Tom Patterson vs. Chris Paul Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Chris Paul and Tom Patterson 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

Tom Patterson

vs.

Chris Paul

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Patterson: 1972-73 to 1973-74
Chris Paul: 2005-06 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Patterson 0 Chris Paul 0

NBA Seasons Tom Patterson 2 Chris Paul 19

Playoffs Played Tom Patterson 1 Chris Paul 15

All-Star Games Tom Patterson 0 Chris Paul 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tom Patterson 0 Chris Paul 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Patterson 0 Chris Paul 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Tom Patterson 0 Chris Paul 7

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Patterson 0 Chris Paul 9

Assists Leader Tom Patterson 0 Chris Paul 5

Steals Leader Tom Patterson 0 * Chris Paul 6

Rookie of The Year Tom Patterson 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 Tom Patterson 2.2 Chris Paul 17.5

Rebounds Per Game Tom Patterson 1.0 Chris Paul 4.5

Assists Per Game Tom Patterson 0.2 Chris Paul 9.4

Steals Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 * Chris Paul 2.1

Blocks Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 * Chris Paul 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Patterson 56 Chris Paul 22,288

Total Rebounds Tom Patterson 24 Chris Paul 5,682

Total Assists Tom Patterson 5 Chris Paul 11,894

Total Steals Tom Patterson 0 * Chris Paul 2,614

Total Blocks Tom Patterson 0 * Chris Paul 200

Total Games Tom Patterson 25 Chris Paul 1,272

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Patterson .420 Chris Paul .471

3-Point Percentage Tom Patterson - n/a ** Chris Paul .369

Free Throw Percentage Tom Patterson .778 Chris Paul .870

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Patterson 2.4 (1973) Chris Paul 22.8 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974) Chris Paul 5.5 (2009)

Assists Per Game Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974) Chris Paul 11.6 (2008)

Steals Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) * Chris Paul 2.8 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) * Chris Paul 0.4 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 Chris Paul 20.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 Chris Paul 4.9

Assists Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 Chris Paul 8.3

Steals Per Game Tom Patterson - * Chris Paul 1.9

Blocks Per Game Tom Patterson - * Chris Paul 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Patterson 0 Chris Paul 2,981

Total Rebounds Tom Patterson 0 Chris Paul 730

Total Assists Tom Patterson 0 Chris Paul 1,233

Total Steals Tom Patterson 0 * Chris Paul 287

Total Blocks Tom Patterson 0 * Chris Paul 31

Total Games Tom Patterson 1 Chris Paul 149

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Patterson - Chris Paul .484

3-Point Percentage Tom Patterson - n/a ** Chris Paul .373

Free Throw Percentage Tom Patterson - Chris Paul .854

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973) Chris Paul 25.3 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973) Chris Paul 7.4 (2020)

Assists Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973) Chris Paul 11.5 (2011)

Steals Per Game Tom Patterson - * Chris Paul 2.8 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Tom Patterson - * 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.