Jim Paxson SG

Full Name: James Paxson, Jr.

Born: Jul 9, 1957 (66 years old)

Birthplace/Hometown: Kettering, Ohio

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-6 (198cm)     Weight: 200 (91kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1979 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 1, Pick 12, Portland Trail Blazers

Pre-Draft Team: Dayton (Sr)

High School: Archbishop Alter High School [Kettering, Ohio]

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NBA

11 Years Of Service - 2x All-Star

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1979-80 POR 72 - 17.6 6.15 2.62 6.39 .411 0.01 0.31 .045 0.89 1.25 .711 0.35 1.17 1.51 2.00 0.67 0.07 1.29 1.35
1980-81 POR 79 - 34.2 17.14 7.41 13.82 .536 0.03 0.38 .067 2.30 3.14 .734 0.94 1.73 2.67 3.78 1.77 0.11 1.66 2.18
1981-82 POR 82 82 33.6 18.93 8.07 15.34 .526 0.10 0.43 .229 2.68 3.50 .767 0.91 1.78 2.70 3.37 1.57 0.15 1.76 1.94
1982-83 ☆ POR 81 81 33.8 21.68 8.42 16.33 .515 0.05 0.31 .160 4.79 5.90 .812 0.84 1.31 2.15 2.85 1.73 0.21 1.93 1.98
1983-84 ☆ POR 81 81 33.2 21.26 8.40 16.32 .514 0.21 0.73 .288 4.26 5.06 .841 0.84 1.30 2.14 3.10 1.51 0.12 1.75 2.04
1984-85 POR 68 57 33.1 17.91 7.47 14.53 .514 0.09 0.57 .154 2.88 3.65 .790 1.01 2.25 3.26 3.88 1.49 0.07 1.59 1.69
1985-86 POR 75 31 25.7 13.08 4.96 10.56 .470 0.27 0.83 .323 2.89 3.25 .889 0.56 1.41 1.97 3.71 1.25 0.07 1.49 2.08
1986-87 POR 72 1 25.0 12.14 4.68 10.18 .460 0.36 1.36 .265 2.42 3.00 .806 0.57 1.36 1.93 3.29 1.06 0.17 1.50 1.86
1987-88 * All Teams 45 3 17.8 7.71 3.04 6.62 .460 0.11 0.47 .238 1.51 1.76 .861 0.33 0.67 1.00 1.69 0.67 0.11 0.87 1.62
1987-88 * BOS 28 2 19.2 8.71 3.36 6.82 .492 0.07 0.46 .154 1.93 2.18 .885 0.25 0.71 0.96 1.75 0.82 0.14 1.00 1.57
1987-88 * POR 17 1 15.5 6.06 2.53 6.29 .402 0.18 0.47 .375 0.82 1.06 .778 0.47 0.59 1.06 1.59 0.41 0.06 0.65 1.71
1988-89 BOS 57 7 20.1 8.63 3.54 7.81 .454 0.07 0.42 .167 1.47 1.81 .816 0.32 0.98 1.30 1.88 0.67 0.14 1.00 1.68
1989-90 BOS 72 25 17.8 6.39 2.65 5.86 .453 0.07 0.28 .250 1.01 1.25 .811 0.33 0.74 1.07 1.90 0.46 0.07 0.75 1.60
CAREER   784 368 27.3 14.28 5.80 11.65 .498 0.12 0.55 .225 2.57 3.18 .807 0.66 1.37 2.03 2.93 1.21 0.12 1.46 1.84

