Chris Paul vs Kyrie Irving

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Chris Paul and Kyrie Irving compared on their NBA careers: Chris Paul played 21 seasons, 2005-06 to 2025-26, Kyrie Irving 14 seasons, 2011-12 to 2024-25. Chris Paul averaged 16.8 points a game to Kyrie Irving's 23.7. They have faced each other 18 times: Chris Paul's team won 7, Kyrie Irving's 11. Kyrie Irving won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Kyrie Irving leads in 6 of the 9 lines, Chris Paul in 3. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Chris Paul and Kyrie Irving career per game
1,370GP779
33.5MIN34.5
16.8PTS23.7, better
4.4, betterREB4.1
9.2, betterAST5.6
2, betterSTL1.3
0.2BLK0.4, better
46.9FG%47.4, better
373P%39.4, better
87FT%88.8, better
58TS%58.4, better

Chris Paul vs Kyrie Irving head to head

They have faced each other 18 times: Chris Paul's team won 7, Kyrie Irving's 11.

Chris Paul and Kyrie Irving, record against each other
GamesPlayedChris Paul wonKyrie Irving won
Regular season18711, better
Chris Paul and Kyrie Irving, averages in their games against each other
14.2PTS22.4, better
4.4REB4.4, better
9.2, betterAST5.5
32.0MIN33.6

Every game against each other

Chris Paul vs Kyrie Irving, every game
Nov 16, 2024SA at DALL 110-9311 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 25 MIN22 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 28 MIN
Oct 24, 2024SA at DALL 120-1093 PTS, 7 REB, 8 AST, 29 MIN15 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 27 MIN
Apr 5, 2024GS at DALL 108-1069 PTS, 5 REB, 8 AST, 31 MIN26 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 42 MIN
Apr 2, 2024DAL at GSW 104-10014 PTS, 1 REB, 5 AST, 20 MIN27 PTS, 1 REB, 2 AST, 39 MIN
Mar 13, 2024GS at DALL 109-999 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 31 MIN23 PTS, 8 REB, 10 AST, 35 MIN
Mar 5, 2023PHX at DALW 130-12611 PTS, 6 REB, 7 AST, 33 MIN30 PTS, 4 REB, 7 AST, 37 MIN
Feb 1, 2022BKN at PHXW 121-11120 PTS, 4 REB, 14 AST, 39 MIN26 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 37 MIN
Apr 25, 2021PHX at BKNL 128-11914 PTS, 4 REB, 8 AST, 33 MIN34 PTS, 6 REB, 12 AST, 35 MIN
Mar 3, 2019HOU at BOSW 115-10415 PTS, 6 REB, 12 AST, 34 MIN24 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 36 MIN
Mar 3, 2018BOS at HOUW 123-12015 PTS, 1 REB, 7 AST, 35 MIN18 PTS, 3 REB, 6 AST, 35 MIN
Dec 1, 2016LAC at CLEW 113-9416 PTS, 6 REB, 9 AST, 25 MIN28 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 34 MIN
Mar 13, 2016CLE at LACL 114-9017 PTS, 5 REB, 10 AST, 30 MIN17 PTS, 2 REB, 5 AST, 31 MIN
Jan 21, 2016LAC at CLEL 115-10230 PTS, 3 REB, 9 AST, 34 MIN21 PTS, 2 REB, 4 AST, 29 MIN
Feb 5, 2015LAC at CLEL 105-9410 PTS, 2 REB, 9 AST, 27 MIN10 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 32 MIN
Jan 16, 2015CLE at LACL 126-12115 PTS, 8 REB, 14 AST, 41 MIN37 PTS, 4 REB, 5 AST, 41 MIN
Mar 16, 2014CLE at LACW 102-8016 PTS, 0 REB, 15 AST, 36 MIN2 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 10 MIN
Dec 7, 2013LAC at CLEL 88-8213 PTS, 7 REB, 15 AST, 39 MIN20 PTS, 3 REB, 6 AST, 40 MIN
Nov 5, 2012CLE at LACL 108-10117 PTS, 5 REB, 9 AST, 34 MIN24 PTS, 3 REB, 10 AST, 37 MIN

Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.

Career totals

Chris Paul and Kyrie Irving career totals
23,058, betterPTS18,433
6,005, betterREB3,173
12,552, betterAST4,365
2,728, betterSTL1,022
222BLK337, better
46.9FG%47.4, better
373P%39.4, better
87FT%88.8, better
58TS%58.4, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Chris Paul and Kyrie Irving postseason
149GP96
36.5MIN37.4
20PTS23, better
4.9, betterREB3.7
8.3, betterAST4.9
1.9, betterSTL1.3
0.2BLK0.6, better
48.4, betterFG%45.8
37.33P%39.2, better
85.4FT%88.3, better
58.3, betterTS%56.5

Where each stands all time

Chris Paul and Kyrie Irving all-time places
36th (23,058), betterPoints76th (18,433)
168th (6,005), betterRebounds—
2nd (12,552), betterAssists97th (4,365)
27th (1,870)3-pointers made26th (1,876), better
2nd (2,728), betterSteals157th (1,022)

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Chris Paul and Kyrie Irving titles and awards
—Championships1, better
1Rookie of the Year1
1All-Rookie First Team1
2, betterAll-Defensive Second Team—
4, betterAll-NBA First Team—
7, betterAll-Defensive First Team—
5, betterAll-NBA Second Team1
2All-NBA Third Team2
1All-Star MVP1

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Chris Paul and Kyrie Irving season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st2005-0616.15.1, better7.8, better2011-1218.5, better3.75.4
2nd2006-0717.34.4, better8.9, better2012-1322.5, better3.75.9
3rd2007-0821.1, better4.0, better11.6, better2013-1420.83.66.1
4th2008-0922.8, better5.5, better11.0, better2014-1521.73.25.2
5th2009-1018.74.2, better10.7, better2015-1619.6, better3.04.7
6th2010-1115.94.1, better9.8, better2016-1725.2, better3.25.8
7th2011-1219.83.69.1, better2017-1824.4, better3.8, better5.1
8th2012-1316.93.79.7, better2018-1923.8, better5.0, better6.9
9th2013-1419.14.310.7, better2019-2027.4, better5.2, better6.4
10th2014-1519.14.610.2, better2020-2126.9, better4.8, better6.0
11th2015-1619.54.210.0, better2021-2227.4, better4.4, better5.8
12th2016-1718.15.09.2, better2022-2327.1, better5.1, better5.5
13th2017-1818.65.4, better7.9, better2023-2425.6, better5.05.2
14th2018-1915.64.68.2, better2024-2524.7, better4.8, better4.6
15th2019-2017.65.06.7————
16th2020-2116.44.58.9————
17th2021-2214.74.410.8————
18th2022-2313.94.38.9————
19th2023-249.23.96.8————
20th2024-258.83.67.4————
21st2025-262.91.83.3————

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST