JaVale McGee vs. Chris Paul Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chris Paul and JaVale McGee, 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.

JaVale McGee played 16 years in the NBA, 4 less than Chris Paul, who played 20. JaVale McGee had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, 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
JaVale McGee	16	8	2008-09 to 2023-24
Chris Paul	20	15	2005-06 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16


Rookie Season
	JaVale McGee	Chris Paul
Season	2008-09	2005-06
Team	Washington Wizards	New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
Honors & Awards	-	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		%
JaVale McGee	75	15.2	6.5	1.6	2.3	3.9	0.3	0.4	1.0	0.8	2.1	2.5	5.2	.494	0.0	0.0	-	1.4	2.2	.660
difference:	+3	+20.8	+9.6	+0.8	+2.0	+1.2	+7.5	+1.8	+0.9	-1.5	-0.7	+2.7	+6.9	+.064	+0.6	+2.3		+3.7	+3.8	+.187
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 JaVale McGee nor Chris Paul played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	JaVale McGee	Chris Paul
Season	2009-10	2006-07
Team	Washington Wizards	New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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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		%
JaVale McGee	60	16.1	6.4	1.5	2.6	4.1	0.2	0.3	1.7	0.9	2.0	2.6	5.1	.508	0.0	0.0	-	1.2	1.9	.638
difference:	+4	+20.7	+10.9	+0.7	+0.9	+0.3	+8.7	+1.5	+1.7	-1.6	-0.4	+3.4	+8.5	+.071	+0.8	+2.2		+3.4	+3.7	+.180
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 JaVale McGee nor Chris Paul played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	JaVale McGee	Chris Paul
Season	2010-11	2007-08
Team	Washington Wizards	New Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	Steals Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
JaVale McGee	79	27.8	10.1	2.8	5.2	8.0	0.5	0.5	2.4	1.3	2.9	4.2	7.6	.550	0.0	0.0	-	1.7	2.9	.583
difference:	+1	+9.8	+11.0	+2.0	+2.0	+4.0	+11.1	+2.2	+2.3	-1.2	-0.6	+3.7	+8.5	+.062	+1.2	+3.1		+2.5	+2.0	+.268
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		%
JaVale McGee	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	JaVale McGee	Chris Paul
Season	2011-12	2008-09
Team	Washington Wizards, Denver Nuggets	New Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	Steals Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
JaVale McGee	61	25.2	11.3	2.7	5.1	7.8	0.5	0.6	2.2	1.4	2.7	5.0	9.0	.556	0.0	0.0	-	1.3	2.7	.461
difference:	+17	+13.3	+11.5	+1.8	+0.4	+2.3	+10.5	+2.2	+2.1	-1.6		+3.1	+7.1	+.053	+0.8	+2.3		+4.5	+4.0	+.407
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		%
JaVale McGee	7	25.9	8.6	3.3	6.3	9.6	0.7	0.7	3.1	0.6	3.0	3.3	7.6	.434	0.0	0.0	-	2.0	3.7	.538
difference:	+2	+14.3	+8.0	+2.5	+2.7	+5.2	+9.7	+0.9	+3.1	-4.2	-1.4	+2.7	+7.0	+.023	+1.0	+3.2		+1.6	+0.5	+.319
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
	JaVale McGee	Chris Paul
Season	2012-13	2009-10
Team	Denver Nuggets	New Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
JaVale McGee	79	18.1	9.1	2.0	2.8	4.8	0.3	0.4	2.0	1.1	2.3	3.8	6.7	.575	0.0	0.0	-	1.4	2.4	.591
difference:	+34	+19.9	+9.6	+1.6	+1.0	+0.6	+10.4	+1.7	+1.8	-1.4	-0.3	+3.2	+7.5	+.082	+1.2	+2.8		+2.2	+1.8	+.256
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
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
JaVale McGee	6	18.7	7.2	2.8	2.3	5.2	0.0	0.7	1.0	1.8	2.8	3.0	5.2	.581	0.0	0.0	-	1.2	3.0	.389
Chris Paul	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	JaVale McGee	Chris Paul
Season	2013-14	2010-11
Team	Denver Nuggets	New Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	Steals Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
JaVale McGee	5	15.8	7.0	2.0	1.4	3.4	0.4	0.2	1.4	1.6	3.2	3.4	7.6	.447	0.0	0.0	-	0.2	0.2	1.000
difference:	+75	+20.2	+8.9	+1.5	+2.2	+0.7	+9.4	+2.2	+1.3	-0.6	-0.7	+2.0	+4.0	+.016	+0.9	+2.3		+4.0	+4.6	+.122
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		%
JaVale McGee	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	JaVale McGee	Chris Paul
Season	2014-15	2011-12
Team	Denver Nuggets, Philadelphia 76ers	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Steals Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
JaVale McGee	23	11.1	4.6	0.8	1.9	2.7	0.1	0.1	0.9	0.8	1.3	1.8	3.4	.532	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	1.4	.667
difference:	+37	+25.3	+15.2	+0.1	+1.0	+0.9	+9.0	+2.4	+0.8	-1.3	-1.0	+5.3	+11.4	+.054	+1.3	+3.6		+3.3	+3.6	+.194
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		%
JaVale McGee	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	JaVale McGee	Chris Paul
Season	2015-16	2012-13
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Steals Leader
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
JaVale McGee	34	10.9	5.1	1.6	2.4	3.9	0.1	0.1	0.8	0.6	1.4	2.3	3.9	.575	0.0	0.0	-	0.5	1.1	.500
difference:	+36	+22.5	+11.8	+0.8	+0.6	+0.2	+9.6	+2.3	+0.7	-1.7	-0.6	+3.6	+8.3	+.094	+1.1	+3.3		+3.6	+3.5	+.385
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		%
JaVale McGee	2	7.0	2.0	1.0	0.5	1.5	0.0	0.5	0.0	1.5	1.5	0.5	1.0	.500	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	3.0	.333
difference:	+4	+30.3	+20.8	+0.5	+3.0	+2.5	+6.3	+1.3			-1.3	+7.7	+14.3	+.033	+1.0	+3.2		+4.5	+3.2	+.559
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
	JaVale McGee	Chris Paul
Season	2016-17	2013-14
Team	Golden State Warriors	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	Steals Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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		%
JaVale McGee	77	9.6	6.1	1.3	1.9	3.2	0.2	0.2	0.9	0.5	1.4	2.7	4.1	.652	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	1.4	.505
difference:	+15	+25.4	+13.0	+0.7	+1.8	+1.1	+10.5	+2.3	+0.8	-1.8	-1.1	+3.8	+9.9	+.185	+1.3	+3.4		+4.1	+4.2	+.350
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		%
JaVale McGee	16	9.3	5.9	1.4	1.6	3.0	0.3	0.1	0.9	0.5	1.9	2.6	3.5	.732	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.1	.722
difference:	+3	+27.0	+13.9	+0.5	+1.7	+1.2	+10.0	+2.7	+0.9	-2.5	-1.9	+4.5	+11.7	+.265	+2.5	+5.4		+2.4	+3.0	+.052
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


