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Chris Paul

Christopher Emmanuel Paul

Position: Guard ▪ Height: 6-0 ▪ Weight: 175 lbs.
Born: May 6, 1985 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
High School: West Forsyth in Clemmons, North Carolina
College: Wake Forest University
Draft: New Orleans Hornets, 1st round (4th pick, 4th overall), 2005 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 1, 2005
Age: 26 years, 273 days ▪ Experience: 6 years

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Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 3, 2012, 6:45AM
All-Time Rank: #24. John Havlicek… #25. Rick Barry… #26. CHRIS PAUL… #27. Isiah Thomas… #28. Dirk Nowitzki… 

Totals

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2005-06 20 NOK NBA 78 78 2808 407 947 .430 50 177 .282 394 465 .847 61 339 400 611 175 6 183 218 1258
2006-07 21 NOK NBA 64 64 2353 381 871 .437 50 143 .350 292 357 .818 54 226 280 569 118 3 161 154 1104
2007-08 22 NOH NBA 80 80 3006 630 1291 .488 92 249 .369 332 390 .851 62 259 321 925 217 4 201 185 1684
2008-09 23 NOH NBA 78 78 3002 631 1255 .503 64 176 .364 455 524 .868 69 363 432 861 216 10 231 212 1781
2009-10 24 NOH NBA 45 45 1712 314 637 .493 52 127 .409 161 190 .847 20 171 191 480 96 8 112 118 841
2010-11 25 NOH NBA 80 80 2880 430 928 .463 71 183 .388 337 384 .878 38 289 327 782 188 5 177 196 1268
2011-12 26 LAC NBA 15 15 539 111 210 .529 22 47 .468 40 49 .816 9 41 50 136 36 1 31 39 284
Career NBA 440 440 16300 2904 6139 .473 401 1102 .364 2011 2359 .852 313 1688 2001 4364 1046 37 1096 1122 8220

Per Game

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2005-06 20 NOK NBA 78 78 36.0 5.2 12.1 .430 0.6 2.3 .282 5.1 6.0 .847 0.8 4.3 5.1 7.8 2.2 0.1 2.3 2.8 16.1
2006-07 21 NOK NBA 64 64 36.8 6.0 13.6 .437 0.8 2.2 .350 4.6 5.6 .818 0.8 3.5 4.4 8.9 1.8 0.0 2.5 2.4 17.3
2007-08 22 NOH NBA 80 80 37.6 7.9 16.1 .488 1.2 3.1 .369 4.2 4.9 .851 0.8 3.2 4.0 11.6 2.7 0.1 2.5 2.3 21.1
2008-09 23 NOH NBA 78 78 38.5 8.1 16.1 .503 0.8 2.3 .364 5.8 6.7 .868 0.9 4.7 5.5 11.0 2.8 0.1 3.0 2.7 22.8
2009-10 24 NOH NBA 45 45 38.0 7.0 14.2 .493 1.2 2.8 .409 3.6 4.2 .847 0.4 3.8 4.2 10.7 2.1 0.2 2.5 2.6 18.7
2010-11 25 NOH NBA 80 80 36.0 5.4 11.6 .463 0.9 2.3 .388 4.2 4.8 .878 0.5 3.6 4.1 9.8 2.4 0.1 2.2 2.5 15.9
2011-12 26 LAC NBA 15 15 35.9 7.4 14.0 .529 1.5 3.1 .468 2.7 3.3 .816 0.6 2.7 3.3 9.1 2.4 0.1 2.1 2.6 18.9
Career NBA 440 440 37.0 6.6 14.0 .473 0.9 2.5 .364 4.6 5.4 .852 0.7 3.8 4.5 9.9 2.4 0.1 2.5 2.6 18.7

