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Chris Paul
Chris Paul stats, teams and career impact
#16 all-timeCareer averages · 16.8 PPG · 4.4 RPG · 9.2 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Point guard
- 2025–26 team
- Los Angeles Clippers
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) · 175 lb (79 kg)
- Born
- May 6, 1985 (41 yrs old)
- College
- Wake Forest
- NBA seasons
- 21 seasons · 2005–06 to 2025–26
Selected season2025–26 · LAC · 16 games · 228 minutes
- PPG
- 2.9
- RPG
- 1.8
- APG
- 3.3
- #2 in 4 seasons 16 games · 228 minutes
- #16 all-time
Impact Rate Rank
Value contribution percentile
Career overview
Why Chris Paul currently ranks #16 all time
Chris Paul ranks #16 all time. 8 top-five finishes and 10 top-ten finishes show how long he remained among the league's elite. His #8 full-career value adds a meaningful longevity advantage.
10 top-ten finishes
1,370 games · Career Value Rank #8
NBA honors12× All-Star · 11× All-NBA · 9× All-Defense · ROYContext only; honors are not model inputs.
Head to head
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets, New Orleans Hornets, Los Angeles Clippers, Houston Rockets, Oklahoma City Thunder, Phoenix Suns, Golden State Warriors, and San Antonio Spurs
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 46.9%FG%
- Three-point
- 37.0%3P%
- Free throw
- 87.0%FT%
1,370 career games · 45,836 minutes
Sources and updateConventional stats and measurements: Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 13, 2026. hussEyquation ranking data through 2025–26. Life dates: Wikidata; conflicting dates checked against Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 17, 2026.
Traditional box score
Chris Paul stats by season
Start with scoring and impact, then switch views for shooting or the full advanced picture. Career percentages use total makes and attempts.
Box impact is an estimate in points per 100 possessions, not the 0–100 Impact Rate score. Zero is league average; higher is better. Rate rank is a league place: No. 1 is best.
Swipe for PPG · RPG · APG · Box impact · Team · G · GS · MPG →
| pts/100 · higher is better | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 3.3 | -6.46 | LAC | 16 | 0 | 14.3 | 32.1% | 33.3% | 50.0% | — | -20.4 |
| 2024–25 | 8.8 | 3.6 | 7.4 | +1.54 | SAS | 82 | 82 | 28.0 | 42.7% | 37.7% | 92.4% | #90 | 167.6 |
| 2023–24 | 9.2 | 3.9 | 6.8 | +0.50 | GSW | 58 | 18 | 26.4 | 44.1% | 37.1% | 82.7% | #122 | 79.2 |
| 2022–23 | 13.9 | 4.3 | 8.9 | +2.88 | PHO | 59 | 59 | 32.0 | 44.0% | 37.5% | 83.1% | #36 | 188.7 |
| 2021–22 | 14.7 | 4.4 | 10.8 | +3.62 | PHO | 65 | 65 | 32.9 | 49.3% | 31.7% | 83.7% | #27 | 249.9 |
| 2020–21 | 16.4 | 4.5 | 8.9 | +3.37 | PHO | 70 | 70 | 31.4 | 49.9% | 39.5% | 93.4% | #31 | 239.3 |
| 2019–20 | 17.6 | 5.0 | 6.7 | +3.83 | OKC | 70 | 70 | 31.5 | 48.9% | 36.5% | 90.7% | #20 | 264.9 |
| 2018–19 | 15.6 | 4.6 | 8.2 | +2.99 | HOU | 58 | 58 | 32.0 | 41.9% | 35.8% | 86.2% | #31 | 189.0 |
| 2017–18 | 18.6 | 5.4 | 7.9 | +6.12 | HOU | 58 | 58 | 31.8 | 46.0% | 38.0% | 91.9% | #11 | 304.8 |
| 2016–17 | 18.1 | 5.0 | 9.2 | +7.50 | LAC | 61 | 61 | 31.5 | 47.6% | 41.1% | 89.2% | #7 | 365.5 |
| 2015–16 | 19.5 | 4.2 | 10.0 | +7.71 | LAC | 74 | 74 | 32.7 | 46.2% | 37.1% | 89.6% | #5 | 468.9 |
| 2014–15 | 19.1 | 4.6 | 10.2 | +7.06 | LAC | 82 | 82 | 34.8 | 48.5% | 39.8% | 90.0% | #6 | 510.7 |
| 2013–14 | 19.1 | 4.3 | 10.7 | +7.65 | LAC | 62 | 62 | 35.0 | 46.7% | 36.8% | 85.5% | #4 | 418.4 |
| 2012–13 | 16.9 | 3.7 | 9.7 | +8.47 | LAC | 70 | 70 | 33.4 | 48.1% | 32.8% | 88.5% | #2 | 463.9 |
| 2011–12 | 19.8 | 3.5 | 9.1 | +8.80 | LAC | 60 | 60 | 36.4 | 47.8% | 37.1% | 86.1% | #2 | 437.8 |
| 2010–11 | 15.8 | 4.1 | 9.8 | +7.12 | NOH | 80 | 80 | 36.0 | 46.3% | 38.8% | 87.8% | #2 | 485.3 |
| 2009–10 | 18.7 | 4.2 | 10.7 | +6.37 | NOH | 45 | 45 | 38.0 | 49.3% | 40.9% | 84.7% | #4 | 276.5 |
| 2008–09 | 22.8 | 5.5 | 11.0 | +10.75 | NOH | 78 | 78 | 38.5 | 50.3% | 36.4% | 86.8% | #3 | 700.4 |
| 2007–08 | 21.1 | 4.0 | 11.6 | +10.07 | NOH | 80 | 80 | 37.6 | 48.8% | 36.9% | 85.1% | #2 | 679.3 |
| 2006–07 | 17.3 | 4.4 | 8.9 | +5.18 | NOK | 64 | 64 | 36.8 | 43.7% | 35.0% | 81.8% | #13 | 317.3 |
| 2005–06 | 16.1 | 5.1 | 7.8 | +5.45 | NOK | 78 | 78 | 36.0 | 43.0% | 28.2% | 84.7% | #15 | 387.8 |
| Career | 16.8 | 4.4 | 9.2 | — | GSW/HOU/LAC/NOH/NOK/OKC/PHO/SAS | 1370 | — | 33.5 | 46.9% | 37.0% | 87.0% | — | — |
Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.
Film evidence
Chris Paul highlights
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Career highlights
Chris Paul's top 35 career plays
The NBA's reel illustrates Paul's change of pace, handle, passing precision and late-clock control over a remarkably long career.
RolePG · Age 40
Availability16 games · 0 starts
Workload14.3 MPG · 228 minutes
Relative impactWithin-season ranking
UpdatedArchived season
What these measures mean
- Box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average, from the historical box-score model. Zero is league average; higher is better. Historical defense estimates are included where labeled. This is not the live model's lineup-adjusted estimate.
- Impact Rate
- A 0–100 score comparing performance within one season. Higher is better. This is a score, not points per possession.
- Impact estimate
- The season model's final estimated points per 100 possessions above league average, before conversion to the 0–100 Impact Rate score. It includes lineup evidence where available. Zero is league average; higher is better.
- Impact Rate rank
- The player's place among qualified players in that season's Impact Rate ranking. No. 1 is best. This is a rank, not an impact score.
- Value contribution / Season Value
- Completed seasons use a fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. The live season instead uses Season Value, combining that season's impact with workload.
- Career Impact Rank
- An all-time rank weighted toward the player's best three, five, and ten seasons.
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228 minutes · 450 required
Career Composite 2.4 · lower is better · 21 seasons
Observed box inputs · 228 minutes
- Impact Rate
- 0–100 score within one season. Higher is better.
- Box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above league average, from the historical model. Zero is average; higher is better.
Bottom line · 2025–26
Chris Paul played 228 minutes in 2025–26, short of the 450-minute minimum. He is not ranked in Impact Rate or value contribution.
Every season
Chris Paul advanced stats by season
Era-centered box impact supports comparisons through time. Impact Rate and its rank compare players only within that season.
