Chris Paul
- Seasons
- 2005-06 to 2025-26
- Position
- G
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 175 lb
- Born
- May 6, 1985
- College
- Wake Forest
- Draft
- 2005, round 1, pick 4
11All-League teams
12All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 23.5
- True shooting
- .580
- Effective FG
- .523
- Usage rate
- 22.7
- Win shares
- 215.3
- WS per 48
- .225
- Box plus/minus
- 6.5
- VORP
- 98.7
- Best season, WS
- 18.3
- Best season, BPM
- 11.0
- MVP vote shares
- 1.81
- Finals appearances
- 1
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 6 assists, 6 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 | NOK | 20 | 78 | 2,808 | 22.1 | .546 | .456 | 22.2 | 6.8 | 3.6 | 10.4 | .178 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 114 | 104 |
| 2006-07 | NOK | 21 | 64 | 2,353 | 22.0 | .537 | .466 | 23.1 | 6.2 | 2.6 | 8.8 | .179 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 116 | 106 |
| 2007-08 | NOH | 22 | 80 | 3,006 | 28.3 | .576 | .524 | 25.7 | 13.2 | 4.6 | 17.8 | .284 | 7.2 | 3.2 | 10.4 | 9.3 | 125 | 103 |
| 2008-09 | NOH | 23 | 78 | 3,002 | 30.0 | .599 | .528 | 27.5 | 13.3 | 5.0 | 18.3 | .292 | 7.2 | 3.8 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 124 | 103 |
| 2009-10 | NOH | 24 | 45 | 1,712 | 23.7 | .584 | .534 | 22.2 | 5.7 | 1.5 | 7.3 | .204 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 6.2 | 3.5 | 122 | 109 |
| 2010-11 | NOH | 25 | 80 | 2,880 | 23.7 | .578 | .502 | 21.1 | 9.5 | 4.4 | 13.9 | .232 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 122 | 103 |
| 2011-12 | LAC | 26 | 60 | 2,181 | 27.0 | .581 | .522 | 24.3 | 10.4 | 2.3 | 12.7 | .278 | 6.7 | 2.4 | 9.2 | 6.1 | 126 | 104 |
| 2012-13 | LAC | 27 | 70 | 2,335 | 26.4 | .594 | .526 | 22.6 | 10.6 | 3.4 | 13.9 | .287 | 6.4 | 2.4 | 8.8 | 6.4 | 127 | 102 |
| 2013-14 | LAC | 28 | 62 | 2,171 | 25.9 | .580 | .511 | 23.7 | 9.0 | 3.2 | 12.2 | .270 | 6.0 | 2.6 | 8.6 | 5.8 | 125 | 103 |
| 2014-15 | LAC | 29 | 82 | 2,857 | 26.0 | .596 | .545 | 23.7 | 12.9 | 3.2 | 16.1 | .270 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 126 | 105 |
| 2015-16 | LAC | 30 | 74 | 2,420 | 26.2 | .575 | .517 | 27.1 | 9.2 | 3.5 | 12.7 | .253 | 5.9 | 2.0 | 7.9 | 6.0 | 119 | 103 |
| 2016-17 | LAC | 31 | 61 | 1,921 | 26.2 | .614 | .555 | 24.4 | 7.9 | 2.6 | 10.6 | .264 | 6.3 | 2.5 | 8.7 | 5.2 | 126 | 106 |
| 2017-18 | HOU | 32 | 58 | 1,847 | 24.4 | .604 | .550 | 24.5 | 7.5 | 2.7 | 10.2 | .265 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 7.1 | 4.2 | 126 | 105 |
| 2018-19 | HOU | 33 | 58 | 1,857 | 19.7 | .560 | .508 | 22.5 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 6.6 | .172 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 118 | 109 |
| 2019-20 | OKC | 34 | 70 | 2,208 | 21.7 | .610 | .552 | 23.3 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 8.9 | .193 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 120 | 108 |
| 2020-21 | PHO | 35 | 70 | 2,199 | 21.4 | .599 | .557 | 22.6 | 6.5 | 2.7 | 9.2 | .201 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 124 | 111 |
| 2021-22 | PHO | 36 | 65 | 2,139 | 20.8 | .581 | .536 | 19.7 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 9.4 | .210 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 124 | 107 |
| 2022-23 | PHO | 37 | 59 | 1,889 | 17.7 | .555 | .513 | 19.2 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 6.2 | .156 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 122 | 112 |
| 2023-24 | GSW | 38 | 58 | 1,531 | 14.7 | .544 | .525 | 15.6 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 4.3 | .136 | -0.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 124 | 115 |
| 2024-25 | SAS | 39 | 82 | 2,292 | 14.7 | .580 | .547 | 14.0 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 5.7 | .120 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 125 | 118 |
| 2025-26 | LAC | 40 | 16 | 228 | 8.1 | .413 | .411 | 14.2 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | .017 | -4.0 | -0.2 | -4.2 | -0.1 | 101 | 117 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.