Shareef Abdur-Rahim vs. Chris Paul Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Chris Paul and Shareef Abdur-Rahim 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

Shareef Abdur-Rahim

vs.

Chris Paul

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shareef Abdur-Rahim: 1996-97 to 2007-08
Chris Paul: 2005-06 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Chris Paul 0

NBA Seasons Shareef Abdur-Rahim 12 Chris Paul 19

Playoffs Played Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1 Chris Paul 15

All-Star Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1 Chris Paul 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Chris Paul 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Chris Paul 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Chris Paul 7

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Chris Paul 9

Assists Leader Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Chris Paul 5

Steals Leader Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Chris Paul 6

Rookie of The Year Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Chris Paul 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 18.1 Chris Paul 17.5

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 7.5 Chris Paul 4.5

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2.5 Chris Paul 9.4

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.0 Chris Paul 2.1

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.8 Chris Paul 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Shareef Abdur-Rahim 15,028 Chris Paul 22,288

Total Rebounds Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6,239 Chris Paul 5,682

Total Assists Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2,109 Chris Paul 11,894

Total Steals Shareef Abdur-Rahim 820 Chris Paul 2,614

Total Blocks Shareef Abdur-Rahim 638 Chris Paul 200

Total Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 830 Chris Paul 1,272

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .472 Chris Paul .471

3-Point Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .297 Chris Paul .369

Free Throw Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .810 Chris Paul .870

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 23.0 (1999) Chris Paul 22.8 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 10.1 (2000) Chris Paul 5.5 (2009)

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 3.4 (1999) Chris Paul 11.6 (2008)

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.4 (1999) Chris Paul 2.8 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.1 (1999) Chris Paul 0.4 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 9.2 Chris Paul 20.0

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 4.8 Chris Paul 4.9

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.2 Chris Paul 8.3

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.3 Chris Paul 1.9

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.0 Chris Paul 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Shareef Abdur-Rahim 55 Chris Paul 2,981

Total Rebounds Shareef Abdur-Rahim 29 Chris Paul 730

Total Assists Shareef Abdur-Rahim 7 Chris Paul 1,233

Total Steals Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2 Chris Paul 287

Total Blocks Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Chris Paul 31

Total Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6 Chris Paul 149

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .535 Chris Paul .484

3-Point Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .000 Chris Paul .373

Free Throw Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .600 Chris Paul .854

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 9.2 (2006) Chris Paul 25.3 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 4.8 (2006) Chris Paul 7.4 (2020)

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.2 (2006) Chris Paul 11.5 (2011)

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.3 (2006) Chris Paul 2.8 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.0 (2006) Chris Paul 0.7 (2023)