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The Basketball Almanac · No. 24 · 2023-24
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Chris Paul vs Pau Gasol

CP
Chris Paul2025-262025-26 · LAC
PG
Pau Gasol2001-022018-19 · MEM

Pau Gasol leads 7 of 8 career categories against Chris Paul, including scoring (17.0 PPG) and rebounding (9.2 RPG). Head to head they met 46 times, 6 of them in the playoffs, with Chris Paul winning the series 27–19.

The case for Chris Paul: playmaking (3.3 APG).

The case for Pau Gasol: scoring (17.0 PPG), rebounding (9.2 RPG), shooting efficiency (56.5% TS%), and 4 more.

PPG
2.917.0
RPG
1.89.2
APG
3.33.2
TS%
41.3%56.5%
PER
8.121.4
Win Shares
0.1143.9
games played
161226
MVPs / All-Star nods
4 All-NBA · 6 AS

Head to Head

Chris PaulPau Gasol
Record2719
Meetings46 (6 playoff)
PPG20.016.0
RPG4.59.3
APG10.43.2
First meeting2005-06
Last meeting2017-18

Per Game

Chris PaulPau Gasol
G161226
MIN14.333.4
PTS2.917.0
REB1.89.2
AST3.33.2
STL0.70.5
BLK0.01.6
FG%32.150.7
3P%33.336.8
FT%50.075.3

Advanced

Chris PaulPau Gasol
PER8.121.4
TS%41.356.5
USG%13.823.3
WS0.1143.9
WS/480.0160.169
BPM-1.83.1
VORP0.052.6

Accolades

Chris PaulPau Gasol
All-NBA4
All-Star6
Rookie of the Year1
All-Rookie1

Career percentiles

Scoring
9
87
Efficiency
1
75
Playmaking
76
81
Rebounding
15
95
Defense
24
88

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