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Chris Paul

LAC · Guard · 2025-26 · Wake Forest · Year 21 · age 40 · born May 6, 1985 · unqualified

2.9 PPG1.8 RPG3.3 APG1.0 TPG14.2 MPG

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Height: 6'0"
Weight: 175

Chris Paul, 2025-26 with LAC: 2.9 points, 1.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 14.2 minutes a game. He fell short of the qualifying floor (20 games at 15 minutes a game), so the percentiles below set a small sample against the 349 players who cleared it.

Bars rank him against all 349 qualified players in 2025-26; the second number is his rank among the 178 qualified guards. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.

Small sample

Role

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs guards	Value
Minutes / game	1	1	14.2
Minutes share	1	1	5.8%
Availability	1	1	19.5%

Offense

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs guards	Value
Shooting
True shooting %	1	1	.413
Effective FG%	1	1	.411
Points per shot	1	1	0.84
3-point %	35	33	33.3%
3-point attempts / g	17	8	1.9
3PA rate (of FGA)	71	64	53.6%
2-point %	1	1	30.8%
Free throw %	2	1	50.0%
FT attempts / g	1	1	0.1
FT rate (of FGA)	1	1	3.6%
% points from 3	92	88	63.8%
Creation & playmaking
Points / 75	1	1	7.6
Assist %	97	94	35.1%
Assists / 75	97	94	8.5
Assist / turnover	95	91	3.31
Potential assists / 75	98	97	17.5
Usage %	13	12	13.5%
Turnover %	1	1	22.0%
Turnovers / 75	19	24	2.6
Offensive rebound %	33	54	2.6%
Drive rate / 75	41	25	5.0
Self-creation	1	1	low
Shot-making (PPP %ile)	1	1	7
Defender difficulty	94	99	elite (+0.3)
Impact
On/Off net	1	1	-18.2

Defense

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs guards	Value
Rebounding
Rebounds / 75	29	48	4.5
Def. rebound %	36	56	10.1%
Activity & outcomes
Steals / 75	89	86	1.8
Blocks / 75	1	1	0.0
Stocks / 75	47	56	1.8
Steal %	89	85	2.4%
Block %	1	1	0.0%
Rim FG% def. diff	9	13	+5.9%
Matchup difficulty	4	5	low (10.5)
Opp FG% on matchups	8	9	+4.6%
Deflections / 75	92	90	4.3
Physical ingredients
Height	1	2	6'0"
Strength (weight)	2	4	175

Value

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs guards	Value
Overall value
PER	2	4	8.1
Win Shares / 48	9	11	.017
Box Plus/Minus	8	10	−4.2
Offensive BPM	3	6	−4.0
Defensive BPM	45	51	−0.2
VORP	22	24	-0.1
Game Score / g	1	1	3.0

Season by season

Season	Team	Age	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	TS%	BPM	BPM %ile	Honours
2005-06	NOK	20	78	36.0	16.1	5.1	7.8	.546	+5.2	95	ROY · All-Rookie 1st
2006-07	NOK	21	64	36.8	17.2	4.4	8.9	.537	+5.0	96
2007-08	NOH	22	80	37.6	21.1	4.0	11.6	.576	+10.4	99	All-NBA 1st · All-Def 2nd · All-Star
2008-09★	NOH	23	78	38.5	22.8	5.5	11.0	.599	+11.0	99	All-NBA 2nd · All-Def 1st · All-Star
2009-10	NOH	24	45	38.1	18.7	4.2	10.7	.584	+6.2	98	All-Star
2010-11	NOH	25	80	36.0	15.8	4.1	9.8	.578	+7.1	99	All-NBA 3rd · All-Def 2nd · All-Star
2011-12	LAC	26	60	36.3	19.8	3.5	9.1	.581	+9.2	99	All-NBA 1st · All-Def 1st · All-Star
2012-13	LAC	27	70	33.4	16.9	3.7	9.7	.594	+8.8	99	All-NBA 1st · All-Def 1st · All-Star · ASG MVP
2013-14	LAC	28	62	35.0	19.1	4.3	10.7	.580	+8.6	99	All-NBA 1st · All-Def 1st · All-Star
2014-15	LAC	29	82	34.8	19.1	4.6	10.2	.596	+8.0	98	All-NBA 2nd · All-Def 1st · All-Star
2015-16	LAC	30	74	32.7	19.5	4.2	10.0	.575	+7.9	99	All-NBA 2nd · All-Def 1st · All-Star
2016-17	LAC	31	61	31.5	18.1	5.0	9.2	.614	+8.7	99	All-Def 1st
2017-18	HOU	32	58	31.8	18.6	5.4	7.9	.604	+7.1	98
2018-19	HOU	33	58	32.0	15.6	4.6	8.2	.560	+3.9	93
2019-20	OKC	34	70	31.5	17.6	5.0	6.7	.610	+4.4	96	All-NBA 2nd · All-Star
2020-21	PHX	35	70	31.4	16.4	4.5	8.9	.599	+4.6	95	All-NBA 2nd · All-Star
2021-22	PHX	36	65	32.9	14.7	4.4	10.8	.581	+5.4	97	All-NBA 3rd · All-Star
2022-23	PHX	37	59	32.0	13.9	4.3	8.9	.555	+3.2	91
2023-24	GSW	38	58	26.4	9.2	3.9	6.8	.544	+1.0	70
2024-25	SAS	39	82	28.0	8.8	3.6	7.4	.580	+0.8	68
2025-26	LAC	40	16	14.2	2.9	1.8	3.3	.413	−4.2	8

BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players. ★ is his best season by Box Plus/Minus, among seasons that clear the games floor.