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.8 |
2.4 |
.736 |
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4th 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 |
72 |
37.8 |
24.2 |
- |
- |
7.5 |
2.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
8.6 |
19.1 |
.448 |
- |
- |
- |
7.0 |
8.7 |
.810 |
| difference: | +14 | +8.3 | +7.0 | | | +2.7 | +1.2 | | | | -1.5 | +1.0 | +7.1 | +.186 | | | | +5.2 | +6.3 | +.064 |
| Deandre Ayton |
58 |
29.5 |
17.2 |
2.6 |
7.7 |
10.2 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
7.6 |
12.0 |
.634 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.368 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
.746 |
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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 |
10 |
40.9 |
28.9 |
- |
- |
8.4 |
2.9 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
10.3 |
22.9 |
.450 |
- |
- |
- |
8.3 |
9.9 |
.838 |
| difference: | +3 | +10.4 | +11.0 | | | +0.5 | +1.2 | | | | -0.5 | +2.2 | +10.3 | +.190 | | | | +6.7 | +7.4 | +.202 |
| Deandre Ayton |
13 |
30.5 |
17.9 |
2.5 |
6.4 |
8.9 |
1.7 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
8.1 |
12.6 |
.640 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.500 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
.636 |
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5th 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 |
71 |
39.0 |
25.6 |
- |
- |
7.9 |
2.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
8.6 |
20.4 |
.422 |
- |
- |
- |
8.3 |
10.0 |
.829 |
| difference: | +4 | +8.6 | +7.6 | | | +2.1 | +0.4 | | | | -1.1 | +0.8 | +7.2 | +.167 | | | | +6.0 | +7.0 | +.069 |
| Deandre Ayton |
67 |
30.4 |
18.0 |
2.6 |
7.4 |
10.0 |
1.7 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
7.8 |
13.2 |
.589 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.292 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
.760 |
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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 |
11.0 |
4.5 |
- |
- |
4.0 |
0.5 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
1.5 |
4.0 |
.375 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
2.5 |
.600 |
| difference: | +8 | +20.9 | +8.9 | | | +5.7 | +0.5 | | | | -2.0 | +4.6 | +7.1 | +.175 | | | | +0.3 | +0.2 | +.078 |
| Deandre Ayton |
10 |
31.9 |
13.4 |
2.9 |
6.8 |
9.7 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
3.5 |
6.1 |
11.1 |
.550 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.2 |
2.3 |
.522 |
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6th 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 |
68 |
35.0 |
20.7 |
- |
- |
7.4 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
7.1 |
18.1 |
.393 |
- |
- |
- |
6.5 |
8.0 |
.809 |
| difference: | +13 | +2.6 | +4.0 | | | +3.7 | +0.4 | | | | -1.5 | +0.7 | +4.5 | +.177 | | | | +5.3 | +6.6 | +.014 |
| Deandre Ayton |
55 |
32.4 |
16.7 |
3.2 |
7.9 |
11.1 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
7.8 |
13.6 |
.570 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.100 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
.823 |
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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 |
8 |
38.6 |
23.5 |
- |
- |
7.8 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
8.3 |
21.1 |
.391 |
- |
- |
- |
7.0 |
9.0 |
.778 |
| Deandre Ayton |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Season 7 |
|
Paul Arizin |
Deandre Ayton |
| Season |
1958-59 | 2024-25 |
| Team |
Philadelphia Warriors | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Honors & Awards |
 All-NBA Second Team | - |
| All-Star Game | - |
| Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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7th 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 |
70 |
40.0 |
26.4 |
- |
- |
9.1 |
1.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
9.0 |
20.9 |
.431 |
- |
- |
- |
8.4 |
10.3 |
.813 |
| difference: | +30 | +9.8 | +12.0 | | | +1.1 | +0.1 | | | | -1.6 | +2.4 | +9.2 | +.135 | | | | +7.4 | +8.8 | +.146 |
| Deandre Ayton |
40 |
30.2 |
14.4 |
3.1 |
7.1 |
10.2 |
1.6 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
6.6 |
11.7 |
.566 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
.188 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
.667 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Paul Arizin nor Deandre Ayton played in the postseason in their season 7 |
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Additional Years |
* Paul Arizin played 3 seasons more than Deandre Ayton in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 8 to 10, from 1960 to 1962—Paul Arizin played in 3 Playoffs. In those 3 extra years over Deandre Ayton, Paul Arizin got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards | 3 All-Star Game
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NBA Champion