Paul Seymour

Paul Norman Seymour

Position: Guard-Forward ▪ Height: 6-1 ▪ Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: January 30, 1928 in Toledo, Ohio
Died: May 5, 1998
High School: Woodward in Toledo, Ohio
College: University of Toledo
As Coach: 8 Yrs, 271-241, .529 W-L% (Full Record)

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All-Star

Totals

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
1947-48	20	BLB	BAA	22		27	101	.267	22	37	.595		6	34	76
1949-50	22	SYR	NBA	62		175	524	.334	126	176	.716		189	157	476
1950-51	23	SYR	NBA	51		125	385	.325	117	159	.736	194	187	138	367
1951-52	24	SYR	NBA	66	2209	206	615	.335	186	245	.759	225	220	165	598
1952-53	25	SYR	NBA	67	2684	306	798	.383	340	416	.817	246	294	210	952
1953-54	26	SYR	NBA	71	2727	316	838	.377	299	368	.813	291	364	187	931
1954-55	27	SYR	NBA	72	2950	375	1036	.362	300	370	.811	309	483	137	1050
1955-56	28	SYR	NBA	57	1826	227	670	.339	188	233	.807	152	276	130	642
1956-57	29	SYR	NBA	65	1235	143	442	.324	101	123	.821	130	193	91	387
1957-58	30	SYR	NBA	64	763	107	315	.340	53	63	.841	107	93	88	267
1958-59	31	SYR	NBA	21	266	32	98	.327	26	29	.897	39	36	25	90
1959-60	32	SYR	NBA	4	7	0	4	.000	0	0		1	0	1	0
Career			TOT	622	14667	2039	5826	.350	1758	2219	.792	1694	2341	1363	5836
			NBA	600	14667	2012	5725	.351	1736	2182	.796	1694	2335	1329	5760
			BAA	22		27	101	.267	22	37	.595		6	34	76

Per Game

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
1947-48	20	BLB	BAA	22		1.2	4.6	.267	1.0	1.7	.595		0.3	1.5	3.5
1949-50	22	SYR	NBA	62		2.8	8.5	.334	2.0	2.8	.716		3.0	2.5	7.7
1950-51	23	SYR	NBA	51		2.5	7.5	.325	2.3	3.1	.736	3.8	3.7	2.7	7.2
1951-52	24	SYR	NBA	66	33.5	3.1	9.3	.335	2.8	3.7	.759	3.4	3.3	2.5	9.1
1952-53	25	SYR	NBA	67	40.1	4.6	11.9	.383	5.1	6.2	.817	3.7	4.4	3.1	14.2
1953-54	26	SYR	NBA	71	38.4	4.5	11.8	.377	4.2	5.2	.813	4.1	5.1	2.6	13.1
1954-55	27	SYR	NBA	72	41.0	5.2	14.4	.362	4.2	5.1	.811	4.3	6.7	1.9	14.6
1955-56	28	SYR	NBA	57	32.0	4.0	11.8	.339	3.3	4.1	.807	2.7	4.8	2.3	11.3
1956-57	29	SYR	NBA	65	19.0	2.2	6.8	.324	1.6	1.9	.821	2.0	3.0	1.4	6.0
1957-58	30	SYR	NBA	64	11.9	1.7	4.9	.340	0.8	1.0	.841	1.7	1.5	1.4	4.2
1958-59	31	SYR	NBA	21	12.7	1.5	4.7	.327	1.2	1.4	.897	1.9	1.7	1.2	4.3
1959-60	32	SYR	NBA	4	1.8	0.0	1.0	.000	0.0	0.0		0.3	0.0	0.3	0.0
Career			TOT	622	30.1	3.3	9.4	.350	2.8	3.6	.792	3.1	3.8	2.2	9.4
			NBA	600	30.1	3.4	9.5	.351	2.9	3.6	.796	3.1	3.9	2.2	9.6
			BAA	22		1.2	4.6	.267	1.0	1.7	.595		0.3	1.5	3.5

