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 | 72 | 1 | 1798 | 337 | 733 | 26 | 98 | 174 | 216 | 41 | 139 | 237 | 76 | 12 | 108 | 134 | 874 | .460 | .265 | .806 | 25.0 | 12.1 | 1.9 | 3.3 | |
| 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 |
| Place | Home | 38 | 0 | 899 | 182 | 380 | 14 | 49 | 90 | 108 | 16 | 69 | 124 | 42 | 4 | 48 | 64 | 468 | .479 | .286 | .833 | 23.7 | 12.3 | 1.8 | 3.3 |
| Road | 34 | 1 | 899 | 155 | 353 | 12 | 49 | 84 | 108 | 25 | 70 | 113 | 34 | 8 | 60 | 70 | 406 | .439 | .245 | .778 | 26.4 | 11.9 | 2.1 | 3.3 | |
| 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 47 | 1 | 1210 | 229 | 486 | 22 | 74 | 107 | 134 | 27 | 95 | 153 | 55 | 6 | 68 | 87 | 587 | .471 | .297 | .799 | 25.7 | 12.5 | 2.0 | 3.3 |
| Post | 25 | 0 | 588 | 108 | 247 | 4 | 24 | 67 | 82 | 14 | 44 | 84 | 21 | 6 | 40 | 47 | 287 | .437 | .167 | .817 | 23.5 | 11.5 | 1.8 | 3.4 | |
| 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 |
| Result | Win | 44 | 0 | 1054 | 212 | 444 | 17 | 54 | 95 | 119 | 21 | 76 | 148 | 39 | 5 | 55 | 80 | 536 | .477 | .315 | .798 | 24.0 | 12.2 | 1.7 | 3.4 |
| Loss | 28 | 1 | 744 | 125 | 289 | 9 | 44 | 79 | 97 | 20 | 63 | 89 | 37 | 7 | 53 | 54 | 338 | .433 | .205 | .814 | 26.6 | 12.1 | 2.3 | 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 |
| Month | October | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | .500 | 1.000 | 18.0 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| November | 15 | 0 | 385 | 76 | 158 | 3 | 17 | 38 | 53 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 17 | 3 | 22 | 23 | 193 | .481 | .176 | .717 | 25.7 | 12.9 | 2.0 | 2.7 | |
| December | 14 | 1 | 351 | 62 | 136 | 12 | 26 | 30 | 35 | 8 | 26 | 41 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 24 | 166 | .456 | .462 | .857 | 25.1 | 11.9 | 1.9 | 2.9 | |
| January | 14 | 0 | 374 | 72 | 149 | 6 | 24 | 29 | 35 | 8 | 29 | 58 | 28 | 1 | 22 | 33 | 179 | .483 | .250 | .829 | 26.7 | 12.8 | 2.1 | 4.1 | |
| February | 9 | 0 | 240 | 38 | 97 | 2 | 12 | 21 | 28 | 5 | 22 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 99 | .392 | .167 | .750 | 26.7 | 11.0 | 2.4 | 3.7 | |
| March | 9 | 0 | 206 | 46 | 99 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 27 | 5 | 14 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 115 | .465 | .200 | .778 | 22.9 | 12.8 | 1.6 | 3.6 | |
| April | 10 | 0 | 224 | 40 | 88 | 1 | 9 | 31 | 34 | 5 | 17 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 112 | .455 | .111 | .912 | 22.4 | 11.2 | 1.7 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 17 | 0 | 422 | 89 | 185 | 8 | 22 | 41 | 51 | 8 | 28 | 56 | 17 | 2 | 23 | 29 | 227 | .481 | .364 | .804 | 24.8 | 13.4 | 1.6 | 3.3 |
| Monday | 4 | 0 | 117 | 19 | 43 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 49 | .442 | .333 | 1.000 | 29.3 | 12.3 | 2.0 | 5.8 | |
| Tuesday | 17 | 0 | 418 | 73 | 167 | 7 | 31 | 34 | 47 | 13 | 40 | 60 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 33 | 187 | .437 | .226 | .723 | 24.6 | 11.0 | 2.4 | 3.5 | |
| Wednesday | 4 | 1 | 124 | 15 | 42 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 46 | .357 | .400 | .875 | 31.0 | 11.5 | 3.5 | 2.5 | |
| Thursday | 12 | 0 | 302 | 59 | 121 | 2 | 18 | 26 | 33 | 3 | 18 | 38 | 16 | 2 | 28 | 30 | 146 | .488 | .111 | .788 | 25.2 | 12.2 | 1.5 | 3.2 | |
| Friday | 15 | 0 | 346 | 70 | 150 | 3 | 14 | 39 | 45 | 6 | 25 | 37 | 15 | 1 | 19 | 24 | 182 | .467 | .214 | .867 | 23.1 | 12.1 | 1.7 | 2.5 | |
| Saturday | 3 | 0 | 69 | 12 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 37 | .480 | .600 | .714 | 23.0 | 12.3 | 2.0 | 4.3 | |
| 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 |
| Role | Starter | 1 | 1 | 44 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 16 | .462 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 44.0 | 16.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Reserve | 71 | 0 | 1754 | 331 | 720 | 24 | 96 | 172 | 214 | 40 | 135 | 233 | 75 | 11 | 103 | 134 | 858 | .460 | .250 | .804 | 24.7 | 12.1 | 1.9 | 3.3 | |
| 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 1 | 1 | 44 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 16 | .462 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 44.0 | 16.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| 30-39 | 11 | 0 | 346 | 61 | 138 | 5 | 22 | 34 | 40 | 11 | 31 | 57 | 17 | 2 | 23 | 24 | 161 | .442 | .227 | .850 | 31.5 | 14.6 | 2.8 | 5.2 | |
| 20-29 | 50 | 0 | 1239 | 236 | 508 | 19 | 66 | 111 | 139 | 28 | 95 | 152 | 47 | 9 | 66 | 94 | 602 | .465 | .288 | .799 | 24.8 | 12.0 | 1.9 | 3.0 | |
| 10-19 | 9 | 0 | 164 | 34 | 73 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 34 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 95 | .466 | .000 | .794 | 18.2 | 10.6 | 1.0 | 2.6 | |
| 0-9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 16 | 1 | 437 | 78 | 174 | 8 | 21 | 52 | 65 | 17 | 44 | 55 | 21 | 3 | 22 | 34 | 216 | .448 | .381 | .800 | 27.3 | 13.5 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
