Chris Paul vs. Zion Williamson: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Chris Paul and Zion Williamson all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
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First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Chris Paul vs. Zion Williamson
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Chris Paul Zion Williamson Chris Paul Zion Williamson
Points
36th
+300th
31st
DNP
Rebounds
196th
+300th
99th
DNP
Assists
2nd
+300th
5th
DNP
Steals
2nd
+300th
11th
DNP
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
DNP
Years205150

Chris Paul vs. Zion Williamson
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Chris Paul Zion Williamson Chris Paul Zion Williamson
Points
182nd
--
94th
DNP
Rebounds
+300th
--
+300th
DNP
Assists
6th
--
14th
DNP
Steals
11th
--
14th
DNP
Blocks
+300th
--
+300th
DNP

Note: the season per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders: 400 games with some exceptions for some stats; for the Playoffs a minimum of 3 games is used.

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Chris Paul Zion Williamson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
36th
+300th
+264 23,011 vs. 5,27917,732
Rebounds
196th
+300th
+104 5,978 vs. 1,4154,563
Assists
2nd
+300th
+298 12,499 vs. 92011,579
Steals
2nd
+300th
+298 2,717 vs. 2192,498
Blocks
+300th
+300th
222 vs. 13884
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
792 vs. 487305
Defensive Rebounds
80th
+300th
+220 5,186 vs. 9284,258
Field Goals Made
41st
+300th
+259 8,147 vs. 2,0416,106
Field Goals Attempted
38th
+300th
+262 17,352 vs. 3,46813,884
3-Pointers Made
26th
+300th
+274 1,860 vs. 321,828
3-Pointers Attempted
24th
+300th
+276 5,029 vs. 984,931
Free Throws Made
44th
+300th
+256 4,857 vs. 1,1653,692
Free Throws Attempted
67th
+300th
+233 5,579 vs. 1,6903,889

Games and Years:

Chris Paul Zion Williamson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
15th
+300th
1,354 vs. 2141,140
Seasons
7th
+300th
20 vs. 515

Triple-Doubles:

Chris Paul Zion Williamson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
34th
202nd
168 18 vs. 216

Rankings by Points Scored:

Chris Paul Zion Williamson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
121st
276th
155 8 vs. 26
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Chris Paul Zion Williamson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
31st
DNP
2,981 vs. 02,981
Rebounds
99th
DNP
730 vs. 0730
Assists
5th
DNP
1,233 vs. 01,233
Steals
11th
DNP
287 vs. 0287
Blocks
+300th
DNP
31 vs. 031
Offensive Rebounds
241st
DNP
106 vs. 0106
Defensive Rebounds
60th
DNP
624 vs. 0624
Field Goals Made
30th
DNP
1,106 vs. 01,106
Field Goals Attempted
32nd
DNP
2,287 vs. 02,287
3-Pointers Made
21st
DNP
244 vs. 0244
3-Pointers Attempted
22nd
DNP
654 vs. 0654
Free Throws Made
53rd
DNP
525 vs. 0525
Free Throws Attempted
61st
DNP
615 vs. 0615

Games and Years:

Chris Paul Zion Williamson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
48th
DNP
149 vs. 0149
Playoffs
17th
DNP
15 vs. 015

Triple-Doubles:

Chris Paul Zion Williamson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
20th
DNP
3 vs. 03

Rankings by Points Scored:

Chris Paul Zion Williamson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
55th
DNP
2 vs. 02
50+ point games
-
DNP
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Chris Paul Zion Williamson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
182nd
--
16.99 vs. 24.677.67
Rebounds per game
+300th
--
4.42 vs. 6.612.20
Assists per game
6th
--
9.23 vs. 4.304.93
Steals per game
11th
--
2.01 vs. 1.020.98
Blocks per game
+300th
--
0.16 vs. 0.640.48
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
--
0.58 vs. 2.281.69
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
--
3.83 vs. 4.340.51
Field Goals Made per game
236th
--
6.02 vs. 9.543.52
Field Goals Attempted per game
253rd
--
12.82 vs. 16.213.39
3-Pointers Made per game
233rd
--
1.37 vs. 0.151.22
3-Pointers Attempted per game
166th
--
3.71 vs. 0.463.26
Free Throws Made per game
173rd
--
3.59 vs. 5.441.86
Free Throws Attempted per game
239th
--
4.12 vs. 7.903.78

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Chris Paul Zion Williamson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
94th
DNP
20.01 vs. 0.0020.01
Rebounds per game
+300th
DNP
4.90 vs. 0.004.90
Assists per game
14th
DNP
8.28 vs. 0.008.28
Steals per game
14th
DNP
1.93 vs. 0.001.93
Blocks per game
+300th
DNP
0.21 vs. 0.000.21
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
DNP
0.71 vs. 0.000.71
Defensive Rebounds per game
243rd
DNP
4.19 vs. 0.004.19
Field Goals Made per game
99th
DNP
7.42 vs. 0.007.42
Field Goals Attempted per game
133rd
DNP
15.35 vs. 0.0015.35
3-Pointers Made per game
120th
DNP
1.64 vs. 0.001.64
3-Pointers Attempted per game
134th
DNP
4.39 vs. 0.004.39
Free Throws Made per game
229th
DNP
3.52 vs. 0.003.52
Free Throws Attempted per game
299th
DNP
4.13 vs. 0.004.13

Note: Even if they don't have the minimum of 400 season games, the players are also included in the all-time rankings in some stats if they reach certain thresholds: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made.