Per 36 Minutes

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 ▪ Finders: Game ▪ Streak ▪ Head2Head
Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2005-06 20 NOK NBA 78 78 2808 5.2 12.1 .430 0.6 2.3 .282 5.1 6.0 .847 0.8 4.3 5.1 7.8 2.2 0.1 2.3 2.8 16.1
2006-07 21 NOK NBA 64 64 2353 5.8 13.3 .437 0.8 2.2 .350 4.5 5.5 .818 0.8 3.5 4.3 8.7 1.8 0.0 2.5 2.4 16.9
2007-08 22 NOH NBA 80 80 3006 7.5 15.5 .488 1.1 3.0 .369 4.0 4.7 .851 0.7 3.1 3.8 11.1 2.6 0.0 2.4 2.2 20.2
2008-09 23 NOH NBA 78 78 3002 7.6 15.0 .503 0.8 2.1 .364 5.5 6.3 .868 0.8 4.4 5.2 10.3 2.6 0.1 2.8 2.5 21.4
2009-10 24 NOH NBA 45 45 1712 6.6 13.4 .493 1.1 2.7 .409 3.4 4.0 .847 0.4 3.6 4.0 10.1 2.0 0.2 2.4 2.5 17.7
2010-11 25 NOH NBA 80 80 2880 5.4 11.6 .463 0.9 2.3 .388 4.2 4.8 .878 0.5 3.6 4.1 9.8 2.3 0.1 2.2 2.4 15.8
2011-12 26 LAC NBA 15 15 539 7.4 14.0 .529 1.5 3.1 .468 2.7 3.3 .816 0.6 2.7 3.3 9.1 2.4 0.1 2.1 2.6 19.0
Career NBA 440 440 16300 6.4 13.6 .473 0.9 2.4 .364 4.4 5.2 .852 0.7 3.7 4.4 9.6 2.3 0.1 2.4 2.5 18.2

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
2005-06 20 NOK NBA 78 2808 22.1 .546 .456 2.5 14.8 8.5 38.2 3.4 0.2 13.7 22.2 114 104 6.8 3.6 10.4 .178
2006-07 21 NOK NBA 64 2353 22.0 .537 .466 2.6 11.3 6.9 41.3 2.7 0.1 13.5 23.1 116 106 6.2 2.6 8.8 .179
2007-08 22 NOH NBA 80 3006 28.3 .576 .524 2.4 10.3 6.2 52.2 3.9 0.1 12.1 25.7 125 103 13.2 4.6 17.8 .284
2008-09 23 NOH NBA 78 3002 30.0 .599 .528 2.8 14.6 8.7 54.5 3.9 0.3 13.5 27.5 124 103 13.3 5.0 18.3 .292
2009-10 24 NOH NBA 45 1712 23.7 .584 .534 1.3 11.9 6.5 45.4 2.9 0.4 13.5 22.2 122 109 5.7 1.5 7.3 .204
2010-11 25 NOH NBA 80 2880 23.7 .578 .502 1.6 12.3 6.9 45.8 3.5 0.1 13.9 21.1 122 103 9.5 4.4 13.9 .232
2011-12 26 LAC NBA 15 539 27.1 .613 .581 2.0 9.1 5.5 45.1 3.5 0.1 11.8 22.3 127 106 2.7 0.3 3.0 .267
Career NBA 440 16300 25.3 .573 .506 2.2 12.5 7.3 46.6 3.4 0.2 13.2 23.8 121 104 57.5 22.0 79.4 .234

Playoffs

Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
2007-08 22 NOH NBA 12 486 111 221 5 21 62 79 16 59 135 28 2 22 43 289 .502 .238 .785 40.5 24.1 4.9 11.3
2008-09 23 NOH NBA 5 201 30 73 5 16 18 21 4 22 52 8 0 24 8 83 .411 .313 .857 40.2 16.6 4.4 10.4
2010-11 25 NOH NBA 6 250 42 77 9 19 39 49 3 40 69 11 0 22 11 132 .545 .474 .796 41.7 22.0 6.7 11.5
Career NBA 23 937 183 371 19 56 119 149 23 121 256 47 2 68 62 504 .493 .339 .799 40.7 21.9 5.3 11.1

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
2007-08 22 NOH NBA 12 486 30.7 .565 .514 3.7 9.8 6.8 50.1 3.2 0.4 7.9 27.8 126 107 2.4 0.5 2.9 .289
2008-09 23 NOH NBA 5 201 16.1 .505 .445 2.3 11.4 6.7 60.2 2.1 0.0 22.6 25.1 98 121 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.035
2010-11 25 NOH NBA 6 250 28.9 .670 .604 1.6 18.6 10.3 53.5 2.5 0.0 18.2 24.1 126 111 1.1 0.1 1.3 .242
Career NBA 23 937 27.1 .577 .519 2.9 12.5 7.7 53.2 2.8 0.2 13.5 26.2 120 111 3.5 0.6 4.0 .207

All-Star Games

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2007-08 22 NOH NBA 1 0 27:16 7 14 .500 2 6 .333 0 0 2 3 14 4 0 2 5 16
2008-09 23 NOH NBA 1 1 29:14 7 14 .500 0 1 .000 0 0 1 7 14 3 0 1 4 14
2009-10 24 NOH NBA
2010-11 25 NOH NBA 1 1 28:32 3 7 .429 2 3 .667 2 2 1.000 1 4 7 5 0 3 3 10
Career NBA 3 2 85 17 35 .486 4 10 .400 2 2 1.000 4 14 35 12 0 6 12 40