Per 36 Minutes

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
1947-48	20	BLB	BAA	22				.267			.595
1949-50	22	SYR	NBA	62				.334			.716
1950-51	23	SYR	NBA	51				.325			.736
1951-52	24	SYR	NBA	66	2209	3.4	10.0	.335	3.0	4.0	.759	3.7	3.6	2.7	9.7
1952-53	25	SYR	NBA	67	2684	4.1	10.7	.383	4.6	5.6	.817	3.3	3.9	2.8	12.8
1953-54	26	SYR	NBA	71	2727	4.2	11.1	.377	3.9	4.9	.813	3.8	4.8	2.5	12.3
1954-55	27	SYR	NBA	72	2950	4.6	12.6	.362	3.7	4.5	.811	3.8	5.9	1.7	12.8
1955-56	28	SYR	NBA	57	1826	4.5	13.2	.339	3.7	4.6	.807	3.0	5.4	2.6	12.7
1956-57	29	SYR	NBA	65	1235	4.2	12.9	.324	2.9	3.6	.821	3.8	5.6	2.7	11.3
1957-58	30	SYR	NBA	64	763	5.0	14.9	.340	2.5	3.0	.841	5.0	4.4	4.2	12.6
1958-59	31	SYR	NBA	21	266	4.3	13.3	.327	3.5	3.9	.897	5.3	4.9	3.4	12.2
1959-60	32	SYR	NBA	4	7	0.0	20.6	.000	0.0	0.0		5.1	0.0	5.1	0.0
Career			TOT	622	14667	4.2	11.8	.350	3.7	4.5	.792	3.7	4.8	2.5	12.1
			NBA	600	14667	4.2	11.8	.351	3.7	4.5	.796	3.7	4.8	2.5	12.1
			BAA	22				.267			.595

Advanced

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
1947-48	20	BLB	BAA	22			.324	.267	0.1	0.2	0.4
1949-50	22	SYR	NBA	62			.396	.334	1.1	2.7	3.8
1950-51	23	SYR	NBA	51			.403	.325	0.7	1.2	1.8
1951-52	24	SYR	NBA	66	2209	10.9	.414	.335	0.8	2.4	3.2	.069
1952-53	25	SYR	NBA	67	2684	15.9	.485	.383	5.8	2.9	8.7	.155
1953-54	26	SYR	NBA	71	2727	16.1	.466	.377	5.0	4.3	9.3	.164
1954-55	27	SYR	NBA	72	2950	15.1	.438	.362	2.1	4.5	6.7	.108
1955-56	28	SYR	NBA	57	1826	12.1	.416	.339	0.0	2.2	2.3	.059
1956-57	29	SYR	NBA	65	1235	11.3	.390	.324	-0.4	1.2	0.8	.033
1957-58	30	SYR	NBA	64	763	9.9	.390	.340	-0.4	0.8	0.5	.028
1958-59	31	SYR	NBA	21	266	11.0	.406	.327	0.0	0.3	0.3	.046
1959-60	32	SYR	NBA	4	7	-17.1	.000	.000	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	-0.596
Career			TOT	622	14667	13.8	.429	.350	14.7	22.8	37.5	.103
			NBA	600	14667	13.8	.431	.351	14.6	22.6	37.2	.103
			BAA	22			.324	.267	0.1	0.2	0.4

Playoffs

				Totals																Shooting			Per Game
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
1949-50	22	SYR	NBA	11		27	93			24	28			34				32	78	.290		.857		7.1		3.1
1950-51	23	SYR	NBA	7		10	48			14	21		26	25				22	34	.208		.667		4.9	3.7	3.6
1951-52	24	SYR	NBA	7	270	25	60			35	43		26	25				33	85	.417		.814	38.6	12.1	3.7	3.6
1952-53	25	SYR	NBA	2	112	9	24			18	19		10	8				11	36	.375		.947	56.0	18.0	5.0	4.0
1953-54	26	SYR	NBA	13	559	59	143			76	94		34	60				39	194	.413		.809	43.0	14.9	2.6	4.6
1954-55	27	SYR	NBA	11	410	46	149			45	50		43	75				21	137	.309		.900	37.3	12.5	3.9	6.8
1955-56	28	SYR	NBA	7	153	16	55			15	20		11	18				11	47	.291		.750	21.9	6.7	1.6	2.6
1956-57	29	SYR	NBA	5	98	8	37			5	6		10	8				11	21	.216		.833	19.6	4.2	2.0	1.6
1957-58	30	SYR	NBA	3	50	8	23			2	3		4	4				5	18	.348		.667	16.7	6.0	1.3	1.3
Career			NBA	66	1652	208	632			234	284		164	257				185	650	.329		.824	34.4	9.8	3.0	3.9

Playoffs Advanced

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	AST%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
1949-50	22	SYR	NBA	11			.370	.290		-0.1	0.3	0.2
1950-51	23	SYR	NBA	7			.297	.208		-0.4	0.2	-0.2
1951-52	24	SYR	NBA	7	270	13.3	.539	.417	18.3	0.5	0.3	0.8	.144
1952-53	25	SYR	NBA	2	112	13.0	.556	.375	19.4	0.3	-0.1	0.2	.098
1953-54	26	SYR	NBA	13	559	16.1	.526	.413	25.1	1.4	0.4	1.8	.153
1954-55	27	SYR	NBA	11	410	13.4	.401	.309	32.9	-0.2	0.7	0.5	.060
1955-56	28	SYR	NBA	7	153	7.5	.368	.291	18.3	-0.2	0.1	-0.1	-0.039
1956-57	29	SYR	NBA	5	98	1.6	.265	.216	13.7	-0.4	0.1	-0.2	-0.121
1957-58	30	SYR	NBA	3	50	8.7	.370	.348	16.0	-0.1	0.1	0.0	.026
Career			NBA	66	1652	12.9	.429	.329	24.0	0.9	2.1	3.0	.087

