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]
Jim Paxson Opponents
Opponents Statistics & Data Below
| Player | Team(s) | League(s) | Season(s) | GP | PTS | REB | AST | W's | L's | Win% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Cooper | Lakers | NBA | 10: 1979-80 to 1989-90 | 58 | 9.8 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 43 | 15 | 74.1% | Compare |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Lakers | NBA | 9: 1979-80 to 1988-89 | 54 | 23.9 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 39 | 15 | 72.2% | Compare |
| Jack Sikma | Bucks, SuperSonics | NBA | 11: 1979-80 to 1989-90 | 54 | 15.1 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 23 | 31 | 42.6% | Compare |
| Alvan Adams | Suns | NBA | 9: 1979-80 to 1987-88 | 50 | 11.1 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 26 | 24 | 52.0% | Compare |
| Magic Johnson | Lakers | NBA | 10: 1979-80 to 1989-90 | 49 | 19.5 | 4.1 | 9.3 | 39 | 10 | 79.6% | Compare |
| Alex English | Nuggets, Pacers | NBA | 11: 1979-80 to 1989-90 | 46 | 26.7 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 22 | 24 | 47.8% | Compare |
| Walter Davis | Nuggets, Suns | NBA | 10: 1979-80 to 1989-90 | 45 | 20.0 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 25 | 20 | 55.6% | Compare |
| James Donaldson | Mavericks, Clippers, SuperSonics, Clippers | NBA | 10: 1980-81 to 1989-90 | 45 | 9.7 | 5.3 | 0.2 | 19 | 26 | 42.2% | Compare |
| Adrian Dantley | Mavericks, Pistons, Jazz | NBA | 10: 1979-80 to 1988-89 | 44 | 25.7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 24 | 20 | 54.5% | Compare |
| Purvis Short | Warriors, Rockets, Nets | NBA | 11: 1979-80 to 1989-90 | 44 | 18.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 14 | 30 | 31.8% | Compare |
| James Edwards | Cavaliers, Pistons, Pacers, Suns | NBA | 11: 1979-80 to 1989-90 | 44 | 14.8 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 21 | 23 | 47.7% | Compare |
| Kurt Rambis | Lakers, Suns, Hornets (1988) | NBA | 8: 1981-82 to 1989-90 | 44 | 6.5 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 32 | 12 | 72.7% | Compare |
| Joe Barry Carroll | Nuggets, Warriors, Rockets, Nets | NBA | 9: 1980-81 to 1989-90 | 43 | 19.0 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 14 | 29 | 32.6% | Compare |
| Norm Nixon | Clippers, Lakers, Clippers | NBA | 8: 1979-80 to 1988-89 | 43 | 16.2 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 21 | 22 | 48.8% | Compare |
| Brad Davis | Mavericks, Jazz | NBA | 11: 1979-80 to 1989-90 | 43 | 9.7 | 0.7 | 4.1 | 21 | 22 | 48.8% | Compare |
| T.R. Dunn | Nuggets | NBA | 9: 1980-81 to 1989-90 | 40 | 5.9 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 19 | 21 | 47.5% | Compare |
| Mark Aguirre | Mavericks, Pistons | NBA | 9: 1981-82 to 1989-90 | 39 | 24.5 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 19 | 20 | 48.7% | Compare |
| Larry Nance | Cavaliers, Suns | NBA | 8: 1981-82 to 1988-89 | 39 | 17.9 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 20 | 19 | 51.3% | Compare |
| Robert Reid | Rockets, Hornets (1988) | NBA | 10: 1979-80 to 1989-90 | 39 | 12.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 20 | 19 | 51.3% | Compare |
| Jamaal Wilkes | Clippers, Lakers | NBA | 7: 1979-80 to 1985-86 | 38 | 18.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 26 | 12 | 68.4% | Compare |
| Allen Leavell | Rockets | NBA | 10: 1979-80 to 1988-89 | 38 | 11.7 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 20 | 18 | 52.6% | Compare |
| Rickey Green | Pacers, Jazz, Hornets (1988) | NBA | 10: 1980-81 to 1989-90 | 38 | 11.6 | 0.6 | 5.2 | 19 | 19 | 50.0% | Compare |
| Larry Smith | Warriors, Rockets | NBA | 9: 1980-81 to 1989-90 | 38 | 9.2 | 5.4 | 0.2 | 13 | 25 | 34.2% | Compare |
| Kurt Nimphius | Mavericks, Pistons, Clippers, Sixers, Spurs | NBA | 8: 1981-82 to 1989-90 | 38 | 6.9 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 14 | 24 | 36.8% | Compare |
