Russ Lee vs. Chris Paul Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Chris Paul and Russ Lee 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

Russ Lee

vs.

Chris Paul

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Russ Lee: 1972-73 to 1974-75
Chris Paul: 2005-06 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Russ Lee 0 Chris Paul 0

NBA Seasons Russ Lee 3 Chris Paul 19

Playoffs Played Russ Lee 2 Chris Paul 15

All-Star Games Russ Lee 0 Chris Paul 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Russ Lee 0 Chris Paul 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Russ Lee 0 Chris Paul 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Russ Lee 0 Chris Paul 7

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Russ Lee 0 Chris Paul 9

Assists Leader Russ Lee 0 Chris Paul 5

Steals Leader Russ Lee 0 * Chris Paul 6

Rookie of The Year Russ Lee 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 Russ Lee 2.9 Chris Paul 17.5

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 1.2 Chris Paul 4.5

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.7 Chris Paul 9.4

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.4 * Chris Paul 2.1

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.1 * Chris Paul 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Russ Lee 282 Chris Paul 22,288

Total Rebounds Russ Lee 114 Chris Paul 5,682

Total Assists Russ Lee 65 Chris Paul 11,894

Total Steals Russ Lee 22 * Chris Paul 2,614

Total Blocks Russ Lee 3 * Chris Paul 200

Total Games Russ Lee 97 Chris Paul 1,272

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Russ Lee .391 Chris Paul .471

3-Point Percentage Russ Lee - n/a ** Chris Paul .369

Free Throw Percentage Russ Lee .685 Chris Paul .870

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Russ Lee 4.3 (1975) Chris Paul 22.8 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 2.1 (1975) Chris Paul 5.5 (2009)

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.8 (1973) Chris Paul 11.6 (2008)

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.7 (1975) * Chris Paul 2.8 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.2 (1975) * Chris Paul 0.4 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Russ Lee 2.5 Chris Paul 20.0

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 0.6 Chris Paul 4.9

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.3 Chris Paul 8.3

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.5 * Chris Paul 1.9

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.2 * Chris Paul 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Russ Lee 27 Chris Paul 2,981

Total Rebounds Russ Lee 7 Chris Paul 730

Total Assists Russ Lee 3 Chris Paul 1,233

Total Steals Russ Lee 3 * Chris Paul 287

Total Blocks Russ Lee 1 * Chris Paul 31

Total Games Russ Lee 11 Chris Paul 149

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Russ Lee .591 Chris Paul .484

3-Point Percentage Russ Lee - n/a ** Chris Paul .373

Free Throw Percentage Russ Lee .250 Chris Paul .854

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Russ Lee 3.2 (1973) Chris Paul 25.3 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 0.8 (1973) Chris Paul 7.4 (2020)

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.4 (1973) Chris Paul 11.5 (2011)

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.5 (1974) * Chris Paul 2.8 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.2 (1974) * 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.