Season 10
	JaVale McGee	Chris Paul
Season	2017-18	2014-15
Team	Golden State Warriors	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Clippers Lost West Conf Semis

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
JaVale McGee	65	9.5	4.8	0.9	1.7	2.6	0.5	0.3	0.9	0.4	1.4	2.1	3.4	.621	0.0	0.1	.000	0.6	0.8	.731
difference:	+17	+25.3	+14.3	+0.3	+2.3	+2.0	+9.7	+1.6	+0.7	-1.9	-1.1	+4.8	+10.9	+.136	+1.7	+4.2	+.398	+2.9	+3.1	+.169
Chris Paul	82	34.8	19.1	0.6	4.0	4.6	10.2	1.9	0.2	2.3	2.5	6.9	14.3	.485	1.7	4.3	.398	3.5	3.9	.900

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
JaVale McGee	13	12.2	6.5	1.2	2.0	3.2	0.3	0.2	0.8	0.4	1.5	3.0	4.5	.672	0.0	0.1	.000	0.5	0.7	.667
difference:	+1	+24.9	+15.6	+0.6	+1.8	+1.2	+8.5	+1.6	+0.5	-1.8	-1.6	+4.9	+11.3	+.169	+2.3	+5.3	+.415	+3.5	+3.6	+.274
Chris Paul	12	37.1	22.1	0.6	3.8	4.4	8.8	1.8	0.3	2.2	3.1	7.9	15.8	.503	2.3	5.4	.415	4.0	4.3	.941


