Chris Paul vs. Naz Reid Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Naz Reid 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.

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 21 years in the NBA, 14 more than Naz Reid, who played 7. Chris Paul had the first of his seasons in 2005-06, while Naz Reid had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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.

Rookie Season
	Chris Paul	Naz Reid
Season	2005-06	2019-20
Team	New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
	All-Rookie First 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:	+48	+19.5	+7.1	+0.3	+1.3	+1.0	+6.6	+1.6	+0.6	-1.6		+1.9	+4.0	+.018	+0.5	+0.9	+.048	+3.9	+4.2	+.149
Naz Reid	30	16.5	9.0	1.1	3.0	4.1	1.2	0.6	0.7	0.7	2.8	3.3	8.1	.412	1.1	3.2	.330	1.2	1.8	.698
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Chris Paul nor Naz Reid played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 3
	Chris Paul	Naz Reid
Season	2007-08	2021-22
Team	New Orleans Hornets	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	Assists Leader	-
	Steals Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Hornets Lost West Conf Semis	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+3	+21.8	+12.8	+0.5	+0.6	+0.1	+10.7	+2.2	+0.8	-1.4	-0.1	+4.9	+9.9	+.001	+0.5	+0.9	+.026	+2.7	+3.0	+.086
Naz Reid	77	15.8	8.3	1.3	2.6	3.9	0.9	0.5	0.9	1.1	2.2	3.0	6.2	.489	0.7	2.2	.343	1.5	1.9	.765
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
difference:	+7	+29.7	+19.3	+0.9	+1.2	+2.1	+11.3	+2.1	+1.0	-0.8	-0.8	+7.9	+15.0	+.090	+0.2	+0.4	+.191	+3.8	+5.2	+.215
Naz Reid	5	10.8	4.8	0.4	2.4	2.8	0.0	0.2	1.2	1.0	2.8	1.4	3.4	.412	0.6	1.4	.429	1.4	1.4	1.000

Season 4
	Chris Paul	Naz Reid
Season	2008-09	2022-23
Team	New Orleans Hornets	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Assists Leader	-
	Steals Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Hornets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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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:	+10	+20.1	+11.3	+0.2	+0.9	+0.6	+9.9	+2.2	+0.7	-1.6	-0.1	+3.5	+7.6	+.034	+0.3	+0.9	+.018	+4.5	+4.8	+.191
Naz Reid	68	18.4	11.5	1.1	3.8	4.9	1.1	0.6	0.8	1.4	2.6	4.6	8.5	.537	1.1	3.2	.346	1.3	1.9	.677
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
Naz Reid	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 5
	Chris Paul	Naz Reid
Season	2009-10	2023-24
Team	New Orleans Hornets	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	Sixth Man of the Year
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Timberwolves Lost West Conf Finals

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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:	+36	+13.8	+5.2	+0.5	+0.5	+1.0	+9.4	+1.3	+0.7	-1.1	-0.5	+2.0	+3.7	+.016	+0.9	+2.2	+.005	+2.3	+2.4	+.111
Naz Reid	81	24.2	13.5	0.9	4.3	5.2	1.3	0.8	0.9	1.4	2.1	5.0	10.5	.477	2.1	5.0	.414	1.3	1.8	.736
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chris Paul	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Naz Reid	16	22.6	11.1	0.6	3.1	3.7	1.0	0.5	0.8	0.9	2.0	4.1	8.9	.458	1.6	4.3	.362	1.4	1.9	.710

Season 6
	Chris Paul	Naz Reid
Season	2010-11	2024-25
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	Timberwolves Lost West Conf Finals

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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:		+8.5	+1.7	+0.7	+1.3	+1.9	+7.5	+1.7	+0.8	-0.8	-0.1	+0.1	+0.1	+.001	+1.3	+3.5	+.009	+2.8	+3.0	+.102
Naz Reid	80	27.5	14.2	1.2	4.9	6.0	2.3	0.7	0.9	1.4	2.4	5.3	11.5	.462	2.2	5.8	.379	1.4	1.8	.776
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
difference:	+9	+16.7	+11.6	+0.6	+2.5	+2.0	+9.8	+1.1	+0.9	-1.8	-1.1	+3.3	+5.5	+.036	+0.2	+1.0	+.077	+5.2	+6.5	+.036
Naz Reid	15	25.0	10.4	1.1	3.7	4.7	1.7	0.7	0.9	1.9	2.9	3.7	7.3	.509	1.7	4.2	.397	1.3	1.7	.760

Season 7
	Chris Paul	Naz Reid
Season	2011-12	2025-26
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	Did Not Play

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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:	+59	+16.4	+13.8	+0.3	+0.9	+0.6	+8.1	+1.5	+1.9	-1.1	-0.3	+5.1	+10.8	+.022	+1.3	+2.6	+.371	+2.3	+3.0	+.139
Naz Reid	1	20.0	6.0	1.0	2.0	3.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	1.0	2.0	2.0	4.0	.500	0.0	1.0	.000	2.0	2.0	1.000
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
Naz Reid	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Additional Years
* Chris Paul played 14 seasons more than Naz Reid in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 8 to 21, from 2013 to 2026—Chris Paul played in 11 Playoffs. In those 14 extra years over Naz Reid, Chris Paul got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	2 All-NBA First Team 4 All-NBA Second Team 1 All-NBA Third Team 5 All-Defensive First Team 3 Assists Leader 2 Steals Leader 7 All-Star Game 1 All-Star Game MVP