Paul Seymour
G-F · SYR
Seasons 1947-48–1959-60 · 12 on record · Ht 6-1 · b. 1928
3× All-Star2× All-NBA
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Player info
| Nickname | The Iron Man |
|---|---|
| Position | G-F |
| Number | #5 (also #24, #25, #8) |
| Height | 6-1 |
| Weight | 180 lb |
| Born | 1928-01-30 |
| College | Toledo |
| Seasons | 1947-48–1959-60 (12) |
Career averages
9.4 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 3.8 APG · 622 games · .350 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947-48 | BLB | 20 | 22 | — | .267 | — | .595 | — | 0.3 | — | — | 3.5 | — | .324 |
| 1949-50 | SYR | 22 | 62 | — | .334 | — | .716 | — | 3.0 | — | — | 7.7 | — | .396 |
| 1950-51 | SYR | 23 | 51 | — | .325 | — | .736 | 3.8 | 3.7 | — | — | 7.2 | — | .403 |
| 1951-52 | SYR | 24 | 66 | 33.5 | .335 | — | .759 | 3.4 | 3.3 | — | — | 9.1 | 11.0 | .414 |
| 1952-53 | SYR | 25 | 67 | 40.1 | .383 | — | .817 | 3.7 | 4.4 | — | — | 14.2 | 16.0 | .485 |
| 1953-54 | SYR | 26 | 71 | 38.4 | .377 | — | .813 | 4.1 | 5.1 | — | — | 13.1 | 16.4 | .466 |
| 1954-55 | SYR | 27 | 72 | 41.0 | .362 | — | .811 | 4.3 | 6.7 | — | — | 14.6 | 15.5 | .438 |
| 1955-56 | SYR | 28 | 57 | 32.0 | .339 | — | .807 | 2.7 | 4.8 | — | — | 11.3 | 12.1 | .416 |
| 1956-57 | SYR | 29 | 65 | 19.0 | .324 | — | .821 | 2.0 | 3.0 | — | — | 6.0 | 11.4 | .390 |
| 1957-58 | SYR | 30 | 64 | 11.9 | .340 | — | .841 | 1.7 | 1.5 | — | — | 4.2 | 9.9 | .390 |
| 1958-59 | SYR | 31 | 21 | 12.7 | .327 | — | .897 | 1.9 | 1.7 | — | — | 4.3 | 11.0 | .406 |
| 1959-60 | SYR | 32 | 4 | 1.8 | 0.000 | — | — | 0.3 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | -17.1 | 0.000 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947-48 | BLB | 22 | — | — | 27 | 101 | .267 | — | — | 22 | 37 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 76 |
| 1949-50 | SYR | 62 | — | — | 175 | 524 | .334 | — | — | 126 | 176 | — | 189 | — | — | — | 476 |
| 1950-51 | SYR | 51 | — | — | 125 | 385 | .325 | — | — | 117 | 159 | 194 | 187 | — | — | — | 367 |
| 1951-52 | SYR | 66 | — | 2,209 | 206 | 615 | .335 | — | — | 186 | 245 | 225 | 220 | — | — | — | 598 |
| 1952-53 | SYR | 67 | — | 2,684 | 306 | 798 | .383 | — | — | 340 | 416 | 246 | 294 | — | — | — | 952 |
| 1953-54 | SYR | 71 | — | 2,727 | 316 | 838 | .377 | — | — | 299 | 368 | 291 | 364 | — | — | — | 931 |
| 1954-55 | SYR | 72 | — | 2,950 | 375 | 1,036 | .362 | — | — | 300 | 370 | 309 | 483 | — | — | — | 1,050 |
| 1955-56 | SYR | 57 | — | 1,826 | 227 | 670 | .339 | — | — | 188 | 233 | 152 | 276 | — | — | — | 642 |
| 1956-57 | SYR | 65 | — | 1,235 | 143 | 442 | .324 | — | — | 101 | 123 | 130 | 193 | — | — | — | 387 |
| 1957-58 | SYR | 64 | — | 763 | 107 | 315 | .340 | — | — | 53 | 63 | 107 | 93 | — | — | — | 267 |
| 1958-59 | SYR | 21 | — | 266 | 32 | 98 | .327 | — | — | 26 | 29 | 39 | 36 | — | — | — | 90 |
| 1959-60 | SYR | 4 | — | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 |
| Career | 622 | — | — | 2,039 | 5,826 | .350 | 0 | 0 | 1758 | 2219 | 1694 | 2341 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,836 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947-48 | BLB | 22 | — | — | — | .267 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1949-50 | SYR | 62 | — | — | — | .334 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1950-51 | SYR | 51 | — | — | — | .325 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1951-52 | SYR | 66 | 33.5 | 3.4 | 10.0 | .335 | — | — | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.6 | — | — | — | 9.7 |
| 1952-53 | SYR | 67 | 40.1 | 4.1 | 10.7 | .383 | — | — | 4.6 | 5.6 | 3.3 | 3.9 | — | — | — | 12.8 |
| 1953-54 | SYR | 71 | 38.4 | 4.2 | 11.1 | .377 | — | — | 3.9 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 4.8 | — | — | — | 12.3 |
| 1954-55 | SYR | 72 | 41.0 | 4.6 | 12.6 | .362 | — | — | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 5.9 | — | — | — | 12.8 |
| 1955-56 | SYR | 57 | 32.0 | 4.5 | 13.2 | .339 | — | — | 3.7 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 5.4 | — | — | — | 12.7 |
| 1956-57 | SYR | 65 | 19.0 | 4.2 | 12.9 | .324 | — | — | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 5.6 | — | — | — | 11.3 |
