Paul Westphal vs. Christian Wood Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Christian Wood and Paul Westphal, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Paul Westphal played 12 years in the NBA, 4 more than Christian Wood, who played 8. Paul Westphal had the first of his seasons in 1972-73, while Christian Wood had his rookie season in 2015-16. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers
Player	Total Seasons	Playoffs Played	NBA Years
Paul Westphal	12	9	1972-73 to 1983-84
Christian Wood	8	0	2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Paul Westphal	Christian Wood
Season	1972-73	2015-16
Team	Boston Celtics	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Westphal	60	8.0	4.1	-	-	1.1	1.2	-	-	-	1.5	1.5	3.5	.420	-	-	-	1.1	1.4	.779
Christian Wood	17	8.5	3.6	0.8	1.5	2.2	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.1	0.6	1.3	3.1	.415	0.2	0.6	.364	0.8	1.2	.619

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Westphal	11	9.9	3.9	-	-	0.6	0.8	-	-	-	2.2	1.7	3.5	.487	-	-	-	0.5	0.6	.714
Christian Wood	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Paul Westphal	Christian Wood
Season	1973-74	2016-17
Team	Boston Celtics	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Westphal	82	14.2	7.2	0.6	1.1	1.7	2.1	0.5	0.4	-	2.1	2.9	5.8	.501	-	-	-	1.4	1.9	.732
Christian Wood	13	8.2	2.7	1.1	1.2	2.2	0.2	0.2	0.5	0.5	0.8	0.9	1.8	.522	0.0	0.4	.000	0.8	1.2	.733

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Westphal	18	13.4	5.7	0.3	0.8	1.2	1.7	0.4	0.1	-	2.1	2.6	5.6	.460	-	-	-	0.6	0.8	.733
Christian Wood	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Note: Christian Wood didn't play in 2017-18.


Season 3
	Paul Westphal	Christian Wood
Season	1974-75	2018-19
Team	Boston Celtics	Milwaukee Bucks, New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Westphal	82	19.3	9.8	0.5	1.5	2.0	2.9	1.0	0.4	-	2.3	4.2	8.2	.510	-	-	-	1.5	1.9	.763
Christian Wood	21	11.9	8.2	0.8	3.1	4.0	0.4	0.3	0.5	0.8	0.8	2.9	5.6	.521	0.4	1.2	.346	2.0	2.7	.732

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Westphal	11	16.6	8.0	0.5	0.7	1.2	2.9	0.5	0.2	-	1.9	3.5	7.4	.469	-	-	-	1.1	1.6	.667
Christian Wood	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Paul Westphal	Christian Wood
Season	1975-76	2019-20
Team	Phoenix Suns	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Suns Lost NBA Finals	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Westphal	82	36.1	20.5	0.9	2.3	3.2	5.4	2.6	0.5	-	2.7	8.0	16.2	.494	-	-	-	4.5	5.4	.830
Christian Wood	62	21.4	13.1	1.7	4.6	6.3	1.0	0.5	0.9	1.4	1.6	4.6	8.2	.567	0.9	2.3	.386	2.9	3.9	.744

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Westphal	19	36.1	21.1	0.7	1.7	2.5	5.1	1.8	0.5	-	3.2	8.7	17.0	.511	-	-	-	3.7	4.9	.763
Christian Wood	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Paul Westphal	Christian Wood
Season	1976-77	2020-21
Team	Phoenix Suns	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Westphal	81	32.1	21.3	0.7	1.6	2.3	5.7	1.7	0.3	-	2.1	8.4	16.3	.518	-	-	-	4.5	5.4	.825
Christian Wood	41	32.3	21.0	1.9	7.8	9.6	1.7	0.8	1.2	2.0	2.1	8.0	15.6	.514	1.9	5.0	.374	3.0	4.8	.631

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Westphal	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Christian Wood	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Paul Westphal	Christian Wood
Season	1977-78	2021-22
Team	Phoenix Suns	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Westphal	80	31.0	25.2	0.5	1.5	2.1	5.5	1.7	0.4	3.5	2.0	10.1	19.6	.516	-	-	-	5.0	6.1	.813
Christian Wood	68	30.8	17.9	1.6	8.5	10.1	2.3	0.8	1.0	1.9	2.5	6.5	12.9	.501	1.9	4.9	.390	3.0	4.9	.623

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Westphal	2	33.0	26.0	1.5	1.5	3.0	9.5	0.5	0.0	2.5	2.0	11.0	23.5	.468	-	-	-	4.0	4.5	.889
Christian Wood	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Paul Westphal	Christian Wood
Season	1978-79	2022-23
Team	Phoenix Suns	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf Finals	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Westphal	81	32.6	24.0	0.4	1.5	2.0	6.5	1.4	0.3	2.9	2.0	9.9	18.5	.535	-	-	-	4.2	5.0	.837
Christian Wood	67	25.9	16.6	1.3	6.0	7.3	1.8	0.4	1.1	1.8	2.5	5.9	11.5	.515	1.6	4.2	.376	3.2	4.2	.772

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Westphal	15	35.6	22.4	0.5	1.7	2.2	4.3	1.0	0.3	2.5	2.5	9.5	19.1	.495	-	-	-	3.5	4.4	.788
Christian Wood	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Paul Westphal	Christian Wood
Season	1979-80	2023-24
Team	Phoenix Suns	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play
Others	-	In-Season Tournament Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Westphal	82	32.5	21.9	0.6	1.7	2.3	5.1	1.5	0.4	2.5	2.0	8.4	16.1	.525	0.3	1.1	.280	4.7	5.4	.862
Christian Wood	50	17.4	6.9	0.8	4.3	5.1	1.0	0.3	0.7	1.0	1.4	2.5	5.3	.466	0.7	2.3	.307	1.3	1.9	.702

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Westphal	8	31.6	20.9	0.3	1.0	1.3	3.9	1.4	0.4	1.6	2.5	8.6	17.8	.486	0.1	1.5	.083	3.5	4.0	.875
Christian Wood	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Paul Westphal	Christian Wood
Season	1980-81	-
Team	Seattle Supersonics	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Westphal	36	29.9	16.7	0.3	1.6	1.9	4.1	1.3	0.4	2.2	1.9	6.1	13.9	.442	0.2	0.7	.240	4.3	5.1	.832
Christian Wood	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Westphal	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Christian Wood	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Paul Westphal	Christian Wood
Season	1981-82	-
Team	New York Knicks	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Westphal	18	25.1	11.7	0.5	0.7	1.2	5.6	1.1	0.4	2.6	3.4	4.8	10.8	.443	0.1	0.4	.250	2.0	2.6	.766
Christian Wood	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Westphal	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Christian Wood	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Paul Westphal	Christian Wood
Season	1982-83	-
Team	New York Knicks	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Westphal	80	24.7	10.0	0.2	1.2	1.4	5.5	1.1	0.2	2.5	2.3	4.0	8.7	.459	0.2	0.6	.292	1.9	2.3	.804
Christian Wood	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Westphal	6	26.0	9.5	0.0	1.3	1.3	5.7	0.3	0.3	1.5	2.2	3.7	8.3	.440	0.5	1.3	.375	1.7	2.2	.769
Christian Wood	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	Paul Westphal	Christian Wood
Season	1983-84	-
Team	Phoenix Suns	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf Finals	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Westphal	59	14.7	7.0	0.1	0.6	0.7	2.5	0.7	0.1	1.3	1.2	2.4	5.3	.460	0.1	0.4	.269	2.0	2.4	.824
Christian Wood	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Westphal	17	13.1	5.3	0.2	0.3	0.5	2.2	0.7	0.0	1.4	1.4	1.8	4.7	.375	0.1	0.5	.222	1.6	1.9	.875
Christian Wood	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Paul Westphal vs. Christian Wood Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Christian Wood and Paul Westphal, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12