Chris Paul vs. D'Angelo Russell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of D'Angelo Russell and Chris Paul, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Chris Paul played 20 years in the NBA, 10 more than D'Angelo Russell, who played 10. Chris Paul had the first of his seasons in 2005-06, while D'Angelo Russell had his rookie season in 2015-16. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers
Player	Total Seasons	Playoffs Played	NBA Years
Chris Paul	20	15	2005-06 to 2024-25
D'Angelo Russell	10	4	2015-16 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Chris Paul	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2005-06	2015-16
Team	New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
	All-Rookie First Team	-
	-	All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chris Paul	78	36.0	16.1	0.8	4.3	5.1	7.8	2.2	0.1	2.3	2.8	5.2	12.1	.430	0.6	2.3	.282	5.1	6.0	.847
difference:	+2	+7.8	+2.9	+0.2	+1.5	+1.7	+4.5	+1.0	+0.1	-0.2	-1.0	+0.3	+0.1	+.020	+1.0	+2.3	+.069	+3.3	+3.6	+.110
D'Angelo Russell	80	28.2	13.2	0.6	2.8	3.4	3.3	1.2	0.2	2.5	1.8	4.9	12.0	.410	1.6	4.6	.351	1.8	2.4	.737

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Chris Paul nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Chris Paul	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2006-07	2016-17
Team	New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chris Paul	64	36.8	17.3	0.8	3.5	4.4	8.9	1.8	0.0	2.5	2.4	6.0	13.6	.437	0.8	2.2	.350	4.6	5.6	.818
difference:	+1	+8.1	+1.7	+0.3	+0.5	+0.9	+4.1	+0.4	+0.3	-0.3	-0.3	+0.4	+0.2	+.032	+1.3	+3.9	+.002	+2.3	+2.6	+.036
D'Angelo Russell	63	28.7	15.6	0.5	3.0	3.5	4.8	1.4	0.3	2.8	2.1	5.6	13.8	.405	2.1	6.1	.352	2.3	3.0	.782

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Chris Paul nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Chris Paul	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2007-08	2017-18
Team	New Orleans Hornets	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	Assists Leader	-
	Steals Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Hornets Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chris Paul	80	37.6	21.1	0.8	3.2	4.0	11.6	2.7	0.1	2.5	2.3	7.9	16.1	.488	1.2	3.1	.369	4.2	4.9	.851
difference:	+32	+11.9	+5.6	+0.2	+0.1	+0.1	+6.4	+1.9	+0.3	-0.6	-0.4	+2.1	+2.1	+.074	+0.7	+2.7	+.045	+2.2	+2.2	+.111
D'Angelo Russell	48	25.7	15.5	0.6	3.3	3.9	5.2	0.8	0.4	3.1	1.9	5.8	14.0	.414	1.9	5.8	.324	2.0	2.7	.740

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chris Paul	12	40.5	24.1	1.3	3.6	4.9	11.3	2.3	0.2	1.8	3.6	9.3	18.4	.502	0.4	1.8	.238	5.2	6.6	.785
D'Angelo Russell	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Chris Paul	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2008-09	2018-19
Team	New Orleans Hornets	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Assists Leader	-
	Steals Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Hornets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chris Paul	78	38.5	22.8	0.9	4.7	5.5	11.0	2.8	0.1	3.0	2.7	8.1	16.1	.503	0.8	2.3	.364	5.8	6.7	.868
difference:	+3	+8.3	+1.7	+0.2	+1.5	+1.6	+4.0	+1.6	+0.1	-0.1	-1.0		+2.6	+.069	+2.1	+5.5	+.005	+3.8	+4.2	+.088
D'Angelo Russell	81	30.2	21.1	0.7	3.2	3.9	7.0	1.2	0.2	3.1	1.7	8.1	18.7	.434	2.9	7.8	.369	2.0	2.5	.780

