Daniel Gafford vs. Paul Millsap Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Paul Millsap and Daniel Gafford, 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.

Daniel Gafford played 7 years in the NBA, 9 less than Paul Millsap, who played 16. Daniel Gafford had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Paul Millsap had his rookie season in 2006-07. 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
Daniel Gafford	7	2	2019-20 to 2025-26
Paul Millsap	16	13	2006-07 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Daniel Gafford	Paul Millsap
Season	2019-20	2006-07
Team	Chicago Bulls	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Jazz Lost West Conf Finals

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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		%
Daniel Gafford	43	14.2	5.1	1.2	1.3	2.5	0.5	0.3	1.3	0.7	2.3	2.2	3.1	.701	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	1.4	.533
difference:	+39	+3.8	+1.7	+1.0	+1.6	+2.7	+0.3	+0.5	+0.4	-0.4	-0.6	+0.3	+1.8	+.176				+1.0	+1.1	+.140
Paul Millsap	82	18.0	6.8	2.2	2.9	5.2	0.8	0.8	0.9	1.1	2.9	2.5	4.9	.525	0.0	0.0	-	1.7	2.5	.673

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Daniel Gafford	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Paul Millsap	17	15.5	5.9	2.2	2.2	4.4	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.8	2.3	2.5	4.7	.525	0.0	0.1	.000	0.9	1.4	.667


Season 2
	Daniel Gafford	Paul Millsap
Season	2020-21	2007-08
Team	Chicago Bulls, Washington Wizards	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Wizards Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis

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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		%
Daniel Gafford	54	14.6	7.0	1.7	2.5	4.3	0.5	0.5	1.4	0.8	1.8	2.9	4.2	.684	0.0	0.0	-	1.3	2.0	.667
difference:	+28	+6.2	+1.1	+0.3	+1.1	+1.3	+0.5	+0.4	+0.5	-0.3	-1.5	+0.2	+1.9	+.180				+0.6	+0.8	+.010
Paul Millsap	82	20.8	8.1	2.0	3.6	5.6	1.0	0.9	0.9	1.1	3.3	3.1	6.1	.504	0.0	0.0	-	1.9	2.8	.677

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Daniel Gafford	5	23.4	11.8	2.8	3.0	5.8	0.6	1.0	2.0	0.6	3.4	4.4	5.2	.846	0.0	0.0	-	3.0	4.8	.625
difference:	+7	+5.9	+5.4	+0.9	+1.0	+1.9	+0.3	+0.4	+0.7	-0.2	-0.3	+1.7		+.330		+0.1		+1.9	+2.7	+.105
Paul Millsap	12	17.5	6.4	1.9	2.0	3.9	0.3	0.6	1.3	0.8	3.1	2.7	5.2	.516	0.0	0.1	.000	1.1	2.1	.520


Season 3
	Daniel Gafford	Paul Millsap
Season	2021-22	2008-09
Team	Washington Wizards	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Jazz 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		%
Daniel Gafford	72	20.1	9.4	2.2	3.5	5.7	0.9	0.4	1.4	0.9	2.4	4.0	5.7	.693	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	2.1	.699
difference:	+4	+10.0	+4.1	+1.1	+1.8	+2.9	+0.9	+0.6	+0.4	-0.8	-1.4	+1.3	+4.2	+.159		+0.1		+1.5	+2.2
Paul Millsap	76	30.1	13.5	3.3	5.3	8.6	1.8	1.0	1.0	1.7	3.8	5.3	9.9	.534	0.0	0.1	.000	3.0	4.3	.699

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Daniel Gafford	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Paul Millsap	5	31.0	11.8	4.0	4.0	8.0	1.6	0.8	1.0	1.2	3.4	5.0	9.8	.510	0.0	0.0	-	1.8	3.6	.500


Season 4
	Daniel Gafford	Paul Millsap
Season	2022-23	2009-10
Team	Washington Wizards	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis

