Chris Paul vs. Alex Sarr: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Alex Sarr and Chris Paul to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Chris Paul is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Alex Sarr.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Chris Paul has better scoring average and totals in the regular season, and since Alex Sarr didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Chris Paul has better playoff stats. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 21 NBA regular seasons played, Chris Paul averages 2.6 points more than Alex Sarr in his 2 seasons (16.8 points against 14.2), and he also scored a total of 21,866 points more (23,058 vs. 1,192).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Chris Paul 16.8
+2.6
21
Alex Sarr 14.2
2

Total Points

Seasons
Chris Paul 23,058
+21,866
21
Alex Sarr 1,192
2

Points in the Playoffs

Alex Sarr didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Chris Paul has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Chris Paul 20.0
+20.0
15
Alex Sarr 0
0

Total Points

Playoffs
Chris Paul 2,981
+2,981
15
Alex Sarr 0
0

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Chris Paul 8
+8
Alex Sarr 0

30+ Point Games

Chris Paul 77
+74
Alex Sarr 3

20+ Point Games

Chris Paul 472
+455
Alex Sarr 17

10+ Point Games

Chris Paul 1,133
+1067
Alex Sarr 66

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Chris Paul 1,362
+1278
Alex Sarr 84

0 Point Games (games without points)

Chris Paul 8
+8
Alex Sarr 0

Playoffs

Alex Sarr didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Chris Paul's point thresholds are omited here.

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Chris Paul 16.8 6.0 12.7 46.9 1.4 3.7 37.0 3.5 4.1 87.0 21 1,370
difference:+2.6+0.5+0.2+4.8+0.1+1.0+5.5+1.7+1.4+20.2+19+1,286
Alex Sarr 14.2 5.5 12.9 42.1 1.5 4.7 31.5 1.8 2.7 66.8 2 84

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Chris Paul 23,058 8,165 17,408 46.9 1,870 5,059 37.0 4,858 5,581 87.0 21 1,370
difference:+21,866+7,707+16,321+4.8+1,745+4,662+5.5+4,707+5,355+20.2+19+1,286
Alex Sarr 1,192 458 1,087 42.1 125 397 31.5 151 226 66.8 2 84

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Chris Paul 20.0 7.4 15.3 48.4 1.6 4.4 37.3 3.5 4.1 85.4 15 149
difference:+20.0+7.4+15.3+48.4+1.6+4.4+37.3+3.5+4.1+85.4+15+149
Alex Sarr DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Chris Paul 2,981 1,106 2,287 48.4 244 654 37.3 525 615 85.4 15 149
difference:+2,981+1,106+2,287+48.4+244+654+37.3+525+615+85.4+15+149
Alex Sarr DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Paul 16.1
+3.1
200678
Alex Sarr 13.0
202567

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Paul 17.3
200764
Alex Sarr 19.0
+1.7
202617

Chris Paul's additional seasons:

* Chris Paul played 19 seasons more than Alex Sarr in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 3 to 21, from 2008 to 2026—he averaged 16.9 points in a total of 1,228 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 22.8 ppg and his lowest 2.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Paul -
DNP
20060
Alex Sarr -
DNP
20250

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Paul -
DNP
20070
Alex Sarr -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Chris Paul's additional Playoffs:

* During his 19 additional NBA seasons, Chris Paul played in 15 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 20.0 points in a total of 149 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 25.3 ppg and his lowest 12.4.