Jim Paxson
James Edward Paxson (Jim)
Position: Forward-Guard
Height: 6-6 Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: December 19, 1932
High School: Springfield Central Catholic in Springfield, Ohio
College: University of Dayton
Drafted by the Minneapolis Lakers in the 1st round (3rd pick, 3rd overall) of the 1956 NBA draft.
| Season |
Age |
Tm |
Lg |
G |
GS |
MP |
FG |
FGA |
FG% |
3P |
3PA |
3P% |
FT |
FTA |
FT% |
ORB |
DRB |
TRB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TOV |
PF |
PTS |
| 1956-57 |
24 |
MNL |
NBA |
71 |
|
1274 |
138 |
485 |
.285 |
|
|
|
170 |
236 |
.720 |
|
|
266 |
86 |
|
|
|
163 |
446 |
| 1957-58 |
25 |
CIN |
NBA |
67 |
|
1795 |
225 |
639 |
.352 |
|
|
|
209 |
285 |
.733 |
|
|
350 |
139 |
|
|
|
183 |
659 |
| Career |
|
|
NBA |
138 |
|
3069 |
363 |
1124 |
.323 |
|
|
|
379 |
521 |
.727 |
|
|
616 |
225 |
|
|
|
346 |
1105 |
| Season |
Age |
Tm |
Lg |
G |
GS |
MP |
FG |
FGA |
FG% |
3P |
3PA |
3P% |
FT |
FTA |
FT% |
ORB |
DRB |
TRB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TOV |
PF |
PTS |
| 1956-57 |
24 |
MNL |
NBA |
71 |
|
17.9 |
1.9 |
6.8 |
.285 |
|
|
|
2.4 |
3.3 |
.720 |
|
|
3.7 |
1.2 |
|
|
|
2.3 |
6.3 |
| 1957-58 |
25 |
CIN |
NBA |
67 |
|
26.8 |
3.4 |
9.5 |
.352 |
|
|
|
3.1 |
4.3 |
.733 |
|
|
5.2 |
2.1 |
|
|
|
2.7 |
9.8 |
| Career |
|
|
NBA |
138 |
|
22.2 |
2.6 |
8.1 |
.323 |
|
|
|
2.7 |
3.8 |
.727 |
|
|
4.5 |
1.6 |
|
|
|
2.5 |
8.0 |
| Season |
Age |
Tm |
Lg |
G |
GS |
MP |
FG |
FGA |
FG% |
3P |
3PA |
3P% |
FT |
FTA |
FT% |
ORB |
DRB |
TRB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TOV |
PF |
PTS |
| 1956-57 |
24 |
MNL |
NBA |
71 |
|
1274 |
3.9 |
13.7 |
.285 |
|
|
|
4.8 |
6.7 |
.720 |
|
|
7.5 |
2.4 |
|
|
|
4.6 |
12.6 |
| 1957-58 |
25 |
CIN |
NBA |
67 |
|
1795 |
4.5 |
12.8 |
.352 |
|
|
|
4.2 |
5.7 |
.733 |
|
|
7.0 |
2.8 |
|
|
|
3.7 |
13.2 |
| Career |
|
|
NBA |
138 |
|
3069 |
4.3 |
13.2 |
.323 |
|
|
|
4.4 |
6.1 |
.727 |
|
|
7.2 |
2.6 |
|
|
|
4.1 |
13.0 |
| Season |
Age |
Tm |
Lg |
G |
MP |
PER |
TS% |
eFG% |
ORB% |
DRB% |
TRB% |
AST% |
STL% |
BLK% |
TOV% |
USG% |
ORtg |
DRtg |
OWS |
DWS |
WS |
| 1956-57 |
24 |
MNL |
NBA |
71 |
1274 |
9.2 |
.379 |
.285 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-1.2 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
| 1957-58 |
25 |
CIN |
NBA |
67 |
1795 |
11.6 |
.431 |
.352 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.9 |
1.9 |
2.8 |
| Career |
|
|
NBA |
138 |
3069 |
10.6 |
.408 |
.323 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-0.3 |
3.1 |
2.8 |
| Season |
Age |
Tm |
Lg |
G |
MP |
FG |
FGA |
3P |
3PA |
FT |
FTA |
ORB |
TRB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TOV |
PF |
PTS |
FG% |
3P% |
FT% |
MP |
PTS |
TRB |
AST |
| 1956-57 |
24 |
MNL |
NBA |
5 |
54 |
9 |
27 |
|
|
7 |
14 |
|
14 |
3 |
|
|
|
4 |
25 |
.333 |
|
.500 |
10.8 |
5.0 |
2.8 |
0.6 |
| 1957-58 |
25 |
CIN |
NBA |
2 |
30 |
3 |
20 |
|
|
6 |
8 |
|
8 |
5 |
|
|
|
7 |
12 |
.150 |
|
.750 |
15.0 |
6.0 |
4.0 |
2.5 |
| Career |
|
|
NBA |
7 |
84 |
12 |
47 |
|
|
13 |
22 |
|
22 |
8 |
|
|
|
11 |
37 |
.255 |
|
.591 |
12.0 |
5.3 |
3.1 |
1.1 |
| Season |
Age |
Tm |
Lg |
G |
MP |
PER |
TS% |
eFG% |
ORB% |
DRB% |
TRB% |
AST% |
STL% |
BLK% |
TOV% |
USG% |
ORtg |
DRtg |
OWS |
DWS |
WS |
| 1956-57 |
24 |
MNL |
NBA |
5 |
54 |
11.1 |
.377 |
.333 |
|
|
|
8.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
-0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| 1957-58 |
25 |
CIN |
NBA |
2 |
30 |
3.4 |
.255 |
.150 |
|
|
|
26.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
-0.2 |
0.0 |
-0.2 |
| Career |
|
|
NBA |
7 |
84 |
8.4 |
.326 |
.255 |
|
|
|
14.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
-0.3 |
0.0 |
-0.2 |
April 30, 1956: Drafted by the Minneapolis Lakers in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1956 NBA Draft.
April 17, 1957: Traded by the Minneapolis Lakers with Clyde Lovellette to the Rochester Royals for Bob Burrow, Ed Fleming, Hot Rod Hundley, Monk Meineke and Art Spoelstra.