Rafer Alston vs. Paul Arizin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Paul Arizin and Rafer Alston, 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.

Rafer Alston played 11 years in the NBA, 1 more than Paul Arizin, who played 10. Rafer Alston had the first of his seasons in 1999-00, while Paul Arizin had his rookie season in 1950-51. 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
Rafer Alston	11	6	1999-00 to 2009-10
Paul Arizin	10	8	1950-51 to 1961-62

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Rafer Alston	Paul Arizin
Season	1999-00	1950-51
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Philadelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Rafer Alston	27	13.4	2.2	0.2	0.7	0.9	2.6	0.4	0.0	1.1	1.1	1.0	3.5	.284	0.1	0.5	.214	0.1	0.1	.750
Paul Arizin	65	-	17.2	-	-	9.8	2.1	-	-	-	4.4	5.4	13.3	.407	-	-	-	6.4	8.1	.793

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Rafer Alston	4	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.8	.000	0.0	0.3	.000	0.0	0.5	.000
Paul Arizin	2	-	20.5	-	-	10.0	1.5	-	-	-	5.0	7.0	13.5	.519	-	-	-	6.5	8.0	.813


Season 2
	Rafer Alston	Paul Arizin
Season	2000-01	1951-52
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Philadelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf Finals	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		%
Rafer Alston	37	7.8	2.1	0.1	0.7	0.8	1.8	0.4	0.0	0.5	0.7	0.8	2.3	.357	0.2	0.8	.267	0.2	0.4	.692
Paul Arizin	66	44.5	25.4	-	-	11.3	2.6	-	-	-	3.8	8.3	18.5	.448	-	-	-	8.8	10.7	.818

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Rafer Alston	5	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.2	.000	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
Paul Arizin	3	40.0	25.7	-	-	12.7	2.7	-	-	-	5.7	8.0	17.7	.453	-	-	-	9.7	11.0	.879

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


Season 3
	Rafer Alston	Paul Arizin
Season	2001-02	1954-55
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Philadelphia Warriors
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		%
Rafer Alston	50	12.0	3.5	0.2	1.2	1.4	2.9	0.6	0.0	0.8	0.8	1.3	3.8	.346	0.5	1.4	.380	0.4	0.6	.621
Paul Arizin	72	41.0	21.0	-	-	9.4	2.9	-	-	-	3.8	7.3	18.4	.399	-	-	-	6.3	8.1	.776

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Rafer Alston	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Paul Arizin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Rafer Alston	Paul Arizin
Season	2002-03	1955-56
Team	Toronto Raptors	Philadelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
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		%
Rafer Alston	47	20.9	7.8	0.4	1.8	2.3	4.1	0.8	0.3	1.8	2.6	3.0	7.1	.415	1.1	2.8	.392	0.8	1.1	.685
Paul Arizin	72	37.8	24.2	-	-	7.5	2.6	-	-	-	3.9	8.6	19.1	.448	-	-	-	7.0	8.7	.810

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Rafer Alston	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Paul Arizin	10	40.9	28.9	-	-	8.4	2.9	-	-	-	3.1	10.3	22.9	.450	-	-	-	8.3	9.9	.838


Season 5
	Rafer Alston	Paul Arizin
Season	2003-04	1956-57
Team	Miami Heat	Philadelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Heat Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
Rafer Alston	82	31.5	10.2	0.3	2.4	2.8	4.5	1.4	0.2	1.6	2.6	3.5	9.3	.376	2.0	5.3	.371	1.3	1.6	.769
Paul Arizin	71	39.0	25.6	-	-	7.9	2.1	-	-	-	3.9	8.6	20.4	.422	-	-	-	8.3	10.0	.829

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Rafer Alston	13	22.6	7.0	0.3	1.9	2.2	1.7	0.4	0.1	0.8	1.7	2.2	7.0	.319	0.9	4.0	.231	1.6	1.9	.840
Paul Arizin	2	11.0	4.5	-	-	4.0	0.5	-	-	-	1.5	1.5	4.0	.375	-	-	-	1.5	2.5	.600