| 1 Day | 37 | 0 | 900 | 168 | 357 | 14 | 49 | 82 | 100 | 16 | 64 | 123 | 34 | 8 | 53 | 64 | 432 | .471 | .286 | .820 | 24.3 | 11.7 | 1.7 | 3.3 | |
| 2 Days | 11 | 0 | 272 | 50 | 120 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 26 | 4 | 17 | 35 | 11 | 0 | 24 | 27 | 122 | .417 | .176 | .731 | 24.7 | 11.1 | 1.5 | 3.2 | |
| 3+ Days | 7 | 0 | 171 | 38 | 76 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 94 | .500 | .091 | .810 | 24.4 | 13.4 | 1.9 | 3.3 | |
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 15 | 0 | 394 | 67 | 152 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 36 | 7 | 22 | 39 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 165 | .441 | .357 | .722 | 26.3 | 11.0 | 1.5 | 2.6 |
| Western | 57 | 1 | 1404 | 270 | 581 | 21 | 84 | 148 | 180 | 34 | 117 | 198 | 62 | 11 | 94 | 117 | 709 | .465 | .250 | .822 | 24.6 | 12.4 | 2.1 | 3.5 | |
| 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 7 | 0 | 187 | 37 | 82 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 88 | .451 | .333 | .688 | 26.7 | 12.6 | 1.7 | 2.4 |
| Central | 8 | 0 | 207 | 30 | 70 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 77 | .429 | .400 | .750 | 25.9 | 9.6 | 1.3 | 2.8 | |
| Midwest | 29 | 1 | 717 | 132 | 294 | 9 | 39 | 75 | 92 | 21 | 64 | 97 | 35 | 10 | 46 | 50 | 348 | .449 | .231 | .815 | 24.7 | 12.0 | 2.2 | 3.3 | |
| Pacific | 28 | 0 | 687 | 138 | 287 | 12 | 45 | 73 | 88 | 13 | 53 | 101 | 27 | 1 | 48 | 67 | 361 | .481 | .267 | .830 | 24.5 | 12.9 | 1.9 | 3.6 | |
| 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 1 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | .286 | .857 | 29.0 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | |
| Boston | 1 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .308 | .000 | 1.000 | 30.0 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | |
| Chicago | 2 | 0 | 57 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 29 | .600 | .500 | .800 | 28.5 | 14.5 | 0.5 | 6.0 | |
| Cleveland | 1 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | .333 | .500 | 29.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Dallas | 5 | 1 | 123 | 22 | 50 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 57 | .440 | .375 | .909 | 24.6 | 11.4 | 2.2 | 3.0 | |
| Denver | 5 | 0 | 149 | 23 | 56 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 64 | .411 | .143 | .810 | 29.8 | 12.8 | 3.2 | 4.6 | |
| Detroit | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .143 | .000 | 20.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Golden State | 6 | 0 | 158 | 29 | 70 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 74 | .414 | .091 | .833 | 26.3 | 12.3 | 2.0 | 4.0 | |
| Houston | 4 | 0 | 94 | 13 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 30 | .406 | .333 | .750 | 23.5 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 0 | 51 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | .471 | .750 | 25.5 | 9.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||
| LA Clippers | 6 | 0 | 159 | 37 | 70 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 94 | .529 | .625 | .882 | 26.5 | 15.7 | 2.2 | 5.7 | |
| LA Lakers | 5 | 0 | 126 | 28 | 53 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 76 | .528 | .250 | .895 | 25.2 | 15.2 | 1.8 | 3.4 | |
| Milwaukee | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | .400 | .500 | .500 | 21.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | |
| New Jersey | 2 | 0 | 54 | 13 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 30 | .520 | .500 | 1.000 | 27.0 | 15.0 | 2.0 | 3.5 | |
| New York | 1 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .308 | .000 | .500 | 27.0 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | |
| Philadelphia | 1 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .273 | .000 | .500 | 26.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | |
| Phoenix | 6 | 0 | 142 | 26 | 60 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 64 | .433 | .111 | .611 | 23.7 | 10.7 | 2.2 | 3.2 | |
| Sacramento | 5 | 0 | 121 | 22 | 48 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 61 | .458 | .286 | .789 | 24.2 | 12.2 | 1.4 | 2.6 | |
| San Antonio | 5 | 0 | 107 | 25 | 52 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 67 | .481 | .000 | .944 | 21.4 | 13.4 | 2.2 | 3.6 | |
| Seattle | 5 | 0 | 102 | 18 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 53 | .529 | .400 | .938 | 20.4 | 10.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 | |
| Utah | 5 | 0 | 123 | 27 | 56 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 69 | .482 | .250 | .684 | 24.6 | 13.8 | 2.2 | 3.2 | |
| Washington | 2 | 0 | 50 | 13 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 32 | .650 | .500 | .571 | 25.0 | 16.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | |