Paul Arizin vs. Mark Olberding Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mark Olberding and Paul Arizin, 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.

Paul Arizin played 10 years in the NBA, 1 less than Mark Olberding, who played 11. Paul Arizin had the first of his seasons in 1950-51, while Mark Olberding 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
Paul Arizin	10	8	1950-51 to 1961-62
Mark Olberding	11	8	1976-77 to 1986-87

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11


Rookie Season
	Paul Arizin	Mark Olberding
Season	1950-51	1976-77
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost East Div Semis	Spurs 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		%
Paul Arizin	65	-	17.2	-	-	9.8	2.1	-	-	-	4.4	5.4	13.3	.407	-	-	-	6.4	8.1	.793
Mark Olberding	82	23.8	10.4	2.0	3.5	5.5	1.5	0.7	0.4	-	3.4	3.7	7.3	.503	-	-	-	3.1	3.9	.794

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Arizin	2	-	20.5	-	-	10.0	1.5	-	-	-	5.0	7.0	13.5	.519	-	-	-	6.5	8.0	.813
Mark Olberding	2	21.0	6.5	1.0	2.5	3.5	1.0	0.0	0.5	-	4.0	2.5	4.5	.556	-	-	-	1.5	3.0	.500


Season 2
	Paul Arizin	Mark Olberding
Season	1951-52	1977-78
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game NVP	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost East Div Semis	Spurs 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		%
Paul Arizin	66	44.5	25.4	-	-	11.3	2.6	-	-	-	3.8	8.3	18.5	.448	-	-	-	8.8	10.7	.818
Mark Olberding	79	22.4	8.2	1.3	3.4	4.7	1.7	0.6	0.3	1.5	3.0	2.9	6.1	.481	-	-	-	2.3	2.9	.811

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Arizin	3	40.0	25.7	-	-	12.7	2.7	-	-	-	5.7	8.0	17.7	.453	-	-	-	9.7	11.0	.879
Mark Olberding	6	25.3	10.5	1.5	3.5	5.0	2.3	1.0	1.0	1.3	3.8	4.2	8.5	.490	-	-	-	2.2	2.5	.867

Note: Paul Arizin didn't play in 1952-53 and 1953-54.


Season 3
	Paul Arizin	Mark Olberding
Season	1954-55	1978-79
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Spurs 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		%
Paul Arizin	72	41.0	21.0	-	-	9.4	2.9	-	-	-	3.8	7.3	18.4	.399	-	-	-	6.3	8.1	.776
Mark Olberding	80	23.6	9.4	1.2	4.2	5.4	2.6	0.7	0.2	2.0	3.5	3.3	6.9	.474	-	-	-	2.9	3.6	.803

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Arizin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mark Olberding	14	25.6	7.9	0.9	4.1	4.9	2.4	0.9	0.4	2.1	3.8	2.9	7.4	.398	-	-	-	2.1	2.6	.784


Season 4
	Paul Arizin	Mark Olberding
Season	1955-56	1979-80
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Spurs 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		%
Paul Arizin	72	37.8	24.2	-	-	7.5	2.6	-	-	-	3.9	8.6	19.1	.448	-	-	-	7.0	8.7	.810
Mark Olberding	75	28.1	10.6	1.1	4.5	5.6	4.4	0.9	0.3	2.4	3.7	3.9	8.1	.478	0.0	0.0	.000	2.8	3.5	.795

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Arizin	10	40.9	28.9	-	-	8.4	2.9	-	-	-	3.1	10.3	22.9	.450	-	-	-	8.3	9.9	.838
Mark Olberding	3	32.3	9.7	1.7	5.7	7.3	3.7	0.7	0.3	1.0	4.7	4.3	7.7	.565	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	1.3	.750


Season 5
	Paul Arizin	Mark Olberding
Season	1956-57	1980-81
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost East Div Semis	Spurs 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		%
Paul Arizin	71	39.0	25.6	-	-	7.9	2.1	-	-	-	3.9	8.6	20.4	.422	-	-	-	8.3	10.0	.829
Mark Olberding	82	29.4	12.3	1.8	4.0	5.7	3.4	0.9	0.4	2.5	3.7	4.2	8.4	.508	0.0	0.1	.143	3.8	4.6	.829

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Arizin	2	11.0	4.5	-	-	4.0	0.5	-	-	-	1.5	1.5	4.0	.375	-	-	-	1.5	2.5	.600
Mark Olberding	7	36.3	19.7	1.6	4.3	5.9	4.3	0.6	0.0	2.4	4.4	8.3	15.0	.552	0.1	0.4	.333	3.0	3.6	.840


