Paul Arizin vs. J.J. Hickson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of J.J. Hickson 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 J.J. Hickson, who played 8. Paul Arizin had the first of his seasons in 1950-51, while J.J. Hickson had his rookie season in 2008-09. 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
J.J. Hickson 8 1 2008-09 to 2015-16

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Paul Arizin J.J. Hickson
Season 1950-512008-09
Team Philadelphia WarriorsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards 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 65 - 17.2 - - 9.8 2.1 - - - 4.4 5.4 13.3 .407 - - - 6.4 8.1 .793
J.J. Hickson 62 11.4 4.0 0.8 1.8 2.7 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.7 1.3 1.6 3.1 .515 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.1 .672
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
J.J. Hickson ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Paul Arizin J.J. Hickson
Season 1951-522009-10
Team Philadelphia WarriorsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div SemisCavaliers 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
J.J. Hickson 81 20.9 8.5 1.4 3.6 4.9 0.5 0.4 0.5 1.1 1.6 3.6 6.4 .554 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.0 .681
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
J.J. Hickson 11 7.2 3.5 0.1 0.7 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.8 1.3 2.0 .636 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.5 .688

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

Season 3
Paul Arizin J.J. Hickson
Season 1954-552010-11
Team Philadelphia WarriorsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards 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 72 41.0 21.0 - - 9.4 2.9 - - - 3.8 7.3 18.4 .399 - - - 6.3 8.1 .776
J.J. Hickson 80 28.2 13.8 2.7 6.0 8.7 1.1 0.6 0.7 2.2 2.7 5.4 11.7 .458 0.0 0.1 .000 3.1 4.6 .673
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Arizin ------- --- ----------
J.J. Hickson ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Paul Arizin J.J. Hickson
Season 1955-562011-12
Team Philadelphia WarriorsSacramento Kings, Portland Trail Blazers
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
J.J. Hickson 54 23.0 8.4 2.5 3.7 6.2 0.8 0.6 0.6 1.3 1.6 3.4 7.3 .467 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.5 .642
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
J.J. Hickson ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Paul Arizin J.J. Hickson
Season 1956-572012-13
Team Philadelphia WarriorsPortland Trail Blazers
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
J.J. Hickson 80 29.0 12.7 3.3 7.0 10.4 1.1 0.6 0.6 1.8 2.0 5.2 9.3 .562 0.0 0.0 .000 2.3 3.4 .679
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
J.J. Hickson ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Paul Arizin J.J. Hickson
Season 1957-582013-14
Team Philadelphia WarriorsDenver Nuggets
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
J.J. Hickson 69 26.9 11.8 3.0 6.2 9.2 1.4 0.7 0.7 1.9 2.6 4.8 9.5 .508 0.0 0.1 .000 2.2 4.2 .517
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
J.J. Hickson ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Paul Arizin J.J. Hickson
Season 1958-592014-15
Team Philadelphia WarriorsDenver Nuggets
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
J.J. Hickson 73 19.3 7.6 2.1 4.1 6.2 0.8 0.5 0.5 1.3 1.9 3.0 6.3 .475 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.8 .577
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Arizin ------- --- ----------
J.J. Hickson ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Paul Arizin J.J. Hickson
Season 1959-602015-16
Team Philadelphia WarriorsDenver Nuggets, Washington Wizards
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
J.J. Hickson 35 12.5 5.9 1.1 2.7 3.8 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.7 1.3 2.3 4.4 .516 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 2.9 .447
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
J.J. Hickson ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Paul Arizin J.J. Hickson
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
J.J. Hickson ------- --- ----------
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
J.J. Hickson ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Paul Arizin J.J. Hickson
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
J.J. Hickson ------- --- ----------
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
J.J. Hickson ------- --- ----------
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