All-Star Games

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
1952-53	25	SYR	NBA	1	0	14:00	2	3	.667	1	2	.500	3	2	1	5
1953-54	26	SYR	NBA	1	0	19:00	2	6	.333	4	4	1.000	1	3	2	8
1954-55	27	SYR	NBA	1	1	16:00	3	8	.375	2	2	1.000	3	1	1	8
Career			NBA	3	1	49	7	17	.412	7	8	.875	7	6	4	21

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)

Thru 12 Years		Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player	Sim	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Paul Seymour		9.3	8.7	6.7	3.8	3.2	2.3	1.8	0.8	0.5	0.4	0.3	-0.1
Glen Combs	84.9	8.7	8.6	6.7	5.1	2.7	2.5	0.0
Flynn Robinson	84.2	9.3	6.7	4.9	3.6	3.3	2.2	1.3	1.2
Warren Jabali	83.6	10.7	7.3	5.8	3.5	3.2	2.6	2.1
Micheal Ray Richardson	82.7	8.7	6.9	6.0	5.5	3.3	2.4	2.0	0.3
Kirk Hinrich	80.8	10.1	7.6	7.2	4.1	4.0	3.6	3.0	2.6
Phil Chenier	80.6	8.8	8.8	7.4	5.8	5.5	1.8	1.4	0.0	0.0	-0.1
Ben Gordon	80.6	8.6	6.9	5.1	4.4	3.5	2.1	1.7
Phil Smith	80.4	9.4	7.0	6.3	5.2	4.8	2.9	2.2	1.7	1.6
Ray Williams	79.9	8.2	7.9	7.2	6.2	3.9	1.0	1.0	0.9	0.4	0.4
Dee Brown	79.6	6.8	6.4	6.4	3.5	3.4	2.5	2.4	1.0	0.8	0.3	0.2	-0.3

Career		Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player	Sim	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Paul Seymour		9.3	8.7	6.7	3.8	3.2	2.3	1.8	0.8	0.5	0.4	0.3	-0.1
Glen Combs	84.9	8.7	8.6	6.7	5.1	2.7	2.5	0.0
Flynn Robinson	84.2	9.3	6.7	4.9	3.6	3.3	2.2	1.3	1.2
Warren Jabali	83.6	10.7	7.3	5.8	3.5	3.2	2.6	2.1
Micheal Ray Richardson	82.7	8.7	6.9	6.0	5.5	3.3	2.4	2.0	0.3
Kirk Hinrich	80.8	10.1	7.6	7.2	4.1	4.0	3.6	3.0	2.6
Phil Chenier	80.6	8.8	8.8	7.4	5.8	5.5	1.8	1.4	0.0	0.0	-0.1
Ben Gordon	80.6	8.6	6.9	5.1	4.4	3.5	2.1	1.7
Phil Smith	80.4	9.4	7.0	6.3	5.2	4.8	2.9	2.2	1.7	1.6
Ray Williams	79.9	8.2	7.9	7.2	6.2	3.9	1.0	1.0	0.9	0.4	0.4
Dee Brown	79.6	6.8	6.4	6.4	3.5	3.4	2.5	2.4	1.0	0.8	0.3	0.2	-0.3

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games 1953 NBA 1954 NBA 1955 NBA	Honors 1953-54 NBA All-NBA (2nd) 1954-55 NBA All-NBA (2nd)	Championships (Minimum 1 playoff game) 1955 Syracuse Nationals (NBA)	Games 1951-52 NBA 66 (1) 1954-55 NBA 72 (2)
Minutes Played 1952-53 NBA 2684 (8) 1953-54 NBA 2727 (6) 1954-55 NBA 2950 (2)	Free Throws 1952-53 NBA 340 (10)	Free Throw Pct 1952-53 NBA .817 (7) 1953-54 NBA .812 (4) 1954-55 NBA .811 (8)	Assists 1952-53 NBA 294 (5) 1953-54 NBA 364 (3) 1954-55 NBA 483 (4)
Minutes Per Game 1952-53 NBA 40.1 (7) 1953-54 NBA 38.4 (6) 1954-55 NBA 41.0 (2)	Assists Per Game 1952-53 NBA 4.4 (5) 1953-54 NBA 5.1 (4) 1954-55 NBA 6.7 (4) 1955-56 NBA 4.8 (9)	True Shooting Pct 1952-53 NBA .485 (10)	Offensive Win Shares 1952-53 NBA 5.8 (9)
Defensive Win Shares 1953-54 NBA 4.3 (7) 1954-55 NBA 4.5 (3)	Win Shares 1952-53 NBA 8.7 (9) 1953-54 NBA 9.3 (8)	Hall of Fame Probability Career 0.201 (139)

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