Rich Kelley vs. C.J. McCollum Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of C.J. McCollum and Rich Kelley, 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.

Rich Kelley and C.J. McCollum both played 11 years in the NBA. Rich Kelley had the first of his seasons in 1975-76, 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
Rich Kelley	11	6	1975-76 to 1985-86
C.J. McCollum	11	10	2013-14 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Rich Kelley	C.J. McCollum
Season	1975-76	2013-14
Team	New Orleans Jazz	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Trail 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		%
Rich Kelley	75	17.9	7.0	2.6	4.5	7.0	2.1	0.7	0.8	-	2.8	2.5	5.1	.485	-	-	-	2.1	2.7	.776
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		%
Rich Kelley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Rich Kelley	C.J. McCollum
Season	1976-77	2014-15
Team	New Orleans Jazz	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Trail 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		%
Rich Kelley	76	19.8	6.9	2.8	5.0	7.7	2.7	0.6	0.8	-	3.2	2.4	5.1	.477	-	-	-	2.1	2.6	.792
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		%
Rich Kelley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Rich Kelley	C.J. McCollum
Season	1977-78	2015-16
Team	New Orleans Jazz	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	-	Most Improved Player
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Trail 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		%
Rich Kelley	82	25.8	10.2	3.0	6.2	9.3	2.8	1.1	1.6	2.7	3.6	3.7	7.3	.505	-	-	-	2.7	3.5	.779
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		%
Rich Kelley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Rich Kelley	C.J. McCollum
Season	1978-79	2016-17
Team	New Orleans Jazz	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Trail 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		%
Rich Kelley	80	33.8	15.7	3.8	9.0	12.8	3.6	1.6	2.1	3.6	3.9	5.5	10.9	.506	-	-	-	4.7	5.7	.814
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		%
Rich Kelley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Rich Kelley	C.J. McCollum
Season	1979-80	2017-18
Team	New Jersey Nets, Phoenix Suns	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf Semis	Trail 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		%
Rich Kelley	80	23.0	8.8	2.5	3.9	6.4	2.2	1.0	1.2	2.5	3.4	2.9	6.1	.473	0.0	0.0	.000	3.1	3.9	.787
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		%
Rich Kelley	8	18.3	5.9	1.8	2.8	4.5	2.8	1.1	0.9	1.3	2.1	2.4	5.5	.432	0.0	0.1	.000	1.1	1.3	.900
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
	Rich Kelley	C.J. McCollum
Season	1980-81	2018-19
Team	Phoenix Suns	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf Semis	Trail 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		%
Rich Kelley	81	20.8	7.0	1.6	3.8	5.4	3.5	1.0	0.8	2.6	2.6	2.4	4.8	.506	0.0	0.0	.000	2.2	2.9	.758
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		%
Rich Kelley	7	16.1	4.1	1.9	3.1	5.0	1.9	0.9	0.4	2.0	1.7	1.4	3.6	.400	0.0	0.1	.000	1.3	2.0	.643
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
	Rich Kelley	C.J. McCollum
Season	1981-82	2019-20
Team	Phoenix Suns	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf Semis	Trail 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		%
Rich Kelley	81	23.4	7.9	2.1	4.1	6.1	3.6	0.8	0.9	3.0	3.6	2.9	6.2	.467	0.0	0.0	.000	2.1	2.8	.749
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		%
Rich Kelley	7	27.3	9.7	2.6	4.3	6.9	4.3	0.9	0.4	1.7	3.6	3.9	7.7	.500	0.0	0.0	-	2.0	2.9	.700
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
	Rich Kelley	C.J. McCollum
Season	1982-83	2020-21
Team	Denver Nuggets, Utah Jazz	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Trail 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		%
Rich Kelley	70	19.2	5.7	1.9	3.9	5.8	2.0	0.8	0.6	1.7	3.2	1.9	4.2	.444	0.0	0.0	-	2.0	2.5	.811
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		%
Rich Kelley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Rich Kelley	C.J. McCollum
Season	1983-84	2021-22
Team	Utah Jazz	Portland Trail Blazers, New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
Rich Kelley	75	22.3	5.2	1.9	4.7	6.5	2.1	0.7	0.4	2.0	3.6	1.8	3.5	.500	0.0	0.0	-	1.7	2.2	.765
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		%
Rich Kelley	11	18.3	5.0	1.7	3.5	5.3	2.0	0.8	0.5	1.5	3.8	1.4	2.5	.556	0.0	0.0	-	2.3	2.6	.862
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
	Rich Kelley	C.J. McCollum
Season	1984-85	2022-23
Team	Utah Jazz	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
Rich Kelley	77	16.6	3.8	1.5	3.0	4.5	1.6	0.5	0.4	1.6	2.9	1.3	2.8	.477	0.0	0.0	.000	1.1	1.5	.750
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		%
Rich Kelley	9	19.3	5.4	2.8	3.6	6.3	1.6	0.8	0.6	1.6	3.6	2.0	4.2	.474	0.0	0.0	-	1.4	1.7	.867
C.J. McCollum	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Rich Kelley	C.J. McCollum
Season	1985-86	2023-24
Team	Sacramento Kings	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Kings Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Rich Kelley	37	8.8	2.0	0.8	1.4	2.2	1.2	0.3	0.1	0.6	1.7	0.8	1.3	.571	0.0	0.1	.000	0.5	0.6	.818
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		%
Rich Kelley	3	11.7	3.7	2.0	2.0	4.0	1.3	0.7	0.0	0.7	1.7	1.0	3.0	.333	0.0	0.0	-	1.7	2.0	.833
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

Rich Kelley vs. C.J. McCollum Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of C.J. McCollum and Rich Kelley, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11