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NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1979-80 POR 72 - 1,270 443 189 460 .411 1 22 .045 64 90 .711 25 84 109 144 48 5 93 97
1980-81 POR 79 - 2,701 1,354 585 1,092 .536 2 30 .067 182 248 .734 74 137 211 299 140 9 131 172
1981-82 POR 82 82 2,756 1,552 662 1,258 .526 8 35 .229 220 287 .767 75 146 221 276 129 12 144 159
1982-83 ☆ POR 81 81 2,740 1,756 682 1,323 .515 4 25 .160 388 478 .812 68 106 174 231 140 17 156 160
1983-84 ☆ POR 81 81 2,686 1,722 680 1,322 .514 17 59 .288 345 410 .841 68 105 173 251 122 10 142 165
1984-85 POR 68 57 2,253 1,218 508 988 .514 6 39 .154 196 248 .790 69 153 222 264 101 5 108 115
1985-86 POR 75 31 1,931 981 372 792 .470 20 62 .323 217 244 .889 42 106 148 278 94 5 112 156
1986-87 POR 72 1 1,798 874 337 733 .460 26 98 .265 174 216 .806 41 98 139 237 76 12 108 134
1987-88 * All Teams 45 3 801 347 137 298 .460 5 21 .238 68 79 .861 15 30 45 76 30 5 39 73
1987-88 * BOS 28 2 538 244 94 191 .492 2 13 .154 54 61 .885 7 20 27 49 23 4 28 44
1987-88 * POR 17 1 263 103 43 107 .402 3 8 .375 14 18 .778 8 10 18 27 7 1 11 29
1988-89 BOS 57 7 1,148 492 202 445 .454 4 24 .167 84 103 .816 18 56 74 107 38 8 57 96
1989-90 BOS 72 25 1,283 460 191 422 .453 5 20 .250 73 90 .811 24 53 77 137 33 5 54 115
CAREER   784 368 21,367 11,199 4,545 9,133 .498 98 435 .225 2,011 2,493 .807 519 1,074 1,593 2,300 951 93 1,144 1,442

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NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1979-80 POR 72 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .098 1.55 0.52 0.20 34 38 .472 -0.80 1.10 0.30
1980-81 POR 79 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 2.28 1.07 0.23 42 37 .532 5.60 2.10 7.70
1981-82 POR 82 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 1.92 0.90 0.23 42 40 .512 5.60 1.80 7.50
1982-83 ☆ POR 81 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 1.48 0.90 0.36 46 35 .568 7.80 2.40 10.20
1983-84 ☆ POR 81 81 0 0 1 0 0 0 .256 1.77 0.86 0.31 48 33 .593 7.50 1.90 9.50
1984-85 POR 68 57 0 0 1 0 0 0 .208 2.44 0.94 0.25 33 35 .485 4.60 1.90 6.50
1985-86 POR 75 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 .196 2.48 0.84 0.31 36 39 .480 3.52 1.22 4.74
1986-87 POR 72 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 2.19 0.70 0.29 44 28 .611 2.08 1.27 3.35
1987-88 * All Teams 45 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .107 1.95 0.77 0.27 29 16 .644 0.67 0.32 1.00
1987-88 * BOS 28 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115 1.75 0.82 0.32 19 9 .679 0.71 0.17 0.88
1987-88 * POR 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .093 2.45 0.64 0.17 10 7 .588 -0.02 0.14 0.12
1988-89 BOS 57 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 .127 1.88 0.67 0.23 31 26 .544 0.68 0.65 1.33
1989-90 BOS 72 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105 2.54 0.61 0.21 45 27 .625 0.59 0.64 1.22
CAREER   784 368 1 0 2 0 0 0 .192 2.01 0.83 0.27 430 354 .548 37.85 15.30 53.34

