Jarrett Allen vs. Chris Paul Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chris Paul and Jarrett Allen, 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.

Jarrett Allen played 9 years in the NBA, 12 less than Chris Paul, who played 21. Jarrett Allen had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, 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.

Rookie Season
	Jarrett Allen	Chris Paul
Season	2017-18	2005-06
Team	Brooklyn Nets	New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets
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		%
Jarrett Allen	72	20.0	8.2	2.0	3.4	5.4	0.7	0.4	1.2	1.1	2.0	3.3	5.5	.589	0.1	0.2	.333	1.6	2.0	.776
difference:	+6	+16.0	+7.9	+1.2	+0.9	+0.3	+7.1	+1.8	+1.1	-1.2	-0.8	+1.9	+6.6	+.159	+0.5	+2.1	+.051	+3.5	+4.0	+.071
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
* Neiher Jarrett Allen nor Chris Paul played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 3
	Jarrett Allen	Chris Paul
Season	2019-20	2007-08
Team	Brooklyn Nets	New Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	Steals Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Hornets Lost West Conf Semis

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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		%
Jarrett Allen	70	26.5	11.1	3.1	6.5	9.6	1.6	0.6	1.3	1.1	2.3	4.3	6.6	.649	0.0	0.1	.000	2.4	3.9	.633
difference:	+10	+11.1	+10.0	+2.3	+3.3	+5.6	+10.0	+2.1	+1.2	-1.4		+3.6	+9.5	+.161	+1.2	+3.0	+.369	+1.8	+1.0	+.218
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jarrett Allen	4	33.0	10.3	4.3	10.5	14.8	2.3	0.5	1.8	2.8	1.8	3.5	6.0	.583	0.0	0.0	-	3.3	4.0	.813
difference:	+8	+7.5	+13.8	+3.0	+6.9	+9.9	+9.0	+1.8	+1.6	-1.0	-1.8	+5.8	+12.4	+.081	+0.4	+1.8		+1.9	+2.6	+.028
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

Season 4
	Jarrett Allen	Chris Paul
Season	2020-21	2008-09
Team	Brooklyn Nets, Cleveland Cavaliers	New Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	Steals Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Hornets Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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		%
Jarrett Allen	63	29.6	12.8	3.1	6.9	10.0	1.7	0.5	1.4	1.6	1.5	4.7	7.7	.618	0.1	0.3	.316	3.2	4.6	.703
difference:	+15	+8.9	+10.0	+2.2	+2.2	+4.5	+9.3	+2.3	+1.3	-1.4	-1.2	+3.4	+8.4	+.115	+0.7	+2.0	+.048	+2.6	+2.1	+.165
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jarrett Allen	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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

Season 5
	Jarrett Allen	Chris Paul
Season	2021-22	2009-10
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	New Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Jarrett Allen	56	32.3	16.1	3.4	7.3	10.8	1.6	0.8	1.3	1.7	1.7	6.6	9.7	.677	0.0	0.2	.100	2.9	4.2	.708
difference:	+11	+5.7	+2.6	+3.0	+3.5	+6.6	+9.1	+1.3	+1.1	-0.8	-0.9	+0.4	+4.5	+.184	+1.2	+2.6	+.309	+0.7		+.139
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jarrett Allen nor Chris Paul played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6
	Jarrett Allen	Chris Paul
Season	2022-23	2010-11
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	New Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	Steals Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Hornets 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		%
Jarrett Allen	68	32.6	14.3	3.3	6.5	9.8	1.7	0.8	1.2	1.4	2.3	5.9	9.2	.644	0.0	0.1	.100	2.4	3.3	.733
difference:	+12	+3.4	+1.6	+2.8	+2.9	+5.7	+8.1	+1.6	+1.1	-0.8	-0.2	+0.5	+2.4	+.181	+0.9	+2.2	+.288	+1.8	+1.5	+.145
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jarrett Allen	5	38.2	9.4	3.0	4.4	7.4	2.4	0.8	1.0	0.6	2.0	4.4	7.2	.611	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	1.2	.500
difference:	+1	+3.5	+12.6	+2.5	+1.8	+0.7	+9.1	+1.0	+1.0	-3.1	-0.2	+2.6	+5.6	+.066	+1.5	+3.2		+5.9	+7.0	+.296
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

