Dalton Knecht vs. Chris Paul Season by Season Comparison

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

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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.

Dalton Knecht played 2 years in the NBA, 19 less than Chris Paul, who played 21. Dalton Knecht had the first of his seasons in 2024-25, while Chris Paul had his rookie season in 2005-06. 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
Dalton Knecht 2 1 2024-25 to 2025-26
Chris Paul 21 15 2005-06 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dalton Knecht Chris Paul
Season 2024-252005-06
Team Los Angeles LakersNew Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dalton Knecht 78 19.2 9.1 0.5 2.3 2.8 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.2 3.3 7.1 .461 1.6 4.4 .376 0.8 1.1 .762
difference:+16.8+7.0+0.3+2.0+2.3+7.0+1.9-1.8-1.6+1.9+5.0+.031+1.0+2.1+.094+4.3+4.9+.085
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dalton Knecht 2 2.0 2.5 1.0 0.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.5 .400 0.5 2.0 .250 0.0 0.0 -
Chris Paul DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Dalton Knecht Chris Paul
Season 2025-262006-07
Team Los Angeles LakersNew Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dalton Knecht 7 18.7 7.0 0.3 1.4 1.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 1.6 2.9 6.4 .444 0.7 3.6 .200 0.6 0.7 .800
difference:+57+18.1+10.3+0.5+2.1+2.7+8.3+1.2+0.6-1.8-0.8+3.1+7.2+.007+0.1+1.4+.150+4.0+4.9+.018
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dalton Knecht nor Chris Paul played in the postseason in their season 2

Additional Years

* Chris Paul played 19 seasons more than Dalton Knecht in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 21, from 2008 to 2026—Chris Paul played in 15 Playoffs.

In those 19 extra years over Dalton Knecht, Chris Paul got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 4 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 5 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 7 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 2 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 5 Assists Leader
Achievement 6 Steals Leader
Achievement 12 All-Star Game
Achievement 1 All-Star Game MVP