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Paul Arizin

Paul Joseph Arizin (Pitchin' Paul)

Position: Forward-Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-4 ▪ Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: April 9, 1928 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died: December 12, 2006
High School: La Salle College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
College: Villanova University
Draft: Philadelphia Warriors, 1950 NBA Draft (territorial selection)
NBA Debut: November 9, 1950
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1978 (Full List)

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Fine Details ▪ Last updated Jun 19, 2013 9:17 PM
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Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1950-51 22 PHW NBA SF 65 352 864 .407 417 526 .793 640 138 284 1121
1951-52 23 PHW NBA SF 66 2939 548 1222 .448 578 707 .818 745 170 250 1674
1954-55 26 PHW NBA SF 72 2953 529 1325 .399 454 585 .776 675 210 270 1512
1955-56 27 PHW NBA SF 72 2724 617 1378 .448 507 626 .810 539 189 282 1741
1956-57 28 PHW NBA SF 71 2767 613 1451 .422 591 713 .829 561 150 274 1817
1957-58 29 PHW NBA SF 68 2377 483 1229 .393 440 544 .809 503 135 235 1406
1958-59 30 PHW NBA SF 70 2799 632 1466 .431 587 722 .813 637 119 264 1851
1959-60 31 PHW NBA SF 72 2618 593 1400 .424 420 526 .798 621 165 263 1606
1960-61 32 PHW NBA SF 79 2935 650 1529 .425 532 639 .833 681 188 335 1832
1961-62 33 PHW NBA SF 78 2785 611 1490 .410 484 601 .805 527 201 307 1706
Career NBA 713 24897 5628 13354 .421 5010 6189 .810 6129 1665 2764 16266

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1950-51 22 PHW NBA SF 65 5.4 13.3 .407 6.4 8.1 .793 9.8 2.1 4.4 17.2
1951-52 23 PHW NBA SF 66 44.5 8.3 18.5 .448 8.8 10.7 .818 11.3 2.6 3.8 25.4
1954-55 26 PHW NBA SF 72 41.0 7.3 18.4 .399 6.3 8.1 .776 9.4 2.9 3.8 21.0
1955-56 27 PHW NBA SF 72 37.8 8.6 19.1 .448 7.0 8.7 .810 7.5 2.6 3.9 24.2
1956-57 28 PHW NBA SF 71 39.0 8.6 20.4 .422 8.3 10.0 .829 7.9 2.1 3.9 25.6
1957-58 29 PHW NBA SF 68 35.0 7.1 18.1 .393 6.5 8.0 .809 7.4 2.0 3.5 20.7
1958-59 30 PHW NBA SF 70 40.0 9.0 20.9 .431 8.4 10.3 .813 9.1 1.7 3.8 26.4
1959-60 31 PHW NBA SF 72 36.4 8.2 19.4 .424 5.8 7.3 .798 8.6 2.3 3.7 22.3
1960-61 32 PHW NBA SF 79 37.2 8.2 19.4 .425 6.7 8.1 .833 8.6 2.4 4.2 23.2
1961-62 33 PHW NBA SF 78 35.7 7.8 19.1 .410 6.2 7.7 .805 6.8 2.6 3.9 21.9
Career NBA 713 38.4 7.9 18.7 .421 7.0 8.7 .810 8.6 2.3 3.9 22.8

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1950-51 22 PHW NBA SF 65 .407 .793
1951-52 23 PHW NBA SF 66 2939 6.7 15.0 .448 7.1 8.7 .818 9.1 2.1 3.1 20.5
1954-55 26 PHW NBA SF 72 2953 6.4 16.2 .399 5.5 7.1 .776 8.2 2.6 3.3 18.4
1955-56 27 PHW NBA SF 72 2724 8.2 18.2 .448 6.7 8.3 .810 7.1 2.5 3.7 23.0
1956-57 28 PHW NBA SF 71 2767 8.0 18.9 .422 7.7 9.3 .829 7.3 2.0 3.6 23.6
1957-58 29 PHW NBA SF 68 2377 7.3 18.6 .393 6.7 8.2 .809 7.6 2.0 3.6 21.3
1958-59 30 PHW NBA SF 70 2799 8.1 18.9 .431 7.5 9.3 .813 8.2 1.5 3.4 23.8
1959-60 31 PHW NBA SF 72 2618 8.2 19.3 .424 5.8 7.2 .798 8.5 2.3 3.6 22.1
1960-61 32 PHW NBA SF 79 2935 8.0 18.8 .425 6.5 7.8 .833 8.4 2.3 4.1 22.5
1961-62 33 PHW NBA SF 78 2785 7.9 19.3 .410 6.3 7.8 .805 6.8 2.6 4.0 22.1
Career NBA 713 24897 7.6 18.1 .421 6.6 8.2 .810 7.9 2.2 3.6 21.9

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1950-51 22 PHW NBA SF 65 .512 .407 9.2 4.5 13.7
1951-52 23 PHW NBA SF 66 2939 25.5 .546 .448 14.8 1.2 16.0 .261
1954-55 26 PHW NBA SF 72 2953 18.2 .478 .399 5.8 2.9 8.7 .141
1955-56 27 PHW NBA SF 72 2724 21.3 .526 .448 10.2 2.0 12.2 .214
1956-57 28 PHW NBA SF 71 2767 22.2 .515 .422 10.7 1.6 12.3 .213
1957-58 29 PHW NBA SF 68 2377 18.2 .479 .393 5.5 2.3 7.7 .156
1958-59 30 PHW NBA SF 70 2799 21.9 .519 .431 10.0 3.0 13.0 .223
1959-60 31 PHW NBA SF 72 2618 17.2 .492 .424 5.5 3.7 9.2 .168
1960-61 32 PHW NBA SF 79 2935 17.1 .506 .425 6.7 3.0 9.7 .159
1961-62 33 PHW NBA SF 78 2785 14.8 .486 .410 3.9 2.5 6.3 .109
Career NBA 713 24897 19.7 .506 .421 82.1 26.7 108.8 .183

Playoffs Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1950-51 22 PHW NBA SF 2 14 27 .519 13 16 .813 20 3 10 41
1951-52 23 PHW NBA SF 3 120 24 53 .453 29 33 .879 38 8 17 77
1955-56 27 PHW NBA SF 10 409 103 229 .450 83 99 .838 84 29 31 289
1956-57 28 PHW NBA SF 2 22 3 8 .375 3 5 .600 8 1 3 9
1957-58 29 PHW NBA SF 8 309 66 169 .391 56 72 .778 62 16 26 188
1959-60 31 PHW NBA SF 9 371 84 195 .431 69 79 .873 86 33 29 237
1960-61 32 PHW NBA SF 3 125 22 67 .328 23 33 .697 26 12 17 67
1961-62 33 PHW NBA SF 12 459 95 253 .375 88 102 .863 80 26 44 278
Career NBA 49 1815 411 1001 .411 364 439 .829 404 128 177 1186

Playoffs Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1950-51 22 PHW NBA SF 2 7.0 13.5 .519 6.5 8.0 .813 10.0 1.5 5.0 20.5
1951-52 23 PHW NBA SF 3 40.0 8.0 17.7 .453 9.7 11.0 .879 12.7 2.7 5.7 25.7
1955-56 27 PHW NBA SF 10 40.9 10.3 22.9 .450 8.3 9.9 .838 8.4 2.9 3.1 28.9
1956-57 28 PHW NBA SF 2 11.0 1.5 4.0 .375 1.5 2.5 .600 4.0 0.5 1.5 4.5
1957-58 29 PHW NBA SF 8 38.6 8.3 21.1 .391 7.0 9.0 .778 7.8 2.0 3.3 23.5
1959-60 31 PHW NBA SF 9 41.2 9.3 21.7 .431 7.7 8.8 .873 9.6 3.7 3.2 26.3
1960-61 32 PHW NBA SF 3 41.7 7.3 22.3 .328 7.7 11.0 .697 8.7 4.0 5.7 22.3
1961-62 33 PHW NBA SF 12 38.3 7.9 21.1 .375 7.3 8.5 .863 6.7 2.2 3.7 23.2
Career NBA 49 38.6 8.4 20.4 .411 7.4 9.0 .829 8.2 2.6 3.6 24.2

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1950-51 22 PHW NBA SF 2 .519 .813
1951-52 23 PHW NBA SF 3 120 7.2 15.9 .453 8.7 9.9 .879 11.4 2.4 5.1 23.1
1955-56 27 PHW NBA SF 10 409 9.1 20.2 .450 7.3 8.7 .838 7.4 2.6 2.7 25.4
1956-57 28 PHW NBA SF 2 22 4.9 13.1 .375 4.9 8.2 .600 13.1 1.6 4.9 14.7
1957-58 29 PHW NBA SF 8 309 7.7 19.7 .391 6.5 8.4 .778 7.2 1.9 3.0 21.9
1959-60 31 PHW NBA SF 9 371 8.2 18.9 .431 6.7 7.7 .873 8.3 3.2 2.8 23.0
1960-61 32 PHW NBA SF 3 125 6.3 19.3 .328 6.6 9.5 .697 7.5 3.5 4.9 19.3
1961-62 33 PHW NBA SF 12 459 7.5 19.8 .375 6.9 8.0 .863 6.3 2.0 3.5 21.8
Career NBA 49 1815 7.9 19.3 .411 7.0 8.4 .829 7.6 2.5 3.3 22.7

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1950-51 22 PHW NBA SF 2 .602 .519 0.4 0.0 0.5
1951-52 23 PHW NBA SF 3 120 29.5 .570 .453 18.0 0.6 -0.1 0.5 .198
1955-56 27 PHW NBA SF 10 409 24.2 .530 .450 13.7 1.7 0.5 2.2 .262
1956-57 28 PHW NBA SF 2 22 17.3 .441 .375 7.7 0.0 0.0 0.1 .112
1957-58 29 PHW NBA SF 8 309 20.1 .468 .391 9.7 0.8 0.4 1.2 .182
1959-60 31 PHW NBA SF 9 371 20.8 .516 .431 12.3 1.2 0.5 1.7 .223
1960-61 32 PHW NBA SF 3 125 13.1 .411 .328 14.8 -0.1 0.2 0.1 .052
1961-62 33 PHW NBA SF 12 459 16.4 .467 .375 9.4 0.5 0.6 1.1 .115
Career NBA 49 1815 20.3 .497 .411 11.9 5.3 2.1 7.4 .183

All-Star Games

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1950-51 22 PHW NBA SF 1 7 12 .583 1 2 .500 7 0 2 15
1951-52 23 PHW NBA SF 1 1 32:00 9 13 .692 8 8 1.000 6 0 1 26
1954-55 26 PHW NBA SF 1 0 23:00 4 9 .444 1 2 .500 2 2 5 9
1955-56 27 PHW NBA SF 1 1 28:00 5 13 .385 3 5 .600 7 1 6 13
1956-57 28 PHW NBA SF 1 1 26:00 6 13 .462 1 2 .500 5 0 2 13
1957-58 29 PHW NBA SF 1 0 29:00 11 17 .647 2 2 1.000 8 2 3 24
1958-59 30 PHW NBA SF 1 1 30:00 4 15 .267 8 9 .889 8 0 2 16
1959-60 31 PHW NBA SF
1960-61 32 PHW NBA SF 1 0 17:00 6 12 .500 5 6 .833 2 1 4 17
1961-62 33 PHW NBA SF 1 0 21:00 2 12 .167 0 0 2 0 4 4
Career NBA 9 4 206 54 116 .466 29 36 .806 47 6 29 137

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 10 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Paul Arizin 16.0 13.7 13.0 12.3 12.2 9.7 9.2 8.7 7.7 6.3
Adrian Dantley 93.2 14.6 13.6 12.8 12.6 12.2 10.5 9.8 8.0 5.7 4.3
Shawn Marion 91.9 14.6 13.0 12.5 12.0 11.7 9.8 9.1 7.4 5.2 4.1
Dolph Schayes 90.2 14.8 13.7 13.1 12.8 12.5 12.0 11.8 10.3 9.4 8.5
Rick Barry 89.3 14.4 12.7 11.1 10.4 10.4 10.2 9.6 8.5 8.1 7.8
Pau Gasol 88.6 14.7 13.9 12.0 11.0 8.5 8.4 8.1 7.6 6.9 6.8
Bailey Howell 88.2 14.0 11.8 11.7 11.3 10.9 10.7 10.1 9.8 8.7 7.6
Kevin McHale 87.3 14.8 11.1 11.0 11.0 10.5 10.2 10.1 7.5 7.5 4.7
Kevin Garnett 85.9 18.3 16.1 15.6 12.8 11.8 11.6 9.6 7.3 5.4 4.4
Paul Pierce 85.1 12.9 12.4 11.5 11.2 10.4 10.1 8.2 7.1 5.4 4.9
Tim Duncan 83.5 17.8 16.5 13.2 13.1 13.0 13.0 12.8 11.2 10.8 8.7
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Paul Arizin 16.0 13.7 13.0 12.3 12.2 9.7 9.2 8.7 7.7 6.3
Elton Brand 84.8 14.8 13.6 11.5 10.6 9.7 9.4 7.6 7.5 6.1 6.1 3.5 3.4 0.9 0.5
Shawn Marion 84.6 14.6 13.0 12.5 12.0 11.7 9.8 9.1 7.4 5.6 5.3 5.2 5.0 4.1 3.7
Pau Gasol 84.1 14.7 13.9 12.0 11.0 8.5 8.4 8.3 8.1 7.6 6.9 6.8 3.7
Bailey Howell 84.1 14.0 11.8 11.7 11.3 10.9 10.7 10.1 9.8 8.7 7.6 5.0 3.1
Adrian Dantley 84.0 14.6 13.6 12.8 12.6 12.2 10.5 10.3 9.8 9.4 8.0 7.4 5.7 4.3 3.1 0.1
Elgin Baylor 82.3 14.8 14.4 11.5 9.8 8.5 8.0 7.9 7.8 7.2 6.2 4.9 2.6 0.5 0.0
Kevin McHale 82.3 14.8 11.1 11.0 11.0 10.5 10.2 10.1 7.9 7.5 7.5 4.7 4.0 2.8
Jerry Lucas 81.5 12.7 11.2 10.5 10.1 9.9 9.5 8.1 7.9 7.8 7.3 3.4
Bob Pettit 79.8 14.9 14.9 14.8 14.3 13.8 11.6 11.5 11.5 11.0 10.7 7.1
Scottie Pippen 79.7 13.1 12.7 12.3 11.8 11.2 11.2 8.6 7.8 6.6 5.7 5.1 4.9 4.0 3.8 3.7 2.3 0.3