| 1957-58 | SYR | 64 | 11.9 | 5.0 | 14.9 | .340 | — | — | 2.5 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 4.4 | — | — | — | 12.6 |
| 1958-59 | SYR | 21 | 12.7 | 4.3 | 13.3 | .327 | — | — | 3.5 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 4.9 | — | — | — | 12.2 |
| 1959-60 | SYR | 4 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 20.6 | 0.000 | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 0.0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947-48 | BLB | 22 | — | — | .324 | — | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1949-50 | SYR | 62 | — | — | .396 | — | 1.1 | 2.7 | 3.8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1950-51 | SYR | 51 | — | — | .403 | — | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1951-52 | SYR | 66 | 2,209 | 11.0 | .414 | — | 0.8 | 2.4 | 3.2 | .069 | — | — | — | — |
| 1952-53 | SYR | 67 | 2,684 | 16.0 | .485 | — | 5.8 | 2.9 | 8.7 | .155 | — | — | — | — |
| 1953-54 | SYR | 71 | 2,727 | 16.4 | .466 | — | 5.0 | 4.3 | 9.3 | .164 | — | — | — | — |
| 1954-55 | SYR | 72 | 2,950 | 15.5 | .438 | — | 2.1 | 4.5 | 6.7 | .108 | — | — | — | — |
| 1955-56 | SYR | 57 | 1,826 | 12.1 | .416 | — | 0.0 | 2.2 | 2.3 | .059 | — | — | — | — |
| 1956-57 | SYR | 65 | 1,235 | 11.4 | .390 | — | -0.4 | 1.2 | 0.8 | .033 | — | — | — | — |
| 1957-58 | SYR | 64 | 763 | 9.9 | .390 | — | -0.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | .028 | — | — | — | — |
| 1958-59 | SYR | 21 | 266 | 11.0 | .406 | — | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .046 | — | — | — | — |
| 1959-60 | SYR | 4 | 7 | -17.1 | 0.000 | — | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -.596 | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 622 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37.7 | — | — | — | — | +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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 11 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .435 | — | .525 |
| 1950-51 | 7 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .208 | — | .297 |
| 1951-52 | 7 | 6.6 | 12.1 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .862 | — | .887 |
| 1952-53 | 2 | 33.5 | 18.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .750 | — | .884 |
| 1953-54 | 13 | 39.2 | 14.9 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .413 | — | .527 |
| 1954-55 | 11 | 17.5 | 12.5 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .505 | — | .606 |
| 1955-56 | 7 | 21.9 | 6.6 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .291 | — | .361 |
| 1956-57 | 5 | 12.6 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .216 | — | .259 |
| 1957-58 | 3 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .348 | — | .370 |
| Career | 66 | 15.7 | 9.8 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .416 | — | .519 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 270 | 9.8 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 213–57 |
| Away | 233 | 9.5 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 72–161 |
| In wins | 285 | 10.1 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 285–0 |
| In losses | 218 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 0–218 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 57 | 8.6 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 33–24 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 87 | 9.4 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 44–43 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 61 | 9.2 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 41–20 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 86 | 10.4 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 47–39 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 57 | 10.7 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 31–26 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 85 | 10.5 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 47–38 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What are Paul Seymour's career stats?
Paul Seymour has averaged 9.4 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 3.8 APG over 12 seasons (1947-48–1959-60).
How tall is Paul Seymour?
Paul Seymour is 6-1 (180 lb).