Paul Arizin vs. Doc Rivers Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Doc Rivers 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 less than Doc Rivers, who played 13. Paul Arizin had the first of his seasons in 1950-51, while Doc Rivers had his rookie season in 1983-84. 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 |
Doc Rivers |
13 |
10 |
1983-84 to 1995-96 |
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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 |
Doc Rivers |
81 |
23.9 |
9.3 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
2.7 |
3.9 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
2.1 |
3.5 |
3.1 |
6.7 |
.462 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.167 |
3.1 |
4.0 |
.785 |
|
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 |
Doc Rivers |
5 |
26.0 |
13.6 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
3.2 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
6.4 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
.000 |
7.2 |
8.2 |
.878 |
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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 |
Doc Rivers |
69 |
30.8 |
14.1 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
3.1 |
5.9 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
3.6 |
4.8 |
10.2 |
.476 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.417 |
4.2 |
5.5 |
.770 |
|
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 |
Doc Rivers |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Paul Arizin didn't play in 1952-53 and 1953-54.
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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 |
Doc Rivers |
53 |
29.6 |
11.5 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
3.1 |
8.4 |
2.3 |
0.2 |
2.7 |
3.5 |
4.2 |
8.8 |
.474 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
3.2 |
5.3 |
.608 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul Arizin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Doc Rivers |
9 |
29.1 |
12.7 |
1.1 |
3.6 |
4.7 |
8.7 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
2.9 |
4.2 |
4.4 |
10.2 |
.435 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.500 |
3.4 |
4.7 |
.738 |
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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 |
Doc Rivers |
82 |
31.6 |
12.8 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
3.6 |
10.0 |
2.1 |
0.4 |
2.6 |
3.5 |
4.2 |
9.2 |
.451 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.190 |
4.5 |
5.4 |
.828 |
|
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 |
Doc Rivers |
8 |
30.6 |
7.8 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
11.3 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
3.1 |
4.0 |
2.3 |
5.9 |
.383 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.3 |
6.5 |
.500 |
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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 |
Doc Rivers |
80 |
31.3 |
14.2 |
1.0 |
3.5 |
4.6 |
9.3 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
5.0 |
11.1 |
.453 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.273 |
4.0 |
5.3 |
.758 |
|
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 |
Doc Rivers |
12 |
34.1 |
15.7 |
0.7 |
4.3 |
4.9 |
9.6 |
2.1 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
3.3 |
5.9 |
11.6 |
.511 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
.318 |
3.3 |
3.6 |
.907 |
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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 |
Doc Rivers |
76 |
32.4 |
13.6 |
1.2 |
2.6 |
3.8 |
6.9 |
2.4 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
3.5 |
4.9 |
10.7 |
.455 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
.347 |
3.3 |
3.8 |
.861 |
|
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 |
Doc Rivers |
5 |
38.2 |
13.4 |
0.8 |
4.0 |
4.8 |
6.8 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
2.4 |
4.4 |
4.4 |
11.4 |
.386 |
1.2 |
3.8 |
.316 |
3.4 |
4.8 |
.708 |
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Season 7 |
|
Paul Arizin |
Doc Rivers |
Season |
1958-59 | 1989-90 |
Team |
Philadelphia Warriors | Atlanta Hawks |
Honors & Awards |
All-NBA Second Team | - |
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 |
% |
Paul Arizin |
70 |
40.0 |
26.4 |
- |
- |
9.1 |
1.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
9.0 |
20.9 |
.431 |
- |
- |
- |
8.4 |
10.3 |
.813 |
Doc Rivers |
48 |
31.8 |
12.5 |
1.0 |
3.2 |
4.2 |
5.5 |
2.4 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
3.1 |
4.5 |
10.0 |
.454 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
.364 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
.812 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul Arizin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Doc Rivers |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Doc Rivers |
79 |
32.7 |
15.2 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
4.3 |
1.9 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
2.7 |
5.6 |
12.9 |
.435 |
1.1 |
3.3 |
.336 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
.844 |
|
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 |
Doc Rivers |
5 |
34.6 |
15.6 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
4.0 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
6.0 |
12.8 |
.469 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
.091 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
.895 |
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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 |
Doc Rivers |
59 |
28.1 |
10.9 |
0.4 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
3.9 |
1.9 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
3.8 |
9.0 |
.424 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
.283 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
.832 |
|
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 |
Doc Rivers |
5 |
37.4 |
15.2 |
0.8 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
4.2 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
3.2 |
5.0 |
11.2 |
.446 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
.500 |
4.4 |
5.4 |
.815 |
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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 |
Doc Rivers |
77 |
24.5 |
7.8 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
5.3 |
1.6 |
0.1 |
1.5 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
6.4 |
.437 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
.317 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
.821 |
|
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 |
Doc Rivers |
15 |
30.5 |
10.2 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
5.7 |
1.9 |
0.1 |
2.0 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
7.1 |
.453 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
.355 |
3.1 |
4.0 |
.767 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Doc Rivers |
19 |
26.3 |
7.5 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
5.3 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
6.7 |
.433 |
1.0 |
2.7 |
.365 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
.636 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul Arizin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Doc Rivers |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Doc Rivers |
63 |
15.7 |
5.1 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
1.7 |
4.8 |
.358 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
.354 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
.732 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul Arizin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Doc Rivers |
15 |
21.2 |
7.8 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
6.3 |
.389 |
1.1 |
3.1 |
.370 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
.839 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Doc Rivers |
78 |
15.8 |
4.0 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
1.4 |
3.7 |
.372 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
.343 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
.750 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul Arizin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Doc Rivers |
2 |
10.0 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
.333 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |