James Joseph Paxson (Jim)
Position: Guard-Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-6 ▪ Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: July 9, 1957 in Kettering, Ohio
High School: Archbishop Alter in Kettering, Ohio
College: University of Dayton
Draft: Portland Trail Blazers, 1st round (12th pick, 12th overall), 1979 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 12, 1979
Relatives: Son of Jim Paxson; Brother of John Paxson
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| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 321 | 67 | 6961 | 1239 | 2690 | 60 | 225 | 616 | 732 | 140 | 483 | 835 | 271 | 35 | 370 | 574 | 3154 | .461 | .267 | .842 | 21.7 | 9.8 | 1.5 | 2.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 175 | 35 | 3681 | 707 | 1475 | 32 | 118 | 329 | 383 | 65 | 234 | 481 | 155 | 15 | 178 | 292 | 1775 | .479 | .271 | .859 | 21.0 | 10.1 | 1.3 | 2.7 |
| Road | 146 | 32 | 3280 | 532 | 1215 | 28 | 107 | 287 | 349 | 75 | 249 | 354 | 116 | 20 | 192 | 282 | 1379 | .438 | .262 | .822 | 22.5 | 9.4 | 1.7 | 2.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 192 | 56 | 4354 | 771 | 1671 | 40 | 139 | 368 | 439 | 89 | 312 | 535 | 176 | 16 | 220 | 343 | 1950 | .461 | .288 | .838 | 22.7 | 10.2 | 1.6 | 2.8 |
| Post | 129 | 11 | 2607 | 468 | 1019 | 20 | 86 | 248 | 293 | 51 | 171 | 300 | 95 | 19 | 150 | 231 | 1204 | .459 | .233 | .846 | 20.2 | 9.3 | 1.3 | 2.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 185 | 37 | 3906 | 747 | 1532 | 36 | 112 | 368 | 436 | 74 | 263 | 500 | 150 | 18 | 194 | 313 | 1898 | .488 | .321 | .844 | 21.1 | 10.3 | 1.4 | 2.7 |
| Loss | 136 | 30 | 3055 | 492 | 1158 | 24 | 113 | 248 | 296 | 66 | 220 | 335 | 121 | 17 | 176 | 261 | 1256 | .425 | .212 | .838 | 22.5 | 9.2 | 1.6 | 2.5 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | October | 4 | 0 | 92 | 18 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 46 | .439 | .333 | .900 | 23.0 | 11.5 | 2.3 | 2.0 |
| November | 60 | 14 | 1355 | 245 | 513 | 6 | 33 | 113 | 142 | 33 | 106 | 149 | 53 | 6 | 64 | 104 | 609 | .478 | .182 | .796 | 22.6 | 10.2 | 1.8 | 2.5 | |
| December | 55 | 30 | 1354 | 225 | 512 | 19 | 44 | 104 | 120 | 26 | 98 | 165 | 43 | 5 | 62 | 101 | 573 | .439 | .432 | .867 | 24.6 | 10.4 | 1.8 | 3.0 | |
| January | 57 | 12 | 1252 | 225 | 482 | 11 | 45 | 122 | 144 | 24 | 80 | 174 | 70 | 5 | 74 | 118 | 583 | .467 | .244 | .847 | 22.0 | 10.2 | 1.4 | 3.1 | |
| February | 55 | 6 | 1069 | 189 | 430 | 8 | 41 | 82 | 98 | 23 | 74 | 130 | 29 | 4 | 60 | 89 | 468 | .440 | .195 | .837 | 19.4 | 8.5 | 1.3 | 2.4 | |
| March | 50 | 0 | 1001 | 185 | 385 | 8 | 31 | 95 | 118 | 17 | 56 | 111 | 35 | 7 | 48 | 91 | 473 | .481 | .258 | .805 | 20.0 | 9.5 | 1.1 | 2.2 | |
| April | 40 | 5 | 838 | 152 | 327 | 7 | 28 | 91 | 100 | 16 | 60 | 98 | 37 | 8 | 56 | 68 | 402 | .465 | .250 | .910 | 21.0 | 10.1 | 1.5 | 2.5 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 57 | 7 | 1229 | 243 | 503 | 16 | 47 | 132 | 152 | 22 | 78 | 170 | 44 | 11 | 68 | 92 | 634 | .483 | .340 | .868 | 21.6 | 11.1 | 1.4 | 3.0 |
| Monday | 11 | 2 | 293 | 51 | 121 | 2 | 14 | 26 | 29 | 8 | 19 | 43 | 14 | 3 | 19 | 26 | 130 | .421 | .143 | .897 | 26.6 | 11.8 | 1.7 | 3.9 | |
| Tuesday | 62 | 11 | 1301 | 220 | 498 | 13 | 55 | 91 | 117 | 32 | 120 | 140 | 48 | 10 | 62 | 110 | 544 | .442 | .236 | .778 | 21.0 | 8.8 | 1.9 | 2.3 | |
| Wednesday | 57 | 18 | 1195 | 199 | 438 | 7 | 29 | 97 | 108 | 23 | 85 | 144 | 39 | 3 | 55 | 94 | 502 | .454 | .241 | .898 | 21.0 | 8.8 | 1.5 | 2.5 | |
| Thursday | 29 | 3 | 653 | 116 | 264 | 4 | 28 | 68 | 88 | 12 | 44 | 78 | 35 | 3 | 45 | 62 | 304 | .439 | .143 | .773 | 22.5 | 10.5 | 1.5 | 2.7 | |
| Friday | 77 | 17 | 1677 | 305 | 638 | 15 | 42 | 150 | 178 | 32 | 92 | 185 | 65 | 4 | 82 | 138 | 775 | .478 | .357 | .843 | 21.8 | 10.1 | 1.2 | 2.4 | |
| Saturday | 28 | 9 | 613 | 105 | 228 | 3 | 10 | 52 | 60 | 11 | 45 | 75 | 26 | 1 | 39 | 52 | 265 | .461 | .300 | .867 | 21.9 | 9.5 | 1.6 | 2.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 67 | 67 | 1947 | 316 | 685 | 10 | 38 | 150 | 167 | 37 | 138 | 271 | 74 | 5 | 95 | 142 | 792 | .461 | .263 | .898 | 29.1 | 11.8 | 2.1 | 4.0 |
| Reserve | 254 | 0 | 5014 | 923 | 2005 | 50 | 187 | 466 | 565 | 103 | 345 | 564 | 197 | 30 | 275 | 432 | 2362 | .460 | .267 | .825 | 19.7 | 9.3 | 1.4 | 2.2 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 40+ | 4 | 4 | 169 | 26 | 53 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 75 | .491 | .625 | .900 | 42.3 | 18.8 | 2.8 | 5.5 |
| 30-39 | 49 | 32 | 1630 | 289 | 606 | 12 | 51 | 131 | 150 | 35 | 130 | 233 | 55 | 5 | 80 | 112 | 721 | .477 | .235 | .873 | 33.3 | 14.7 | 2.7 | 4.8 | |
| 20-29 | 140 | 22 | 3381 | 623 | 1327 | 36 | 121 | 317 | 377 | 76 | 245 | 390 | 147 | 20 | 172 | 276 | 1599 | .469 | .298 | .841 | 24.2 | 11.4 | 1.8 | 2.8 | |
| 10-19 | 106 | 9 | 1631 | 283 | 644 | 6 | 40 | 139 | 172 | 25 | 89 | 175 | 58 | 9 | 100 | 157 | 711 | .439 | .150 | .808 | 15.4 | 6.7 | 0.8 | 1.7 | |
| 0-9 | 22 | 0 | 150 | 18 | 60 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 48 | .300 | .200 | .846 | 6.8 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 76 | 21 | 1759 | 301 | 686 | 16 | 45 | 161 | 193 | 39 | 138 | 208 | 69 | 7 | 95 | 141 | 779 | .439 | .356 | .834 | 23.1 | 10.3 | 1.8 | 2.7 |
| 1 Day | 158 | 31 | 3465 | 613 | 1320 | 31 | 120 | 316 | 364 | 69 | 226 | 427 | 134 | 19 | 187 | 286 | 1573 | .464 | .258 | .868 | 21.9 | 10.0 | 1.4 | 2.7 | |
| 2 Days | 44 | 6 | 926 | 173 | 366 | 10 | 37 | 67 | 85 | 13 | 59 | 108 | 35 | 5 | 57 | 81 | 423 | .473 | .270 | .788 | 21.0 | 9.6 | 1.3 | 2.5 | |
