Paul George vs. Tom Patterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Patterson and Paul George 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

Paul George

vs.

Tom Patterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul George: 2010-11 to 2023-24
Tom Patterson: 1972-73 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul George 0 Tom Patterson 0

NBA Seasons Paul George 14 Tom Patterson 2

Playoffs Played Paul George 11 Tom Patterson 1

All-Star Games Paul George 9 Tom Patterson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul George 1 Tom Patterson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul George 6 Tom Patterson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Paul George 2 Tom Patterson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Paul George 4 Tom Patterson 0

Steals Leader Paul George 1 Tom Patterson 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul George 20.8 Tom Patterson 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Paul George 6.3 Tom Patterson 1.0

Assists Per Game Paul George 3.7 Tom Patterson 0.2

Steals Per Game Paul George 1.7 Tom Patterson 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Paul George 0.4 Tom Patterson 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul George 18,032 Tom Patterson 56

Total Rebounds Paul George 5,465 Tom Patterson 24

Total Assists Paul George 3,191 Tom Patterson 5

Total Steals Paul George 1,464 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Blocks Paul George 381 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Games Paul George 867 Tom Patterson 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul George .440 Tom Patterson .420

3-Point Percentage Paul George .385 Tom Patterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul George .854 Tom Patterson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul George 28.0 (2019) Tom Patterson 2.4 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Paul George 8.2 (2019) Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974)

Assists Per Game Paul George 5.7 (2022) Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Paul George 2.2 (2019) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paul George 0.6 (2013) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul George 21.2 Tom Patterson 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul George 7.5 Tom Patterson 0.0

Assists Per Game Paul George 4.1 Tom Patterson 0.0

Steals Per Game Paul George 1.5 Tom Patterson - *

Blocks Per Game Paul George 0.5 Tom Patterson - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul George 2,398 Tom Patterson 0

Total Rebounds Paul George 843 Tom Patterson 0

Total Assists Paul George 468 Tom Patterson 0

Total Steals Paul George 171 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Blocks Paul George 61 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Games Paul George 113 Tom Patterson 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul George .424 Tom Patterson -

3-Point Percentage Paul George .354 Tom Patterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul George .825 Tom Patterson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul George 28.6 (2019) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Paul George 9.6 (2021) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Paul George 7.3 (2017) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973)

Steals Per Game Paul George 2.2 (2014) Tom Patterson - *

Blocks Per Game Paul George 2.0 (2011) Tom Patterson - *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.