| Jerome Whitehead | Cavaliers, Warriors, Spurs, Jazz, Clippers | NBA | 10: 1979-80 to 1988-89 | 38 | 6.0 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 14 | 24 | 36.8% | Compare |
| Bill Hanzlik | Nuggets, SuperSonics | NBA | 10: 1980-81 to 1989-90 | 38 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 17 | 21 | 44.7% | Compare |
| Alvin Scott | Suns | NBA | 6: 1979-80 to 1984-85 | 38 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 23 | 15 | 60.5% | Compare |
| Rolando Blackman | Mavericks | NBA | 9: 1981-82 to 1989-90 | 37 | 20.8 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 16 | 21 | 43.2% | Compare |
| Vinnie Johnson | Pistons, SuperSonics | NBA | 11: 1979-80 to 1989-90 | 37 | 13.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 19 | 18 | 51.4% | Compare |
| Tom Chambers | Suns, SuperSonics, Clippers | NBA | 9: 1981-82 to 1989-90 | 36 | 18.9 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 11 | 25 | 30.6% | Compare |
| Kyle Macy | Bulls, Pacers, Suns | NBA | 7: 1980-81 to 1986-87 | 36 | 11.3 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 18 | 18 | 50.0% | Compare |
| James Worthy | Lakers | NBA | 7: 1982-83 to 1989-90 | 35 | 19.2 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 29 | 6 | 82.9% | Compare |
| Danny Schayes | Nuggets, Jazz | NBA | 9: 1981-82 to 1989-90 | 35 | 10.8 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 14 | 21 | 40.0% | Compare |
| Mike Sanders | Cavaliers, Pacers, Suns, Spurs | NBA | 8: 1982-83 to 1989-90 | 34 | 9.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 16 | 18 | 47.1% | Compare |
| Dennis Johnson | Celtics, Suns, SuperSonics | NBA | 9: 1979-80 to 1987-88 | 33 | 16.6 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 22 | 11 | 66.7% | Compare |
| Fred Brown | SuperSonics | NBA | 5: 1979-80 to 1983-84 | 33 | 11.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 16 | 17 | 48.5% | Compare |
| Wayne Cooper | Mavericks, Nuggets, Warriors, Trail Blazers, Jazz | NBA | 9: 1979-80 to 1989-90 | 33 | 9.2 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 20 | 13 | 60.6% | Compare |
| Gus Williams | Hawks, SuperSonics, Wizards | NBA | 7: 1979-80 to 1986-87 | 32 | 18.9 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 16 | 16 | 50.0% | Compare |
| Reggie Theus | Hawks, Bulls, Magic, Kings, Kings | NBA | 11: 1979-80 to 1989-90 | 32 | 17.6 | 1.6 | 4.7 | 13 | 19 | 40.6% | Compare |
| Mike Woodson | Rockets, Clippers, Knicks, Kings, Kings | NBA | 10: 1980-81 to 1989-90 | 32 | 14.6 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 8 | 24 | 25.0% | Compare |
| Mike Evans | Cavaliers, Nuggets, Bucks, Spurs | NBA | 9: 1979-80 to 1987-88 | 32 | 9.9 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 18 | 14 | 56.3% | Compare |
| John Lucas | Warriors, Rockets, Bucks, Spurs, SuperSonics, Wizards | NBA | 11: 1979-80 to 1989-90 | 32 | 9.9 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 15 | 17 | 46.9% | Compare |
| Mike McGee | Hawks, Lakers, Nets, Kings | NBA | 8: 1981-82 to 1988-89 | 32 | 7.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 22 | 10 | 68.8% | Compare |
| Artis Gilmore | Celtics, Bulls, Spurs | NBA | 9: 1979-80 to 1987-88 | 31 | 18.1 | 6.6 | 0.3 | 14 | 17 | 45.2% | Compare |
| Darrell Griffith | Jazz | NBA | 9: 1980-81 to 1989-90 | 31 | 17.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 15 | 16 | 48.4% | Compare |
| Gerald Henderson | Celtics, Pistons, Bucks, Knicks, Sixers, SuperSonics | NBA | 10: 1980-81 to 1989-90 | 31 | 10.6 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 14 | 17 | 45.2% | Compare |
| Moses Malone | Hawks, Rockets, Sixers, Wizards | NBA | 11: 1979-80 to 1989-90 | 30 | 26.5 | 8.0 | 0.8 | 18 | 12 | 60.0% | Compare |
| Lester Conner | Warriors, Rockets, Nets | NBA | 7: 1982-83 to 1989-90 | 30 | 6.9 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 7 | 23 | 23.3% | Compare |
