Clyde Drexler vs. Paul Pressey Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Paul Pressey and Clyde Drexler, 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 / 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.

Clyde Drexler played 15 years in the NBA, 4 more than Paul Pressey, who played 11. Clyde Drexler had the first of his seasons in 1983-84, while Paul Pressey had his rookie season in 1982-83. 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 achivements, 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
Clyde Drexler 15 15 1983-84 to 1997-98
Paul Pressey 11 9 1982-83 to 1992-93

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Clyde Drexler Paul Pressey
Season 1983-841982-83
Team Portland Trail BlazersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdBucks Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clyde Drexler 82 17.2 7.7 1.4 1.5 2.9 1.9 1.3 0.4 1.5 2.5 3.1 6.8 .451 0.0 0.0 .250 1.5 2.1 .728
Paul Pressey 79 19.3 6.7 1.1 2.5 3.6 2.6 1.3 0.6 2.1 2.2 2.7 5.9 .457 0.0 0.1 .111 1.3 2.2 .597
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clyde Drexler 5 17.0 7.2 1.4 2.0 3.4 1.6 1.0 0.2 1.4 2.2 3.0 7.0 .429 0.0 0.2 .000 1.2 1.4 .857
Paul Pressey 9 16.7 5.1 1.6 2.1 3.7 1.6 1.0 0.7 2.0 2.6 2.1 5.2 .404 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 2.2 .400

Season 2

Clyde Drexler Paul Pressey
Season 1984-851983-84
Team Portland Trail BlazersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf SemisBucks Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clyde Drexler 80 31.9 17.2 2.7 3.2 6.0 5.5 2.2 0.9 2.8 3.3 7.2 14.5 .494 0.1 0.5 .216 2.8 3.7 .759
Paul Pressey 81 21.4 8.3 1.3 2.2 3.5 3.1 1.1 0.6 1.9 3.0 3.4 6.5 .523 0.0 0.1 .222 1.5 2.5 .600
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clyde Drexler 9 37.7 16.7 3.0 3.1 6.1 9.2 2.6 1.0 3.2 4.1 6.1 14.9 .410 0.2 0.8 .286 4.2 5.0 .844
Paul Pressey 16 21.9 8.9 1.1 2.6 3.7 3.1 1.4 0.6 2.4 3.3 3.3 6.3 .520 0.0 0.2 .000 2.4 3.5 .679

Season 3

Clyde Drexler Paul Pressey
Season 1985-861984-85
Team Portland Trail BlazersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdBucks Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clyde Drexler 75 34.3 18.5 2.3 3.3 5.6 8.0 2.6 0.6 3.8 3.6 7.2 15.2 .475 0.2 0.8 .200 3.9 5.1 .769
Paul Pressey 80 36.0 16.1 1.9 3.5 5.4 6.8 1.6 0.7 3.1 3.2 6.0 11.6 .517 0.1 0.3 .350 4.0 5.2 .758
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clyde Drexler 4 36.3 18.0 2.3 4.0 6.3 6.5 1.5 0.8 4.8 4.8 6.5 14.3 .456 0.5 1.3 .400 4.5 5.8 .783
Paul Pressey 8 37.0 15.3 1.9 4.1 6.0 7.6 2.3 0.6 4.0 3.4 5.6 11.0 .511 0.1 0.4 .333 3.9 4.8 .816

Season 4

Clyde Drexler Paul Pressey
Season 1986-871985-86
Team Portland Trail BlazersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdBucks Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clyde Drexler 82 38.0 21.7 2.8 3.5 6.3 6.9 2.5 0.9 3.1 3.4 8.6 17.2 .502 0.1 0.6 .234 4.4 5.7 .760
Paul Pressey 80 33.8 14.3 1.6 3.4 5.0 7.8 2.1 0.9 3.0 3.1 5.1 10.5 .488 0.1 0.6 .182 4.0 4.9 .806
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clyde Drexler 4 38.3 24.0 4.0 3.5 7.5 3.8 1.8 0.8 1.5 4.0 9.0 19.8 .456 0.3 1.0 .250 5.8 7.3 .793
Paul Pressey 14 37.9 16.1 1.4 2.9 4.3 7.9 1.3 0.9 3.6 3.4 5.4 11.2 .484 0.4 1.3 .333 4.8 6.3 .761

