Wilt Chamberlain vs. Chris Paul Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chris Paul and Wilt Chamberlain, 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.
Wilt Chamberlain played 14 years in the NBA, 6 less than Chris Paul, who played 20. Wilt Chamberlain had the first of his seasons in 1959-60, 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 |
Wilt Chamberlain |
14 |
13 |
1959-60 to 1972-73 |
Chris Paul |
20 |
15 |
2005-06 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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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 | % |
Wilt Chamberlain |
79 |
47.8 |
38.4 |
- |
- |
27.2 |
1.9 |
- |
- |
- |
1.6 |
15.8 |
31.1 |
.509 |
- |
- |
- |
6.7 |
13.3 |
.504 |
difference: | +15 | +11.0 | +21.1 | | | +22.8 | +7.0 | | | | -0.8 | +9.8 | +17.5 | +.072 | | | | +2.1 | +7.7 | +.314 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Wilt Chamberlain |
3 |
48.0 |
37.0 |
- |
- |
23.0 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
15.0 |
32.0 |
.469 |
- |
- |
- |
7.0 |
12.7 |
.553 |
Chris Paul |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Wilt Chamberlain |
80 |
48.5 |
50.4 |
- |
- |
25.7 |
2.4 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
20.0 |
39.5 |
.506 |
- |
- |
- |
10.4 |
17.0 |
.613 |
difference: | | +10.9 | +29.3 | | | +21.7 | +9.2 | | | | -0.8 | +12.1 | +23.4 | +.018 | | | | +6.2 | +12.1 | +.238 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Wilt Chamberlain |
12 |
48.0 |
35.0 |
- |
- |
26.6 |
3.1 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
13.5 |
28.9 |
.467 |
- |
- |
- |
8.0 |
12.6 |
.636 |
difference: | | +7.5 | +10.9 | | | +21.7 | +8.2 | | | | -1.3 | +4.2 | +10.5 | +.035 | | | | +2.8 | +6.0 | +.149 |
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 |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Wilt Chamberlain |
80 |
46.1 |
36.9 |
- |
- |
22.3 |
5.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
15.1 |
28.7 |
.524 |
- |
- |
- |
6.8 |
12.7 |
.531 |
difference: | +35 | +8.1 | +18.2 | | | +18.1 | +5.7 | | | | -0.3 | +8.1 | +14.5 | +.031 | | | | +3.2 | +8.5 | +.316 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Wilt Chamberlain |
12 |
46.5 |
34.7 |
- |
- |
25.2 |
3.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
14.6 |
26.8 |
.543 |
- |
- |
- |
5.5 |
11.6 |
.475 |
Chris Paul |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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6th Season Stats Comparison |
Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Wilt Chamberlain |
73 |
45.2 |
34.7 |
- |
- |
22.9 |
3.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
14.6 |
28.5 |
.510 |
- |
- |
- |
5.6 |
12.1 |
.464 |
difference: | +7 | +9.2 | +18.8 | | | +18.8 | +6.4 | | | | -0.5 | +9.2 | +16.9 | +.047 | | | | +1.4 | +7.3 | +.414 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Wilt Chamberlain |
11 |
48.7 |
29.3 |
- |
- |
27.2 |
4.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
11.2 |
21.1 |
.530 |
- |
- |
- |
6.9 |
12.4 |
.559 |
difference: | +5 | +7.0 | +7.3 | | | +20.5 | +7.1 | | | | -0.8 | +4.2 | +8.3 | +.015 | | | | +0.4 | +4.2 | +.237 |
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 |
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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 | % |
Wilt Chamberlain |
79 |
47.3 |
33.5 |
- |
- |
24.6 |
5.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
13.6 |
25.2 |
.540 |
- |
- |
- |
6.3 |
12.4 |
.513 |
difference: | +19 | +10.9 | +13.7 | | | +21.0 | +3.9 | | | | -0.1 | +6.5 | +10.4 | +.062 | | | | +2.0 | +7.4 | +.348 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Wilt Chamberlain |
5 |
48.0 |
28.0 |
- |
- |
30.2 |
3.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
11.2 |
22.0 |
.509 |
- |
- |
- |
5.6 |
13.6 |
.412 |
difference: | +6 | +9.5 | +10.4 | | | +25.1 | +4.9 | | | | -0.7 | +4.8 | +7.1 | +.082 | | | | +1.9 | +9.3 | +.460 |
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 |
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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 | % |
Wilt Chamberlain |
81 |
45.5 |
24.1 |
- |
- |
24.2 |
7.8 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
9.7 |
14.2 |
.683 |
- |
- |
- |
4.8 |
10.8 |
.441 |
difference: | +11 | +12.1 | +7.2 | | | +20.5 | +1.9 | | | | -0.2 | +3.8 | +2.0 | +.202 | | | | +0.7 | +6.2 | +.444 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Wilt Chamberlain |
15 |
47.9 |
21.7 |
- |
- |
29.1 |
9.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
8.8 |
15.2 |
.579 |
- |
- |
- |
4.1 |
10.7 |
.388 |
difference: | +9 | +10.6 | +1.1 | | | +25.1 | +2.7 | | | | -0.3 | +0.6 | +0.1 | +.046 | | | | +1.4 | +4.5 | +.504 |
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 |
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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 | % |
Wilt Chamberlain |
82 |
46.8 |
24.3 |
- |
- |
23.8 |
8.6 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
10.0 |
16.8 |
.595 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
11.4 |
.380 |
difference: | +20 | +11.8 | +5.2 | | | +19.5 | +2.1 | | | | -0.5 | +3.5 | +2.8 | +.128 | | | | +0.5 | +5.8 | +.475 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Wilt Chamberlain |
13 |
48.5 |
23.7 |
- |
- |
24.7 |
6.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
9.5 |
17.8 |
.534 |
- |
- |
- |
4.6 |
12.2 |
.380 |
difference: | | +12.2 | +3.9 | | | +20.5 | +3.8 | | | | -1.6 | +2.4 | +2.6 | +.067 | | | | +1.4 | +8.1 | +.394 |
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 |
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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 | % |
Wilt Chamberlain |
81 |
45.3 |
20.5 |
- |
- |
21.1 |
4.5 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
7.9 |
13.6 |
.583 |
- |
- |
- |
4.7 |
10.6 |
.446 |
difference: | +1 | +10.5 | +1.4 | | | +16.5 | +5.7 | | | | -0.7 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +.098 | | | | +1.2 | +6.7 | +.454 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Wilt Chamberlain |
18 |
46.2 |
13.9 |
- |
- |
24.7 |
2.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
5.3 |
9.8 |
.545 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
8.2 |
.392 |
difference: | +6 | +9.1 | +8.2 | | | +20.3 | +6.2 | | | | | +2.6 | +6.0 | +.042 | | | | +0.8 | +3.9 | +.549 |
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 |
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11th Season Stats Comparison |
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Wilt Chamberlain |
12 |
42.1 |
27.3 |
- |
- |
18.4 |
4.1 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
10.8 |
18.9 |
.568 |
- |
- |
- |
5.8 |
13.1 |
.446 |
difference: | +62 | +9.4 | +7.8 | | | +14.2 | +5.9 | | | | -0.1 | +3.8 | +3.8 | +.106 | | | | +1.8 | +8.7 | +.450 |
Chris Paul |
74 |
32.7 |
19.5 |
0.5 |
3.7 |
4.2 |
10.0 |
2.1 |
0.2 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
7.0 |
15.1 |
.462 |
1.6 |
4.4 |
.371 |
4.0 |
4.4 |
.896 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Wilt Chamberlain |
18 |
47.3 |
22.1 |
- |
- |
22.2 |
4.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
8.8 |
16.0 |
.549 |
- |
- |
- |
4.6 |
11.2 |
.406 |
difference: | +14 | +16.0 | +1.7 | | | +18.2 | +2.8 | | | | -0.7 | +0.5 | +3.0 | +.062 | | | | +0.8 | +7.4 | +.594 |
Chris Paul |
4 |
31.3 |
23.8 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
7.3 |
2.3 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
9.3 |
19.0 |
.487 |
1.5 |
5.0 |
.300 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
1.000 |
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12th Season Stats Comparison |
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Wilt Chamberlain |
82 |
44.3 |
20.7 |
- |
- |
18.2 |
4.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
8.1 |
15.0 |
.545 |
- |
- |
- |
4.4 |
8.2 |
.538 |
difference: | +21 | +12.8 | +2.6 | | | +13.2 | +4.9 | | | | -0.3 | +2.0 | +2.1 | +.069 | | | | +0.6 | +3.9 | +.354 |
Chris Paul |
61 |
31.5 |
18.1 |
0.7 |
4.3 |
5.0 |
9.2 |
2.0 |
0.1 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
6.1 |
12.9 |
.476 |
2.0 |
5.0 |
.411 |
3.8 |
4.3 |
.892 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Wilt Chamberlain |
12 |
46.2 |
18.3 |
- |
- |
20.2 |
4.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
7.1 |
15.6 |
.455 |
- |
- |
- |
4.2 |
8.1 |
.515 |
difference: | +5 | +9.1 | +7.0 | | | +15.2 | +5.5 | | | | -0.6 | +2.5 | +3.7 | +.041 | | | | +0.1 | +3.4 | +.364 |
Chris Paul |
7 |
37.1 |
25.3 |
0.6 |
4.4 |
5.0 |
9.9 |
1.7 |
0.1 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
9.6 |
19.3 |
.496 |
2.0 |
5.4 |
.368 |
4.1 |
4.7 |
.879 |
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13th Season Stats Comparison |
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Wilt Chamberlain |
82 |
42.3 |
14.8 |
- |
- |
19.2 |
4.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
6.0 |
9.3 |
.649 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
6.4 |
.422 |
difference: | +24 | +10.5 | +3.8 | | | +13.8 | +3.9 | | | | | +0.3 | +4.5 | +.189 | | | | +0.8 | +2.6 | +.497 |
Chris Paul |
58 |
31.8 |
18.6 |
0.6 |
4.8 |
5.4 |
7.9 |
1.7 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
6.3 |
13.8 |
.460 |
2.5 |
6.5 |
.380 |
3.5 |
3.8 |
.919 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Wilt Chamberlain |
15 |
46.9 |
14.7 |
- |
- |
21.0 |
3.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
5.3 |
9.5 |
.563 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
8.1 |
.492 |
difference: | | +12.4 | +6.4 | | | +15.1 | +2.5 | | | | | +2.6 | +7.6 | +.104 | | | | +1.1 | +4.6 | +.338 |
Chris Paul |
15 |
34.5 |
21.1 |
0.6 |
5.3 |
5.9 |
5.8 |
2.0 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
3.1 |
7.9 |
17.1 |
.459 |
2.5 |
6.6 |
.374 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
.830 |
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14th Season Stats Comparison |
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Wilt Chamberlain |
82 |
43.2 |
13.2 |
- |
- |
18.6 |
4.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
5.2 |
7.1 |
.727 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
5.5 |
.510 |
difference: | +24 | +11.2 | +2.4 | | | +14.0 | +3.7 | | | | -0.2 | | +5.3 | +.308 | | | | +0.2 | +2.0 | +.352 |
Chris Paul |
58 |
32.0 |
15.6 |
0.6 |
3.9 |
4.6 |
8.2 |
2.0 |
0.3 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
5.2 |
12.4 |
.419 |
2.2 |
6.1 |
.358 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
.862 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Wilt Chamberlain |
17 |
47.1 |
10.4 |
- |
- |
22.5 |
3.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
3.8 |
6.8 |
.552 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
5.8 |
.500 |
difference: | +6 | +11.0 | +6.6 | | | +16.1 | +2.0 | | | | -0.5 | +2.2 | +6.7 | +.106 | | | | +0.6 | +1.7 | +.344 |
Chris Paul |
11 |
36.1 |
17.0 |
1.3 |
5.1 |
6.4 |
5.5 |
2.2 |
0.6 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
6.0 |
13.5 |
.446 |
1.5 |
5.7 |
.270 |
3.5 |
4.1 |
.844 |
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Additional Years |
* Chris Paul played 6 seasons more than Wilt Chamberlain in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 15 to 20, from 2020 to 2025—Chris Paul played in 4 Playoffs. In those 6 extra years over Wilt Chamberlain, Chris Paul got these achievements: |
Honors & Awards | 2 All-NBA Second Team
1 All-NBA Third Team
1 Assists Leader
3 All-Star Game
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