Frank Gates vs. Chris Paul Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Chris Paul and Frank Gates that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Frank Gates

vs.

Chris Paul

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Frank Gates: 1949-50 to 1949-50
Chris Paul: 2005-06 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Frank Gates 0 Chris Paul 0

NBA Seasons Frank Gates 1 Chris Paul 19

Playoffs Played Frank Gates 1 Chris Paul 15

All-Star Games Frank Gates 0 Chris Paul 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Frank Gates 0 Chris Paul 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Frank Gates 0 Chris Paul 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Frank Gates 0 * Chris Paul 7

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Frank Gates 0 Chris Paul 9

Assists Leader Frank Gates 0 Chris Paul 5

Steals Leader Frank Gates 0 * Chris Paul 6

Rookie of The Year Frank Gates 0 * Chris Paul 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Frank Gates 4.5 Chris Paul 17.5

Rebounds Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Chris Paul 4.5

Assists Per Game Frank Gates 1.4 Chris Paul 9.4

Steals Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Chris Paul 2.1

Blocks Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Chris Paul 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Frank Gates 287 Chris Paul 22,288

Total Rebounds Frank Gates - n/a ** Chris Paul 5,682

Total Assists Frank Gates 91 Chris Paul 11,894

Total Steals Frank Gates - n/a ** Chris Paul 2,614

Total Blocks Frank Gates - n/a ** Chris Paul 200

Total Games Frank Gates 64 Chris Paul 1,272

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Frank Gates .281 Chris Paul .471

3-Point Percentage Frank Gates - n/a ** Chris Paul .369

Free Throw Percentage Frank Gates .622 Chris Paul .870

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Frank Gates 4.5 (1950) Chris Paul 22.8 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Chris Paul 5.5 (2009)

Assists Per Game Frank Gates 1.4 (1950) Chris Paul 11.6 (2008)

Steals Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Chris Paul 2.8 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Chris Paul 0.4 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Frank Gates 3.6 Chris Paul 20.0

Rebounds Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Chris Paul 4.9

Assists Per Game Frank Gates 1.3 Chris Paul 8.3

Steals Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Chris Paul 1.9

Blocks Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Chris Paul 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Frank Gates 25 Chris Paul 2,981

Total Rebounds Frank Gates - n/a ** Chris Paul 730

Total Assists Frank Gates 9 Chris Paul 1,233

Total Steals Frank Gates - n/a ** Chris Paul 287

Total Blocks Frank Gates - n/a ** Chris Paul 31

Total Games Frank Gates 7 Chris Paul 149

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Frank Gates .243 Chris Paul .484

3-Point Percentage Frank Gates - n/a ** Chris Paul .373

Free Throw Percentage Frank Gates .700 Chris Paul .854

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Frank Gates 3.6 (1950) Chris Paul 25.3 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Chris Paul 7.4 (2020)

Assists Per Game Frank Gates 1.3 (1950) Chris Paul 11.5 (2011)

Steals Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Chris Paul 2.8 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Chris Paul 0.7 (2023)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.