Paul George vs. Ben Poquette Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ben Poquette and Paul George, 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

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.

Paul George played 14 years in the NBA, 4 more than Ben Poquette, who played 10. Paul George had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Ben Poquette had his rookie season in 1977-78. 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 achivements, 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
Paul George 14 11 2010-11 to 2023-24
Ben Poquette 10 1 1977-78 to 1986-87

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Paul George Ben Poquette
Season 2010-111977-78
Team Indiana PacersDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 61 20.7 7.8 0.6 3.1 3.7 1.1 1.0 0.4 1.1 2.1 2.9 6.5 .453 0.7 2.3 .297 1.3 1.7 .762
Ben Poquette 52 12.0 4.5 1.0 1.8 2.8 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.8 1.3 1.8 4.3 .422 - - - 0.8 1.2 .700
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 5 26.6 6.0 1.0 4.0 5.0 1.0 1.4 2.0 1.4 2.2 2.0 6.6 .303 0.6 2.6 .231 1.4 1.6 .875
Ben Poquette ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Paul George Ben Poquette
Season 2011-121978-79
Team Indiana PacersDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 66 29.7 12.1 0.8 4.8 5.6 2.4 1.6 0.6 1.8 2.9 4.3 9.7 .440 1.4 3.5 .385 2.2 2.8 .802
Ben Poquette 76 17.6 6.7 1.3 3.1 4.4 0.8 0.5 1.3 0.9 2.6 2.6 6.1 .427 - - - 1.5 1.9 .782
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 11 33.7 9.7 1.4 5.3 6.6 2.4 1.6 0.4 1.9 2.9 3.4 8.6 .389 1.0 3.7 .268 2.0 2.5 .786
Ben Poquette ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Paul George Ben Poquette
Season 2012-131979-80
Team Indiana PacersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Most Improved Player-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 79 37.6 17.4 1.1 6.5 7.6 4.1 1.8 0.6 2.9 2.9 6.2 14.9 .419 2.2 5.9 .362 2.8 3.5 .807
Ben Poquette 82 28.6 8.9 1.5 5.3 6.8 1.6 0.5 2.0 1.3 3.5 3.6 6.9 .523 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.0 .832
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 19 41.1 19.2 0.8 6.6 7.4 5.1 1.3 0.5 3.9 3.8 6.3 14.6 .430 1.8 5.5 .327 4.9 6.7 .727
Ben Poquette ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Paul George Ben Poquette
Season 2013-141980-81
Team Indiana PacersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 80 36.2 21.7 0.8 6.0 6.8 3.5 1.9 0.3 2.8 2.5 7.2 17.0 .424 2.3 6.3 .364 5.0 5.8 .864
Ben Poquette 82 34.2 9.5 2.0 5.7 7.7 2.0 0.8 2.1 1.5 4.2 4.0 7.5 .528 0.0 0.1 .500 1.5 2.0 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 19 41.1 22.6 0.7 6.9 7.6 3.8 2.2 0.4 2.6 2.9 7.3 16.6 .438 2.7 6.8 .403 5.3 6.7 .789
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Season 5

Paul George Ben Poquette
Season 2014-151981-82
Team Indiana PacersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 6 15.2 8.8 0.7 3.0 3.7 1.0 0.8 0.2 2.0 1.8 3.0 8.2 .367 1.5 3.7 .409 1.3 1.8 .727
Ben Poquette 82 20.7 6.6 1.4 3.6 5.0 1.1 0.6 0.8 0.8 2.9 2.7 5.2 .514 0.0 0.1 .300 1.2 1.5 .808
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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Season 6

