Raef LaFrentz vs. C.J. McCollum Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of C.J. McCollum and Raef LaFrentz, 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.

Raef LaFrentz played 10 years in the NBA, 1 less than C.J. McCollum, who played 11. Raef LaFrentz had the first of his seasons in 1998-99, while C.J. McCollum had his rookie season in 2013-14. 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
Raef LaFrentz 10 3 1998-99 to 2007-08
C.J. McCollum 11 10 2013-14 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Raef LaFrentz C.J. McCollum
Season 1998-992013-14
Team Denver NuggetsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Raef LaFrentz 12 32.3 13.8 2.8 4.8 7.6 0.7 0.8 1.4 0.8 3.2 4.9 10.8 .457 1.0 2.6 .387 3.0 4.0 .750
C.J. McCollum 38 12.5 5.3 0.2 1.1 1.3 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.9 1.4 1.9 4.7 .416 0.8 2.1 .375 0.6 0.9 .676
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Raef LaFrentz ------- --- ----------
C.J. McCollum 6 4.0 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.2 1.8 .091 0.0 0.8 .000 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 2

Raef LaFrentz C.J. McCollum
Season 1999-002014-15
Team Denver NuggetsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers 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 %
Raef LaFrentz 81 30.1 12.4 2.1 5.8 7.9 1.2 0.5 2.2 1.2 3.6 4.8 10.9 .446 0.7 2.3 .328 2.0 2.9 .686
C.J. McCollum 62 15.7 6.8 0.2 1.2 1.5 1.0 0.7 0.1 0.8 1.3 2.6 5.9 .436 0.9 2.2 .396 0.8 1.2 .699
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Raef LaFrentz ------- --- ----------
C.J. McCollum 5 33.2 17.0 0.2 3.8 4.0 0.4 1.2 0.2 1.2 2.6 6.4 13.4 .478 2.2 4.6 .478 2.0 2.6 .769

Season 3

Raef LaFrentz C.J. McCollum
Season 2000-012015-16
Team Denver NuggetsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Most Improved Player
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Raef LaFrentz 78 31.5 12.9 2.2 5.6 7.8 1.4 0.5 2.6 1.2 3.7 5.0 10.4 .477 0.7 1.8 .367 2.3 3.4 .698
C.J. McCollum 80 34.8 20.8 0.6 2.7 3.2 4.3 1.2 0.3 2.5 2.3 8.0 17.9 .448 2.5 5.9 .417 2.3 2.8 .827
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Raef LaFrentz ------- --- ----------
C.J. McCollum 11 40.2 20.5 0.6 3.0 3.6 3.3 0.9 0.5 1.8 2.7 7.6 17.9 .426 1.8 5.3 .345 3.4 4.2 .804

Season 4

Raef LaFrentz C.J. McCollum
Season 2001-022016-17
Team Denver Nuggets, Dallas MavericksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf SemisTrail Blazers 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 %
Raef LaFrentz 78 31.5 13.5 2.3 5.2 7.4 1.1 0.7 2.7 1.2 3.6 5.4 11.8 .458 1.3 3.4 .388 1.3 1.9 .695
C.J. McCollum 80 35.0 23.0 0.8 2.9 3.6 3.6 0.9 0.5 2.2 2.5 8.7 18.0 .480 2.3 5.5 .421 3.4 3.7 .912
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Raef LaFrentz 8 30.8 11.3 2.3 5.4 7.6 0.6 0.3 2.8 0.8 4.9 4.9 9.8 .500 0.8 2.3 .333 0.8 1.4 .545
C.J. McCollum 4 35.0 22.5 2.0 4.0 6.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 3.8 2.5 8.0 20.0 .400 2.8 5.5 .500 3.8 4.0 .938

Season 5

Raef LaFrentz C.J. McCollum
Season 2002-032017-18
Team Dallas MavericksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsTrail Blazers 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 %
Raef LaFrentz 69 23.3 9.3 1.8 3.0 4.8 0.8 0.5 1.3 0.7 3.8 3.9 7.4 .518 0.7 1.7 .405 0.9 1.3 .682
C.J. McCollum 81 36.1 21.4 0.7 3.3 4.0 3.4 1.0 0.4 1.9 2.1 8.2 18.6 .443 2.3 5.9 .397 2.6 3.1 .836
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Raef LaFrentz 20 24.6 8.0 1.8 2.6 4.4 0.3 0.6 2.2 0.7 4.3 3.4 7.9 .433 0.4 2.0 .200 0.8 1.0 .842
C.J. McCollum 4 38.8 25.3 0.0 2.0 2.0 3.5 1.3 0.3 2.3 2.8 10.0 19.3 .519 2.8 6.5 .423 2.5 3.3 .769

