Paul Arizin vs. Kyle Korver Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kyle Korver 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, 7 less than Kyle Korver, who played 17. Paul Arizin had the first of his seasons in 1950-51, while Kyle Korver had his rookie season in 2003-04. 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.

Rookie Season
	Paul Arizin	Kyle Korver
Season	1950-51	2003-04
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost East Div Semis	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+9		+12.7			+8.3	+1.6				-3.0	+3.8	+8.9	+.055				+6.1	+7.8	+.001
Kyle Korver	74	11.9	4.5	0.4	1.1	1.5	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.6	1.4	1.6	4.4	.352	1.1	2.8	.391	0.3	0.3	.792
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
Kyle Korver	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 2
	Paul Arizin	Kyle Korver
Season	1951-52	2004-05
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost East Div Semis	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+16	+12.0	+13.9			+6.7	+0.4				-0.6	+4.4	+9.2	+.030				+7.8	+9.5	+.036
Kyle Korver	82	32.5	11.5	0.5	4.1	4.6	2.2	1.3	0.4	1.3	3.2	3.9	9.3	.418	2.8	6.8	.405	1.0	1.2	.854
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
difference:	+2	+11.2	+20.7			+10.1	+1.1				-2.1	+6.4	+12.1	+.167				+9.3	+10.6	+.121
Kyle Korver	5	28.8	5.0	0.6	2.0	2.6	1.6	0.8	0.2	1.6	3.6	1.6	5.6	.286	1.4	4.8	.292	0.4	0.4	1.000

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

Season 3
	Paul Arizin	Kyle Korver
Season	1954-55	2005-06
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+10	+9.7	+9.5			+6.1	+0.9				-1.1	+3.3	+9.1	+.031				+5.1	+6.6	+.073
Kyle Korver	82	31.3	11.5	0.3	3.0	3.3	2.0	0.8	0.3	1.2	2.7	4.0	9.3	.430	2.2	5.3	.420	1.2	1.5	.849
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Paul Arizin nor Kyle Korver played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
	Paul Arizin	Kyle Korver
Season	1955-56	2006-07
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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4th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+2	+6.9	+9.8			+4.0	+1.2				-1.4	+3.6	+7.7	+.008				+4.4	+5.9	+.104
Kyle Korver	74	30.9	14.4	0.4	3.1	3.5	1.4	0.8	0.3	1.6	2.5	5.0	11.4	.440	1.8	4.1	.430	2.6	2.8	.914
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
Kyle Korver	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 5
	Paul Arizin	Kyle Korver
Season	1956-57	2007-08
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Philadelphia 76ers, Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost East Div Semis	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis

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5th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+4	+15.9	+15.7			+5.6	+0.8				-1.3	+5.2	+12.7	+.021				+6.7	+8.3	+.086
Kyle Korver	75	23.1	9.9	0.3	2.0	2.3	1.3	0.6	0.4	1.0	2.6	3.4	7.7	.443	1.5	3.9	.375	1.6	1.7	.915
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
difference:	+10	+10.6	+3.3			+1.8	+0.1				-0.8	+1.0	+2.1	+.036				+0.4	+0.4	+.320
Kyle Korver	12	21.6	7.8	0.4	1.8	2.2	0.6	0.3	0.7	0.7	2.3	2.5	6.1	.411	0.9	3.2	.289	1.9	2.1	.920

Season 6
	Paul Arizin	Kyle Korver
Season	1957-58	2008-09
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost East Div Finals	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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6th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+10	+11.0	+11.7			+4.1	+0.2				-1.3	+4.0	+10.9	+.045				+5.1	+6.4	+.073
Kyle Korver	78	24.0	9.0	0.4	2.9	3.3	1.8	0.6	0.4	1.2	2.2	3.1	7.2	.438	1.3	3.4	.386	1.4	1.6	.882
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
difference:	+3	+11.4	+12.9			+5.6	+0.6				-1.5	+4.7	+11.9					+6.0	+7.6	+.064
Kyle Korver	5	27.2	10.6	0.4	1.8	2.2	2.6	0.6	0.2	0.4	1.8	3.6	9.2	.391	2.4	5.2	.462	1.0	1.4	.714

Season 7
	Paul Arizin	Kyle Korver
Season	1958-59	2009-10
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis

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7th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+18	+21.7	+19.2			+7.0					-2.3	+6.3	+15.5	+.062				+7.6	+9.4	+.017
Kyle Korver	52	18.3	7.2	0.2	1.9	2.1	1.7	0.5	0.2	0.8	1.5	2.7	5.4	.493	1.1	2.1	.536	0.8	0.9	.796
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Arizin	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kyle Korver	10	21.0	8.3	0.0	1.1	1.1	1.3	0.5	0.0	0.7	2.2	3.2	6.1	.525	1.1	2.3	.478	0.8	0.9	.889

Season 8
	Paul Arizin	Kyle Korver
Season	1959-60	2010-11
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost East Div Finals	Bulls Lost East Conf Finals

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8th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+10	+16.3	+14.0			+6.8	+0.8				-1.8	+5.2	+12.6	+.010				+4.9	+6.2	+.087
Kyle Korver	82	20.1	8.3	0.1	1.7	1.8	1.5	0.4	0.2	0.7	1.9	3.0	6.8	.434	1.5	3.5	.415	0.9	1.1	.885
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
difference:	+7	+23.9	+19.7			+8.4	+2.6				-1.0	+6.9	+15.6	+.043				+7.3	+8.4	+.127
Kyle Korver	16	17.3	6.6	0.1	1.1	1.2	1.1	0.5	0.2	1.0	2.2	2.4	6.1	.388	1.4	3.3	.423	0.4	0.4	1.000

Season 9
	Paul Arizin	Kyle Korver
Season	1960-61	2011-12
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost East Div Semis	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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9th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+14	+14.6	+15.1			+6.2	+0.7				-2.5	+5.5	+13.1	+.007				+5.9	+7.1
Kyle Korver	65	22.6	8.1	0.4	2.0	2.4	1.7	0.6	0.2	0.8	1.7	2.7	6.3	.432	1.8	4.2	.435	0.8	1.0	.833
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
difference:	+3	+26.0	+18.5			+7.0	+2.5				-4.0	+5.8	+18.6	+.081				+7.5	+10.7	+.197
Kyle Korver	6	15.7	3.8	0.2	1.5	1.7	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.8	1.7	1.5	3.7	.409	0.7	2.2	.308	0.2	0.3	.500

Season 10
	Paul Arizin	Kyle Korver
Season	1961-62	2012-13
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost East Div Finals	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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10th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+4	+5.2	+11.0			+2.8	+0.6				-1.6	+4.1	+11.0	+.051				+5.3	+6.6	+.054
Kyle Korver	74	30.5	10.9	0.3	3.6	4.0	2.0	0.9	0.5	0.9	2.3	3.7	8.1	.461	2.6	5.6	.457	0.9	1.1	.859
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
difference:	+6	+8.8	+13.0			+3.4	+1.5				-1.4	+4.7	+12.9	+.013				+5.5	+6.5	+.054
Kyle Korver	6	29.5	10.2	0.0	3.3	3.3	0.7	0.3	0.7	1.0	2.3	3.2	8.2	.388	2.0	5.7	.353	1.8	2.0	.917

Additional Years
* Kyle Korver played 7 seasons more than Paul Arizin in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 11 to 17, from 2014 to 2020—Kyle Korver played in 7 Playoffs. In those 7 extra years over Paul Arizin, Kyle Korver got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-Star Game