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 6 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6
Chris Paul 18.3 17.8 13.9 10.4 8.8 7.3
Jerry West 91.9 17.1 16.7 14.0 12.9 8.1 6.6
Walt Frazier 79.2 15.6 15.0 14.5 13.0 12.7 3.5
Magic Johnson 79.0 12.9 12.7 12.5 10.5 10.2 6.4
Sidney Moncrief 78.4 13.4 13.2 12.7 11.2 9.9 4.9
Jimmy Jones 76.9 16.1 10.5 10.3 9.3 9.3 8.3
John Stockton 76.5 15.6 14.4 14.1 6.7 5.9 3.1
Oscar Robertson 73.1 20.6 17.0 16.9 16.8 15.6 13.2
Dwyane Wade 71.6 14.7 14.4 11.0 8.8 4.6 3.3
Reggie Miller 69.9 12.5 12.1 11.3 11.0 6.5 4.2
Michael Jordan 69.4 21.2 19.8 19.0 16.9 14.0 1.5
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Chris Paul 18.3 17.8 13.9 10.4 8.8 7.3
Dwyane Wade 74.6 14.7 14.4 13.0 12.8 11.0 8.8 4.6 3.3
David Thompson 65.2 12.7 12.4 10.7 9.5 6.4 5.4 3.0 2.0 1.0
Jimmy Jones 63.7 16.1 10.5 10.3 9.3 9.3 8.8 8.3 4.1 2.2 -0.1
Sidney Moncrief 62.8 13.4 13.2 12.7 11.7 11.2 9.9 5.0 4.9 3.7 2.9 1.8
Tiny Archibald 62.1 14.2 12.9 11.2 8.9 8.0 6.9 5.2 5.1 2.9 2.8 2.3 1.6 1.4
Larry Jones 61.7 11.8 10.9 10.6 8.8 8.1 3.7 2.9 -0.3
Walt Frazier 57.9 15.6 15.0 14.5 13.0 12.7 10.9 10.8 6.8 6.1 4.6 3.5 0.2 0.0
Mark Price 57.5 11.3 10.1 10.0 9.8 9.1 7.8 4.2 4.0 2.0 1.7 1.1 0.0
Anfernee Hardaway 56.0 14.4 10.7 8.1 7.8 7.1 5.0 2.9 2.3 2.0 1.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 -0.2
Kevin Johnson 55.6 12.7 12.2 11.7 11.6 10.0 8.7 8.2 5.1 4.8 4.0 3.5 0.5

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
2003-04 18 WAKE 31 1041 135 272 40 86 150 178 101 183 460 .496 .465 .843 33.6 14.8 3.3 5.9
2004-05 19 WAKE 32 1069 143 317 46 97 156 187 144 212 488 .451 .474 .834 33.4 15.3 4.5 6.6
Career 63 2110 278 589 86 183 306 365 245 395 948 .472 .470 .838 33.5 15.0 3.9 6.3