| Rich Kelley | Nuggets, Nets, Suns, Kings, Jazz | NBA | 7: 1979-80 to 1985-86 | 30 | 6.4 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 17 | 13 | 56.7% | Compare |
| Danny Vranes | SuperSonics | NBA | 5: 1981-82 to 1985-86 | 30 | 5.3 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 11 | 19 | 36.7% | Compare |
| George Gervin | Bulls, Spurs | NBA | 7: 1979-80 to 1985-86 | 29 | 24.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 13 | 16 | 44.8% | Compare |
| Mike Mitchell | Cavaliers, Spurs | NBA | 8: 1979-80 to 1987-88 | 29 | 24.3 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 11 | 18 | 37.9% | Compare |
| Bernard King | Warriors, Knicks, Jazz, Wizards | NBA | 9: 1979-80 to 1989-90 | 29 | 21.2 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 11 | 18 | 37.9% | Compare |
| Sleepy Floyd | Warriors, Rockets, Nets | NBA | 8: 1982-83 to 1989-90 | 29 | 17.3 | 1.7 | 5.6 | 11 | 18 | 37.9% | Compare |
| Maurice Lucas | Lakers, Nets, Knicks, Suns, SuperSonics | NBA | 7: 1980-81 to 1986-87 | 29 | 14.3 | 5.6 | 0.7 | 19 | 10 | 65.5% | Compare |
| Rodney McCray | Rockets, Kings | NBA | 7: 1983-84 to 1989-90 | 29 | 12.9 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 13 | 16 | 44.8% | Compare |
| David Greenwood | Bulls, Nuggets, Pistons, Spurs | NBA | 11: 1979-80 to 1989-90 | 29 | 11.9 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 13 | 16 | 44.8% | Compare |
| Derek Harper | Mavericks | NBA | 7: 1983-84 to 1989-90 | 29 | 10.6 | 1.9 | 5.9 | 14 | 15 | 48.3% | Compare |
| Mark Olberding | Bulls, Kings, Spurs, Kings | NBA | 8: 1979-80 to 1986-87 | 29 | 9.4 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 13 | 16 | 44.8% | Compare |
| Dave Corzine | Bulls, Spurs, Wizards | NBA | 10: 1979-80 to 1988-89 | 29 | 9.2 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 17 | 12 | 58.6% | Compare |
| Elston Turner | Bulls, Mavericks, Nuggets | NBA | 8: 1981-82 to 1988-89 | 29 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 16 | 13 | 55.2% | Compare |
| Jay Vincent | Mavericks, Nuggets, Sixers | NBA | 8: 1981-82 to 1989-90 | 28 | 14.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 12 | 16 | 42.9% | Compare |
| Bill Laimbeer | Cavaliers, Pistons | NBA | 10: 1980-81 to 1989-90 | 28 | 11.7 | 8.3 | 1.5 | 14 | 14 | 50.0% | Compare |
| Cedric Maxwell | Celtics, Rockets, Clippers | NBA | 9: 1979-80 to 1987-88 | 28 | 11.3 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 16 | 12 | 57.1% | Compare |
| Johnny Moore | Spurs | NBA | 7: 1980-81 to 1986-87 | 28 | 9.8 | 0.8 | 5.4 | 13 | 15 | 46.4% | Compare |
| Mark Eaton | Jazz | NBA | 8: 1982-83 to 1989-90 | 28 | 8.3 | 7.0 | 0.8 | 16 | 12 | 57.1% | Compare |
| Wally Walker | Rockets, SuperSonics | NBA | 5: 1979-80 to 1983-84 | 28 | 7.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12 | 16 | 42.9% | Compare |
| Ben Poquette | Bulls, Cavaliers, Jazz | NBA | 8: 1979-80 to 1986-87 | 28 | 6.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 12 | 16 | 42.9% | Compare |
| Eddie Johnson | Suns, Kings, Kings | NBA | 8: 1981-82 to 1988-89 | 27 | 20.1 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 9 | 18 | 33.3% | Compare |
| Byron Scott | Lakers | NBA | 6: 1983-84 to 1989-90 | 27 | 16.8 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 23 | 4 | 85.2% | Compare |
| Dale Ellis | Mavericks, SuperSonics | NBA | 7: 1983-84 to 1989-90 | 27 | 15.6 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 12 | 15 | 44.4% | Compare |
| Larry Drew | Pistons, Clippers, Lakers, Kings, Kings | NBA | 9: 1980-81 to 1989-90 | 27 | 12.0 | 0.5 | 4.3 | 7 | 20 | 25.9% | Compare |
| Rick Mahorn | Pistons, Sixers, Wizards | NBA | 10: 1980-81 to 1989-90 | 27 | 7.6 | 5.4 | 0.5 | 13 | 14 | 48.1% | Compare |
| Jon Sundvold | Heat, Spurs, SuperSonics | NBA | 7: 1983-84 to 1989-90 | 27 | 7.2 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 8 | 19 | 29.6% | Compare |
