Paul Arizin vs. Patty Mills Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Patty Mills 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, 6 less than Patty Mills, who played 16. Paul Arizin had the first of his seasons in 1950-51, while Patty Mills had his rookie season in 2009-10. 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.
Their Careers |
| Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
| Paul Arizin |
10 |
8 |
1950-51 to 1961-62 |
| Patty Mills |
16 |
14 |
2009-10 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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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: | +55 | | +14.6 | | | +9.6 | +1.6 | | | | -3.8 | +4.4 | +10.9 | +.010 | | | | +6.0 | +7.4 | +.222 |
| Patty Mills |
10 |
3.8 |
2.6 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
.417 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.500 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
.571 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +1 | | +18.5 | | | +10.0 | +0.5 | | | | -4.7 | +6.3 | +12.2 | +.019 | | | | +6.2 | +7.7 | +.187 |
| Patty Mills |
3 |
4.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
.500 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.000 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.000 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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: | +2 | +32.3 | +19.9 | | | +10.5 | +0.9 | | | | -2.8 | +6.2 | +13.4 | +.036 | | | | +8.2 | +10.0 | +.052 |
| Patty Mills |
64 |
12.2 |
5.5 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
5.1 |
.412 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
.353 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
.766 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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: | +1 | +37.5 | +25.7 | | | +12.2 | +2.7 | | | | -5.7 | +8.0 | +16.7 | +.453 | | | | +9.7 | +11.0 | |
| Patty Mills |
2 |
2.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Note: Paul Arizin didn't play in 1952-53 and 1953-54.
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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: | +56 | +24.7 | +10.7 | | | +7.6 | +0.5 | | | | -2.9 | +3.4 | +10.3 | +.086 | | | | +5.4 | +7.2 | +.224 |
| Patty Mills |
16 |
16.3 |
10.3 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.6 |
0.9 |
3.9 |
8.1 |
.485 |
1.5 |
3.5 |
.429 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.000 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Paul Arizin |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Patty Mills |
8 |
3.9 |
1.9 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
.545 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
.600 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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: | +14 | +26.5 | +19.1 | | | +6.6 | +1.5 | | | | -3.0 | +6.7 | +14.9 | +.021 | | | | +6.7 | +8.4 | +.032 |
| Patty Mills |
58 |
11.3 |
5.1 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1.9 |
4.2 |
.469 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
.400 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
.842 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +1 | +37.5 | +27.6 | | | +8.1 | +2.7 | | | | -2.9 | +9.7 | +21.8 | +.050 | | | | +8.3 | +9.9 | |
| Patty Mills |
9 |
3.4 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
.500 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
.286 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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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: | +10 | +20.1 | +15.4 | | | +5.8 | +0.3 | | | | -2.5 | +4.8 | +12.2 | +.042 | | | | +7.4 | +9.0 | +.061 |
| Patty Mills |
81 |
18.9 |
10.2 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
3.8 |
8.2 |
.464 |
1.7 |
3.9 |
.425 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
.890 |
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| 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: | +21 | +4.3 | +2.8 | | | +2.5 | +0.9 | | | | -0.2 | +1.2 | +2.1 | +.072 | | | | +1.1 | +1.9 | +.169 |
| Patty Mills |
23 |
15.3 |
7.3 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
2.7 |
6.1 |
.447 |
1.4 |
3.4 |
.405 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
.769 |
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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: | +17 | +19.3 | +13.8 | | | +5.9 | +0.3 | | | | -2.4 | +4.6 | +11.5 | +.012 | | | | +5.9 | +7.2 | +.016 |
| Patty Mills |
51 |
15.7 |
6.9 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
2.5 |
6.6 |
.381 |
1.2 |
3.6 |
.341 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
.825 |
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| 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: | +1 | +22.6 | +13.4 | | | +5.1 | +0.9 | | | | -1.2 | +5.3 | +15.1 | +.109 | | | | +5.1 | +7.1 | +.222 |
| Patty Mills |
7 |
16.0 |
10.1 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
3.0 |
6.0 |
.500 |
2.3 |
4.0 |
.571 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.000 |
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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: | +11 | +19.5 | +17.9 | | | +7.1 | +1.1 | | | | -2.5 | +5.8 | +13.3 | +.006 | | | | +7.8 | +9.6 | +.003 |
| Patty Mills |
81 |
20.5 |
8.5 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
3.2 |
7.6 |
.425 |
1.5 |
4.0 |
.384 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
.810 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Paul Arizin |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Patty Mills |
10 |
16.7 |
6.6 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
5.3 |
.434 |
1.3 |
3.6 |
.361 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
.636 |
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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: | +8 | +14.5 | +12.8 | | | +6.8 | +1.2 | | | | -2.3 | +4.8 | +11.6 | +.016 | | | | +5.0 | +6.3 | +.027 |
| Patty Mills |
80 |
21.9 |
9.5 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
3.5 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
3.4 |
7.8 |
.440 |
1.8 |
4.4 |
.414 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.825 |
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| 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 | +15.2 | +16.0 | | | +7.5 | +1.0 | | | | -1.1 | +5.7 | +12.9 | +.024 | | | | +6.5 | +7.4 | +.009 |
| Patty Mills |
16 |
26.0 |
10.3 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
3.6 |
8.8 |
.407 |
2.0 |
5.6 |
.360 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
.864 |
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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: | +3 | +11.5 | +13.2 | | | +6.7 | +0.4 | | | | -2.6 | +4.8 | +11.1 | +.014 | | | | +5.4 | +6.7 | +.057 |
| Patty Mills |
82 |
25.7 |
10.0 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
2.8 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
3.4 |
8.3 |
.411 |
1.9 |
5.0 |
.372 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
.890 |
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| 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: | +2 | +8.7 | +8.9 | | | +6.7 | +1.4 | | | | -2.7 | +2.3 | +10.9 | +.111 | | | | +6.9 | +10.0 | +.103 |
| Patty Mills |
5 |
33.0 |
13.4 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
11.4 |
.439 |
2.6 |
7.0 |
.371 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.800 |
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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 | +12.4 | +12.0 | | | +4.6 | +0.4 | | | | -2.3 | +4.4 | +11.0 | +.015 | | | | +5.1 | +6.4 | +.049 |
| Patty Mills |
82 |
23.3 |
9.9 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
3.4 |
8.1 |
.425 |
1.9 |
4.9 |
.394 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
.854 |
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| 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: | +5 | +16.6 | +17.9 | | | +4.6 | +1.4 | | | | -2.4 | +5.9 | +15.0 | +.049 | | | | +6.4 | +7.1 | +.263 |
| Patty Mills |
7 |
21.7 |
5.3 |
0.1 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
3.6 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
6.1 |
.326 |
0.4 |
3.1 |
.136 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
.600 |
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Additional Years |
* Patty Mills played 6 seasons more than Paul Arizin in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 11 to 16, from 2020 to 2025—Patty Mills played in 4 Playoffs. |
All-Star Game
NBA Champion