Paul Arizin
SF · PHW
Seasons 1950-51–1961-62 · 10 on record · Ht 6-4 · b. 1928
★ Hall of Fame★ Rookie of the Year★ 2× Scoring champion10× All-Star4× All-NBA
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Player info
| Nickname | Pitchin' Paul, Poppin' Paul |
|---|---|
| Position | SF |
| Number | #11 |
| Height | 6-4 |
| Weight | 190 lb |
| Born | 1928-04-09 |
| College | Villanova |
| Drafted | 1950 · Round 1, Pick 3 · PHW |
| Seasons | 1950-51–1961-62 (10) |
Career averages
22.8 PPG, 8.6 RPG, 2.3 APG · 713 games · .421 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | PHW | 22 | 65 | — | .407 | — | .793 | 9.8 | 2.1 | — | — | 17.2 | — | .512 |
| 1951-52 | PHW | 23 | 66 | 44.5 | .448 | — | .818 | 11.3 | 2.6 | — | — | 25.4 | 25.7 | .546 |
| 1954-55 | PHW | 26 | 72 | 41.0 | .399 | — | .776 | 9.4 | 2.9 | — | — | 21.0 | 18.6 | .478 |
| 1955-56 | PHW | 27 | 72 | 37.8 | .448 | — | .810 | 7.5 | 2.6 | — | — | 24.2 | 21.3 | .526 |
| 1956-57 | PHW | 28 | 71 | 39.0 | .422 | — | .829 | 7.9 | 2.1 | — | — | 25.6 | 22.4 | .515 |
| 1957-58 | PHW | 29 | 68 | 35.0 | .393 | — | .809 | 7.4 | 2.0 | — | — | 20.7 | 18.2 | .479 |
| 1958-59 | PHW | 30 | 70 | 40.0 | .431 | — | .813 | 9.1 | 1.7 | — | — | 26.4 | 21.9 | .519 |
| 1959-60 | PHW | 31 | 72 | 36.4 | .424 | — | .798 | 8.6 | 2.3 | — | — | 22.3 | 17.3 | .492 |
| 1960-61 | PHW | 32 | 79 | 37.2 | .425 | — | .833 | 8.6 | 2.4 | — | — | 23.2 | 17.1 | .506 |
| 1961-62 | PHW | 33 | 78 | 35.7 | .410 | — | .805 | 6.8 | 2.6 | — | — | 21.9 | 15.0 | .486 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | PHW | 65 | — | — | 352 | 864 | .407 | — | — | 417 | 526 | 640 | 138 | — | — | — | 1,121 |
| 1951-52 | PHW | 66 | — | 2,939 | 548 | 1,222 | .448 | — | — | 578 | 707 | 745 | 170 | — | — | — | 1,674 |
| 1954-55 | PHW | 72 | — | 2,953 | 529 | 1,325 | .399 | — | — | 454 | 585 | 675 | 210 | — | — | — | 1,512 |
| 1955-56 | PHW | 72 | — | 2,724 | 617 | 1,378 | .448 | — | — | 507 | 626 | 539 | 189 | — | — | — | 1,741 |
| 1956-57 | PHW | 71 | — | 2,767 | 613 | 1,451 | .422 | — | — | 591 | 713 | 561 | 150 | — | — | — | 1,817 |
| 1957-58 | PHW | 68 | — | 2,377 | 483 | 1,229 | .393 | — | — | 440 | 544 | 503 | 135 | — | — | — | 1,406 |
| 1958-59 | PHW | 70 | — | 2,799 | 632 | 1,466 | .431 | — | — | 587 | 722 | 637 | 119 | — | — | — | 1,851 |
| 1959-60 | PHW | 72 | — | 2,618 | 593 | 1,400 | .424 | — | — | 420 | 526 | 621 | 165 | — | — | — | 1,606 |
| 1960-61 | PHW | 79 | — | 2,935 | 650 | 1,529 | .425 | — | — | 532 | 639 | 681 | 188 | — | — | — | 1,832 |
| 1961-62 | PHW | 78 | — | 2,785 | 611 | 1,490 | .410 | — | — | 484 | 601 | 527 | 201 | — | — | — | 1,706 |
| Career | 713 | — | — | 5,628 | 13,354 | .421 | 0 | 0 | 5010 | 6189 | 6129 | 1665 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16,266 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | PHW | 65 | — | — | — | .407 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1951-52 | PHW | 66 | 44.5 | 6.7 | 15.0 | .448 | — | — | 7.1 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 2.1 | — | — | — | 20.5 |
| 1954-55 | PHW | 72 | 41.0 | 6.4 | 16.2 | .399 | — | — | 5.5 | 7.1 | 8.2 | 2.6 | — | — | — | 18.4 |
| 1955-56 | PHW | 72 | 37.8 | 8.2 | 18.2 | .448 | — | — | 6.7 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 2.5 | — | — | — | 23.0 |
| 1956-57 | PHW | 71 | 39.0 | 8.0 | 18.9 | .422 | — | — | 7.7 | 9.3 | 7.3 | 2.0 | — | — | — | 23.6 |
| 1957-58 | PHW | 68 | 35.0 | 7.3 | 18.6 | .393 | — | — | 6.7 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 2.0 | — | — | — | 21.3 |
| 1958-59 | PHW | 70 | 40.0 | 8.1 | 18.9 | .431 | — | — | 7.5 | 9.3 | 8.2 | 1.5 | — | — | — | 23.8 |