More advanced statsAge, minutes, impact, rank, value and data coverage
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| pts/100 · higher is better | 0–100 · higher is better | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | LAC | 40 | 16 | 228 | -6.46 | — | — | -20.4 | — | Limited |
| 2024–25 | SAS | 39 | 82 | 2,292 | +1.54 | 77.1 | #90 | 167.6 | 86th | Broad |
| 2023–24 | GSW | 38 | 58 | 1,531 | +0.50 | 67.3 | #122 | 79.2 | 67th | Broad |
| 2022–23 | PHO | 37 | 59 | 1,889 | +2.88 | 90.7 | #36 | 188.7 | 89th | Broad |
| 2021–22 | PHO | 36 | 65 | 2,139 | +3.62 | 93.2 | #27 | 249.9 | 95th | Broad |
| 2020–21 | PHO | 35 | 70 | 2,199 | +3.37 | 91.8 | #31 | 239.3 | 94th | Broad |
| 2019–20Historical Defense Estimate | OKC | 34 | 70 | 2,208 | +3.83 | 94.6 | #20 | 264.9 | 96th | Broad |
| 2018–19Historical Defense Estimate | HOU | 33 | 58 | 1,857 | +2.99 | 91.8 | #31 | 189.0 | 90th | Broad |
| 2017–18Historical Defense Estimate | HOU | 32 | 58 | 1,847 | +6.12 | 97.2 | #11 | 304.8 | 95th | Broad |
| 2016–17Historical Defense Estimate | LAC | 31 | 61 | 1,921 | +7.50 | 98.3 | #7 | 365.5 | 96th | Broad |
| 2015–16Historical Defense Estimate | LAC | 30 | 74 | 2,420 | +7.71 | 98.9 | #5 | 468.9 | 98th | Broad |
| 2014–15Historical Defense Estimate | LAC | 29 | 82 | 2,857 | +7.06 | 98.6 | #6 | 510.7 | 99th | Broad |
| 2013–14Historical Defense Estimate | LAC | 28 | 62 | 2,171 | +7.65 | 99.1 | #4 | 418.4 | 99th | Broad |
| 2012–13Historical Defense Estimate | LAC | 27 | 70 | 2,335 | +8.47 | 99.7 | #2 | 463.9 | 99th | Broad |
| 2011–12Historical Defense Estimate | LAC | 26 | 60 | 2,181 | +8.80 | 99.7 | #2 | 437.8 | 100th | Broad |
| 2010–11Historical Defense Estimate | NOH | 25 | 80 | 2,880 | +7.12 | 99.7 | #2 | 485.3 | 100th | Broad |
| 2009–10Historical Defense Estimate | NOH | 24 | 45 | 1,712 | +6.37 | 99.1 | #4 | 276.5 | 95th | Broad |
| 2008–09Historical Defense Estimate | NOH | 23 | 78 | 3,002 | +10.75 | 99.4 | #3 | 700.4 | 99th | Broad |
| 2007–08Historical Defense Estimate | NOH | 22 | 80 | 3,006 | +10.07 | 99.7 | #2 | 679.3 | 100th | Broad |
| 2006–07Historical Defense Estimate | NOK | 21 | 64 | 2,353 | +5.18 | 96.4 | #13 | 317.3 | 95th | Broad |
| 2005–06Historical Defense Estimate | NOK | 20 | 78 | 2,808 | +5.45 | 95.7 | #15 | 387.8 | 95th | Broad |
Why this rank?
How the across-era box estimate is built
Archived seasons use the published Raw BPM reconstruction and remove that season's league mean. Lineup context is not retroactively invented.
Published box-score coefficients
Season mean —
228 minutes · not ranked
Career movement
Chris Paul's box impact by season
Peak box impact +10.75 points per 100 possessions in 2008–09 · 21 seasons · 45,836 minutes
Box impact estimates points per 100 possessions above each season's league average. Zero is average; higher is better. Rank labels show Impact Rate league places, not ranks on this chart's box-impact scale.
Box impact · points per 100 possessionsMinutes
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Career comparison
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Chris PaulJohn Stockton
| NBA season | Chris Paul | John Stockton |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5.4 | 0.9 |
| 2 | 5.2 | 3.6 |
| 3 | 10.1 | 6.3 |
| 4 | 10.8 | 8.9 |
| 5 | 6.4 | 8.1 |
| 6 | 7.1 | 8.0 |
| 7 | 8.8 | 8.1 |
| 8 | 8.5 | 8.1 |
| 9 | 7.6 | 6.4 |
| 10 | 7.1 | 7.5 |
| 11 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| 12 | 7.5 | 6.0 |
| 13 | 6.1 | 5.7 |
| 14 | 3.0 | 4.6 |
| 15 | 3.8 | 5.4 |
| 16 | 3.4 | 6.2 |
| 17 | 3.6 | 5.8 |
| 18 | 2.9 | 5.4 |
| 19 | 0.5 | 4.8 |
| 20 | 1.5 | Did not play |
| 21 | -6.5 | Did not play |
NBA season number
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86/100 closest-season score · 2008–09 ↔ 2014–15Impact Rate shows how strong a player was compared with everyone else that season. Season Value adds how much he played; completed player-profile rows instead show each season's fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. Career Impact Rank rewards a high peak, a long prime, and repeated seasons near the top. Older seasons use clearly labeled estimates where the NBA did not record today's full set of statistics. Read how every ranking works →