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NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1979-80 POR 72 - .443 .412 2.13 7.38 4.72 15.91 15.69 1.84 0.23 19.14 116.74 0.25 0.96 91.5 106.9 9.09
1980-81 POR 79 - .564 .537 2.97 5.54 4.25 15.26 9.83 2.42 0.18 19.55 133.63 2.50 1.24 115.2 107.8 17.01
1981-82 POR 82 82 .561 .529 3.07 5.86 4.48 14.79 9.42 2.24 0.24 22.79 152.14 1.46 1.23 114.1 109.9 18.04
1982-83 ☆ POR 81 81 .573 .517 2.77 4.36 3.56 13.46 9.23 2.43 0.35 25.05 148.72 -0.07 1.33 116.0 106.0 20.14
1983-84 ☆ POR 81 81 .573 .521 2.92 4.76 3.81 14.08 8.64 2.16 0.22 24.66 164.40 0.95 1.30 119.6 110.3 19.57
1984-85 POR 68 57 .555 .517 3.44 7.57 5.51 16.57 8.96 2.08 0.12 21.21 145.83 2.98 1.23 116.1 109.5 17.36
1985-86 POR 75 31 .545 .482 2.47 6.25 4.36 19.98 11.07 2.24 0.15 20.75 168.16 3.71 1.24 114.0 110.9 15.83
1986-87 POR 72 1 .528 .477 2.60 6.00 4.33 18.00 11.54 1.93 0.37 20.45 153.06 2.67 1.19 109.8 111.4 13.76
1987-88 * All Teams 45 3 .521 .468 2.24 4.29 3.29 12.64 10.49 1.81 0.36 19.46 155.86 1.46 1.16 107.4 113.7 11.65
1987-88 * BOS 28 2 .560 .497 1.72 4.36 3.12 12.15 11.39 2.14 0.44 20.09 153.12 0.90 1.28 111.4 114.5 13.50
1987-88 * POR 17 1 .448 .416 3.14 4.21 3.65 13.61 8.74 1.21 0.21 18.66 155.46 2.51 0.96 99.1 112.7 8.33
1988-89 BOS 57 7 .502 .458 1.84 5.60 3.74 13.11 10.41 1.64 0.42 20.09 143.61 1.29 1.11 104.7 112.0 11.51
1989-90 BOS 72 25 .498 .459 2.21 4.34 3.34 14.19 10.47 1.26 0.22 17.03 151.37 2.91 1.09 104.6 113.1 9.58
CAREER   784 368 .547 .503 2.75 5.64 4.20 15.48 10.06 2.11 0.25 21.60 152.96 1.82 1.23 112.6 109.7 16.34

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NBA Transactions

Jun 25, 1979 - The Portland Trail Blazers selected Jim Paxson in Round 1 with Pick 12 in the 1979 NBA Draft.
Aug 13, 1979 - Jim Paxson signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers.
Jun 30, 1983 - The Portland Trail Blazers exercised their Team Option to extend the contract of Jim Paxson.
Jul 1, 1984 - Jim Paxson, previously with the Portland Trail Blazers, became a free agent.
Oct 15, 1984 - Jim Paxson signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers.
Jun 22, 1987 - Jim Paxson was acquired by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Keith Lee.
Aug 18, 1987 - The trade that sent Jim Paxson to the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Portland Trail Blazers was voided. Jim Paxson is now back on the Portland Trail Blazers.
Feb 23, 1988 - Jim Paxson was acquired by the Boston Celtics from the Portland Trail Blazers in a trade.
Jul 1, 1990 - Jim Paxson, previously with the Boston Celtics, became a free agent.
Oct 6, 1990 - Jim Paxson retired from professional basketball.
Dec 15, 1990 - The Boston Celtics renounced their free-agent exception rights to Jim Paxson.

