
C · 8 seasons · 1976-77 – 1984-85
Billy Paultz sits 1248th on the totals basis and 2251st per game, a career that reads differently depending on the question. The peak came in 1977-78, +7.6, 12th that season and 1405th of 24,555 player-seasons on record. The value came from blocks (+8.1), turnovers (+3.4) and rebounds (+2.7). It leaked back out through free-throw percentage (-6.8), steals (-5.6) and assists (-2.5). He rates 1003 places better on totals than per game, and that gap is the durability story in one number.
| Season ↑ | Tm | GP | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-77 | SAN | 82 | 6.76 | #24 | #1,823 |
| 1977-78★ | SAN | 80 | 7.56 | #12 | #1,405 |
| 1978-79 | SAN | 79 | 1.91 | #71 | #7,000 |
| 1980-81 | HOU | 81 | -1.84 | #170 | #14,126 |
| 1981-82 | HOU | 65 | -4.36 | #277 | #22,356 |
| 1982-83 | SAN | 64 | -3.89 | #257 | #19,964 |
| 1983-84 | ATL | 40 | -4.33 | #280 | #22,174 |
| 1984-85 | UTH | 62 | -4.18 | #282 | #21,324 |
★ Best season by Z (season totals)