Season 6

Raef LaFrentz C.J. McCollum
Season 2003-042018-19
Team Boston CelticsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers 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 %
Raef LaFrentz 17 19.3 7.8 1.8 2.9 4.6 1.4 0.5 0.8 0.6 2.8 3.4 7.3 .460 0.5 2.4 .200 0.6 0.8 .769
C.J. McCollum 70 33.9 21.0 0.9 3.1 4.0 3.0 0.8 0.4 1.5 2.5 8.2 17.8 .459 2.4 6.4 .375 2.3 2.7 .828
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Raef LaFrentz ------- --- ----------
C.J. McCollum 16 39.7 24.7 0.9 4.1 5.0 3.7 0.8 0.6 1.9 2.1 9.6 21.9 .440 2.9 7.3 .393 2.6 3.5 .732

Season 7

Raef LaFrentz C.J. McCollum
Season 2004-052019-20
Team Boston CelticsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers 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 %
Raef LaFrentz 80 27.5 11.1 1.9 5.0 6.9 1.2 0.5 1.2 0.9 3.3 4.3 8.6 .496 1.0 2.8 .364 1.5 1.9 .811
C.J. McCollum 70 36.5 22.2 0.7 3.6 4.2 4.4 0.8 0.6 1.8 2.6 8.7 19.4 .451 2.8 7.3 .379 2.0 2.6 .757
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Raef LaFrentz 7 26.7 6.9 0.9 4.0 4.9 1.1 0.9 1.7 1.0 3.9 2.3 5.9 .390 1.1 2.3 .500 1.1 1.4 .800
C.J. McCollum 5 39.2 23.2 1.0 4.8 5.8 3.2 1.2 0.4 3.0 2.0 8.8 19.8 .444 2.6 7.0 .371 3.0 4.4 .682

Season 8

Raef LaFrentz C.J. McCollum
Season 2005-062020-21
Team Boston CelticsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Raef LaFrentz 82 24.8 7.8 1.0 4.0 5.0 1.4 0.4 0.9 0.8 3.3 2.9 6.7 .431 1.4 3.5 .392 0.6 0.9 .680
C.J. McCollum 47 34.0 23.1 0.6 3.3 3.9 4.7 0.9 0.4 1.4 1.9 8.6 18.8 .458 3.6 8.9 .402 2.3 2.8 .812
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Raef LaFrentz ------- --- ----------
C.J. McCollum 6 40.0 20.7 1.0 5.0 6.0 4.3 0.3 0.7 2.0 4.2 8.3 19.0 .439 2.3 7.0 .333 1.7 2.2 .769

Season 9

Raef LaFrentz C.J. McCollum
Season 2006-072021-22
Team Portland Trail BlazersPortland Trail Blazers, New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPelicans Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Raef LaFrentz 27 13.0 3.7 0.9 1.7 2.6 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 2.1 1.4 3.8 .382 0.1 0.9 .087 0.7 1.0 .769
C.J. McCollum 62 34.6 22.1 0.9 3.5 4.3 5.1 1.1 0.4 2.0 2.0 8.6 18.8 .460 2.9 7.6 .388 1.9 2.7 .682
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Raef LaFrentz ------- --- ----------
C.J. McCollum 6 39.0 22.2 1.8 4.8 6.7 4.8 0.7 0.8 2.5 2.5 8.2 20.8 .392 2.8 8.5 .333 3.0 4.3 .692

Season 10

Raef LaFrentz C.J. McCollum
Season 2007-082022-23
Team Portland Trail BlazersNew Orleans Pelicans
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 %
Raef LaFrentz 39 7.5 1.7 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 1.5 0.7 1.6 .443 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 0.5 .579
C.J. McCollum 75 35.3 20.9 0.7 3.6 4.4 5.7 0.9 0.5 2.4 2.0 7.8 17.9 .437 2.8 7.2 .389 2.4 3.2 .769
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Raef LaFrentz ------- --- ----------
C.J. McCollum ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Raef LaFrentz C.J. McCollum
Season -2023-24
Team -New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Pelicans 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 %
Raef LaFrentz ------- --- ----------
C.J. McCollum 66 32.7 20.0 0.6 3.7 4.3 4.6 0.9 0.6 1.7 1.9 7.3 16.0 .459 3.6 8.4 .429 1.7 2.1 .827
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Raef LaFrentz ------- --- ----------
C.J. McCollum 4 37.0 17.8 0.5 4.3 4.8 4.8 1.8 0.8 4.0 3.5 7.8 18.5 .419 1.8 7.3 .241 0.5 0.5 1.000