Rick Brunson vs. Chris Paul Comparison

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

vs.

Chris Paul

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Brunson: 1997-98 to 2005-06
Chris Paul: 2005-06 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Brunson 0 Chris Paul 0

NBA Seasons Rick Brunson 9 Chris Paul 19

Playoffs Played Rick Brunson 4 Chris Paul 15

All-Star Games Rick Brunson 0 Chris Paul 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Rick Brunson 0 Chris Paul 4

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

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

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

Assists Leader Rick Brunson 0 Chris Paul 5

Steals Leader Rick Brunson 0 Chris Paul 6

Rookie of The Year Rick Brunson 0 Chris Paul 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 3.2 Chris Paul 17.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 1.3 Chris Paul 4.5

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 2.6 Chris Paul 9.4

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.6 Chris Paul 2.1

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Chris Paul 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Brunson 1,090 Chris Paul 22,288

Total Rebounds Rick Brunson 447 Chris Paul 5,682

Total Assists Rick Brunson 876 Chris Paul 11,894

Total Steals Rick Brunson 201 Chris Paul 2,614

Total Blocks Rick Brunson 21 Chris Paul 200

Total Games Rick Brunson 337 Chris Paul 1,272

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Brunson .378 Chris Paul .471

3-Point Percentage Rick Brunson .362 Chris Paul .369

Free Throw Percentage Rick Brunson .693 Chris Paul .870

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 5.5 (2005) Chris Paul 22.8 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 2.3 (2005) Chris Paul 5.5 (2009)

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 5.1 (2005) Chris Paul 11.6 (2008)

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 1.0 (2005) Chris Paul 2.8 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.2 (2003) Chris Paul 0.4 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 0.6 Chris Paul 20.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Chris Paul 4.9

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 0.2 Chris Paul 8.3

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Chris Paul 1.9

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.0 Chris Paul 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Brunson 9 Chris Paul 2,981

Total Rebounds Rick Brunson 1 Chris Paul 730

Total Assists Rick Brunson 3 Chris Paul 1,233

Total Steals Rick Brunson 1 Chris Paul 287

Total Blocks Rick Brunson 0 Chris Paul 31

Total Games Rick Brunson 16 Chris Paul 149

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Brunson .286 Chris Paul .484

3-Point Percentage Rick Brunson - Chris Paul .373

Free Throw Percentage Rick Brunson .833 Chris Paul .854

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 1.5 (2001) Chris Paul 25.3 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 (1999) Chris Paul 7.4 (2020)

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000) Chris Paul 11.5 (2011)

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000) Chris Paul 2.8 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.0 (2002) Chris Paul 0.7 (2023)