Rick Adelman vs. Chris Paul Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Chris Paul and Rick Adelman 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

Rick Adelman

vs.

Chris Paul

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Adelman: 1968-69 to 1974-75
Chris Paul: 2005-06 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Adelman 0 Chris Paul 0

NBA Seasons Rick Adelman 7 Chris Paul 19

Playoffs Played Rick Adelman 3 Chris Paul 15

All-Star Games Rick Adelman 0 Chris Paul 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Rick Adelman 0 Chris Paul 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Adelman 0 Chris Paul 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Rick Adelman 0 Chris Paul 7

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Adelman 0 Chris Paul 9

Assists Leader Rick Adelman 0 Chris Paul 5

Steals Leader Rick Adelman 0 * Chris Paul 6

Rookie of The Year Rick Adelman 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 Rick Adelman 7.7 Chris Paul 17.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.4 Chris Paul 4.5

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 Chris Paul 9.4

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.9 * Chris Paul 2.1

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 * Chris Paul 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 3,579 Chris Paul 22,288

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 1,129 Chris Paul 5,682

Total Assists Rick Adelman 1,606 Chris Paul 11,894

Total Steals Rick Adelman 106 * Chris Paul 2,614

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 9 * Chris Paul 200

Total Games Rick Adelman 462 Chris Paul 1,272

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .415 Chris Paul .471

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Chris Paul .369

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .713 Chris Paul .870

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 12.6 (1971) Chris Paul 22.8 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 (1971) Chris Paul 5.5 (2009)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 5.2 (1972) Chris Paul 11.6 (2008)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 1.2 (1975) * Chris Paul 2.8 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 (1975) * Chris Paul 0.4 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 5.8 Chris Paul 20.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 1.3 Chris Paul 4.9

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 1.9 Chris Paul 8.3

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.5 * Chris Paul 1.9

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 * Chris Paul 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 121 Chris Paul 2,981

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 27 Chris Paul 730

Total Assists Rick Adelman 39 Chris Paul 1,233

Total Steals Rick Adelman 8 * Chris Paul 287

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 0 * Chris Paul 31

Total Games Rick Adelman 21 Chris Paul 149

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .448 Chris Paul .484

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Chris Paul .373

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .625 Chris Paul .854

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 11.7 (1969) Chris Paul 25.3 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.5 (1969) Chris Paul 7.4 (2020)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 4.8 (1969) Chris Paul 11.5 (2011)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.8 (1974) * Chris Paul 2.8 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 (1975) * 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, this player has no data for the stat.