T.J. McConnell vs. Chris Paul Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chris Paul and T.J. McConnell, 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 / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

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.

T.J. McConnell played 10 years in the NBA, 10 less than Chris Paul, who played 20. T.J. McConnell had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, 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.

Their Careers
Player	Total Seasons	Playoffs Played	NBA Years
T.J. McConnell	10	5	2015-16 to 2024-25
Chris Paul	20	15	2005-06 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10


Rookie Season
	T.J. McConnell	Chris Paul
Season	2015-16	2005-06
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
T.J. McConnell	81	19.8	6.1	0.5	2.6	3.1	4.5	1.2	0.1	1.7	1.4	2.7	5.7	.470	0.4	1.1	.348	0.3	0.5	.634
difference:	+3	+16.2	+10.0	+0.3	+1.7	+2.0	+3.3	+1.0		-0.6	-1.4	+2.5	+6.4	+.040	+0.2	+1.2	+.066	+4.8	+5.5	+.213
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
* Neiher T.J. McConnell nor Chris Paul played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	T.J. McConnell	Chris Paul
Season	2016-17	2006-07
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
T.J. McConnell	81	26.3	6.9	0.5	2.6	3.1	6.6	1.7	0.1	2.0	1.7	2.9	6.3	.461	0.1	0.7	.200	0.9	1.1	.811
difference:	+17	+10.5	+10.4	+0.3	+0.9	+1.3	+2.3	+0.1	+0.1	-0.5	-0.7	+3.1	+7.3	+.024	+0.7	+1.5	+.150	+3.7	+4.5	+.007
Chris Paul	64	36.8	17.3	0.8	3.5	4.4	8.9	1.8	0.0	2.5	2.4	6.0	13.6	.437	0.8	2.2	.350	4.6	5.6	.818

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher T.J. McConnell nor Chris Paul played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	T.J. McConnell	Chris Paul
Season	2017-18	2007-08
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	New Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	Steals Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
T.J. McConnell	76	22.4	6.3	0.5	2.5	3.0	4.0	1.2	0.2	1.5	1.6	2.8	5.5	.499	0.4	0.8	.435	0.4	0.5	.795
difference:	+4	+15.2	+14.8	+0.3	+0.7	+1.0	+7.6	+1.5	+0.1	-1.0	-0.7	+5.1	+10.6	+.011	+0.8	+2.3	+.066	+3.8	+4.4	+.056
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		%
T.J. McConnell	10	15.5	5.5	0.6	2.0	2.6	2.3	0.6	0.0	0.6	1.3	2.5	3.6	.694	0.2	0.3	.667	0.3	0.5	.600
difference:	+2	+25.0	+18.6	+0.7	+1.6	+2.3	+9.0	+1.7	+0.2	-1.2	-2.3	+6.8	+14.8	+.192	+0.2	+1.5	+.429	+4.9	+6.1	+.185
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
	T.J. McConnell	Chris Paul
Season	2018-19	2008-09
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	New Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	Steals Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
T.J. McConnell	76	19.3	6.4	0.4	1.9	2.3	3.4	1.0	0.2	1.2	1.4	2.9	5.5	.525	0.2	0.6	.333	0.4	0.5	.784
difference:	+2	+19.2	+16.4	+0.5	+2.8	+3.2	+7.6	+1.8	+0.1	-1.8	-1.3	+5.2	+10.6	+.022	+0.6	+1.7	+.031	+5.4	+6.2	+.084
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		%
T.J. McConnell	9	8.3	2.7	0.1	0.6	0.7	1.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.4	1.3	3.0	.444	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
difference:	+4	+31.9	+13.9	+0.7	+3.0	+3.7	+9.2	+1.4	+0.1	-4.7	-1.2	+4.7	+11.6	+.033	+1.0	+3.2		+3.6	+4.2
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
	T.J. McConnell	Chris Paul
Season	2019-20	2009-10
Team	Indiana Pacers	New Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
T.J. McConnell	71	18.7	6.5	0.5	2.1	2.7	5.0	0.8	0.2	1.4	1.0	3.0	5.8	.516	0.1	0.2	.294	0.5	0.6	.833
difference:	+26	+19.3	+12.2	+0.1	+1.7	+1.5	+5.7	+1.3		-1.1	-1.6	+4.0	+8.4	+.023	+1.1	+2.6	+.115	+3.1	+3.6	+.014
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
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
T.J. McConnell	3	9.3	2.3	0.0	2.0	2.0	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.7	1.3	1.0	2.7	.375	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.7	.500
Chris Paul	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	T.J. McConnell	Chris Paul
Season	2020-21	2010-11
Team	Indiana Pacers	New Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	Steals Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
T.J. McConnell	69	26.0	8.6	0.8	2.9	3.7	6.6	1.9	0.3	2.0	1.6	4.0	7.1	.559	0.2	0.7	.313	0.5	0.7	.688
difference:	+11	+10.0	+7.3	+0.3	+0.7	+0.4	+3.2	+0.5	+0.2	-0.2	-0.9	+1.4	+4.5	+.096	+0.7	+1.6	+.075	+3.7	+4.1	+.190
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		%
T.J. McConnell	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	T.J. McConnell	Chris Paul
Season	2021-22	2011-12
Team	Indiana Pacers	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Steals Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
T.J. McConnell	27	24.1	8.5	0.7	2.6	3.3	4.9	1.1	0.4	1.1	2.0	3.7	7.7	.481	0.4	1.2	.303	0.7	0.9	.826
difference:	+33	+12.3	+11.3		+0.3	+0.3	+4.2	+1.4	+0.3	-1.0	-0.3	+3.4	+7.1	+.003	+0.9	+2.4	+.068	+3.6	+4.1	+.035
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		%
T.J. McConnell	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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


