Chris Paul vs LeBron James

Who has the better career numbers?

LeBron James leads in 5 of the 9 lines, Chris Paul in 4. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Chris Paul vs LeBron James head to head

They have faced each other 42 times: Chris Paul's team won 22, LeBron James's 20. In the playoffs Chris Paul leads 4-2.

Every game against each other

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Chris Paul vs LeBron James, every game

Date↓	Game↓	Paul's team↓	Chris Paul↓	LeBron James↓
Nov 25, 2025	LAC at LAL	L 135-118	4 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 9 MIN	25 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 32 MIN
Jan 13, 2025	SA at LAL	W 126-102	13 PTS, 2 REB, 10 AST, 29 MIN	18 PTS, 5 REB, 8 AST, 32 MIN
Nov 27, 2024	LAL at SA	L 119-101	5 PTS, 2 REB, 6 AST, 25 MIN	16 PTS, 10 REB, 11 AST, 33 MIN
Nov 15, 2024	LAL at SA	L 120-115	11 PTS, 2 REB, 11 AST, 29 MIN	15 PTS, 16 REB, 12 AST, 38 MIN
Apr 9, 2024	GS at LAL	W 134-120	11 PTS, 6 REB, 9 AST, 25 MIN	33 PTS, 7 REB, 11 AST, 36 MIN
Mar 16, 2024	GS at LAL	W 128-121	8 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 19 MIN	40 PTS, 8 REB, 9 AST, 38 MIN
Dec 21, 2021	PHX at LAL	W 108-90	11 PTS, 3 REB, 9 AST, 29 MIN	34 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 34 MIN
Oct 22, 2021	PHX at LAL	W 115-105	23 PTS, 5 REB, 14 AST, 29 MIN	25 PTS, 2 REB, 5 AST, 37 MIN
Jun 3, 2021	PHX at LAL (playoffs)	W 113-100	8 PTS, 2 REB, 12 AST, 29 MIN	29 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST, 41 MIN
Jun 1, 2021	LAL at PHX (playoffs)	W 115-85	9 PTS, 4 REB, 6 AST, 23 MIN	24 PTS, 5 REB, 7 AST, 32 MIN
May 30, 2021	PHX at LAL (playoffs)	W 100-92	18 PTS, 3 REB, 9 AST, 32 MIN	25 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 38 MIN
May 27, 2021	PHX at LAL (playoffs)	L 109-95	7 PTS, 5 REB, 6 AST, 27 MIN	21 PTS, 6 REB, 9 AST, 38 MIN
May 25, 2021	LAL at PHX (playoffs)	L 109-102	6 PTS, 3 REB, 5 AST, 23 MIN	23 PTS, 4 REB, 9 AST, 39 MIN
May 23, 2021	LAL at PHX (playoffs)	W 99-90	7 PTS, 4 REB, 8 AST, 36 MIN	18 PTS, 7 REB, 10 AST, 36 MIN
Mar 2, 2021	PHX at LAL	W 114-104	8 PTS, 5 REB, 10 AST, 33 MIN	38 PTS, 5 REB, 6 AST, 38 MIN
Aug 5, 2020	OKC at LAL	W 105-86	21 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 31 MIN	19 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 30 MIN
Nov 22, 2019	LAL at OKC	L 130-127	18 PTS, 4 REB, 7 AST, 32 MIN	23 PTS, 6 REB, 14 AST, 36 MIN
Nov 19, 2019	OKC at LAL	L 112-107	4 PTS, 5 REB, 10 AST, 30 MIN	25 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST, 37 MIN
Feb 21, 2019	HOU at LAL	L 111-106	23 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST, 35 MIN	29 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 40 MIN
Dec 13, 2018	LAL at HOU	W 126-111	14 PTS, 1 REB, 9 AST, 37 MIN	29 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 36 MIN
Oct 20, 2018	HOU at LAL	W 124-115	28 PTS, 7 REB, 10 AST, 30 MIN	24 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 39 MIN
Feb 3, 2018	HOU at CLE	W 120-88	22 PTS, 8 REB, 11 AST, 27 MIN	11 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST, 31 MIN
Dec 1, 2016	LAC at CLE	W 113-94	16 PTS, 6 REB, 9 AST, 25 MIN	16 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 34 MIN
Mar 13, 2016	CLE at LAC	L 114-90	17 PTS, 5 REB, 10 AST, 30 MIN	27 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 31 MIN
Jan 21, 2016	LAC at CLE	L 115-102	30 PTS, 3 REB, 9 AST, 34 MIN	22 PTS, 5 REB, 12 AST, 35 MIN
Feb 5, 2015	LAC at CLE	L 105-94	10 PTS, 2 REB, 9 AST, 27 MIN	23 PTS, 3 REB, 9 AST, 28 MIN
Jan 16, 2015	CLE at LAC	L 126-121	15 PTS, 8 REB, 14 AST, 41 MIN	32 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST, 42 MIN
Nov 7, 2013	LAC at MIA	L 102-97	11 PTS, 5 REB, 12 AST, 37 MIN	18 PTS, 5 REB, 6 AST, 37 MIN
Feb 8, 2013	LAC at MIA	L 111-89	3 PTS, 1 REB, 2 AST, 20 MIN	30 PTS, 5 REB, 6 AST, 31 MIN
Nov 14, 2012	MIA at LAC	W 107-100	16 PTS, 1 REB, 10 AST, 31 MIN	30 PTS, 5 REB, 7 AST, 41 MIN
Jan 11, 2012	MIA at LAC	W 95-89 OT	27 PTS, 6 REB, 11 AST, 45 MIN	23 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST, 42 MIN
Dec 13, 2010	NO at MIA	L 96-84	11 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 36 MIN	20 PTS, 4 REB, 7 AST, 40 MIN
Nov 5, 2010	MIA at NO	W 96-93	13 PTS, 2 REB, 19 AST, 36 MIN	20 PTS, 7 REB, 10 AST, 41 MIN
Mar 24, 2010	CLE at NO	L 105-92	5 PTS, 2 REB, 7 AST, 31 MIN	38 PTS, 6 REB, 9 AST, 41 MIN
Jan 16, 2009	NO at CLE	L 92-78	18 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 40 MIN	29 PTS, 14 REB, 7 AST, 43 MIN
Nov 1, 2008	CLE at NO	W 104-92	24 PTS, 3 REB, 15 AST, 36 MIN	15 PTS, 7 REB, 13 AST, 38 MIN
Mar 26, 2008	NO at CLE	W 100-99	15 PTS, 3 REB, 20 AST, 42 MIN	21 PTS, 3 REB, 8 AST, 41 MIN
Dec 29, 2007	CLE at NO	W 86-76	20 PTS, 6 REB, 9 AST, 40 MIN	21 PTS, 5 REB, 6 AST, 42 MIN
Feb 27, 2007	NO at CLE	L 97-89	7 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 32 MIN	35 PTS, 5 REB, 8 AST, 43 MIN
Dec 11, 2006	CLE at NO	W 95-89	30 PTS, 5 REB, 11 AST, 46 MIN	15 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 42 MIN
Apr 10, 2006	CLE at NO	L 103-101	22 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 41 MIN	32 PTS, 4 REB, 6 AST, 42 MIN
Nov 2, 2005	NO at CLE	L 109-87	13 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 29 MIN	31 PTS, 3 REB, 4 AST, 33 MIN

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

Career totals

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Where each stands all time

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

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.