Season 5

Clyde Drexler Paul Pressey
Season 1987-881986-87
Team Portland Trail BlazersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdBucks Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clyde Drexler 81 37.8 27.0 3.2 3.4 6.6 5.8 2.5 0.6 2.9 3.1 10.5 20.7 .506 0.1 0.6 .212 5.9 7.2 .811
Paul Pressey 61 33.7 13.9 1.6 3.2 4.9 7.2 1.8 0.8 3.0 3.5 4.8 10.1 .477 0.3 0.9 .291 4.0 5.4 .738
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clyde Drexler 4 42.5 22.0 3.0 4.0 7.0 5.3 3.0 0.5 3.0 3.5 8.0 20.8 .386 0.8 1.5 .500 5.3 7.3 .724
Paul Pressey 12 38.8 14.3 2.3 2.8 5.2 8.6 2.3 0.7 2.9 4.3 5.7 12.2 .466 0.1 0.7 .125 2.8 3.8 .739

Season 6

Clyde Drexler Paul Pressey
Season 1988-891987-88
Team Portland Trail BlazersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clyde Drexler 78 39.3 27.2 3.7 4.2 7.9 5.8 2.7 0.7 3.2 3.4 10.6 21.4 .496 0.3 1.3 .260 5.6 7.0 .799
Paul Pressey 75 33.1 13.1 1.7 3.3 5.0 7.0 1.5 0.5 2.6 3.1 4.6 9.4 .491 0.1 0.5 .205 3.8 4.8 .798
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clyde Drexler 3 42.7 27.7 4.3 2.3 6.7 8.3 2.0 0.7 4.0 3.7 11.7 23.7 .493 0.0 0.7 .000 4.3 5.7 .765
Paul Pressey 5 35.6 14.0 1.2 2.6 3.8 6.6 0.8 0.6 3.2 4.2 4.6 10.0 .460 0.2 0.6 .333 4.6 6.0 .767

Season 7

Clyde Drexler Paul Pressey
Season 1989-901988-89
Team Portland Trail BlazersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clyde Drexler 73 36.8 23.3 2.8 4.1 6.9 5.9 2.0 0.7 2.6 3.0 9.2 18.6 .494 0.4 1.5 .283 4.6 5.9 .774
Paul Pressey 67 32.4 12.1 1.1 2.8 3.9 6.6 1.8 0.7 2.7 3.3 4.6 9.7 .474 0.2 0.8 .218 2.8 3.6 .776
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clyde Drexler 21 40.6 21.4 3.0 4.2 7.2 7.1 2.5 0.9 3.2 3.4 8.2 18.6 .441 0.4 2.0 .220 4.6 5.9 .774
Paul Pressey ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Clyde Drexler Paul Pressey
Season 1990-911989-90
Team Portland Trail BlazersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf FinalsBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clyde Drexler 82 34.8 21.5 2.6 4.1 6.7 6.0 1.8 0.7 2.8 2.8 7.9 16.3 .482 0.7 2.3 .319 5.1 6.4 .794
Paul Pressey 57 24.6 11.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.3 1.2 0.4 1.9 2.6 4.2 8.9 .472 0.1 0.8 .140 2.5 3.3 .758
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clyde Drexler 16 39.6 21.7 2.5 5.6 8.1 8.1 2.1 1.0 3.8 3.5 8.0 16.8 .476 0.9 3.5 .268 4.8 6.1 .776
Paul Pressey 4 32.3 14.8 2.0 3.3 5.3 7.5 1.5 0.3 1.8 3.5 4.8 11.0 .432 0.0 0.8 .000 5.3 6.5 .808

Season 9

Clyde Drexler Paul Pressey
Season 1991-921990-91
Team Portland Trail BlazersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost NBA FinalsSpurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clyde Drexler 76 36.2 25.0 2.2 4.4 6.6 6.7 1.8 0.9 3.2 3.0 9.1 19.4 .470 1.5 4.4 .337 5.3 6.6 .794
Paul Pressey 70 24.0 7.5 0.7 1.8 2.5 3.9 0.9 0.5 1.9 2.5 2.9 6.1 .472 0.2 0.8 .281 1.6 1.9 .827
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clyde Drexler 21 40.3 26.3 2.9 4.5 7.4 7.0 1.5 1.0 2.8 3.7 9.4 20.2 .466 0.9 3.9 .235 6.6 8.1 .807
Paul Pressey 4 31.0 8.3 1.3 1.5 2.8 4.0 2.0 0.8 1.5 3.8 3.3 8.0 .406 0.3 1.0 .250 1.5 2.3 .667