Season 6
	Rafer Alston	Paul Arizin
Season	2004-05	1957-58
Team	Toronto Raptors	Philadelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Rafer Alston	80	34.0	14.2	0.5	3.0	3.5	6.4	1.5	0.1	2.1	2.7	5.0	12.2	.414	1.7	4.9	.357	2.4	3.2	.740
Paul Arizin	68	35.0	20.7	-	-	7.4	2.0	-	-	-	3.5	7.1	18.1	.393	-	-	-	6.5	8.0	.809

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Rafer Alston	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Paul Arizin	8	38.6	23.5	-	-	7.8	2.0	-	-	-	3.3	8.3	21.1	.391	-	-	-	7.0	9.0	.778


Season 7
	Rafer Alston	Paul Arizin
Season	2005-06	1958-59
Team	Houston Rockets	Philadelphia Warriors
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		%
Rafer Alston	63	38.6	12.1	0.6	3.5	4.0	6.7	1.6	0.2	2.5	3.1	4.4	11.7	.379	1.6	5.0	.327	1.6	2.3	.692
Paul Arizin	70	40.0	26.4	-	-	9.1	1.7	-	-	-	3.8	9.0	20.9	.431	-	-	-	8.4	10.3	.813

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Rafer Alston	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Paul Arizin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Rafer Alston	Paul Arizin
Season	2006-07	1959-60
Team	Houston Rockets	Philadelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Rafer Alston	82	37.1	13.3	0.4	3.1	3.4	5.4	1.6	0.1	2.1	2.4	4.7	12.4	.375	2.3	6.5	.363	1.6	2.2	.734
Paul Arizin	72	36.4	22.3	-	-	8.6	2.3	-	-	-	3.7	8.2	19.4	.424	-	-	-	5.8	7.3	.798

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Rafer Alston	7	44.1	10.9	0.9	6.0	6.9	5.0	1.9	0.4	2.4	3.3	3.6	10.6	.338	2.3	7.1	.320	1.4	1.9	.769
Paul Arizin	9	41.2	26.3	-	-	9.6	3.7	-	-	-	3.2	9.3	21.7	.431	-	-	-	7.7	8.8	.873


Season 9
	Rafer Alston	Paul Arizin
Season	2007-08	1960-61
Team	Houston Rockets	Philadelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Rafer Alston	74	34.1	13.1	0.4	3.1	3.5	5.3	1.3	0.2	2.2	1.9	4.9	12.5	.394	1.9	5.5	.351	1.3	1.9	.715
Paul Arizin	79	37.2	23.2	-	-	8.6	2.4	-	-	-	4.2	8.2	19.4	.425	-	-	-	6.7	8.1	.833

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Rafer Alston	4	31.5	14.3	0.5	1.0	1.5	4.5	1.0	0.0	1.5	1.8	5.3	12.0	.438	2.8	6.3	.440	1.0	1.3	.800
Paul Arizin	3	41.7	22.3	-	-	8.7	4.0	-	-	-	5.7	7.3	22.3	.328	-	-	-	7.7	11.0	.697


Season 10
	Rafer Alston	Paul Arizin
Season	2008-09	1961-62
Team	Houston Rockets, Orlando Magic	Philadelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Magic Lost NBA Finals	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		%
Rafer Alston	77	31.8	11.7	0.4	2.5	2.9	5.3	1.4	0.1	1.8	1.8	4.1	10.6	.385	1.5	4.3	.338	2.0	2.7	.750
Paul Arizin	78	35.7	21.9	-	-	6.8	2.6	-	-	-	3.9	7.8	19.1	.410	-	-	-	6.2	7.7	.805

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Rafer Alston	23	32.2	12.2	0.1	2.3	2.4	4.1	1.4	0.2	1.7	2.3	4.6	12.1	.380	1.6	4.9	.319	1.4	1.9	.750
Paul Arizin	12	38.3	23.2	-	-	6.7	2.2	-	-	-	3.7	7.9	21.1	.375	-	-	-	7.3	8.5	.863


Season 11
	Rafer Alston	Paul Arizin
Season	2009-10	-
Team	New Jersey Nets, Miami Heat	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	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		%
Rafer Alston	52	27.3	8.2	0.3	2.2	2.5	3.4	1.0	0.2	1.8	2.0	3.0	8.6	.348	1.1	3.2	.345	1.1	1.6	.728
Paul Arizin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Rafer Alston	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Paul Arizin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rafer Alston vs. Paul Arizin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Paul Arizin and Rafer Alston, 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