Paul Arizin vs. Wesley Person Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Wesley Person 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, 1 less than Wesley Person, who played 11. Paul Arizin had the first of his seasons in 1950-51, while Wesley Person had his rookie season in 1994-95. 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
Wesley Person	11	5	1994-95 to 2004-05

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Paul Arizin	Wesley Person
Season	1950-51	1994-95
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie Second Team
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost East Div Semis	Suns 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	65	-	17.2	-	-	9.8	2.1	-	-	-	4.4	5.4	13.3	.407	-	-	-	6.4	8.1	.793
Wesley Person	78	23.1	10.4	0.9	1.7	2.6	1.3	0.6	0.3	1.0	1.9	4.0	8.2	.484	1.5	3.4	.436	1.0	1.3	.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
Wesley Person	10	24.7	9.6	0.9	1.2	2.1	1.1	0.3	0.2	0.9	1.9	3.4	8.3	.410	1.7	4.5	.378	1.1	1.2	.917


Season 2
	Paul Arizin	Wesley Person
Season	1951-52	1995-96
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game NVP	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost East Div Semis	Suns 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	66	44.5	25.4	-	-	11.3	2.6	-	-	-	3.8	8.3	18.5	.448	-	-	-	8.8	10.7	.818
Wesley Person	82	31.8	12.7	0.7	3.2	3.9	1.7	0.7	0.3	1.1	1.8	4.8	10.7	.445	1.4	3.8	.374	1.8	2.3	.771

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
Wesley Person	4	45.8	14.3	2.0	3.8	5.8	0.8	0.8	0.3	1.3	1.8	5.5	14.0	.393	2.3	7.3	.310	1.0	1.3	.800

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


Season 3
	Paul Arizin	Wesley Person
Season	1954-55	1996-97
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Suns 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
Wesley Person	80	29.1	13.5	0.9	2.8	3.7	1.5	1.1	0.3	1.0	1.3	5.1	11.3	.453	2.1	5.2	.413	1.1	1.4	.798

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Arizin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wesley Person	5	32.6	15.6	1.0	5.6	6.6	1.2	0.8	0.6	0.8	1.0	5.0	10.6	.472	2.8	6.6	.424	2.8	3.6	.778


Season 4
	Paul Arizin	Wesley Person
Season	1955-56	1997-98
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Cavaliers 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
Wesley Person	82	39.0	14.7	0.8	3.6	4.4	2.3	1.6	0.6	1.3	1.3	5.4	11.7	.460	2.3	5.5	.430	1.6	2.1	.776

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
Wesley Person	4	34.0	8.0	0.5	1.8	2.3	2.5	0.8	0.0	0.3	1.3	2.8	7.3	.379	1.8	4.8	.368	0.8	1.0	.750


Season 5
	Paul Arizin	Wesley Person
Season	1956-57	1998-99
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	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	71	39.0	25.6	-	-	7.9	2.1	-	-	-	3.9	8.6	20.4	.422	-	-	-	8.3	10.0	.829
Wesley Person	45	29.8	11.2	0.4	2.7	3.2	1.8	0.8	0.4	0.9	1.2	4.4	9.7	.453	1.7	4.4	.375	0.7	1.2	.604

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
Wesley Person	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Paul Arizin	Wesley Person
Season	1957-58	1999-00
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Cleveland Cavaliers
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
Wesley Person	79	26.0	9.2	0.6	2.8	3.4	1.8	0.5	0.2	0.8	1.5	3.5	8.3	.428	1.3	3.2	.424	0.8	1.0	.792

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
Wesley Person	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Paul Arizin	Wesley Person
Season	1958-59	2000-01
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
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	70	40.0	26.4	-	-	9.1	1.7	-	-	-	3.8	9.0	20.9	.431	-	-	-	8.4	10.3	.813
Wesley Person	44	21.8	7.1	0.3	2.7	3.0	1.5	0.6	0.3	0.9	1.4	2.9	6.6	.438	0.8	1.9	.405	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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wesley Person	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Paul Arizin	Wesley Person
Season	1959-60	2001-02
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Cleveland Cavaliers
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
Wesley Person	78	35.8	15.1	0.6	3.1	3.8	2.2	1.0	0.5	0.9	1.2	6.0	12.1	.495	1.8	4.1	.444	1.3	1.6	.798

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
Wesley Person	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Paul Arizin	Wesley Person
Season	1960-61	2002-03
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Memphis Grizzlies
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
Wesley Person	66	29.4	11.0	0.4	2.5	2.9	1.7	0.6	0.3	0.8	1.0	4.2	9.1	.456	1.5	3.5	.433	1.2	1.5	.814

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
Wesley Person	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Paul Arizin	Wesley Person
Season	1961-62	2003-04
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Memphis Grizzlies, Portland Trail Blazers, Atlanta Hawks
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	78	35.7	21.9	-	-	6.8	2.6	-	-	-	3.9	7.8	19.1	.410	-	-	-	6.2	7.7	.805
Wesley Person	58	17.9	5.8	0.3	1.7	2.0	1.1	0.3	0.2	0.7	0.7	2.2	5.4	.401	0.9	2.4	.399	0.5	0.7	.795

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
Wesley Person	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Paul Arizin	Wesley Person
Season	-	2004-05
Team	-	Miami Heat, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Nuggets 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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wesley Person	41	16.3	6.4	0.1	2.0	2.0	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.4	0.7	2.6	5.5	.473	1.0	2.2	.461	0.2	0.3	.692

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Arizin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wesley Person	4	13.3	3.8	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	1.5	3.5	.429	0.8	2.0	.375	0.0	0.0	-

Paul Arizin vs. Wesley Person Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Wesley Person 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11