Season 11
	JaVale McGee	Chris Paul
Season	2018-19	2015-16
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
JaVale McGee	75	22.3	12.0	2.6	4.9	7.5	0.7	0.6	2.0	1.4	2.8	5.3	8.5	.624	0.0	0.2	.083	1.3	2.0	.632
difference:	+1	+10.4	+7.5	+2.1	+1.2	+3.3	+9.3	+1.5	+1.8	-1.2	-0.3	+1.7	+6.6	+.162	+1.6	+4.2	+.288	+2.7	+2.4	+.264
Chris Paul	74	32.7	19.5	0.5	3.7	4.2	10.0	2.1	0.2	2.6	2.5	7.0	15.1	.462	1.6	4.4	.371	4.0	4.4	.896

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
JaVale McGee	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chris Paul	4	31.3	23.8	1.0	3.0	4.0	7.3	2.3	0.0	1.0	3.0	9.3	19.0	.487	1.5	5.0	.300	3.8	3.8	1.000


Season 12
	JaVale McGee	Chris Paul
Season	2019-20	2016-17
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
JaVale McGee	68	16.6	6.6	1.8	3.9	5.7	0.5	0.5	1.4	0.8	2.3	2.9	4.5	.637	0.0	0.1	.500	0.8	1.2	.646
difference:	+7	+14.9	+11.5	+1.1	+0.4	+0.7	+8.7	+1.5	+1.3	-1.6	-0.1	+3.2	+8.4	+.161	+2.0	+4.9	+.089	+3.0	+3.1	+.246
Chris Paul	61	31.5	18.1	0.7	4.3	5.0	9.2	2.0	0.1	2.4	2.4	6.1	12.9	.476	2.0	5.0	.411	3.8	4.3	.892

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
JaVale McGee	14	9.6	2.9	1.1	2.0	3.1	0.5	0.1	0.7	0.6	1.6	1.4	2.3	.625	0.0	0.1	.000	0.1	0.1	.500
difference:	+7	+27.5	+22.4	+0.5	+2.4	+1.9	+9.4	+1.6	+0.6	-2.1	-1.8	+8.2	+17.0	+.129	+2.0	+5.3	+.368	+4.0	+4.6	+.379
Chris Paul	7	37.1	25.3	0.6	4.4	5.0	9.9	1.7	0.1	2.7	3.4	9.6	19.3	.496	2.0	5.4	.368	4.1	4.7	.879


Season 13
	JaVale McGee	Chris Paul
Season	2020-21	2017-18
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers, Denver Nuggets	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis	Rockets Lost West Conf Finals

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13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
JaVale McGee	46	14.7	7.3	1.7	3.5	5.2	0.8	0.4	1.2	1.3	2.6	3.1	6.1	.511	0.1	0.5	.208	1.0	1.5	.657
difference:	+12	+17.1	+11.3	+1.1	+1.3	+0.2	+7.1	+1.3	+1.0	-0.9	-0.2	+3.2	+7.7	+.051	+2.4	+6.0	+.172	+2.5	+2.3	+.262
Chris Paul	58	31.8	18.6	0.6	4.8	5.4	7.9	1.7	0.2	2.2	2.4	6.3	13.8	.460	2.5	6.5	.380	3.5	3.8	.919

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
JaVale McGee	4	8.5	2.0	0.8	2.3	3.0	0.8	0.3	1.3	0.3	1.0	0.8	2.5	.300	0.0	0.5	.000	0.5	1.5	.333
difference:	+11	+26.0	+19.1	+0.2	+3.0	+2.9	+5.0	+1.7	+1.0	-1.6	-2.1	+7.1	+14.6	+.159	+2.5	+6.1	+.374	+2.4	+2.0	+.497
Chris Paul	15	34.5	21.1	0.6	5.3	5.9	5.8	2.0	0.3	1.9	3.1	7.9	17.1	.459	2.5	6.6	.374	2.9	3.5	.830


