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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

Drafted by the New Orleans Hornets in the 1st round (4th pick, 4th overall) of the 2005 NBA draft.

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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 10 10 340 85 143 .594 19 29 .655 49 58 .845 3 31 34 92 17 0 21 28 238
Career NBA 310 310 11509 2134 4507 .473 275 774 .355 1522 1794 .848 249 1218 1467 3058 743 23 797 797 6065

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 10 10 34.0 8.5 14.3 .594 1.9 2.9 .655 4.9 5.8 .845 0.3 3.1 3.4 9.2 1.7 0.0 2.1 2.8 23.8
Career NBA 310 310 37.1 6.9 14.5 .473 0.9 2.5 .355 4.9 5.8 .848 0.8 3.9 4.7 9.9 2.4 0.1 2.6 2.6 19.6

Per 36 Minutes

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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 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 10 10 340 9.0 15.1 .594 2.0 3.1 .655 5.2 6.1 .845 0.3 3.3 3.6 9.7 1.8 0.0 2.2 3.0 25.2
Career NBA 310 310 11509 6.7 14.1 .473 0.9 2.4 .355 4.8 5.6 .848 0.8 3.8 4.6 9.6 2.3 0.1 2.5 2.5 19.0

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
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
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
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
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
2009-10 24 NOH NBA 10 340 33.8 .706 .661 1.0 10.5 5.8 51.6 2.6 0.0 11.1 25.3 141 113 2.4 0.1 2.5
Career NBA 310 11509 26.1 .573 .504 2.5 12.7 7.5 47.1 3.5 0.2 13.1 24.8 121 104 42.0 15.8 57.8

Playoffs

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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
Career NBA 17 687 141 294 10 37 80 100 20 81 187 36 2 46 51 372 .480 .270 .800 40.4 21.9 4.8 11.0

Playoffs 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
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
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
Career NBA 17 687 26.4 .550 .497 3.3 10.2 6.8 53.0 2.9 0.3 12.0 27.0 118 111 2.3 0.4 2.8

All-Star Games

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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
Career NBA 2 1 57 14 28 .500 2 7 .286 0 0 3 10 28 7 0 3 9 30

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

All-Star Games

2008 NBA
2009 NBA

Awards

2005-06 NBA Rookie of the Year

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)

MVP Award Shares

2007-08 NBA 0.706 (2)
2008-09 NBA 0.159 (5)
Active 0.864 (10)
Career 0.864 (33)

Field Goals

2008-09 NBA 631 (9)

Field Goal Pct

2009-10 NBA .594 (5)

3-Pt Field Goal Pct

2009-10 NBA .655 (1)

Free Throws

2008-09 NBA 455 (10)

Free Throw Attempts

2008-09 NBA 524 (10)

Free Throw Pct

Active .848 (10)
Career NBA .848 (44)
Career .848 (46)

Assists

2005-06 NBA 611 (5)
2006-07 NBA 569 (6)
2007-08 NBA 925 (1)
 2008-09 NBA 861 (1)
 2009-10 NBA 92 (7)

Steals

2005-06 NBA 175 (1)
 2007-08 NBA 217 (1)
 2008-09 NBA 216 (1)

Turnovers

2008-09 NBA 231 (7)

Points

2008-09 NBA 1781 (7)

Minutes Per Game

2008-09 NBA 38.5 (8)

Points Per Game

2008-09 NBA 22.8 (7)
2009-10 NBA 23.8 (10)

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 9.2 (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)

Player Efficiency Rating

2007-08 NBA 28.3 (2)
2008-09 NBA 30.0 (3)
2009-10 NBA 33.8 (1)

True Shooting Pct

2009-10 NBA .706 (1)
 Career NBA .573 (62)
Career .573 (62)

Effective Field Goal Pct

2009-10 NBA .661 (2)

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 51.6 (2)
Active 47.1 (1)
 Career NBA 47.1 (2)
Career 47.1 (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)

Offensive Rating

2007-08 NBA 124.7 (5)
2008-09 NBA 124.4 (2)
2009-10 NBA 141.2 (1)
 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)
2009-10 NBA 2.4 (1)

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)
2009-10 NBA 2.5 (2)
  

Transactions

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

Salaries

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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
Career (may be incomplete) $14,714,549
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*).

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