Toni Kukoc vs. Billy Paultz Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Billy Paultz and Toni Kukoc, 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.

Toni Kukoc played 13 years in the NBA, 4 more than Billy Paultz, who played 9. Toni Kukoc had the first of his seasons in 1993-94, while Billy Paultz had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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
Toni Kukoc 13 9 1993-94 to 2005-06
Billy Paultz 9 9 1976-77 to 1984-85

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Toni Kukoc Billy Paultz
Season 1993-941976-77
Team Chicago BullsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf SemisSpurs 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 %
Toni Kukoc 75 24.1 10.9 1.3 2.7 4.0 3.4 1.1 0.4 2.2 1.6 4.2 9.7 .431 0.4 1.6 .271 2.1 2.8 .743
Billy Paultz 82 32.9 15.6 2.3 6.0 8.4 2.7 0.7 2.1 - 3.2 6.4 13.4 .473 - - - 2.9 3.9 .744
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Toni Kukoc 10 19.4 9.3 1.1 2.9 4.0 3.6 0.5 0.3 1.7 1.5 3.0 6.7 .448 0.8 1.9 .421 2.5 3.4 .735
Billy Paultz 2 37.0 17.0 0.5 8.0 8.5 2.5 1.0 0.5 - 1.5 6.0 12.0 .500 - - - 5.0 6.5 .769

Season 2

Toni Kukoc Billy Paultz
Season 1994-951977-78
Team Chicago BullsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf SemisSpurs 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 %
Toni Kukoc 81 31.9 15.7 1.9 3.5 5.4 4.6 1.3 0.2 2.0 2.0 6.0 11.9 .504 0.8 2.4 .313 2.9 3.9 .748
Billy Paultz 80 31.0 15.8 2.2 6.3 8.4 2.7 0.5 2.4 2.1 2.8 6.5 12.2 .529 - - - 2.9 3.8 .752
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Toni Kukoc 10 37.2 13.8 2.0 4.8 6.8 5.7 1.0 0.2 1.9 2.3 5.3 11.1 .477 1.4 3.2 .438 1.8 2.6 .692
Billy Paultz 6 31.8 11.5 1.2 5.7 6.8 2.3 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.7 4.8 10.5 .460 - - - 1.8 2.8 .647

Season 3

Toni Kukoc Billy Paultz
Season 1995-961978-79
Team Chicago BullsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement Sixth Man of the Year-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionSpurs Lost East Conf 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 %
Toni Kukoc 81 26.0 13.1 1.4 2.6 4.0 3.5 0.8 0.3 1.4 1.9 4.8 9.7 .490 1.1 2.7 .403 2.5 3.3 .772
Billy Paultz 79 26.9 11.5 2.1 5.8 7.9 2.3 0.4 1.6 2.0 2.6 5.1 9.6 .526 - - - 1.4 2.5 .588
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Toni Kukoc 15 29.3 10.8 1.3 2.9 4.2 3.9 0.9 0.3 1.7 2.2 3.9 10.1 .391 0.9 4.5 .191 2.1 2.5 .838
Billy Paultz 13 23.0 6.3 1.8 5.7 7.5 2.3 0.3 1.0 1.1 2.5 2.3 6.2 .375 - - - 1.7 2.5 .667

Season 4

Toni Kukoc Billy Paultz
Season 1996-971979-80
Team Chicago BullsSan Antonio Spurs, Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionRockets 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 %
Toni Kukoc 57 28.2 13.2 1.6 2.9 4.6 4.5 1.1 0.5 1.6 1.7 5.0 10.6 .471 0.9 2.6 .331 2.4 3.1 .770
Billy Paultz 84 26.1 9.1 2.2 4.8 7.0 2.2 0.8 1.0 1.4 2.5 3.9 8.0 .486 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 2.2 .599
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Toni Kukoc 19 22.3 7.9 0.7 2.2 2.8 2.8 0.7 0.2 0.9 1.6 2.4 6.6 .360 1.0 2.8 .358 2.2 3.1 .707
Billy Paultz 7 18.3 4.3 1.7 3.0 4.7 1.1 0.1 0.4 1.6 1.9 1.9 5.7 .325 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.0 .571

Season 5

Toni Kukoc Billy Paultz
Season 1997-981980-81
Team Chicago BullsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionRockets Lost NBA 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 %
Toni Kukoc 74 30.2 13.3 1.6 2.8 4.4 4.2 1.0 0.5 2.1 2.0 5.2 11.4 .455 0.9 2.4 .362 2.1 3.0 .708
Billy Paultz 81 20.5 7.4 1.4 3.5 4.8 1.3 0.3 0.9 1.1 2.2 3.2 6.4 .507 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.9 .490
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Toni Kukoc 21 30.3 13.1 1.1 2.7 3.9 2.9 1.2 0.5 1.3 2.7 5.0 10.4 .486 1.1 2.9 .377 1.9 3.0 .645
Billy Paultz 21 34.3 12.1 2.5 4.5 7.0 1.7 0.6 1.3 1.3 3.3 5.3 11.7 .451 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.3 .667

