Paul Arizin vs. Sean May Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Sean May 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.
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, 6 more than Sean May, who played 4. Paul Arizin had the first of his seasons in 1950-51, while Sean May had his rookie season in 2005-06. 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 |
Sean May |
4 |
0 |
2005-06 to 2009-10 |
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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 |
Sean May |
23 |
17.3 |
8.2 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
4.7 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
7.4 |
.409 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
.766 |
|
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 |
Sean May |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Sean May |
35 |
23.9 |
11.9 |
2.1 |
4.6 |
6.7 |
1.9 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
2.9 |
4.7 |
9.4 |
.500 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
.667 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
.768 |
|
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 |
Sean May |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Paul Arizin didn't play in 1952-53 and 1953-54.
Note: Sean May didn't play in 2007-08.
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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 |
Sean May |
24 |
12.5 |
3.9 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
2.9 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
4.1 |
.398 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.000 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
.700 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul Arizin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sean May |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Sean May |
37 |
8.9 |
3.3 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
3.0 |
.459 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
.656 |
|
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 |
Sean May |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Sean May |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Sean May |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Sean May |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Sean May |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Season 7 |
|
Paul Arizin |
Sean May |
Season |
1958-59 | - |
Team |
Philadelphia Warriors | - |
Honors & Awards |
All-NBA Second Team | - |
All-Star Game | - |
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 |
70 |
40.0 |
26.4 |
- |
- |
9.1 |
1.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
9.0 |
20.9 |
.431 |
- |
- |
- |
8.4 |
10.3 |
.813 |
Sean May |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul Arizin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sean May |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Sean May |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Sean May |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Sean May |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Sean May |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Sean May |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Sean May |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |