Dereck Lively II vs. Chris Paul Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chris Paul and Dereck Lively II, 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.
Dereck Lively II played 2 years in the NBA, 18 less than Chris Paul, who played 20. Dereck Lively II had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, 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 |
| Dereck Lively II |
2 |
1 |
2023-24 to 2024-25 |
| Chris Paul |
20 |
15 |
2005-06 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Dereck Lively II |
55 |
23.5 |
8.8 |
2.5 |
4.4 |
6.9 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
4.0 |
5.4 |
.747 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.7 |
1.5 |
.506 |
| difference: | +23 | +12.5 | +7.3 | +1.7 | +0.1 | +1.8 | +6.7 | +1.5 | +1.3 | -1.4 | -0.2 | +1.2 | +6.7 | +.317 | +0.6 | +2.3 | | +4.4 | +4.5 | +.341 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Dereck Lively II |
21 |
22.0 |
7.9 |
2.7 |
4.7 |
7.4 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
4.5 |
.674 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.7 |
2.9 |
.590 |
| Chris Paul |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Dereck Lively II |
36 |
23.1 |
8.7 |
2.9 |
4.6 |
7.5 |
2.4 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
3.7 |
5.3 |
.702 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.3 |
2.0 |
.630 |
| difference: | +28 | +13.7 | +8.6 | +2.1 | +1.1 | +3.1 | +6.5 | +1.2 | +1.6 | -1.4 | -0.4 | +2.3 | +8.3 | +.265 | +0.8 | +2.2 | | +3.3 | +3.6 | +.188 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Dereck Lively II nor Chris Paul played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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