Paul Arizin vs. Stephen Jackson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Stephen Jackson 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, 4 less than Stephen Jackson, who played 14. Paul Arizin had the first of his seasons in 1950-51, while Stephen Jackson had his rookie season in 2000-01. 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	Stephen Jackson
Season	1950-51	2000-01
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
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	65	-	17.2	-	-	9.8	2.1	-	-	-	4.4	5.4	13.3	.407	-	-	-	6.4	8.1	.793
Stephen Jackson	77	21.6	8.2	0.5	2.2	2.7	1.8	1.1	0.2	1.7	2.2	3.2	7.4	.425	0.7	2.0	.335	1.3	1.8	.719
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
Stephen Jackson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 2
	Paul Arizin	Stephen Jackson
Season	1951-52	2001-02
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	San Antonio Spurs
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
Stephen Jackson	23	9.9	3.9	0.1	1.0	1.1	0.5	0.7	0.1	1.0	1.3	1.5	4.0	.374	0.4	1.6	.250	0.5	0.7	.706
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
Stephen Jackson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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

Season 3
	Paul Arizin	Stephen Jackson
Season	1954-55	2002-03
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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	72	41.0	21.0	-	-	9.4	2.9	-	-	-	3.8	7.3	18.4	.399	-	-	-	6.3	8.1	.776
Stephen Jackson	80	28.2	11.8	0.8	2.8	3.6	2.3	1.6	0.4	2.2	2.5	4.5	10.2	.435	1.2	3.7	.320	1.7	2.3	.760
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Arizin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Stephen Jackson	24	33.8	12.8	0.8	3.3	4.1	2.7	1.4	0.4	2.8	2.2	4.5	10.9	.414	1.6	4.7	.336	2.2	2.8	.803

Season 4
	Paul Arizin	Stephen Jackson
Season	1955-56	2003-04
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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	37.8	24.2	-	-	7.5	2.6	-	-	-	3.9	8.6	19.1	.448	-	-	-	7.0	8.7	.810
Stephen Jackson	80	36.8	18.1	1.2	3.4	4.6	3.1	1.8	0.3	2.8	2.7	6.7	15.8	.425	1.8	5.3	.340	2.9	3.7	.785
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
Stephen Jackson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 5
	Paul Arizin	Stephen Jackson
Season	1956-57	2004-05
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost East Div Semis	Pacers 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	71	39.0	25.6	-	-	7.9	2.1	-	-	-	3.9	8.6	20.4	.422	-	-	-	8.3	10.0	.829
Stephen Jackson	51	35.4	18.7	0.9	4.0	4.9	2.3	1.3	0.3	2.4	3.0	6.5	16.1	.403	2.0	5.6	.360	3.7	4.5	.830
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
Stephen Jackson	13	36.3	16.1	0.5	3.3	3.8	2.2	1.9	0.5	2.6	3.0	5.4	13.7	.393	1.5	4.8	.317	3.8	4.6	.817

Season 6
	Paul Arizin	Stephen Jackson
Season	1957-58	2005-06
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost East Div Finals	Pacers 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
Stephen Jackson	81	35.9	16.4	0.6	3.3	3.9	2.8	1.3	0.5	2.5	2.4	5.8	14.2	.411	1.4	4.2	.345	3.3	4.2	.786
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
Stephen Jackson	6	37.8	13.3	0.8	3.7	4.5	3.3	0.7	0.2	2.5	3.8	5.0	13.7	.366	1.0	4.3	.231	2.3	3.0	.778

Season 7
	Paul Arizin	Stephen Jackson
Season	1958-59	2006-07
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Indiana Pacers, Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Warriors 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	70	40.0	26.4	-	-	9.1	1.7	-	-	-	3.8	9.0	20.9	.431	-	-	-	8.4	10.3	.813
Stephen Jackson	75	33.1	15.5	0.8	2.1	3.0	3.8	1.1	0.5	2.4	2.7	5.5	12.6	.433	1.3	4.1	.322	3.2	4.0	.813
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Arizin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Stephen Jackson	11	41.3	19.9	0.5	3.1	3.6	3.6	2.0	0.7	3.7	3.5	5.5	14.6	.379	2.4	6.5	.361	6.5	7.9	.816

Season 8
	Paul Arizin	Stephen Jackson
Season	1959-60	2007-08
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Golden State Warriors
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
Stephen Jackson	73	39.1	20.1	0.9	3.4	4.4	4.1	1.3	0.4	2.7	2.3	6.7	16.5	.405	2.5	6.9	.363	4.2	5.1	.832
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
Stephen Jackson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 9
	Paul Arizin	Stephen Jackson
Season	1960-61	2008-09
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
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	79	37.2	23.2	-	-	8.6	2.4	-	-	-	4.2	8.2	19.4	.425	-	-	-	6.7	8.1	.833
Stephen Jackson	59	39.6	20.7	1.2	3.9	5.1	6.5	1.5	0.5	3.9	2.6	7.0	16.9	.414	1.7	5.2	.338	5.0	6.0	.826
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
Stephen Jackson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 10
	Paul Arizin	Stephen Jackson
Season	1961-62	2009-10
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Golden State Warriors, Charlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost East Div Finals	Bobcats 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	78	35.7	21.9	-	-	6.8	2.6	-	-	-	3.9	7.8	19.1	.410	-	-	-	6.2	7.7	.805
Stephen Jackson	81	38.6	20.6	1.0	4.0	5.0	3.7	1.6	0.5	3.2	2.4	7.4	17.5	.423	1.6	4.9	.328	4.2	5.4	.779
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
Stephen Jackson	4	39.0	18.0	1.5	3.5	5.0	3.8	1.3	0.3	4.3	3.3	6.0	16.8	.358	0.8	4.5	.167	5.3	6.5	.808