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NBA Awards & Honors

All-NBA Second Team - 1984

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1979-80 POR 3 - 14.7 5.33 1.67 5.33 .313 0.00 0.00 .000 2.00 2.00 1.000 0.00 1.33 1.33 1.00 0.67 0.33 0.67 0.67
1980-81 POR 1 - 4.0 0.00 0.00 3.00 .000 0.00 0.00 .000 0.00 0.00 .000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
1982-83 POR 7 0 37.1 23.29 9.71 16.57 .586 0.29 0.57 .500 3.57 4.71 .758 0.57 1.57 2.14 2.57 1.29 0.14 2.14 1.57
1983-84 POR 5 0 34.4 22.80 8.00 15.60 .513 0.20 1.00 .200 6.60 8.00 .825 2.20 1.60 3.80 2.40 0.40 0.00 1.80 2.60
1984-85 POR 9 0 23.6 12.89 5.22 11.22 .465 0.33 1.11 .300 2.11 2.67 .792 0.67 1.56 2.22 2.33 0.67 0.00 0.56 1.78
1985-86 POR 4 0 17.8 10.50 3.50 9.25 .378 0.50 1.50 .333 3.00 3.75 .800 0.25 0.75 1.00 3.75 0.75 0.00 1.50 3.00
1986-87 POR 4 0 23.5 8.50 3.25 8.00 .406 0.00 0.50 .000 2.00 2.25 .889 1.00 1.25 2.25 3.25 1.25 0.00 1.00 2.00
1987-88 BOS 15 0 12.5 3.33 1.13 3.93 .288 0.00 0.13 .000 1.07 1.33 .800 0.07 0.53 0.60 0.73 0.40 0.13 0.80 1.20
1989-90 BOS 5 0 12.4 3.80 1.60 3.20 .500 0.00 0.20 .000 0.60 0.80 .750 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.40 1.00 0.00 0.60 0.20
CAREER   53 0 20.9 10.45 4.00 8.64 .463 0.15 0.57 .267 2.30 2.85 .808 0.51 1.00 1.51 1.89 0.72 0.08 1.06 1.53

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1979-80 POR 3 - 44 16 5 16 .313 0 0 .000 6 6 1.000 0 4 4 3 2 1 2 2
1980-81 POR 1 - 4 0 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982-83 POR 7 0 260 163 68 116 .586 2 4 .500 25 33 .758 4 11 15 18 9 1 15 11
1983-84 POR 5 0 172 114 40 78 .513 1 5 .200 33 40 .825 11 8 19 12 2 0 9 13
1984-85 POR 9 0 212 116 47 101 .465 3 10 .300 19 24 .792 6 14 20 21 6 0 5 16
1985-86 POR 4 0 71 42 14 37 .378 2 6 .333 12 15 .800 1 3 4 15 3 0 6 12
1986-87 POR 4 0 94 34 13 32 .406 0 2 .000 8 9 .889 4 5 9 13 5 0 4 8
1987-88 BOS 15 0 188 50 17 59 .288 0 2 .000 16 20 .800 1 8 9 11 6 2 12 18
1989-90 BOS 5 0 62 19 8 16 .500 0 1 .000 3 4 .750 0 0 0 7 5 0 3 1
CAREER   53 0 1,107 554 212 458 .463 8 30 .267 122 151 .808 27 53 80 100 38 4 56 81

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1979-80 POR 3 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .063 1.50 1.00 0.38 1 2 .333 - - -
1980-81 POR 1 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 1 .000 -0.10 - -0.10
1982-83 POR 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 1.20 0.60 0.28 3 4 .429 0.60 0.10 0.80
1983-84 POR 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 1.33 0.22 0.51 2 3 .400 0.60 - 0.60
1984-85 POR 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .159 4.20 1.20 0.24 4 5 .444 0.40 - 0.40
1985-86 POR 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 2.50 0.50 0.41 1 3 .250 0.02 0.02 0.04
1986-87 POR 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .161 3.25 1.25 0.28 1 3 .250 0.06 0.07 0.12
1987-88 BOS 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .050 0.92 0.50 0.34 9 6 .600 -0.57 0.22 -0.35
1989-90 BOS 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .066 2.33 1.67 0.25 2 3 .400 0.03 - 0.02
CAREER   53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .135 1.79 0.68 0.33 23 30 .434 1.03 0.41 1.54