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games
2008 NBA
2009 NBA
2010 NBA
2011 NBA
Awards
2005-06 NBA Rookie of the Year
Monthly Awards
Nov 2005: Western Conference Rookie of the Month
Dec 2005: Western Conference Rookie of the Month
Jan 2006: Western Conference Rookie of the Month
Feb 2006: Western Conference Rookie of the Month
Mar 2006: Western Conference Rookie of the Month
Apr 2006: Western Conference Rookie of the Month
Dec 2007: Western Conference Player of the Month
Mar 2008: Western Conference Player of the Month
Nov 2008: Western Conference Player of the Month
Mar 2009: Western Conference Player of the Month
Jan 2010: Western Conference Player of the Month
Honors
2003 McDonald's All American
2004-05 NCAA AP All-America (1st)
2005-06 NBA All-Rookie (1st)
2007-08 NBA All-Defensive (2nd)
2007-08 NBA All-NBA (1st)
2008-09 NBA All-Defensive (1st)
2008-09 NBA All-NBA (2nd)
2010-11 NBA All-Defensive (2nd)
2010-11 NBA All-NBA (3rd)
MVP Award Shares
2007-08 NBA 0.706 (2)
2008-09 NBA 0.159 (5)
2010-11 NBA 0.002 (13)
Active 0.866 (10)
Career 0.866 (35)
Field Goals
2008-09 NBA 631 (9)
Field Goal Pct
2011-12 NBA .529 (9)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct
2011-12 NBA .468 (5)
Free Throws
2008-09 NBA 455 (10)
Free Throw Attempts
2008-09 NBA 524 (10)
Free Throw Pct
Active .853 (8)
Career NBA .853 (36)
Career .853 (40)
Assists
2005-06 NBA 611 (5)
2006-07 NBA 569 (6)
2007-08 NBA 925 (1)
2008-09 NBA 861 (1)
2009-10 NBA 480 (9)
2010-11 NBA 782 (2)
Career NBA 4364 (72)
Career 4364 (76)
Steals
2005-06 NBA 175 (1)
2007-08 NBA 217 (1)
2008-09 NBA 216 (1)
2010-11 NBA 188 (1)
Turnovers
2008-09 NBA 231 (7)
Points
2008-09 NBA 1781 (7)
Minutes Per Game
2008-09 NBA 38.5 (8)
Active 37.0 (4)
Career NBA 37.0 (28)
Career 37.0 (29)
Points Per Game
2008-09 NBA 22.8 (7)
Assists Per Game
2005-06 NBA 7.8 (7)
2006-07 NBA 8.9 (4)
2007-08 NBA 11.6 (1)
2008-09 NBA 11.0 (1)
2009-10 NBA 10.7 (2)
2010-11 NBA 9.8 (4)
2011-12 NBA 9.1 (3)
Active 9.9 (1)
Career NBA 9.9 (3)
Career 9.9 (3)
Steals Per Game
2005-06 NBA 2.2 (3)
2007-08 NBA 2.7 (1)
2008-09 NBA 2.8 (1)
2010-11 NBA 2.4 (1)
2011-12 NBA 2.4 (2)
Player Efficiency Rating
2007-08 NBA 28.3 (2)
2008-09 NBA 30.0 (3)
2010-11 NBA 23.7 (6)
2011-12 NBA 27.1 (2)
Active 25.3 (3)
Career NBA 25.3 (8)
Career 25.3 (8)
True Shooting Pct
2011-12 NBA .613 (9)
Career NBA .573 (65)
Career .573 (67)
Effective Field Goal Pct
2011-12 NBA .581 (5)
Assist Pct
2005-06 NBA 38.2 (6)
2006-07 NBA 41.3 (5)
2007-08 NBA 52.2 (1)
2008-09 NBA 54.5 (1)
2009-10 NBA 45.4 (2)
2010-11 NBA 45.8 (4)
2011-12 NBA 45.1 (4)
Active 46.6 (1)
Career NBA 46.6 (2)
Career 46.6 (2)
Steal Pct
2005-06 NBA 3.4 (3)
2006-07 NBA 2.7 (8)
2007-08 NBA 3.9 (1)
2008-09 NBA 3.9 (1)
2010-11 NBA 3.5 (2)
2011-12 NBA 3.5 (3)
Offensive Rating
2007-08 NBA 124.7 (5)
2008-09 NBA 124.4 (2)
2009-10 NBA 121.9 (3)
2010-11 NBA 122.2 (7)
2011-12 NBA 127.3 (2)
Active 121.2 (1)
Career NBA 121.2 (3)
Career 121.2 (3)
Offensive Win Shares
2007-08 NBA 13.2 (1)
2008-09 NBA 13.3 (2)
2010-11 NBA 9.5 (3)
2011-12 NBA 2.7 (7)
Career NBA 57.5 (97)
Career 57.5 (99)
Defensive Win Shares
2007-08 NBA 4.6 (10)
2008-09 NBA 5.0 (6)
Win Shares
2007-08 NBA 17.8 (1)
2008-09 NBA 18.3 (2)
2010-11 NBA 13.9 (4)
Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
2007-08 NBA .284 (1)
2008-09 NBA .292 (2)
2010-11 NBA .232 (4)
2011-12 NBA .267 (2)
Active .234 (1)
Career NBA .234 (5)
Career .234 (5)
Hall of Fame Probability
Active 0.754 (11)
Career 0.754 (77)
NBA Elo Player Rating
26th (overall) as of Feb 3, 2012, 6:45AM
5th (active) as of Feb 3, 2012, 6:45AM
 

Transactions

June 28, 2005: Drafted by the New Orleans Hornets in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 2005 NBA Draft.

December 14, 2011: Traded by the New Orleans Hornets with a 2015 2nd round draft pick and a 2015 2nd round draft pick to the Los Angeles Clippers for Al-Farouq Aminu, Eric Gordon, Chris Kaman and a 2012 1st round draft pick.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
2005-06 New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets NBA $3,144,240
2006-07 New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets NBA $3,380,160
2007-08 New Orleans Hornets NBA $3,615,960
2008-09 New Orleans Hornets NBA $4,574,189
2009-10 New Orleans Hornets NBA $13,520,500
2010-11 New Orleans Hornets NBA $14,940,153
Career (may be incomplete) $43,175,202

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