Richard Jefferson vs. Paul Pressey Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Paul Pressey 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.

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.

Richard Jefferson played 17 years in the NBA, 6 more than Paul Pressey, who played 11. Richard Jefferson had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, while Paul Pressey had his rookie season in 1982-83. 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 Pressey 11 9 1982-83 to 1992-93

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Richard Jefferson Paul Pressey
Season 2001-021982-83
Team New Jersey NetsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Nets Lost NBA FinalsBucks Lost East 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 %
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 Pressey 79 19.3 6.7 1.1 2.5 3.6 2.6 1.3 0.6 2.1 2.2 2.7 5.9 .457 0.0 0.1 .111 1.3 2.2 .597
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 Pressey 9 16.7 5.1 1.6 2.1 3.7 1.6 1.0 0.7 2.0 2.6 2.1 5.2 .404 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 2.2 .400

Season 2

Richard Jefferson Paul Pressey
Season 2002-031983-84
Team New Jersey NetsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost NBA FinalsBucks Lost East 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 %
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 Pressey 81 21.4 8.3 1.3 2.2 3.5 3.1 1.1 0.6 1.9 3.0 3.4 6.5 .523 0.0 0.1 .222 1.5 2.5 .600
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 Pressey 16 21.9 8.9 1.1 2.6 3.7 3.1 1.4 0.6 2.4 3.3 3.3 6.3 .520 0.0 0.2 .000 2.4 3.5 .679

Season 3

Richard Jefferson Paul Pressey
Season 2003-041984-85
Team New Jersey NetsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf SemisBucks Lost East 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 %
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 Pressey 80 36.0 16.1 1.9 3.5 5.4 6.8 1.6 0.7 3.1 3.2 6.0 11.6 .517 0.1 0.3 .350 4.0 5.2 .758
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 Pressey 8 37.0 15.3 1.9 4.1 6.0 7.6 2.3 0.6 4.0 3.4 5.6 11.0 .511 0.1 0.4 .333 3.9 4.8 .816

Season 4

Richard Jefferson Paul Pressey
Season 2004-051985-86
Team New Jersey NetsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdBucks Lost East 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 %
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 Pressey 80 33.8 14.3 1.6 3.4 5.0 7.8 2.1 0.9 3.0 3.1 5.1 10.5 .488 0.1 0.6 .182 4.0 4.9 .806
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 Pressey 14 37.9 16.1 1.4 2.9 4.3 7.9 1.3 0.9 3.6 3.4 5.4 11.2 .484 0.4 1.3 .333 4.8 6.3 .761

Season 5

Richard Jefferson Paul Pressey
Season 2005-061986-87
Team New Jersey NetsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf SemisBucks Lost East 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 %
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 Pressey 61 33.7 13.9 1.6 3.2 4.9 7.2 1.8 0.8 3.0 3.5 4.8 10.1 .477 0.3 0.9 .291 4.0 5.4 .738
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 Pressey 12 38.8 14.3 2.3 2.8 5.2 8.6 2.3 0.7 2.9 4.3 5.7 12.2 .466 0.1 0.7 .125 2.8 3.8 .739

Season 6

Richard Jefferson Paul Pressey
Season 2006-071987-88
Team New Jersey NetsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf SemisBucks 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 %
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 Pressey 75 33.1 13.1 1.7 3.3 5.0 7.0 1.5 0.5 2.6 3.1 4.6 9.4 .491 0.1 0.5 .205 3.8 4.8 .798
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 Pressey 5 35.6 14.0 1.2 2.6 3.8 6.6 0.8 0.6 3.2 4.2 4.6 10.0 .460 0.2 0.6 .333 4.6 6.0 .767

Season 7

Richard Jefferson Paul Pressey
Season 2007-081988-89
Team New Jersey NetsMilwaukee Bucks
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 %
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 Pressey 67 32.4 12.1 1.1 2.8 3.9 6.6 1.8 0.7 2.7 3.3 4.6 9.7 .474 0.2 0.8 .218 2.8 3.6 .776
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Richard Jefferson ------- --- ----------
Paul Pressey ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Richard Jefferson Paul Pressey
Season 2008-091989-90
Team Milwaukee BucksMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks 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 %
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 Pressey 57 24.6 11.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.3 1.2 0.4 1.9 2.6 4.2 8.9 .472 0.1 0.8 .140 2.5 3.3 .758
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Richard Jefferson ------- --- ----------
Paul Pressey 4 32.3 14.8 2.0 3.3 5.3 7.5 1.5 0.3 1.8 3.5 4.8 11.0 .432 0.0 0.8 .000 5.3 6.5 .808

Season 9

Richard Jefferson Paul Pressey
Season 2009-101990-91
Team San Antonio SpursSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisSpurs 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 %
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 Pressey 70 24.0 7.5 0.7 1.8 2.5 3.9 0.9 0.5 1.9 2.5 2.9 6.1 .472 0.2 0.8 .281 1.6 1.9 .827
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 Pressey 4 31.0 8.3 1.3 1.5 2.8 4.0 2.0 0.8 1.5 3.8 3.3 8.0 .406 0.3 1.0 .250 1.5 2.3 .667

Season 10

Richard Jefferson Paul Pressey
Season 2010-111991-92
Team San Antonio SpursSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdSpurs 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 %
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 Pressey 56 13.6 2.7 0.4 1.3 1.7 2.5 0.5 0.3 1.1 1.5 1.1 2.9 .373 0.1 0.4 .143 0.5 0.7 .683
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 Pressey 3 15.3 4.3 0.3 0.7 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.3 1.7 3.0 2.0 6.0 .333 0.3 0.7 .500 0.0 0.0 -

Season 11

Richard Jefferson Paul Pressey
Season 2011-121992-93
Team San Antonio Spurs, Golden State WarriorsGolden State Warriors
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 %
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 Pressey 18 14.9 4.4 0.4 1.3 1.7 1.7 0.6 0.3 1.3 2.0 1.6 3.7 .439 0.0 0.2 .000 1.2 1.5 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Richard Jefferson ------- --- ----------
Paul Pressey ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Richard Jefferson Paul Pressey
Season 2012-13-
Team Golden State Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf Semis-
more >>
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 Pressey ------- --- ----------
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 Pressey ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Richard Jefferson Paul Pressey
Season 2013-14-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
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 Pressey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Richard Jefferson ------- --- ----------
Paul Pressey ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Richard Jefferson Paul Pressey
Season 2014-15-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks 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 %
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 Pressey ------- --- ----------
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 Pressey ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Richard Jefferson Paul Pressey
Season 2015-16-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
more >>
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 Pressey ------- --- ----------
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 Pressey ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Richard Jefferson Paul Pressey
Season 2016-17-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
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 Pressey ------- --- ----------
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 Pressey ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Richard Jefferson Paul Pressey
Season 2017-18-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
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 Pressey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Richard Jefferson ------- --- ----------
Paul Pressey ------- --- ----------