Season 8
	T.J. McConnell	Chris Paul
Season	2022-23	2012-13
Team	Indiana Pacers	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Steals Leader
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
T.J. McConnell	75	20.3	8.7	0.6	2.5	3.1	5.3	1.1	0.1	1.9	1.4	3.8	6.9	.543	0.3	0.8	.441	0.8	0.9	.853
difference:	+5	+13.1	+8.2	+0.2	+0.5	+0.6	+4.4	+1.3		-0.4	-0.6	+2.1	+5.3	+.062	+0.8	+2.5	+.113	+3.3	+3.7	+.032
Chris Paul	70	33.4	16.9	0.8	3.0	3.7	9.7	2.4	0.1	2.3	2.0	5.9	12.2	.481	1.1	3.3	.328	4.1	4.6	.885

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
T.J. McConnell	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chris Paul	6	37.3	22.8	0.5	3.5	4.0	6.3	1.8	0.0	1.5	2.8	8.2	15.3	.533	1.0	3.2	.316	5.5	6.2	.892


Season 9
	T.J. McConnell	Chris Paul
Season	2023-24	2013-14
Team	Indiana Pacers	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	Steals Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf Finals	Clippers Lost West Conf Semis

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
T.J. McConnell	71	18.2	10.2	0.5	2.2	2.7	5.5	1.0	0.1	1.5	1.1	4.6	8.4	.556	0.3	0.6	.409	0.7	0.9	.790
difference:	+9	+16.8	+8.9	+0.1	+1.5	+1.6	+5.2	+1.5		-0.8	-1.4	+1.9	+5.6	+.089	+1.0	+2.8	+.041	+4.1	+4.7	+.065
Chris Paul	62	35.0	19.1	0.6	3.7	4.3	10.7	2.5	0.1	2.3	2.5	6.5	14.0	.467	1.3	3.4	.368	4.8	5.6	.855

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
T.J. McConnell	17	20.5	11.8	0.6	2.4	3.1	5.1	0.9	0.1	1.2	1.5	5.3	10.9	.486	0.4	1.5	.269	0.8	0.9	.867
difference:	+4	+15.8	+8.0	+0.3	+0.9	+1.1	+5.2	+1.9	+0.1	-1.8	-2.3	+1.8	+4.3	+.019	+2.1	+3.9	+.188	+2.4	+3.2	+.093
Chris Paul	13	36.3	19.8	0.9	3.3	4.2	10.3	2.8	0.0	3.0	3.8	7.1	15.2	.467	2.5	5.4	.457	3.2	4.1	.774


Season 10
	T.J. McConnell	Chris Paul
Season	2024-25	2014-15
Team	Indiana Pacers	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pacers Lost NBA Finals	Clippers Lost West Conf Semis

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
T.J. McConnell	79	17.9	9.1	0.6	1.9	2.4	4.4	1.1	0.3	1.4	1.0	4.1	7.9	.519	0.2	0.6	.306	0.7	1.0	.740
difference:	+3	+16.9	+10.0		+2.1	+2.2	+5.8	+0.8	+0.1	-0.9	-1.5	+2.8	+6.4	+.034	+1.5	+3.7	+.092	+2.8	+2.9	+.160
Chris Paul	82	34.8	19.1	0.6	4.0	4.6	10.2	1.9	0.2	2.3	2.5	6.9	14.3	.485	1.7	4.3	.398	3.5	3.9	.900

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
T.J. McConnell	23	17.5	9.5	0.5	2.7	3.3	4.0	0.9	0.1	1.9	1.1	4.1	7.6	.537	0.3	0.8	.421	1.0	1.2	.815
difference:	+11	+19.6	+12.6	+0.1	+1.1	+1.1	+4.8	+0.9	+0.2	-0.3	-2.0	+3.8	+8.2	+.034	+2.0	+4.6	+.006	+3.0	+3.1	+.126
Chris Paul	12	37.1	22.1	0.6	3.8	4.4	8.8	1.8	0.3	2.2	3.1	7.9	15.8	.503	2.3	5.4	.415	4.0	4.3	.941


Additional Years
* Chris Paul played 10 seasons more than T.J. McConnell in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 11 to 20, from 2016 to 2025—Chris Paul played in 8 Playoffs. In those 10 extra years over T.J. McConnell, Chris Paul got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	3 All-NBA Second Team 1 All-NBA Third Team 2 All-Defensive First Team 1 Assists Leader 4 All-Star Game

T.J. McConnell vs. Chris Paul Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chris Paul and T.J. McConnell, 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

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years