Paul Arizin vs. Nemanja Bjelica Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nemanja Bjelica 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, 3 more than Nemanja Bjelica, who played 7. Paul Arizin had the first of his seasons in 1950-51, while Nemanja Bjelica had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
Nemanja Bjelica 7 3 2015-16 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Paul Arizin Nemanja Bjelica
Season 1950-512015-16
Team Philadelphia WarriorsMinnesota Timberwolves
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
Nemanja Bjelica 60 17.9 5.1 0.8 2.7 3.5 1.4 0.4 0.4 0.8 2.6 1.8 3.9 .468 0.8 2.1 .384 0.7 0.9 .727
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
Nemanja Bjelica ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Paul Arizin Nemanja Bjelica
Season 1951-522016-17
Team Philadelphia WarriorsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
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 66 44.5 25.4 - - 11.3 2.6 - - - 3.8 8.3 18.5 .448 - - - 8.8 10.7 .818
Nemanja Bjelica 65 18.3 6.2 0.9 2.9 3.8 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.9 2.4 2.3 5.5 .424 0.9 2.7 .316 0.7 0.9 .738
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
Nemanja Bjelica ------- --- ----------

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

Season 3
Paul Arizin Nemanja Bjelica
Season 1954-552017-18
Team Philadelphia WarriorsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves 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 72 41.0 21.0 - - 9.4 2.9 - - - 3.8 7.3 18.4 .399 - - - 6.3 8.1 .776
Nemanja Bjelica 67 20.5 6.8 0.8 3.3 4.1 1.3 0.7 0.2 0.8 2.1 2.6 5.5 .461 1.1 2.7 .415 0.5 0.7 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Arizin ------- --- ----------
Nemanja Bjelica 5 9.4 4.6 0.8 2.2 3.0 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.2 1.2 1.4 3.2 .438 0.8 1.4 .571 1.0 1.4 .714

Season 4
Paul Arizin Nemanja Bjelica
Season 1955-562018-19
Team Philadelphia WarriorsSacramento Kings
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
Nemanja Bjelica 77 23.2 9.6 1.6 4.1 5.8 1.9 0.7 0.7 1.1 2.6 3.7 7.7 .479 1.3 3.3 .401 0.9 1.2 .761
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
Nemanja Bjelica ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Paul Arizin Nemanja Bjelica
Season 1956-572019-20
Team Philadelphia WarriorsSacramento Kings
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
Nemanja Bjelica 72 27.9 11.5 1.5 4.8 6.4 2.8 0.9 0.6 1.4 3.0 4.4 9.1 .481 1.9 4.4 .419 1.0 1.2 .821
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
Nemanja Bjelica ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Paul Arizin Nemanja Bjelica
Season 1957-582020-21
Team Philadelphia WarriorsSacramento Kings, Miami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div FinalsHeat 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 68 35.0 20.7 - - 7.4 2.0 - - - 3.5 7.1 18.1 .393 - - - 6.5 8.0 .809
Nemanja Bjelica 37 16.1 6.5 0.8 2.6 3.4 1.9 0.4 0.1 0.9 1.8 2.4 5.3 .454 0.7 2.3 .318 1.0 1.4 .725
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
Nemanja Bjelica 2 15.0 9.0 0.5 2.0 2.5 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 2.5 2.5 5.5 .455 2.0 4.0 .500 2.0 3.0 .667

Season 7
Paul Arizin Nemanja Bjelica
Season 1958-592021-22
Team Philadelphia WarriorsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Nemanja Bjelica 71 16.1 6.1 0.9 3.3 4.1 2.2 0.6 0.4 1.2 1.8 2.3 4.8 .468 0.8 2.1 .362 0.8 1.1 .728
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Arizin ------- --- ----------
Nemanja Bjelica 15 10.0 2.9 0.4 1.7 2.1 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.4 1.2 2.3 .529 0.2 0.5 .375 0.3 0.5 .571

Season 8
Paul Arizin Nemanja Bjelica
Season 1959-60-
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 72 36.4 22.3 - - 8.6 2.3 - - - 3.7 8.2 19.4 .424 - - - 5.8 7.3 .798
Nemanja Bjelica ------- --- ----------
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
Nemanja Bjelica ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Paul Arizin Nemanja Bjelica
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
Nemanja Bjelica ------- --- ----------
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
Nemanja Bjelica ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Paul Arizin Nemanja Bjelica
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
Nemanja Bjelica ------- --- ----------
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
Nemanja Bjelica ------- --- ----------
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