Paul George vs. Gene James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene James and Paul George that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Paul George

vs.

Gene James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul George: 2010-11 to 2023-24
Gene James: 1948-49 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul George 0 Gene James 0

NBA Seasons Paul George 14 Gene James 3

Playoffs Played Paul George 11 Gene James 2

All-Star Games Paul George 9 Gene James 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul George 1 Gene James 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul George 6 Gene James 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Paul George 2 Gene James 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Paul George 4 Gene James 0

Steals Leader Paul George 1 Gene James 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul George 20.8 Gene James 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Paul George 6.3 Gene James 2.9 *

Assists Per Game Paul George 3.7 Gene James 1.1

Steals Per Game Paul George 1.7 Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul George 0.4 Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul George 18,032 Gene James 296

Total Rebounds Paul George 5,465 Gene James 141 *

Total Assists Paul George 3,191 Gene James 95

Total Steals Paul George 1,464 Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul George 381 Gene James - n/a **

Total Games Paul George 867 Gene James 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul George .440 Gene James .334

3-Point Percentage Paul George .385 Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul George .854 Gene James .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul George 28.0 (2019) Gene James 4.2 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Paul George 8.2 (2019) Gene James 2.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Paul George 5.7 (2022) Gene James 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Paul George 2.2 (2019) Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul George 0.6 (2013) Gene James - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul George 21.2 Gene James 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul George 7.5 Gene James - *

Assists Per Game Paul George 4.1 Gene James 0.5

Steals Per Game Paul George 1.5 Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul George 0.5 Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul George 2,416 Gene James 4

Total Rebounds Paul George 854 Gene James 0 *

Total Assists Paul George 473 Gene James 2

Total Steals Paul George 172 Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul George 62 Gene James - n/a **

Total Games Paul George 114 Gene James 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul George .423 Gene James .111

3-Point Percentage Paul George .352 Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul George .826 Gene James .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul George 28.6 (2019) Gene James 2.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Paul George 9.6 (2021) Gene James - *

Assists Per Game Paul George 7.3 (2017) Gene James 0.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Paul George 2.2 (2014) Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul George 2.0 (2011) Gene James - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.