Season 6
	Paul Arizin	Mark Olberding
Season	1957-58	1981-82
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost East Div Finals	Spurs 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		%
Paul Arizin	68	35.0	20.7	-	-	7.4	2.0	-	-	-	3.5	7.1	18.1	.393	-	-	-	6.5	8.0	.809
Mark Olberding	68	30.9	13.8	1.7	4.7	6.5	3.0	0.8	0.4	2.0	3.7	4.9	10.4	.472	0.0	0.2	.167	4.0	5.0	.808

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Arizin	8	38.6	23.5	-	-	7.8	2.0	-	-	-	3.3	8.3	21.1	.391	-	-	-	7.0	9.0	.778
Mark Olberding	9	36.4	14.7	2.2	4.2	6.4	3.6	1.0	0.7	3.0	4.3	5.9	13.3	.442	0.0	0.1	.000	2.9	3.4	.839


Season 7
	Paul Arizin	Mark Olberding
Season	1958-59	1982-83
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Paul Arizin	70	40.0	26.4	-	-	9.1	1.7	-	-	-	3.8	9.0	20.9	.431	-	-	-	8.4	10.3	.813
Mark Olberding	80	22.7	8.7	1.4	3.1	4.5	1.6	0.6	0.1	1.9	3.1	3.1	6.5	.481	0.0	0.2	.167	2.4	3.1	.782

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Arizin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mark Olberding	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Paul Arizin	Mark Olberding
Season	1959-60	1983-84
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Kansas City Kings
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost East Div Finals	Kings 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		%
Paul Arizin	72	36.4	22.3	-	-	8.6	2.3	-	-	-	3.7	8.2	19.4	.424	-	-	-	5.8	7.3	.798
Mark Olberding	81	26.7	9.4	1.5	4.0	5.5	2.4	0.6	0.3	2.0	3.6	3.1	6.2	.494	0.0	0.0	.000	3.2	3.9	.821

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Arizin	9	41.2	26.3	-	-	9.6	3.7	-	-	-	3.2	9.3	21.7	.431	-	-	-	7.7	8.8	.873
Mark Olberding	3	20.0	6.7	1.3	3.7	5.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	1.3	2.0	2.0	5.0	.400	0.0	0.0	-	2.7	4.7	.571


Season 9
	Paul Arizin	Mark Olberding
Season	1960-61	1984-85
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Kansas City Kings
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost East Div Semis	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		%
Paul Arizin	79	37.2	23.2	-	-	8.6	2.4	-	-	-	4.2	8.2	19.4	.425	-	-	-	6.7	8.1	.833
Mark Olberding	81	28.1	10.2	1.7	4.6	6.3	3.0	0.7	0.1	2.3	3.7	3.3	6.5	.502	0.0	0.0	.000	3.6	4.3	.832

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Arizin	3	41.7	22.3	-	-	8.7	4.0	-	-	-	5.7	7.3	22.3	.328	-	-	-	7.7	11.0	.697
Mark Olberding	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Paul Arizin	Mark Olberding
Season	1961-62	1985-86
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost East Div Finals	Kings 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		%
Paul Arizin	78	35.7	21.9	-	-	6.8	2.6	-	-	-	3.9	7.8	19.1	.410	-	-	-	6.2	7.7	.805
Mark Olberding	81	26.6	7.6	1.4	3.8	5.2	3.3	0.5	0.3	1.8	3.4	2.8	5.0	.558	0.0	0.0	.000	2.0	2.6	.771

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Arizin	12	38.3	23.2	-	-	6.7	2.2	-	-	-	3.7	7.9	21.1	.375	-	-	-	7.3	8.5	.863
Mark Olberding	3	24.7	5.0	1.3	3.0	4.3	1.0	0.7	0.3	2.3	3.0	1.0	3.0	.333	0.0	0.0	-	3.0	4.0	.750


Season 11
	Paul Arizin	Mark Olberding
Season	-	1986-87
Team	-	Sacramento Kings
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		%
Paul Arizin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mark Olberding	76	13.2	3.3	0.7	1.8	2.4	1.2	0.2	0.1	0.7	1.9	0.9	2.2	.418	0.0	0.0	.000	1.5	1.7	.885

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Arizin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mark Olberding	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Paul Arizin vs. Mark Olberding Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mark Olberding and Paul Arizin, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11