Richard Jefferson vs. Paul Long Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Paul Long and Richard Jefferson, 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.
Richard Jefferson played 17 years in the NBA, 14 more than Paul Long, who played 3. Richard Jefferson had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, while Paul Long had his rookie season in 1967-68. 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 |
Richard Jefferson |
17 |
12 |
2001-02 to 2017-18 |
Paul Long |
3 |
1 |
1967-68 to 1970-71 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
79 |
24.3 |
9.4 |
1.1 |
2.6 |
3.7 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
7.5 |
.457 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
.232 |
2.4 |
3.4 |
.713 |
Paul Long |
16 |
5.8 |
3.6 |
- |
- |
0.9 |
0.8 |
- |
- |
- |
0.8 |
1.4 |
3.2 |
.451 |
- |
- |
- |
0.7 |
0.9 |
.733 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
20 |
22.1 |
7.0 |
0.8 |
3.8 |
4.6 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
5.7 |
.465 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
.550 |
Paul Long |
1 |
4.0 |
6.0 |
- |
- |
0 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
1.000 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Note: Paul Long didn't play in 1968-69.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
80 |
36.0 |
15.5 |
1.9 |
4.6 |
6.4 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
5.7 |
11.4 |
.501 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.250 |
4.1 |
5.5 |
.743 |
Paul Long |
25 |
5.2 |
3.3 |
- |
- |
0.4 |
0.7 |
- |
- |
- |
0.9 |
1.1 |
2.5 |
.452 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.5 |
.711 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
20 |
35.7 |
14.1 |
1.5 |
4.9 |
6.4 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
2.3 |
3.4 |
5.5 |
11.6 |
.476 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
3.1 |
4.3 |
.718 |
Paul Long |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
82 |
38.2 |
18.5 |
1.3 |
4.3 |
5.7 |
3.8 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
6.8 |
13.6 |
.498 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
.364 |
4.4 |
5.7 |
.763 |
Paul Long |
30 |
7.1 |
4.5 |
- |
- |
1.0 |
0.8 |
- |
- |
- |
0.8 |
1.9 |
4.0 |
.475 |
- |
- |
- |
0.7 |
0.8 |
.833 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
11 |
41.6 |
19.8 |
1.3 |
5.0 |
6.3 |
3.8 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
3.9 |
3.2 |
6.0 |
14.4 |
.418 |
0.8 |
3.0 |
.273 |
7.0 |
9.8 |
.713 |
Paul Long |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
33 |
41.1 |
22.2 |
1.5 |
5.8 |
7.3 |
4.0 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
4.0 |
3.3 |
7.2 |
17.1 |
.422 |
0.9 |
2.7 |
.337 |
6.9 |
8.2 |
.844 |
Paul Long |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
4 |
35.5 |
15.8 |
2.0 |
3.5 |
5.5 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
3.5 |
5.0 |
12.5 |
.400 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
.200 |
5.3 |
7.8 |
.677 |
Paul Long |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
78 |
39.2 |
19.5 |
1.2 |
5.6 |
6.8 |
3.8 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
6.3 |
12.9 |
.493 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
.319 |
6.0 |
7.4 |
.812 |
Paul Long |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
11 |
39.7 |
22.2 |
0.6 |
3.5 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
8.2 |
15.0 |
.545 |
1.1 |
2.6 |
.414 |
4.7 |
5.7 |
.825 |
Paul Long |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
55 |
35.6 |
16.3 |
0.9 |
3.5 |
4.4 |
2.7 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
5.5 |
12.1 |
.456 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
.359 |
4.3 |
5.9 |
.733 |
Paul Long |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
12 |
40.8 |
19.7 |
0.3 |
5.3 |
5.6 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
6.8 |
14.0 |
.482 |
1.1 |
3.3 |
.325 |
5.1 |
5.5 |
.924 |
Paul Long |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
82 |
39.0 |
22.6 |
1.1 |
3.0 |
4.2 |
3.1 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
7.5 |
16.2 |
.466 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
.362 |
6.6 |
8.3 |
.798 |
Paul Long |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul Long |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
82 |
35.8 |
19.6 |
0.7 |
3.9 |
4.6 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
3.1 |
6.5 |
14.9 |
.439 |
1.4 |
3.6 |
.397 |
5.1 |
6.3 |
.805 |
Paul Long |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul Long |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
81 |
31.1 |
12.3 |
0.7 |
3.7 |
4.4 |
2.0 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
4.5 |
9.6 |
.467 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
.316 |
2.6 |
3.5 |
.735 |
Paul Long |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
10 |
33.4 |
9.4 |
0.8 |
4.5 |
5.3 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
3.4 |
7.0 |
.486 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.200 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
.758 |
Paul Long |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
81 |
30.4 |
11.0 |
0.7 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
3.8 |
7.9 |
.474 |
1.7 |
3.8 |
.440 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
.759 |
Paul Long |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
6 |
29.3 |
6.5 |
0.3 |
3.8 |
4.2 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
5.2 |
.387 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
.353 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
.818 |
Paul Long |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
63 |
27.7 |
9.2 |
0.4 |
3.1 |
3.5 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
3.2 |
7.7 |
.416 |
1.8 |
4.3 |
.420 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
.694 |
Paul Long |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul Long |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
56 |
10.1 |
3.1 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
2.4 |
.456 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
.311 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
.717 |
Paul Long |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
7 |
5.6 |
1.9 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
.444 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
.667 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
.333 |
Paul Long |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
82 |
27.0 |
10.1 |
0.2 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
1.6 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
3.6 |
8.0 |
.450 |
1.5 |
3.7 |
.409 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
.741 |
Paul Long |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul Long |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
74 |
16.8 |
5.8 |
0.3 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
4.4 |
.444 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
.426 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
.684 |
Paul Long |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
4 |
12.8 |
3.8 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
.357 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
.375 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.000 |
Paul Long |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
74 |
17.9 |
5.5 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
4.2 |
.458 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
.382 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
.667 |
Paul Long |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
21 |
18.1 |
5.4 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
4.0 |
.524 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
.393 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
.750 |
Paul Long |
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Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
79 |
20.4 |
5.7 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
4.3 |
.446 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
.333 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
.741 |
Paul Long |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
14 |
12.8 |
3.9 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
1.1 |
2.7 |
.421 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
.263 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
.643 |
Paul Long |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
20 |
8.2 |
1.5 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
.444 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.286 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.571 |
Paul Long |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul Long |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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