Season 6

Toni Kukoc Billy Paultz
Season 1998-991981-82
Team Chicago BullsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets 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 %
Toni Kukoc 44 37.6 18.8 1.5 5.6 7.0 5.3 1.1 0.3 2.8 1.9 7.2 17.0 .420 0.9 3.1 .285 3.6 4.9 .740
Billy Paultz 65 12.4 3.3 0.8 1.9 2.8 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.7 1.5 1.4 3.5 .394 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .523
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Toni Kukoc ------- --- ----------
Billy Paultz 3 11.3 2.3 0.7 0.7 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.3 1.3 1.0 3.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 1.0 .333

Season 7

Toni Kukoc Billy Paultz
Season 1999-001982-83
Team Chicago Bulls, Philadelphia 76ersHouston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisSpurs Lost West Conf 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 %
Toni Kukoc 56 31.9 14.8 1.3 3.5 4.9 4.7 1.4 0.5 2.6 2.0 5.3 13.0 .408 0.8 3.0 .262 3.4 4.7 .725
Billy Paultz 64 12.8 3.6 1.0 2.1 3.1 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.7 1.6 3.5 .445 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.9 .458
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Toni Kukoc 10 25.8 9.3 0.7 3.0 3.7 1.7 1.0 0.3 1.5 2.6 3.6 9.3 .387 1.1 3.4 .324 1.0 1.7 .588
Billy Paultz 11 12.1 2.7 1.0 1.9 2.9 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.5 1.6 1.2 2.9 .406 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.4 1.000

Season 8

Toni Kukoc Billy Paultz
Season 2000-011983-84
Team Philadelphia 76ers, Atlanta HawksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 %
Toni Kukoc 65 24.6 11.1 1.0 3.0 4.0 3.1 0.7 0.2 1.7 1.5 4.2 9.0 .473 1.1 2.4 .446 1.6 2.5 .631
Billy Paultz 40 12.2 2.2 0.9 2.0 2.8 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.6 1.4 0.9 2.2 .409 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.8 .515
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Toni Kukoc ------- --- ----------
Billy Paultz 2 3.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.5 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 9

Toni Kukoc Billy Paultz
Season 2001-021984-85
Team Atlanta HawksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz 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 %
Toni Kukoc 59 25.3 9.9 0.7 3.0 3.7 3.6 0.8 0.3 1.9 1.5 3.6 8.5 .419 0.9 2.9 .310 1.8 2.6 .712
Billy Paultz 62 6.0 1.3 0.4 1.2 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.8 0.5 1.4 .368 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 .643
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Toni Kukoc ------- --- ----------
Billy Paultz 5 6.0 1.4 0.6 1.0 1.6 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.4 1.4 0.6 1.6 .375 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.8 .250

Season 10

Toni Kukoc Billy Paultz
Season 2002-03-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Toni Kukoc 63 27.0 11.6 1.1 3.2 4.2 3.7 1.3 0.5 1.9 2.1 4.0 9.2 .432 1.5 4.2 .361 2.2 3.1 .706
Billy Paultz ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Toni Kukoc 6 30.8 14.8 1.0 3.2 4.2 3.7 2.2 0.2 1.8 2.0 5.3 10.8 .492 1.8 4.8 .379 2.3 3.3 .700
Billy Paultz ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Toni Kukoc Billy Paultz
Season 2003-04-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Toni Kukoc 73 20.8 8.4 0.8 2.9 3.7 2.7 0.8 0.3 1.5 1.5 2.9 6.9 .417 0.7 2.3 .292 2.0 2.7 .729
Billy Paultz ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Toni Kukoc 5 21.0 8.4 0.8 2.0 2.8 0.8 0.6 0.4 1.2 2.2 3.4 6.8 .500 0.8 2.4 .333 0.8 1.6 .500
Billy Paultz ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Toni Kukoc Billy Paultz
Season 2004-05-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
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 %
Toni Kukoc 53 20.7 5.6 0.6 2.4 3.0 3.0 0.7 0.2 1.2 1.3 2.0 4.8 .410 0.8 2.2 .362 0.8 1.2 .721
Billy Paultz ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Toni Kukoc ------- --- ----------
Billy Paultz ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Toni Kukoc Billy Paultz
Season 2005-06-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Toni Kukoc 65 15.7 4.9 0.4 1.9 2.3 2.1 0.5 0.3 1.0 1.3 1.8 4.6 .389 0.7 2.3 .306 0.6 0.9 .714
Billy Paultz ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Toni Kukoc 3 17.7 7.3 0.0 1.7 1.7 3.0 0.3 0.0 1.0 2.7 2.7 4.7 .571 1.7 2.7 .625 0.3 0.7 .500
Billy Paultz ------- --- ----------