Jim Cleamons vs. Chris Paul Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Chris Paul and Jim Cleamons 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

Jim Cleamons

vs.

Chris Paul

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Cleamons: 1971-72 to 1979-80
Chris Paul: 2005-06 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Cleamons 1 Chris Paul 0

NBA Seasons Jim Cleamons 9 Chris Paul 19

Playoffs Played Jim Cleamons 4 Chris Paul 15

All-Star Games Jim Cleamons 0 Chris Paul 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jim Cleamons 0 Chris Paul 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Cleamons 0 Chris Paul 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim Cleamons 0 Chris Paul 7

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Cleamons 1 Chris Paul 9

Assists Leader Jim Cleamons 0 Chris Paul 5

Steals Leader Jim Cleamons 0 * Chris Paul 6

Rookie of The Year Jim Cleamons 0 Chris Paul 1

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 8.3 Chris Paul 17.5

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.0 Chris Paul 4.5

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.9 Chris Paul 9.4

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 1.0 * Chris Paul 2.1

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.2 * Chris Paul 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Cleamons 5,412 Chris Paul 22,288

Total Rebounds Jim Cleamons 1,981 Chris Paul 5,682

Total Assists Jim Cleamons 2,531 Chris Paul 11,894

Total Steals Jim Cleamons 533 * Chris Paul 2,614

Total Blocks Jim Cleamons 120 * Chris Paul 200

Total Games Jim Cleamons 652 Chris Paul 1,272

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Cleamons .460 Chris Paul .471

3-Point Percentage Jim Cleamons .226 * Chris Paul .369

Free Throw Percentage Jim Cleamons .765 Chris Paul .870

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 12.2 (1976) Chris Paul 22.8 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 4.6 (1977) Chris Paul 5.5 (2009)

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 5.2 (1976) Chris Paul 11.6 (2008)

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 1.5 (1976) * Chris Paul 2.8 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.4 (1977) * Chris Paul 0.4 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 8.2 Chris Paul 20.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.3 Chris Paul 4.9

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.3 Chris Paul 8.3

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.6 * Chris Paul 1.9

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.1 * Chris Paul 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Cleamons 221 Chris Paul 2,981

Total Rebounds Jim Cleamons 89 Chris Paul 730

Total Assists Jim Cleamons 89 Chris Paul 1,233

Total Steals Jim Cleamons 12 * Chris Paul 287

Total Blocks Jim Cleamons 3 * Chris Paul 31

Total Games Jim Cleamons 27 Chris Paul 149

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Cleamons .396 Chris Paul .484

3-Point Percentage Jim Cleamons - * Chris Paul .373

Free Throw Percentage Jim Cleamons .848 Chris Paul .854

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 13.8 (1976) Chris Paul 25.3 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 5.5 (1976) Chris Paul 7.4 (2020)

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 4.7 (1976) Chris Paul 11.5 (2011)

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.6 (1976) * Chris Paul 2.8 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.2 (1976) * Chris Paul 0.7 (2023)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.