Paul George Ben Poquette
Season 2015-161982-83
Team Indiana PacersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 81 34.8 23.1 1.0 6.0 7.0 4.1 1.9 0.4 3.3 2.8 7.5 17.9 .418 2.6 7.0 .371 5.6 6.5 .860
Ben Poquette 75 31.1 11.0 2.1 4.9 6.9 2.2 0.9 1.5 1.3 3.5 4.4 9.3 .472 0.0 0.1 .200 2.2 2.9 .751
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 7 39.3 27.3 1.3 6.3 7.6 4.3 2.0 0.7 3.3 3.4 8.0 17.6 .455 2.6 6.1 .419 8.7 9.1 .953
Ben Poquette ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Paul George Ben Poquette
Season 2016-171983-84
Team Indiana PacersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 75 35.9 23.7 0.8 5.8 6.6 3.3 1.6 0.4 2.9 2.7 8.3 18.0 .461 2.6 6.6 .393 4.5 5.0 .898
Ben Poquette 51 16.8 3.6 1.1 2.5 3.6 1.0 0.4 0.6 0.5 2.2 1.5 3.4 .439 0.0 0.1 .200 0.7 0.8 .791
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 4 43.0 28.0 1.3 7.5 8.8 7.3 1.8 0.5 3.3 3.3 8.5 22.0 .386 4.5 10.5 .429 6.5 7.5 .867
Ben Poquette ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Paul George Ben Poquette
Season 2017-181984-85
Team Oklahoma City ThunderCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdCavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 79 36.6 21.9 0.9 4.7 5.7 3.3 2.0 0.5 2.7 2.9 7.3 17.0 .430 3.1 7.7 .401 4.3 5.2 .822
Ben Poquette 79 21.0 6.7 1.9 4.1 6.0 1.0 0.6 0.7 0.9 2.8 2.7 5.8 .460 0.0 0.2 .176 1.4 1.7 .796
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 6 41.8 24.7 0.7 5.3 6.0 2.7 1.3 0.7 4.0 2.8 8.2 20.0 .408 3.2 8.7 .365 5.2 6.0 .861
Ben Poquette 4 22.8 7.5 1.0 2.5 3.5 0.3 0.5 1.5 1.0 4.0 3.3 5.3 .619 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.3 .800

Season 9

Paul George Ben Poquette
Season 2018-191985-86
Team Oklahoma City ThunderCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Steals Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 77 36.9 28.0 1.4 6.8 8.2 4.1 2.2 0.4 2.7 2.8 9.2 21.0 .438 3.8 9.8 .386 5.9 7.0 .839
Ben Poquette 81 18.5 5.0 1.5 3.1 4.6 1.0 0.4 0.4 0.8 2.3 2.0 4.3 .477 0.0 0.1 .200 0.9 1.2 .720
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 5 40.8 28.6 1.2 7.4 8.6 3.6 1.4 0.2 4.2 4.2 8.8 20.2 .436 3.0 9.4 .319 8.0 9.8 .816
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Season 10

Paul George Ben Poquette
Season 2019-201986-87
Team Los Angeles ClippersCleveland Cavaliers, Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 48 29.6 21.5 0.5 5.2 5.7 3.9 1.4 0.4 2.6 2.4 7.1 16.3 .439 3.3 7.9 .412 4.0 4.5 .876
Ben Poquette 58 10.4 2.8 0.5 1.2 1.7 0.6 0.2 0.6 0.4 1.3 1.1 2.1 .508 0.0 0.1 .000 0.7 0.9 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 13 36.8 20.2 1.1 5.0 6.1 3.8 1.5 0.5 3.1 3.8 6.8 17.0 .398 2.8 8.5 .333 3.8 4.2 .909
Ben Poquette ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Paul George Ben Poquette
Season 2020-21-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 54 33.7 23.3 0.8 5.8 6.6 5.2 1.1 0.4 3.3 2.4 8.2 17.6 .467 3.2 7.7 .411 3.7 4.2 .868
Ben Poquette ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 19 40.8 26.9 0.9 8.7 9.6 5.4 1.0 0.5 3.5 3.1 8.7 19.7 .441 2.7 8.0 .336 6.8 8.1 .844
Ben Poquette ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Paul George Ben Poquette
Season 2021-22-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 31 34.7 24.3 0.4 6.5 6.9 5.7 2.2 0.4 4.1 2.4 8.6 20.5 .421 2.9 8.3 .354 4.1 4.8 .858
Ben Poquette ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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Season 13

Paul George Ben Poquette
Season 2022-23-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 56 34.6 23.8 0.8 5.3 6.1 5.1 1.5 0.4 3.1 2.8 8.2 17.9 .457 2.8 7.6 .371 4.6 5.3 .871
Ben Poquette ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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Season 14

Paul George Ben Poquette
Season 2023-24-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 74 33.8 22.6 0.5 4.7 5.2 3.5 1.5 0.5 2.1 2.7 7.9 16.7 .471 3.3 7.9 .413 3.6 3.9 .907
Ben Poquette ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 6 37.0 19.5 0.5 6.3 6.8 4.8 1.2 0.5 2.3 3.7 6.5 15.8 .411 3.0 8.2 .367 3.5 4.2 .840
Ben Poquette ------- --- ----------