| Lonnie Shelton | Cavaliers, SuperSonics | NBA | 6: 1979-80 to 1984-85 | 26 | 10.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14 | 12 | 53.8% | Compare |
| LaSalle Thompson | Pacers, Kings, Kings | NBA | 8: 1982-83 to 1989-90 | 26 | 9.9 | 5.9 | 0.9 | 10 | 16 | 38.5% | Compare |
| Al Wood | Mavericks, SuperSonics, Clippers | NBA | 6: 1981-82 to 1986-87 | 26 | 9.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 7 | 19 | 26.9% | Compare |
| Pat Cummings | Mavericks, Heat, Bucks, Knicks | NBA | 10: 1979-80 to 1989-90 | 26 | 8.7 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 11 | 15 | 42.3% | Compare |
| Reggie King | SuperSonics, Kings | NBA | 6: 1979-80 to 1984-85 | 26 | 8.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 7 | 19 | 26.9% | Compare |
| Jeff Wilkins | Spurs, Jazz | NBA | 6: 1980-81 to 1985-86 | 26 | 6.9 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 13 | 13 | 50.0% | Compare |
| Jeff Cook | Cavaliers, Suns, Spurs | NBA | 8: 1979-80 to 1987-88 | 26 | 5.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 17 | 9 | 65.4% | Compare |
| Mark Landsberger | Bulls, Lakers | NBA | 4: 1979-80 to 1982-83 | 26 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 16 | 10 | 61.5% | Compare |
| Isiah Thomas | Pistons | NBA | 8: 1982-83 to 1989-90 | 25 | 21.7 | 3.1 | 8.6 | 13 | 12 | 52.0% | Compare |
| Ralph Sampson | Warriors, Rockets, Kings | NBA | 7: 1983-84 to 1989-90 | 25 | 18.0 | 7.1 | 1.8 | 12 | 13 | 48.0% | Compare |
| James Bailey | Rockets, Nets, Knicks, Suns, SuperSonics | NBA | 8: 1979-80 to 1987-88 | 25 | 9.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 7 | 18 | 28.0% | Compare |
| Trent Tucker | Knicks | NBA | 8: 1982-83 to 1989-90 | 25 | 6.4 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 8 | 17 | 32.0% | Compare |
| Dan Issel | Nuggets | NBA | 6: 1979-80 to 1984-85 | 24 | 19.7 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 9 | 15 | 37.5% | Compare |
| Sidney Moncrief | Bucks | NBA | 10: 1979-80 to 1988-89 | 24 | 17.3 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 16 | 8 | 66.7% | Compare |
| Thurl Bailey | Jazz | NBA | 7: 1983-84 to 1989-90 | 24 | 15.3 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 14 | 10 | 58.3% | Compare |
| Mike Gminski | Nets, Sixers | NBA | 10: 1980-81 to 1989-90 | 24 | 12.5 | 5.9 | 1.0 | 10 | 14 | 41.7% | Compare |
| Mo Cheeks | Knicks, Sixers, Spurs | NBA | 10: 1979-80 to 1989-90 | 24 | 12.4 | 1.9 | 7.1 | 15 | 9 | 62.5% | Compare |
| Gene Banks | Bulls, Spurs | NBA | 6: 1981-82 to 1986-87 | 24 | 11.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 10 | 14 | 41.7% | Compare |
| Billy McKinney | Nuggets, Jazz, Kings, Clippers | NBA | 5: 1979-80 to 1983-84 | 24 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 9 | 15 | 37.5% | Compare |
| John Paxson | Bulls, Spurs | NBA | 7: 1983-84 to 1989-90 | 24 | 5.8 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 12 | 12 | 50.0% | Compare |
| Marques Johnson | Clippers, Bucks | NBA | 8: 1979-80 to 1986-87 | 23 | 21.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 13 | 10 | 56.5% | Compare |
| Kiki Vandeweghe | Nuggets, Knicks | NBA | 5: 1980-81 to 1989-90 | 23 | 18.3 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 8 | 15 | 34.8% | Compare |
| Sam Perkins | Mavericks | NBA | 6: 1984-85 to 1989-90 | 23 | 17.0 | 7.4 | 1.6 | 12 | 11 | 52.2% | Compare |
| Lewis Lloyd | Warriors, Rockets | NBA | 5: 1982-83 to 1986-87 | 23 | 14.1 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 9 | 14 | 39.1% | Compare |
| Alvin Robertson | Bucks, Spurs | NBA | 6: 1984-85 to 1989-90 | 23 | 13.3 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 9 | 14 | 39.1% | Compare |
| Ricky Sobers | Bulls, SuperSonics, Wizards | NBA | 7: 1979-80 to 1985-86 | 23 | 12.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 7 | 16 | 30.4% | Compare |
* Limited to the top 100 opponents. All stats represent what the opponents of Jim Paxson averaged when they played against him in the selected games.