Season 10

Clyde Drexler Paul Pressey
Season 1992-931991-92
Team Portland Trail BlazersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdSpurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clyde Drexler 49 34.1 19.9 2.6 3.7 6.3 5.7 1.9 0.8 2.3 3.2 7.1 16.7 .429 0.6 2.7 .233 5.0 6.0 .839
Paul Pressey 56 13.6 2.7 0.4 1.3 1.7 2.5 0.5 0.3 1.1 1.5 1.1 2.9 .373 0.1 0.4 .143 0.5 0.7 .683
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clyde Drexler 3 38.7 19.0 2.7 3.7 6.3 4.7 1.7 1.0 1.0 3.0 6.0 14.3 .419 1.7 4.0 .417 5.3 6.7 .800
Paul Pressey 3 15.3 4.3 0.3 0.7 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.3 1.7 3.0 2.0 6.0 .333 0.3 0.7 .500 0.0 0.0 -

Season 11

Clyde Drexler Paul Pressey
Season 1993-941992-93
Team Portland Trail BlazersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clyde Drexler 68 34.3 19.2 2.3 4.3 6.5 4.9 1.4 0.5 2.5 3.0 7.0 16.3 .428 1.0 3.2 .324 4.2 5.4 .777
Paul Pressey 18 14.9 4.4 0.4 1.3 1.7 1.7 0.6 0.3 1.3 2.0 1.6 3.7 .439 0.0 0.2 .000 1.2 1.5 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clyde Drexler 4 39.3 21.0 2.5 7.8 10.3 5.5 2.0 0.5 2.3 1.8 7.8 18.3 .425 0.8 3.3 .231 4.8 5.8 .826
Paul Pressey ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Clyde Drexler Paul Pressey
Season 1994-95-
Team Portland Trail Blazers, Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clyde Drexler 76 35.9 21.8 2.0 4.3 6.3 4.8 1.8 0.6 2.4 2.7 7.5 16.3 .461 1.9 5.4 .360 4.8 5.8 .824
Paul Pressey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clyde Drexler 22 38.6 20.5 2.0 5.0 7.0 5.0 1.5 0.7 2.0 3.1 7.0 14.6 .481 1.4 4.5 .303 5.0 6.4 .786
Paul Pressey ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Clyde Drexler Paul Pressey
Season 1995-96-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clyde Drexler 52 38.4 19.3 1.9 5.3 7.2 5.8 2.0 0.5 2.6 2.9 6.4 14.7 .433 1.5 4.5 .332 5.1 6.5 .784
Paul Pressey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clyde Drexler 8 36.5 16.6 1.9 5.9 7.8 5.0 2.6 0.5 2.5 2.8 6.1 14.8 .415 1.1 4.3 .265 3.3 4.3 .765
Paul Pressey ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Clyde Drexler Paul Pressey
Season 1996-97-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clyde Drexler 62 36.6 18.0 1.9 4.1 6.0 5.7 1.9 0.6 2.5 2.4 6.4 14.5 .442 1.9 5.4 .355 3.2 4.3 .750
Paul Pressey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clyde Drexler 16 39.1 18.1 1.6 4.0 5.6 4.8 1.6 0.4 2.3 3.3 6.6 15.1 .436 2.4 6.4 .373 2.6 3.4 .778
Paul Pressey ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Clyde Drexler Paul Pressey
Season 1997-98-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clyde Drexler 70 35.3 18.4 1.5 3.4 4.9 5.5 1.8 0.6 2.7 2.8 6.5 15.1 .427 1.5 4.8 .317 4.0 4.9 .801
Paul Pressey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clyde Drexler 5 36.4 15.0 1.8 3.6 5.4 4.6 1.6 0.6 2.6 3.0 4.2 13.6 .309 1.0 5.2 .192 5.6 7.4 .757
Paul Pressey ------- --- ----------