| 3+ Days | 38 | 8 | 719 | 136 | 284 | 3 | 23 | 62 | 78 | 19 | 56 | 82 | 30 | 4 | 25 | 60 | 337 | .479 | .130 | .795 | 18.9 | 8.9 | 1.5 | 2.2 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 149 | 34 | 3072 | 503 | 1113 | 16 | 69 | 241 | 292 | 53 | 198 | 314 | 110 | 12 | 146 | 247 | 1263 | .452 | .232 | .825 | 20.6 | 8.5 | 1.3 | 2.1 |
| Western | 172 | 33 | 3889 | 736 | 1577 | 44 | 156 | 375 | 440 | 87 | 285 | 521 | 161 | 23 | 224 | 327 | 1891 | .467 | .282 | .852 | 22.6 | 11.0 | 1.7 | 3.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 69 | 21 | 1484 | 239 | 538 | 8 | 31 | 110 | 136 | 28 | 105 | 155 | 55 | 7 | 78 | 109 | 596 | .444 | .258 | .809 | 21.5 | 8.6 | 1.5 | 2.2 |
| Central | 80 | 13 | 1588 | 264 | 575 | 8 | 38 | 131 | 156 | 25 | 93 | 159 | 55 | 5 | 68 | 138 | 667 | .459 | .211 | .840 | 19.9 | 8.3 | 1.2 | 2.0 | |
| Midwest | 90 | 15 | 1998 | 360 | 804 | 20 | 76 | 187 | 223 | 43 | 137 | 255 | 85 | 17 | 108 | 160 | 927 | .448 | .263 | .839 | 22.2 | 10.3 | 1.5 | 2.8 | |
| Pacific | 82 | 18 | 1891 | 376 | 773 | 24 | 80 | 188 | 217 | 44 | 148 | 266 | 76 | 6 | 116 | 167 | 964 | .486 | .300 | .866 | 23.1 | 11.8 | 1.8 | 3.2 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 12 | 2 | 257 | 32 | 85 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 88 | .376 | .250 | .852 | 21.4 | 7.3 | 1.0 | 2.2 |
| Boston | 4 | 2 | 105 | 16 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 38 | .390 | .000 | .857 | 26.3 | 9.5 | 2.5 | 3.3 | |
| Chicago | 15 | 3 | 335 | 60 | 123 | 2 | 10 | 31 | 36 | 4 | 13 | 43 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 153 | .488 | .200 | .861 | 22.3 | 10.2 | 0.9 | 2.9 | |
| Cleveland | 10 | 2 | 217 | 31 | 78 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 79 | .397 | .400 | .750 | 21.7 | 7.9 | 1.4 | 1.8 | |
| Dallas | 16 | 2 | 361 | 65 | 138 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 36 | 5 | 22 | 48 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 165 | .471 | .412 | .778 | 22.6 | 10.3 | 1.4 | 3.0 | |
| Denver | 16 | 3 | 428 | 72 | 169 | 6 | 19 | 37 | 45 | 15 | 39 | 58 | 22 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 187 | .426 | .316 | .822 | 26.8 | 11.7 | 2.4 | 3.6 | |
| Detroit | 14 | 3 | 254 | 40 | 89 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 26 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 30 | 106 | .449 | .250 | .962 | 18.1 | 7.6 | 1.7 | 2.0 | |
| Golden State | 14 | 4 | 385 | 89 | 173 | 4 | 18 | 44 | 49 | 10 | 35 | 54 | 14 | 2 | 20 | 32 | 226 | .514 | .222 | .898 | 27.5 | 16.1 | 2.5 | 3.9 | |
| Houston | 13 | 2 | 282 | 51 | 107 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 23 | 3 | 16 | 40 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 123 | .477 | .250 | .870 | 21.7 | 9.5 | 1.2 | 3.1 | |
| Indiana | 12 | 0 | 225 | 47 | 91 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 108 | .516 | .000 | .875 | 18.8 | 9.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | |
| LA Clippers | 17 | 5 | 421 | 93 | 188 | 8 | 19 | 46 | 50 | 11 | 38 | 79 | 24 | 3 | 29 | 38 | 240 | .495 | .421 | .920 | 24.8 | 14.1 | 2.2 | 4.6 | |
| LA Lakers | 14 | 3 | 334 | 62 | 123 | 6 | 18 | 28 | 31 | 7 | 23 | 46 | 13 | 0 | 25 | 29 | 158 | .504 | .333 | .903 | 23.9 | 11.3 | 1.6 | 3.3 | |
| Miami | 6 | 0 | 85 | 18 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 47 | .600 | .333 | .833 | 14.2 | 7.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | |
| Milwaukee | 13 | 2 | 216 | 31 | 76 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 29 | 81 | .408 | .250 | .680 | 16.6 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 1.6 | |
| Minnesota | 2 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | .286 | .000 | 1.000 | 17.0 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | |
| New Jersey | 17 | 4 | 416 | 71 | 152 | 1 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 9 | 38 | 34 | 17 | 3 | 21 | 27 | 178 | .467 | .100 | .778 | 24.5 | 10.5 | 2.2 | 2.0 | |
| New Orleans | 6 | 2 | 129 | 21 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 53 | .420 | .000 | .917 | 21.5 | 8.8 | 1.3 | 1.7 | |
| New York | 11 | 2 | 187 | 33 | 71 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 80 | .465 | .250 | .867 | 17.0 | 7.3 | 1.0 | 2.1 | |
| Oklahoma City | 16 | 3 | 333 | 53 | 114 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 35 | 6 | 18 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 31 | 139 | .465 | .417 | .800 | 20.8 | 8.7 | 1.1 | 1.8 | |
| Orlando | 4 | 1 | 84 | 23 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 52 | .697 | .000 | 1.000 | 21.0 | 13.0 | 1.3 | 2.0 | |
| Philadelphia | 14 | 5 | 291 | 41 | 105 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 31 | 5 | 15 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 112 | .390 | .429 | .871 | 20.8 | 8.0 | 1.1 | 2.6 | |
| Phoenix | 15 | 2 | 323 | 58 | 135 | 1 | 11 | 32 | 42 | 8 | 28 | 48 | 13 | 0 | 21 | 30 | 149 | .430 | .091 | .762 | 21.5 | 9.9 | 1.9 | 3.2 | |
| Portland | 2 | 0 | 31 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | .500 | .000 | 1.000 | 15.5 | 8.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | |
| Sacramento | 13 | 1 | 270 | 54 | 111 | 2 | 9 | 36 | 42 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 20 | 1 | 20 | 25 | 146 | .486 | .222 | .857 | 20.8 | 11.2 | 1.2 | 2.5 | |
| San Antonio | 15 | 4 | 294 | 54 | 133 | 1 | 13 | 31 | 32 | 7 | 19 | 47 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 29 | 140 | .406 | .077 | .969 | 19.6 | 9.3 | 1.3 | 3.1 | |
| Utah | 15 | 3 | 312 | 58 | 131 | 2 | 10 | 26 | 35 | 6 | 25 | 32 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 25 | 144 | .443 | .200 | .743 | 20.8 | 9.6 | 1.7 | 2.1 | |
| Washington | 15 | 7 | 352 | 56 | 118 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 5 | 23 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 30 | 132 | .475 | .375 | .708 | 23.5 | 8.8 | 1.5 | 2.5 | |