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1979-80 POR 3 - .429 .313 - 10.67 5.17 9.31 9.69 2.34 1.31 20.14 131.25 - 1.00 96.1 107.8 12.26
1980-81 POR 1 - .000 .000 - - - - - - - 32.10 0.00 - 0.00 - 113.1 -24.73
1982-83 POR 7 0 .624 .595 1.68 4.81 3.21 11.41 10.31 1.72 0.21 23.56 184.38 -1.22 1.41 116.7 110.5 19.58
1983-84 POR 5 0 .596 .519 6.73 6.42 6.59 11.53 8.60 0.57 - 25.46 153.78 -0.61 1.46 124.1 118.6 20.56
1984-85 POR 9 0 .520 .480 2.92 7.45 5.09 13.42 4.29 1.32 - 21.40 155.70 4.21 1.15 117.6 119.8 15.48
1985-86 POR 4 0 .482 .405 1.64 4.12 2.99 29.80 12.10 1.98 - 27.89 151.17 5.55 1.14 103.4 116.8 13.73
1986-87 POR 4 0 .473 .406 4.78 6.08 5.42 19.75 10.01 2.58 - 17.46 129.51 5.07 1.06 109.2 115.6 13.05
1987-88 BOS 15 0 .369 .288 0.65 5.10 2.90 8.64 15.04 1.66 0.67 19.29 108.81 -2.68 0.85 75.0 110.2 2.27
1989-90 BOS 5 0 .535 .500 - - - 13.75 14.45 3.88 - 14.14 125.00 2.64 1.19 106.3 119.1 11.80
CAREER   53 0 .528 .472 2.77 5.57 4.15 13.52 9.65 1.70 0.21 22.13 153.75 1.00 1.21 109.2 114.5 14.41

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NBA All-Star Weekend Competitions

Western All-Star Coaches Selection - 1983, 1984

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA All-Star Game Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1983 West 1 0 17 11 5 7 .714 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 0
1984 West 1 0 14 10 5 9 .556 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 0
TOTAL   2 0 31 21 10 16 .625 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 1 2 3 3 2 0 4 0
AVERAGES   2 0 15.5 10.50 5.00 8.00 .625 0.00 0.00 .000 0.50 1.00 .500 0.50 1.00 1.50 1.50 1.00 0.00 2.00 0.00

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NCAA

College: Dayton (1979)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1975-76 Dayton Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1976-77 Dayton So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1977-78 Dayton Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1978-79 Dayton Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

NCAA Awards & Honors

Consensus All-American Second Team - 1979
NABC All-American Third Team - 1979
USBWA All-American Second Team - 1979


Frequently Asked Questions

What is the age of Jim Paxson?

Jim Paxson is 66 years old.

What is the height of Jim Paxson?

Jim Paxson is 6-6 (198cm) tall.

What is the weight of Jim Paxson?

Jim Paxson is 200 lbs (91kg).

What is the birthday of Jim Paxson?

Jim Paxson was born on Jul 9, 1957.

What position does Jim Paxson play?

Jim Paxson plays the SG position.

What was the pre-draft team of Jim Paxson?

Jim Paxson was drafted out of Dayton.

What high school did Jim Paxson attend?

Jim Paxson attended Archbishop Alter High School in Kettering, Ohio.

What nationality is Jim Paxson?

Jim Paxson has a United States nationality.

Where was Jim Paxson born?

Jim Paxson was born in Kettering, Ohio.

How many NBA seasons has Jim Paxson played?

Jim Paxson played 11 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Jim Paxson?

Jim Paxson had career averages 14.3 points, 2.0 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 1.2 steals in 784 games.

What are the career totals of Jim Paxson?

Jim Paxson had career totals of 11,199 points, 1,593 rebounds, 2,300 assists, 93 blocks, 951 steals in 784 games.

How many teams has Jim Paxson been on?

Jim Paxson played for 2 NBA teams in his career - Boston Celtics, Portland Trail Blazers.

When was Jim Paxson drafted?

Jim Paxson was drafted in the 1st round (#12 overall) of the 1979 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers.

What is Jim Paxson's career high in points?

Jim Paxson averaged a career high 21.7 points per game in 1982-1983.

What is Jim Paxson's career high in rebounds?

Jim Paxson averaged a career high 3.3 rebounds per game in 1984-1985.

What is Jim Paxson's career high in assists?

Jim Paxson averaged a career high 3.9 assists per game in 1984-1985.

What is the career PER of Jim Paxson's?

Jim Paxson had a career PER of 16.3.

How many All-Star teams has Jim Paxson been on?

Jim Paxson is a 2x All-Star.