| 1959-60 | PHW | 72 | 36.4 | 8.2 | 19.3 | .424 | — | — | 5.8 | 7.2 | 8.5 | 2.3 | — | — | — | 22.1 |
| 1960-61 | PHW | 79 | 37.2 | 8.0 | 18.8 | .425 | — | — | 6.5 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 2.3 | — | — | — | 22.5 |
| 1961-62 | PHW | 78 | 35.7 | 7.9 | 19.3 | .410 | — | — | 6.3 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 2.6 | — | — | — | 22.1 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | PHW | 65 | — | — | .512 | — | 9.2 | 4.5 | 13.7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1951-52 | PHW | 66 | 2,939 | 25.7 | .546 | — | 14.8 | 1.2 | 16.0 | .261 | — | — | — | — |
| 1954-55 | PHW | 72 | 2,953 | 18.6 | .478 | — | 5.8 | 2.9 | 8.7 | .141 | — | — | — | — |
| 1955-56 | PHW | 72 | 2,724 | 21.3 | .526 | — | 10.2 | 2.0 | 12.2 | .214 | — | — | — | — |
| 1956-57 | PHW | 71 | 2,767 | 22.4 | .515 | — | 10.7 | 1.6 | 12.3 | .213 | — | — | — | — |
| 1957-58 | PHW | 68 | 2,377 | 18.2 | .479 | — | 5.5 | 2.3 | 7.7 | .156 | — | — | — | — |
| 1958-59 | PHW | 70 | 2,799 | 21.9 | .519 | — | 10.0 | 3.0 | 13.0 | .223 | — | — | — | — |
| 1959-60 | PHW | 72 | 2,618 | 17.3 | .492 | — | 5.5 | 3.7 | 9.2 | .168 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960-61 | PHW | 79 | 2,935 | 17.1 | .506 | — | 6.7 | 3.0 | 9.7 | .159 | — | — | — | — |
| 1961-62 | PHW | 78 | 2,785 | 15.0 | .486 | — | 3.9 | 2.5 | 6.3 | .109 | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 713 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 108.8 | — | — | — | — | +0.0 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | 2 | 0.0 | 20.5 | 10.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .519 | — | .602 |
| 1951-52 | 3 | 0.0 | 25.7 | 12.7 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .453 | — | .570 |
| 1955-56 | 10 | 17.2 | 28.9 | 8.4 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .468 | — | .548 |
| 1956-57 | 2 | 20.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .375 | — | .461 |
| 1957-58 | 8 | 27.9 | 23.5 | 7.8 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .391 | — | .470 |
| 1959-60 | 9 | 28.3 | 26.3 | 9.6 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .431 | — | .516 |
| 1960-61 | 3 | 0.0 | 22.3 | 8.7 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .328 | — | .411 |
| 1961-62 | 12 | 22.3 | 23.2 | 6.7 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .375 | — | .467 |
| Career | 49 | 19.6 | 24.2 | 8.2 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .414 | — | .501 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 345 | 23.7 | 7.5 | 1.9 | 273–72 |
| Away | 335 | 22.1 | 5.3 | 1.6 | 97–238 |
| In wins | 370 | 23.7 | 6.9 | 1.8 | 370–0 |
| In losses | 310 | 22.0 | 5.9 | 1.7 | 0–310 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 79 | 23.6 | 6.4 | 1.8 | 47–32 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 114 | 24.3 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 45–69 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 82 | 21.8 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 46–36 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 83 | 23.5 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 45–38 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 114 | 22.4 | 6.2 | 1.9 | 69–45 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What are Paul Arizin's career stats?
Paul Arizin has averaged 22.8 PPG, 8.6 RPG, 2.3 APG over 10 seasons (1950-51–1961-62).
How tall is Paul Arizin?
Paul Arizin is 6-4 (190 lb).
When was Paul Arizin drafted?
Paul Arizin was drafted in 1950, round 1, pick 3.