Paul Arizin vs. Matt Harpring Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Matt Harpring 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, 1 less than Matt Harpring, who played 11. Paul Arizin had the first of his seasons in 1950-51, while Matt Harpring had his rookie season in 1998-99. 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.

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Paul Arizin	Matt Harpring
Season	1950-51	1998-99
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost East Div Semis	Magic Lost East 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	65	-	17.2	-	-	9.8	2.1	-	-	-	4.4	5.4	13.3	.407	-	-	-	6.4	8.1	.793
Matt Harpring	50	22.3	8.2	1.8	2.5	4.3	0.9	0.6	0.1	1.5	2.2	3.0	6.4	.463	0.2	0.5	.400	2.0	2.9	.713
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
Matt Harpring	4	20.5	8.3	1.8	3.3	5.0	1.8	0.3	0.0	1.3	2.3	3.0	6.5	.462	0.3	1.3	.200	2.0	2.8	.727

Season 2
	Paul Arizin	Matt Harpring
Season	1951-52	1999-00
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game NVP	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost East Div Semis	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	66	44.5	25.4	-	-	11.3	2.6	-	-	-	3.8	8.3	18.5	.448	-	-	-	8.8	10.7	.818
Matt Harpring	4	15.8	4.0	1.3	1.8	3.0	2.0	1.3	0.3	0.3	1.8	1.0	4.3	.235	0.5	0.5	1.000	1.5	1.8	.857
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
Matt Harpring	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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

Season 3
	Paul Arizin	Matt Harpring
Season	1954-55	2000-01
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	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	72	41.0	21.0	-	-	9.4	2.9	-	-	-	3.8	7.3	18.4	.399	-	-	-	6.3	8.1	.776
Matt Harpring	56	28.8	11.1	1.6	2.7	4.3	1.8	0.8	0.3	1.6	2.9	4.3	9.4	.454	0.2	0.9	.250	2.4	2.9	.812
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Arizin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Matt Harpring	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 4
	Paul Arizin	Matt Harpring
Season	1955-56	2001-02
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	76ers Lost East 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
Matt Harpring	81	31.4	11.8	2.5	4.6	7.1	1.3	0.9	0.1	1.6	2.5	4.8	10.3	.461	0.3	0.9	.304	2.0	2.7	.743
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
Matt Harpring	5	23.6	10.2	2.6	2.6	5.2	1.4	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.4	4.4	8.8	.500	0.0	0.0	-	1.4	1.8	.778

Season 5
	Paul Arizin	Matt Harpring
Season	1956-57	2002-03
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost East Div Semis	Jazz 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	71	39.0	25.6	-	-	7.9	2.1	-	-	-	3.9	8.6	20.4	.422	-	-	-	8.3	10.0	.829
Matt Harpring	78	32.8	17.6	2.4	4.2	6.6	1.7	0.9	0.2	2.1	2.8	6.7	13.1	.511	0.8	2.1	.413	3.4	4.2	.792
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
Matt Harpring	5	31.4	14.8	1.8	3.6	5.4	1.0	1.0	0.2	1.6	4.6	6.0	12.4	.484	0.2	1.4	.143	2.6	3.2	.813

Season 6
	Paul Arizin	Matt Harpring
Season	1957-58	2003-04
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost East Div Finals	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	68	35.0	20.7	-	-	7.4	2.0	-	-	-	3.5	7.1	18.1	.393	-	-	-	6.5	8.0	.809
Matt Harpring	31	36.6	16.2	2.9	5.0	8.0	2.0	0.7	0.1	2.1	3.3	6.2	13.2	.471	0.3	1.1	.242	3.5	5.1	.688
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
Matt Harpring	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 7
	Paul Arizin	Matt Harpring
Season	1958-59	2004-05
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Utah Jazz
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
Matt Harpring	78	33.1	14.0	2.5	3.6	6.2	1.8	0.9	0.2	1.7	3.2	5.4	11.0	.489	0.1	0.6	.209	3.1	4.0	.778
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Arizin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Matt Harpring	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 8
	Paul Arizin	Matt Harpring
Season	1959-60	2005-06
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost East Div Finals	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	72	36.4	22.3	-	-	8.6	2.3	-	-	-	3.7	8.2	19.4	.424	-	-	-	5.8	7.3	.798
Matt Harpring	71	27.4	12.5	2.2	3.0	5.2	1.4	0.8	0.2	1.5	2.8	4.5	9.5	.475	0.2	0.5	.359	3.2	4.4	.725
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
Matt Harpring	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 9
	Paul Arizin	Matt Harpring
Season	1960-61	2006-07
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost East Div Semis	Jazz 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	79	37.2	23.2	-	-	8.6	2.4	-	-	-	4.2	8.2	19.4	.425	-	-	-	6.7	8.1	.833
Matt Harpring	77	25.5	11.6	1.5	3.1	4.6	1.3	0.7	0.1	1.5	3.0	4.2	8.5	.491	0.2	0.5	.333	3.1	4.0	.767
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
Matt Harpring	17	25.5	9.3	1.9	2.9	4.8	1.4	0.4	0.2	1.3	2.4	3.6	8.0	.456	0.0	0.2	.000	2.0	2.8	.723

Season 10
	Paul Arizin	Matt Harpring
Season	1961-62	2007-08
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost East Div Finals	Jazz Lost West 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	78	35.7	21.9	-	-	6.8	2.6	-	-	-	3.9	7.8	19.1	.410	-	-	-	6.2	7.7	.805
Matt Harpring	76	18.1	8.2	1.3	1.9	3.2	1.1	0.6	0.2	1.3	2.1	3.1	6.2	.500	0.0	0.1	.200	1.9	2.7	.712
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
Matt Harpring	12	17.4	6.6	1.4	1.4	2.8	0.7	0.6	0.3	0.9	2.9	2.1	5.3	.397	0.1	0.3	.333	2.3	2.9	.800