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chris Paul	5	40.2	16.6	0.8	3.6	4.4	10.4	1.6	0.0	4.8	1.6	6.0	14.6	.411	1.0	3.2	.313	3.6	4.2	.857
difference:		+10.6	+2.8	+0.4	+0.4	+0.8	+6.8	+0.2	+0.2	-2.0	-0.8	+1.4	+6.0	+.052	+1.4	+4.2	+.011	+1.4	+1.6	+.011
D'Angelo Russell	5	29.6	19.4	0.4	3.2	3.6	3.6	1.4	0.2	2.8	2.4	7.4	20.6	.359	2.4	7.4	.324	2.2	2.6	.846


Season 5
	Chris Paul	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2009-10	2019-20
Team	New Orleans Hornets	Golden State Warriors, Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chris Paul	45	38.0	18.7	0.4	3.8	4.2	10.7	2.1	0.2	2.5	2.6	7.0	14.2	.493	1.2	2.8	.409	3.6	4.2	.847
difference:		+5.7	+4.4		+0.2	+0.3	+4.4	+1.0	+0.1	-0.8	-0.7	+1.0	+4.6	+.067	+2.3	+6.8	+.042		+0.2	+.038
D'Angelo Russell	45	32.3	23.1	0.4	3.6	3.9	6.3	1.1	0.3	3.3	1.9	8.0	18.8	.426	3.5	9.6	.367	3.6	4.4	.809

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Chris Paul nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 5


Season 6
	Chris Paul	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2010-11	2020-21
Team	New Orleans Hornets	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	Steals Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Hornets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chris Paul	80	36.0	15.9	0.5	3.6	4.1	9.8	2.4	0.1	2.2	2.5	5.4	11.6	.463	0.9	2.3	.388	4.2	4.8	.878
difference:	+38	+7.5	+3.1	+0.1	+1.3	+1.5	+4.0	+1.3	+0.3	-0.5	-0.9	+1.3	+3.9	+.032	+2.0	+5.1	+.001	+1.5	+1.3	+.113
D'Angelo Russell	42	28.5	19.0	0.4	2.3	2.6	5.8	1.1	0.4	2.7	1.6	6.7	15.5	.431	2.9	7.4	.387	2.7	3.5	.765

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chris Paul	6	41.7	22.0	0.5	6.2	6.7	11.5	1.8	0.0	3.7	1.8	7.0	12.8	.545	1.5	3.2	.474	6.5	8.2	.796
D'Angelo Russell	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Chris Paul	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2011-12	2021-22
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Steals Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Clippers Lost West Conf Semis	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chris Paul	60	36.4	19.8	0.7	2.9	3.6	9.1	2.5	0.1	2.1	2.3	7.1	14.8	.478	1.3	3.6	.371	4.3	5.0	.861
difference:	+5	+4.4	+1.7	+0.3		+0.3	+2.0	+1.5	+0.2	-0.4	-0.3	+0.9	+0.2	+.067	+1.4	+4.4	+.031	+1.3	+1.3	+.036
D'Angelo Russell	65	32.0	18.1	0.4	2.9	3.3	7.1	1.0	0.3	2.5	2.0	6.2	15.0	.411	2.7	8.0	.340	3.0	3.7	.825

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chris Paul	11	38.5	17.6	0.5	4.5	5.1	7.9	2.7	0.1	3.9	2.7	6.4	14.9	.427	1.2	3.5	.333	3.7	4.3	.872
difference:	+5	+5.8	+5.6	+0.5	+2.0	+2.6	+1.2	+1.2	+0.1	-1.1	-0.1	+2.4	+2.9	+.094	+0.8	+1.7	+.054	+1.7	+1.6	+.122
D'Angelo Russell	6	32.7	12.0	0.0	2.5	2.5	6.7	1.5	0.0	2.8	2.8	4.0	12.0	.333	2.0	5.2	.387	2.0	2.7	.750


Season 8
	Chris Paul	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2012-13	2022-23
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Steals Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Lakers Lost West Conf Finals

