Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Chris Paul Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chris Paul and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, 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.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played 7 years in the NBA, 13 less than Chris Paul, who played 20. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Chris Paul had his rookie season in 2005-06. 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 achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Rookie Season
	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Chris Paul
Season	2018-19	2005-06
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
	-	All-Rookie First Team
	All-Rookie Second Team	-
Playoffs	Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	82	26.5	10.8	0.7	2.1	2.8	3.3	1.2	0.5	1.7	2.1	4.2	8.7	.476	0.6	1.7	.367	1.9	2.4	.800
difference:	+4	+9.5	+5.3	+0.1	+2.2	+2.3	+4.5	+1.0	+0.4	-0.6	-0.7	+1.0	+3.4	+.046		+0.6	+.085	+3.2	+3.6	+.047
Chris Paul	78	36.0	16.1	0.8	4.3	5.1	7.8	2.2	0.1	2.3	2.8	5.2	12.1	.430	0.6	2.3	.282	5.1	6.0	.847
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	6	28.8	13.7	0.7	2.0	2.7	3.2	1.0	0.8	0.8	2.8	4.7	10.0	.467	1.5	3.0	.500	2.8	3.3	.850
Chris Paul	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 3
	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Chris Paul
Season	2020-21	2007-08
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	New Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	Steals Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Hornets Lost West Conf Semis

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	35	33.7	23.7	0.5	4.2	4.7	5.9	0.8	0.7	3.0	2.0	8.2	16.1	.508	2.0	4.9	.418	5.3	6.5	.808
difference:	+45	+3.9	+2.6	+0.3	+1.0	+0.7	+5.7	+1.9	+0.6	-0.5	-0.3	+0.3		+.020	+0.8	+1.8	+.049	+1.1	+1.6	+.043
Chris Paul	80	37.6	21.1	0.8	3.2	4.0	11.6	2.7	0.1	2.5	2.3	7.9	16.1	.488	1.2	3.1	.369	4.2	4.9	.851
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chris Paul	12	40.5	24.1	1.3	3.6	4.9	11.3	2.3	0.2	1.8	3.6	9.3	18.4	.502	0.4	1.8	.238	5.2	6.6	.785

Season 4
	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Chris Paul
Season	2021-22	2008-09
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	New Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	Steals Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Hornets Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	56	34.7	24.5	0.7	4.3	5.0	5.9	1.3	0.8	2.8	2.5	8.5	18.8	.453	1.6	5.3	.300	5.9	7.2	.810
difference:	+22	+3.8	+1.7	+0.2	+0.4	+0.5	+5.1	+1.5	+0.7	-0.2	-0.2	+0.4	+2.7	+.050	+0.8	+3.0	+.064	+0.1	+0.5	+.058
Chris Paul	78	38.5	22.8	0.9	4.7	5.5	11.0	2.8	0.1	3.0	2.7	8.1	16.1	.503	0.8	2.3	.364	5.8	6.7	.868
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chris Paul	5	40.2	16.6	0.8	3.6	4.4	10.4	1.6	0.0	4.8	1.6	6.0	14.6	.411	1.0	3.2	.313	3.6	4.2	.857

Season 5
	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Chris Paul
Season	2022-23	2009-10
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	New Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	68	35.5	31.4	0.9	4.0	4.8	5.5	1.6	1.0	2.8	2.8	10.4	20.3	.510	0.9	2.5	.345	9.8	10.9	.905
difference:	+23	+2.5	+12.7	+0.5	+0.2	+0.6	+5.2	+0.5	+0.8	-0.3	-0.2	+3.4	+6.1	+.017	+0.3	+0.3	+.064	+6.2	+6.7	+.058
Chris Paul	45	38.0	18.7	0.4	3.8	4.2	10.7	2.1	0.2	2.5	2.6	7.0	14.2	.493	1.2	2.8	.409	3.6	4.2	.847
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Shai Gilgeous-Alexander nor Chris Paul played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6
	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Chris Paul
Season	2023-24	2010-11
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	New Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	Steals Leader	Steals Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf Semis	Hornets Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	75	34.0	30.1	0.9	4.7	5.5	6.2	2.0	0.9	2.2	2.5	10.6	19.8	.535	1.3	3.6	.353	7.6	8.7	.874
difference:	+5	+2.0	+14.2	+0.4	+1.1	+1.4	+3.6	+0.4	+0.8			+5.2	+8.2	+.072	+0.4	+1.3	+.035	+3.4	+3.9	+.004
Chris Paul	80	36.0	15.9	0.5	3.6	4.1	9.8	2.4	0.1	2.2	2.5	5.4	11.6	.463	0.9	2.3	.388	4.2	4.8	.878
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	10	39.9	30.2	0.8	6.4	7.2	6.4	1.3	1.7	2.2	3.1	11.1	22.4	.496	1.6	3.7	.432	6.4	8.1	.790
difference:	+4	+1.8	+8.2	+0.3	+0.2	+0.5	+5.1	+0.5	+1.7	-1.5	-1.3	+4.1	+9.6	+.049	+0.1	+0.5	+.042	+0.1	+0.1	+.006
Chris Paul	6	41.7	22.0	0.5	6.2	6.7	11.5	1.8	0.0	3.7	1.8	7.0	12.8	.545	1.5	3.2	.474	6.5	8.2	.796

Season 7
	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Chris Paul
Season	2024-25	2011-12
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	Scoring Leader	-
	-	Steals Leader
	Cup All-Tournament Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Clippers Lost West Conf Semis

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	76	34.2	32.7	0.9	4.1	5.0	6.4	1.7	1.0	2.4	2.2	11.3	21.8	.519	2.1	5.7	.375	7.9	8.8	.898
difference:	+16	+2.2	+12.9	+0.2	+1.2	+1.4	+2.7	+0.8	+0.9	-0.3	-0.1	+4.2	+7.0	+.041	+0.8	+2.1	+.004	+3.6	+3.8	+.037
Chris Paul	60	36.4	19.8	0.7	2.9	3.6	9.1	2.5	0.1	2.1	2.3	7.1	14.8	.478	1.3	3.6	.371	4.3	5.0	.861
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	23	37.0	29.9	1.0	4.3	5.3	6.5	1.7	0.9	2.6	2.8	10.1	21.9	.462	1.4	4.9	.283	8.3	9.4	.876
difference:	+12	+1.5	+12.3	+0.5	+0.2	+0.2	+1.4	+1.0	+0.8	-1.3	-0.1	+3.7	+7.0	+.035	+0.2	+1.4	+.050	+4.6	+5.1	+.004
Chris Paul	11	38.5	17.6	0.5	4.5	5.1	7.9	2.7	0.1	3.9	2.7	6.4	14.9	.427	1.2	3.5	.333	3.7	4.3	.872

Additional Years
* Chris Paul played 13 seasons more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 8 to 20, from 2013 to 2025—Chris Paul played in 11 Playoffs. In those 13 extra years over Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chris Paul got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	2 All-NBA First Team 4 All-NBA Second Team 1 All-NBA Third Team 5 All-Defensive First Team 3 Assists Leader 2 Steals Leader 7 All-Star Game 1 All-Star Game MVP