Wes Matthews vs. C.J. McCollum Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of C.J. McCollum and Wes Matthews, 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.

Wes Matthews played 9 years in the NBA, 2 less than C.J. McCollum, who played 11. Wes Matthews had the first of his seasons in 1980-81, 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
Wes Matthews	9	7	1980-81 to 1989-90
C.J. McCollum	11	10	2013-14 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Wes Matthews	C.J. McCollum
Season	1980-81	2013-14
Team	Washington Bullets, Atlanta Hawks	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		%
Wes Matthews	79	28.7	12.4	0.6	1.2	1.8	5.2	1.4	0.2	3.3	3.1	4.9	9.9	.494	0.1	0.3	.238	2.6	3.2	.802
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		%
Wes Matthews	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Wes Matthews	C.J. McCollum
Season	1981-82	2014-15
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Wes Matthews	47	17.8	6.9	0.4	0.8	1.2	3.0	1.1	0.0	1.3	2.7	2.8	6.3	.440	0.0	0.2	.250	1.3	1.7	.759
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		%
Wes Matthews	2	14.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	0	2.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	2.0	1.0	5.0	.200	0.0	0.0	-	2.0	2.0	1.000
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
	Wes Matthews	C.J. McCollum
Season	1982-83	2015-16
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	-	Most Improved Player
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Wes Matthews	64	18.5	6.9	0.4	1.0	1.4	3.9	0.9	0.1	1.9	2.0	2.7	6.6	.403	0.2	0.8	.292	1.3	1.8	.768
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		%
Wes Matthews	3	12.7	3.3	0.0	0.0	0	3.7	0.0	0.3	1.0	1.7	1.0	3.0	.333	0.0	0.3	.000	1.3	1.7	.800
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
	Wes Matthews	C.J. McCollum
Season	1983-84	2016-17
Team	Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Wes Matthews	20	19.4	7.5	0.4	1.0	1.4	4.2	0.8	0.2	2.0	2.3	3.1	6.6	.466	0.1	0.4	.125	1.4	1.8	.750
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		%
Wes Matthews	4	5.8	2.5	0.0	0.0	0	1.0	0.3	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	.500	0.3	0.5	.500	0.3	0.5	.500
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
	Wes Matthews	C.J. McCollum
Season	1984-85	2017-18
Team	Chicago Bulls	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Wes Matthews	78	19.5	5.7	0.2	0.7	0.9	4.5	0.9	0.2	1.6	1.7	2.4	4.9	.495	0.0	0.2	.125	0.8	1.1	.694
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		%
Wes Matthews	4	22.8	7.3	0.5	1.0	1.5	3.0	1.3	0.0	1.8	2.5	2.8	8.0	.344	0.0	0.8	.000	1.8	2.3	.778
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
	Wes Matthews	C.J. McCollum
Season	1985-86	2018-19
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Wes Matthews	75	24.7	10.9	0.4	1.3	1.7	6.3	1.2	0.4	3.1	2.2	4.3	8.0	.531	0.1	0.3	.160	2.3	2.8	.820
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		%
Wes Matthews	3	38.7	25.3	0.3	2.0	2.3	8.0	2.0	0.0	3.7	2.3	11.7	18.0	.648	0.0	0.3	.000	2.0	2.7	.750
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
	Wes Matthews	C.J. McCollum
Season	1986-87	2019-20
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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		%
Wes Matthews	50	10.6	4.2	0.3	0.7	0.9	2.0	0.5	0.1	1.0	1.1	1.8	3.7	.476	0.0	0.1	.333	0.6	0.7	.806
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		%
Wes Matthews	12	5.1	2.3	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.8	0.1	0.0	1.1	0.8	0.9	1.9	.478	0.0	0.1	.000	0.5	0.6	.857
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
	Wes Matthews	C.J. McCollum
Season	1987-88	2020-21
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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		%
Wes Matthews	51	13.8	5.7	0.3	1.0	1.3	2.7	0.5	0.1	1.4	1.3	2.2	4.9	.460	0.1	0.6	.233	1.1	1.3	.831
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		%
Wes Matthews	10	2.7	1.2	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.5	.400	0.0	0.1	.000	0.8	1.0	.800
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

Note: Wes Matthews didn't play in 1988-89.


Season 9
	Wes Matthews	C.J. McCollum
Season	1989-90	2021-22
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Portland Trail Blazers, New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Wes Matthews	1	13.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	0	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	.333	0.0	1.0	.000	2.0	2.0	1.000
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		%
Wes Matthews	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Wes Matthews	C.J. McCollum
Season	-	2022-23
Team	-	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	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		%
Wes Matthews	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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		%
Wes Matthews	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
C.J. McCollum	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Wes Matthews	C.J. McCollum
Season	-	2023-24
Team	-	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	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		%
Wes Matthews	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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		%
Wes Matthews	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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

Wes Matthews vs. C.J. McCollum Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of C.J. McCollum and Wes Matthews, 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