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chris Paul	70	33.4	16.9	0.8	3.0	3.7	9.7	2.4	0.1	2.3	2.0	5.9	12.2	.481	1.1	3.3	.328	4.1	4.6	.885
difference:	+1	+0.9	+0.9	+0.3	+0.5	+0.7	+3.5	+1.4	+0.3	-0.3		+0.4	+1.2	+.012	+1.6	+3.6	+.068	+1.6	+1.6	+.056
D'Angelo Russell	71	32.5	17.8	0.5	2.5	3.0	6.2	1.0	0.4	2.6	2.0	6.3	13.4	.469	2.7	6.9	.396	2.5	3.0	.829

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chris Paul	6	37.3	22.8	0.5	3.5	4.0	6.3	1.8	0.0	1.5	2.8	8.2	15.3	.533	1.0	3.2	.316	5.5	6.2	.892
difference:	+10	+7.7	+9.5	+0.1	+1.2	+1.1	+1.7	+1.1	+0.3	-0.3	-0.8	+3.0	+3.1	+.107	+0.7	+2.2	+.006	+4.2	+4.6	+.123
D'Angelo Russell	16	29.6	13.3	0.6	2.3	2.9	4.6	0.7	0.3	1.8	2.0	5.2	12.2	.426	1.7	5.4	.310	1.3	1.6	.769


Season 9
	Chris Paul	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2013-14	2023-24
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Assists Leader	-
	Steals Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Clippers Lost West Conf Semis	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
Others	-	NBA Cup Champion

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chris Paul	62	35.0	19.1	0.6	3.7	4.3	10.7	2.5	0.1	2.3	2.5	6.5	14.0	.467	1.3	3.4	.368	4.8	5.6	.855
difference:	+14	+2.3	+1.1	+0.2	+1.0	+1.2	+4.4	+1.6	+0.4	-0.2	-0.4		+0.2	+.011	+1.7	+3.8	+.047	+2.7	+3.1	+.027
D'Angelo Russell	76	32.7	18.0	0.4	2.7	3.1	6.3	0.9	0.5	2.1	2.1	6.5	14.2	.456	3.0	7.2	.415	2.1	2.5	.828

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chris Paul	13	36.3	19.8	0.9	3.3	4.2	10.3	2.8	0.0	3.0	3.8	7.1	15.2	.467	2.5	5.4	.457	3.2	4.1	.774
difference:	+8	+0.7	+5.6	+0.7	+0.7	+1.4	+6.1	+2.0	+0.2	-1.2	-2.6	+1.5	+0.6	+.083	+0.3	+3.4	+.139	+3.0	+3.7	+.274
D'Angelo Russell	5	37.0	14.2	0.2	2.6	2.8	4.2	0.8	0.2	1.8	1.2	5.6	14.6	.384	2.8	8.8	.318	0.2	0.4	.500


Season 10
	Chris Paul	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2014-15	2024-25
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Los Angeles Lakers, Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Assists Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Clippers Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chris Paul	82	34.8	19.1	0.6	4.0	4.6	10.2	1.9	0.2	2.3	2.5	6.9	14.3	.485	1.7	4.3	.398	3.5	3.9	.900
difference:	+24	+9.3	+6.5	+0.3	+1.6	+1.8	+5.1	+0.9	+0.2	-0.4	-0.5	+2.6	+3.3	+.095	+0.2	+1.9	+.084	+1.4	+1.4	+.066
D'Angelo Russell	58	25.5	12.6	0.3	2.4	2.8	5.1	1.0	0.4	1.9	2.0	4.3	11.0	.390	1.9	6.2	.314	2.1	2.5	.834

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chris Paul	12	37.1	22.1	0.6	3.8	4.4	8.8	1.8	0.3	2.2	3.1	7.9	15.8	.503	2.3	5.4	.415	4.0	4.3	.941
D'Angelo Russell	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Additional Years
* Chris Paul played 10 seasons more than D'Angelo Russell in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 11 to 20, from 2016 to 2025—Chris Paul played in 8 Playoffs. In those 10 extra years over D'Angelo Russell, Chris Paul got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	3 All-NBA Second Team 1 All-NBA Third Team 2 All-Defensive First Team 1 Assists Leader 4 All-Star Game

Chris Paul vs. D'Angelo Russell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of D'Angelo Russell and Chris Paul, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years