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John StocktonvsChris Paul

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

John Stockton

1985–2003 · 19 seasons

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Chris Paul

2006–2026 · 21 seasons

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At a glance

John Stockton and Chris Paul: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
John Stockton	Stat	Chris Paul
19	Seasons	21
344.0	Career VAL	323.3
27.3 (1988)	Peak-season VAL	28.6 (2009)
Inducted 2009	Hall of Fame	—
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	8
4	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	31

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (NBA VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 2002 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both John Stockton and Chris Paul have
John Stockton	Stat	Chris Paul
Career
1,504	Games	1,370
Per game
13.1	Points / game	16.8
2.7	Rebounds / game	4.4
10.5	Assists / game	9.2

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Points, Rebounds, Assists, Steals, Blocks, 3-pointers made, FG %, 3P %, FT %, True shooting %, PER, Win shares — John Stockton's career line covers 2002–2003 only (the table behind it does not cover 17 early-career seasons).

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Age	John Stockton	Chris Paul
20	—	15.7
21	—	13
22	5.6	28.2
23	11	28.6
24	12.6	11.5
25	27.3	21.6
26	26.2	16.9
27	22.2	20.7
28	23.1	20.1
29	21.6	23.8
30	17.9	19.9
31	22.6	16.1
32	23.1	13.2
33	20.8	9.2
34	22	11.6
35	12.8	14
36	8.9	17
37	16.9	9.4
38	17.1	5.6
39	17.3	7.2
40	15	—