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1947-48 19 VILLANOVA 24 101 65 267 11.1
1948-49 20 VILLANOVA 27 210 174 233 594 .747 22.0
1949-50 21 VILLANOVA 29 260 527 215 277 735 .493 .776 25.3
Career 80 571 527 454 510 1596 1.083 .890 20.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games
1951 NBA
1952 NBA
1955 NBA
1956 NBA
1957 NBA
1958 NBA
1959 NBA
1960 NBA
1961 NBA
1962 NBA
Awards
1951-52 NBA All-Star Game MVP
Honors
1949-50 NCAA AP All-America (1st)
1951-52 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1955-56 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1956-57 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1958-59 NBA All-NBA (2nd)
MVP Award Shares
1955-56 NBA 0.259 (2)
1956-57 NBA 0.118 (3)
1957-58 NBA 0.020 (8)
1958-59 NBA 0.095 (5)
1960-61 NBA 0.003 (15)
Career 0.495 (53)
Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1956 Philadelphia Warriors (NBA)
Games
1951-52 NBA 66 (1)
 1954-55 NBA 72 (2)
1955-56 NBA 72 (2)
1960-61 NBA 79 (1)
Minutes Played
1951-52 NBA 2939 (1)
 1954-55 NBA 2953 (1)
 1955-56 NBA 2724 (6)
1956-57 NBA 2767 (2)
1958-59 NBA 2799 (4)
1959-60 NBA 2618 (10)
Field Goals
1951-52 NBA 548 (1)
 1954-55 NBA 529 (1)
 1955-56 NBA 617 (2)
1956-57 NBA 613 (1)
 1957-58 NBA 483 (7)
1958-59 NBA 632 (4)
1959-60 NBA 593 (8)
1960-61 NBA 650 (8)
Field Goal Attempts
1951-52 NBA 1222 (3)
1954-55 NBA 1325 (1)
 1955-56 NBA 1378 (2)
1956-57 NBA 1451 (2)
1957-58 NBA 1229 (7)
1958-59 NBA 1466 (4)
1959-60 NBA 1400 (10)
Career NBA 13354 (89)
Career 13354 (97)
Free Throws
1950-51 NBA 417 (6)
1951-52 NBA 578 (1)
 1954-55 NBA 454 (4)
1955-56 NBA 507 (4)
1956-57 NBA 591 (2)
1957-58 NBA 440 (6)
1958-59 NBA 587 (2)
1959-60 NBA 420 (9)
1960-61 NBA 532 (6)
1961-62 NBA 484 (7)
Career NBA 5010 (30)
Career 5010 (35)
Free Throw Attempts
1950-51 NBA 526 (5)
1951-52 NBA 707 (1)
 1954-55 NBA 585 (5)
1955-56 NBA 626 (4)
1956-57 NBA 713 (1)
 1957-58 NBA 544 (6)
1958-59 NBA 722 (2)
1959-60 NBA 526 (8)
1960-61 NBA 639 (7)
1961-62 NBA 601 (9)
Career NBA 6189 (34)
Career 6189 (40)
Total Rebounds
1950-51 NBA 640 (8)
1951-52 NBA 745 (6)
Personal Fouls
1950-51 NBA 284 (3)
1954-55 NBA 270 (6)
1955-56 NBA 282 (6)
1956-57 NBA 274 (7)
1959-60 NBA 263 (8)
1960-61 NBA 335 (1)
 1961-62 NBA 307 (6)
Points
1950-51 NBA 1121 (6)
1951-52 NBA 1674 (1)
 1954-55 NBA 1512 (2)
1955-56 NBA 1741 (2)
1956-57 NBA 1817 (1)
 1957-58 NBA 1406 (5)
1958-59 NBA 1851 (3)
1959-60 NBA 1606 (10)
1960-61 NBA 1832 (8)
Career NBA 16266 (92)
Career 16266 (98)
Field Goal Pct
1950-51 NBA .407 (7)
1951-52 NBA .448 (1)
 1955-56 NBA .448 (2)
1956-57 NBA .422 (7)
1958-59 NBA .431 (10)
Free Throw Pct
1951-52 NBA .818 (9)
1955-56 NBA .810 (7)
1956-57 NBA .829 (4)
1958-59 NBA .813 (7)
1959-60 NBA .798 (10)
1960-61 NBA .833 (5)
Minutes Per Game
1951-52 NBA 44.5 (1)
 1954-55 NBA 41.0 (1)
 1955-56 NBA 37.8 (5)
1956-57 NBA 39.0 (2)
1958-59 NBA 40.0 (3)
Career NBA 38.4 (12)
Career 38.4 (12)
Points Per Game
1950-51 NBA 17.2 (5)
1951-52 NBA 25.4 (1)
 1954-55 NBA 21.0 (3)
1955-56 NBA 24.2 (2)
1956-57 NBA 25.6 (1)
 1957-58 NBA 20.7 (6)
1958-59 NBA 26.4 (2)
1959-60 NBA 22.3 (8)
1960-61 NBA 23.2 (9)
Career NBA 22.8 (23)
Career 22.8 (24)
Rebounds Per Game
1950-51 NBA 9.8 (8)
1951-52 NBA 11.3 (7)
Career NBA 8.6 (89)
Player Efficiency Rating
1951-52 NBA 25.5 (2)
1955-56 NBA 21.3 (8)
1956-57 NBA 22.2 (5)
1958-59 NBA 21.9 (6)
Career NBA 19.7 (72)
Career 19.7 (78)
True Shooting Pct
1950-51 NBA .512 (4)
1951-52 NBA .546 (3)
1955-56 NBA .526 (3)
1956-57 NBA .515 (5)
1958-59 NBA .519 (3)
1960-61 NBA .506 (8)
Effective Field Goal Pct
1950-51 NBA .407 (7)
1951-52 NBA .448 (1)
 1955-56 NBA .448 (2)
1956-57 NBA .422 (7)
1958-59 NBA .431 (10)
Offensive Win Shares
1950-51 NBA 9.2 (4)
1951-52 NBA 14.8 (1)
 1954-55 NBA 5.8 (9)
1955-56 NBA 10.2 (2)
1956-57 NBA 10.7 (2)
1958-59 NBA 10.0 (3)
1960-61 NBA 6.7 (7)
Career NBA 82.1 (32)
Career 82.1 (37)
Defensive Win Shares
1950-51 NBA 4.5 (4)
1959-60 NBA 3.7 (8)
Win Shares
1950-51 NBA 13.7 (4)
1951-52 NBA 16.0 (1)
 1954-55 NBA 8.7 (7)
1955-56 NBA 12.2 (3)
1956-57 NBA 12.3 (3)
1958-59 NBA 13.0 (3)
1959-60 NBA 9.2 (8)
1960-61 NBA 9.7 (8)
Career NBA 108.8 (56)
Career 108.8 (61)
Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
1951-52 NBA .261 (3)
1955-56 NBA .214 (6)
1956-57 NBA .213 (3)
1958-59 NBA .223 (3)
Career NBA .183 (30)
Career .183 (32)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.995 (33)
NBA Elo Player Rating
75th (overall) as of Jun 19, 2013, 5:06PM

Transactions

April 25, 1950: Drafted by the Philadelphia Warriors in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1950 NBA Draft.

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