Season 7
	Jarrett Allen	Chris Paul
Season	2023-24	2011-12
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Steals Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost East Conf Semis	Clippers Lost West Conf Semis

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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		%
Jarrett Allen	77	31.7	16.5	3.2	7.4	10.5	2.7	0.7	1.1	1.6	1.9	6.7	10.6	.634	0.0	0.1	.000	3.0	4.1	.742
difference:	+17	+4.7	+3.3	+2.5	+4.5	+6.9	+6.4	+1.8	+1.0	-0.5	-0.4	+0.4	+4.2	+.156	+1.3	+3.5	+.371	+1.3	+0.9	+.119
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jarrett Allen	4	31.8	17.0	3.8	10.0	13.8	1.3	1.3	1.0	1.3	2.0	6.3	9.3	.676	0.0	0.0	-	4.5	6.5	.692
difference:	+7	+6.7	+0.6	+3.3	+5.5	+8.7	+6.6	+1.4	+0.9	-2.6	-0.7	+0.1	+5.6	+.249	+1.2	+3.5		+0.8	+2.2	+.180
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

Season 8
	Jarrett Allen	Chris Paul
Season	2024-25	2012-13
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Steals Leader
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost East Conf Semis	Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jarrett Allen	82	28.0	13.5	2.6	7.1	9.7	1.9	0.9	0.9	1.2	1.5	5.5	7.8	.706	0.0	0.1	.000	2.4	3.4	.718
difference:	+12	+5.4	+3.4	+1.8	+4.1	+6.0	+7.8	+1.5	+0.8	-1.1	-0.5	+0.4	+4.4	+.225	+1.1	+3.2	+.328	+1.7	+1.2	+.167
Chris Paul	70	33.4	16.9	0.8	3.0	3.7	9.7	2.4	0.1	2.3	2.0	5.9	12.2	.481	1.1	3.3	.328	4.1	4.6	.885
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jarrett Allen	9	29.0	13.4	2.3	6.1	8.4	1.3	1.4	0.9	1.9	1.7	4.9	6.8	.721	0.0	0.0	-	3.7	3.9	.943
difference:	+3	+8.3	+9.4	+1.8	+2.6	+4.4	+5.0	+0.4	+0.9	-0.4	-1.1	+3.3	+8.5	+.188	+1.0	+3.2		+1.8	+2.3	+.051
Chris Paul	6	37.3	22.8	0.5	3.5	4.0	6.3	1.8	0.0	1.5	2.8	8.2	15.3	.533	1.0	3.2	.316	5.5	6.2	.892

Season 9
	Jarrett Allen	Chris Paul
Season	2025-26	2013-14
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	Steals Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Clippers Lost West Conf Semis

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jarrett Allen	12	25.9	15.6	2.4	5.3	7.8	1.8	1.2	0.9	1.6	1.5	5.9	10.1	.587	0.0	0.3	.000	3.8	5.0	.750
difference:	+50	+9.1	+3.5	+1.8	+1.6	+3.5	+8.9	+1.3	+0.8	-0.7	-1.0	+0.6	+3.9	+.120	+1.3	+3.1	+.368	+1.0	+0.6	+.105
Chris Paul	62	35.0	19.1	0.6	3.7	4.3	10.7	2.5	0.1	2.3	2.5	6.5	14.0	.467	1.3	3.4	.368	4.8	5.6	.855
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jarrett Allen	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chris Paul	13	36.3	19.8	0.9	3.3	4.2	10.3	2.8	0.0	3.0	3.8	7.1	15.2	.467	2.5	5.4	.457	3.2	4.1	.774

Additional Years
* Chris Paul played 12 seasons more than Jarrett Allen in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 10 to 21, from 2015 to 2026—Chris Paul played in 9 Playoffs. In those 12 extra years over Jarrett Allen, Chris Paul got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	4 All-NBA Second Team 1 All-NBA Third Team 3 All-Defensive First Team 2 Assists Leader 5 All-Star Game