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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		%
Daniel Gafford	78	20.6	9.0	2.1	3.5	5.6	1.1	0.4	1.3	1.1	2.4	3.7	5.1	.732	0.0	0.0	-	1.6	2.4	.679
difference:	+4	+7.2	+2.6	+0.2	+1.0	+1.2	+0.5	+0.4	+0.1	-0.3	-1.1	+1.0	+3.6	+.194		+0.1		+0.6	+0.8	+.014
Paul Millsap	82	27.8	11.6	2.3	4.5	6.8	1.6	0.8	1.2	1.4	3.5	4.7	8.7	.538	0.0	0.1	.111	2.2	3.2	.693

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Daniel Gafford	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Paul Millsap	10	32.3	18.0	3.4	5.4	8.8	2.2	1.1	1.4	1.3	3.6	7.0	12.2	.574	0.0	0.2	.000	4.0	5.8	.690


Season 5
	Daniel Gafford	Paul Millsap
Season	2023-24	2010-11
Team	Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost NBA Finals	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		%
Daniel Gafford	74	24.5	11.0	2.6	5.0	7.6	1.6	0.9	2.1	1.0	3.1	4.7	6.5	.725	0.0	0.0	-	1.6	2.4	.674
difference:	+2	+9.8	+6.3	+0.4	+0.5		+0.9	+0.5	+1.2	-0.9	-0.5	+2.2	+6.5	+.194	+0.1	+0.3		+1.8	+2.0	+.083
Paul Millsap	76	34.3	17.3	2.2	5.5	7.6	2.5	1.4	0.9	1.9	3.6	6.9	13.0	.531	0.1	0.3	.391	3.4	4.4	.757

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Daniel Gafford	22	20.2	9.0	1.9	3.6	5.5	0.7	0.3	1.5	0.9	1.7	3.5	5.6	.634	0.0	0.0	-	1.9	3.0	.631
Paul Millsap	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Daniel Gafford	Paul Millsap
Season	2024-25	2011-12
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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		%
Daniel Gafford	57	21.5	12.3	2.7	4.1	6.8	1.4	0.4	1.8	1.2	2.7	5.0	7.1	.702	0.0	0.0	-	2.4	3.4	.689
difference:	+7	+11.3	+4.3	+0.1	+1.9	+2.0	+0.9	+1.4	+1.0	-0.6	-0.8	+1.7	+6.4	+.207	+0.1	+0.5		+0.8	+0.6	+.103
Paul Millsap	64	32.8	16.6	2.8	6.0	8.8	2.3	1.8	0.8	1.8	3.5	6.7	13.5	.495	0.1	0.5	.226	3.2	4.0	.792

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Daniel Gafford	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Paul Millsap	4	34.8	12.0	4.3	6.8	11.0	0.5	0.3	2.5	2.3	2.8	5.0	13.5	.370	0.0	0.8	.000	2.0	4.0	.500


Season 7
	Daniel Gafford	Paul Millsap
Season	2025-26	2012-13
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Daniel Gafford	2	21.0	10.5	2.0	2.0	4.0	2.0	1.0	1.5	0.0	2.5	4.5	6.0	.750	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	1.5	1.000
difference:	+76	+9.4	+4.1	+0.3	+2.8	+3.1	+0.6	+0.3	+0.5	-1.8	-0.5	+1.0	+5.2	+.260	+0.2	+0.5		+1.9	+3.1	+.258
Paul Millsap	78	30.4	14.6	2.3	4.8	7.1	2.6	1.3	1.0	1.8	3.0	5.5	11.2	.490	0.2	0.5	.333	3.4	4.6	.742

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Daniel Gafford nor Paul Millsap played in the postseason in their season 7


Additional Years
* Paul Millsap played 9 seasons more than Daniel Gafford in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 8 to 16, from 2014 to 2022—Paul Millsap played in 8 Playoffs. In those 9 extra years over Daniel Gafford, Paul Millsap got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-Defensive Second Team 4 All-Star Game

Daniel Gafford vs. Paul Millsap Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Paul Millsap and Daniel Gafford, 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

Additional Years