Season 14
	JaVale McGee	Chris Paul
Season	2021-22	2018-19
Team	Phoenix Suns	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf Semis	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis

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14th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
JaVale McGee	74	15.8	9.2	2.2	4.5	6.7	0.6	0.3	1.1	1.3	2.4	3.9	6.2	.629	0.0	0.1	.222	1.4	2.0	.699
difference:	+16	+16.2	+6.4	+1.6	+0.6	+2.1	+7.6	+1.7	+0.8	-1.3	-0.1	+1.3	+6.2	+.210	+2.2	+6.0	+.136	+1.6	+1.5	+.163
Chris Paul	58	32.0	15.6	0.6	3.9	4.6	8.2	2.0	0.3	2.6	2.5	5.2	12.4	.419	2.2	6.1	.358	3.0	3.5	.862

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
JaVale McGee	12	11.1	6.8	1.3	2.7	4.0	0.6	0.3	0.4	0.8	2.3	2.9	4.2	.700	0.0	0.1	.000	0.9	1.1	.846
difference:	+1	+25.0	+10.2		+2.4	+2.4	+4.9	+1.9	+0.2	-2.6	-1.0	+3.1	+9.3	+.254	+1.5	+5.6	+.270	+2.6	+3.0	+.002
Chris Paul	11	36.1	17.0	1.3	5.1	6.4	5.5	2.2	0.6	3.4	3.3	6.0	13.5	.446	1.5	5.7	.270	3.5	4.1	.844


Season 15
	JaVale McGee	Chris Paul
Season	2022-23	2019-20
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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15th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
JaVale McGee	42	8.5	4.4	0.7	1.8	2.5	0.3	0.1	0.6	0.9	1.3	1.9	3.0	.640	0.0	0.1	.400	0.6	1.0	.585
difference:	+28	+23.0	+13.2	+0.3	+2.8	+2.5	+6.4	+1.5	+0.4	-1.4	-1.0	+4.3	+9.7	+.151	+1.6	+4.2	+.035	+3.0	+3.0	+.322
Chris Paul	70	31.5	17.6	0.4	4.6	5.0	6.7	1.6	0.2	2.3	2.3	6.2	12.7	.489	1.6	4.3	.365	3.6	4.0	.907

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
JaVale McGee	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chris Paul	7	37.3	21.3	0.4	7.0	7.4	5.3	1.6	0.4	3.3	2.6	7.9	16.0	.491	2.3	6.1	.372	3.3	3.7	.885


Season 16
	JaVale McGee	Chris Paul
Season	2023-24	2020-21
Team	Sacramento Kings	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Suns Lost NBA Finals

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16th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
JaVale McGee	46	7.4	4.0	0.9	1.8	2.7	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.7	1.0	1.7	2.9	.598	0.0	0.2	.143	0.6	1.0	.578
difference:	+24	+24.0	+12.4	+0.5	+2.3	+1.8	+8.5	+1.1	+0.1	-1.5	-1.4	+4.6	+9.7	+.099	+1.5	+3.5	+.252	+1.8	+1.6	+.356
Chris Paul	70	31.4	16.4	0.4	4.1	4.5	8.9	1.4	0.3	2.2	2.4	6.3	12.6	.499	1.5	3.7	.395	2.4	2.6	.934

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
JaVale McGee	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chris Paul	20	34.2	19.2	0.5	3.1	3.5	8.6	1.2	0.2	2.2	2.4	7.5	15.0	.497	1.5	3.3	.446	2.9	3.3	.877


Additional Years
* Chris Paul played 4 seasons more than JaVale McGee in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 17 to 20, from 2022 to 2025—Chris Paul played in two Playoffs. In those 4 extra years over JaVale McGee, Chris Paul got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-NBA Third Team 1 Assists Leader 1 All-Star Game

JaVale McGee vs. Chris Paul Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chris Paul and JaVale McGee, 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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Rookie Season

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Season 2

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Season 3

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Season 4

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Season 5

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Season 6

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Season 7

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Season 8

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Season 9

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Season 10

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Season 11

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Season 12

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Season 13

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Season 14

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Season 15

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Season 16

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