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 | 57 | 7 | 1148 | 202 | 445 | 4 | 24 | 84 | 103 | 18 | 74 | 107 | 38 | 8 | 57 | 96 | 492 | .454 | .167 | .816 | 20.1 | 8.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | |
| 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 | 31 | 5 | 626 | 130 | 270 | 4 | 13 | 42 | 49 | 9 | 42 | 76 | 25 | 3 | 26 | 57 | 306 | .481 | .308 | .857 | 20.2 | 9.9 | 1.4 | 2.5 |
| Road | 26 | 2 | 522 | 72 | 175 | 0 | 11 | 42 | 54 | 9 | 32 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 31 | 39 | 186 | .411 | .000 | .778 | 20.1 | 7.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | |
| 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 46 | 7 | 953 | 168 | 364 | 4 | 18 | 75 | 89 | 17 | 64 | 88 | 31 | 6 | 51 | 78 | 415 | .462 | .222 | .843 | 20.7 | 9.0 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
| Post | 11 | 0 | 195 | 34 | 81 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 77 | .420 | .000 | .643 | 17.7 | 7.0 | 0.9 | 1.7 | |
| 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 |
| Result | Win | 31 | 4 | 643 | 126 | 261 | 3 | 11 | 51 | 61 | 10 | 43 | 64 | 23 | 5 | 30 | 50 | 306 | .483 | .273 | .836 | 20.7 | 9.9 | 1.4 | 2.1 |
| Loss | 26 | 3 | 505 | 76 | 184 | 1 | 13 | 33 | 42 | 8 | 31 | 43 | 15 | 3 | 27 | 46 | 186 | .413 | .077 | .786 | 19.4 | 7.2 | 1.2 | 1.7 | |
| 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 |
| Month | November | 15 | 5 | 368 | 67 | 130 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 30 | 35 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 147 | .515 | .000 | .867 | 24.5 | 9.8 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
| December | 12 | 0 | 202 | 29 | 83 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 68 | .349 | .500 | .600 | 16.8 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 1.3 | |
| January | 15 | 2 | 319 | 62 | 128 | 3 | 11 | 46 | 51 | 3 | 14 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 32 | 173 | .484 | .273 | .902 | 21.3 | 11.5 | 0.9 | 1.9 | |
| February | 10 | 0 | 141 | 24 | 57 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 58 | .421 | .000 | .833 | 14.1 | 5.8 | 0.6 | 1.3 | |
| March | 5 | 0 | 118 | 20 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 46 | .426 | .000 | .600 | 23.6 | 9.2 | 1.6 | 2.8 | |
| 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 | 7 | 0 | 113 | 24 | 48 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 59 | .500 | .200 | .833 | 16.1 | 8.4 | 1.3 | 1.9 |
| Monday | 3 | 0 | 57 | 14 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 36 | .438 | .250 | .778 | 19.0 | 12.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | |
| Tuesday | 11 | 1 | 207 | 33 | 70 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 81 | .471 | .000 | .750 | 18.8 | 7.4 | 1.3 | 1.0 | |
| Wednesday | 15 | 3 | 328 | 65 | 142 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 7 | 20 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 154 | .458 | .143 | .885 | 21.9 | 10.3 | 1.3 | 2.3 | |
| Thursday | 3 | 0 | 57 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15 | .333 | .556 | 19.0 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 0.3 | ||
| Friday | 14 | 2 | 285 | 47 | 106 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 24 | 4 | 14 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 117 | .443 | .333 | .917 | 20.4 | 8.4 | 1.0 | 2.2 | |
| Saturday | 4 | 1 | 101 | 14 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 30 | .438 | .000 | .667 | 25.3 | 7.5 | 2.3 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 7 | 7 | 241 | 41 | 83 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 94 | .494 | .200 | .917 | 34.4 | 13.4 | 1.7 | 3.6 |
| Reserve | 50 | 0 | 907 | 161 | 362 | 3 | 19 | 73 | 91 | 14 | 62 | 82 | 30 | 8 | 49 | 77 | 398 | .445 | .158 | .802 | 18.1 | 8.0 | 1.2 | 1.6 | |
| 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 1 | 1 | 44 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 16 | .417 | .000 | 1.000 | 44.0 | 16.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 |
| 30-39 | 6 | 5 | 202 | 34 | 68 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 77 | .500 | .250 | .800 | 33.7 | 12.8 | 2.2 | 3.2 | |
| 20-29 | 19 | 1 | 453 | 82 | 176 | 1 | 8 | 37 | 49 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 20 | 5 | 21 | 33 | 202 | .466 | .125 | .755 | 23.8 | 10.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | |
| 10-19 | 28 | 0 | 427 | 76 | 178 | 2 | 8 | 31 | 36 | 6 | 27 | 48 | 11 | 3 | 29 | 41 | 185 | .427 | .250 | .861 | 15.3 | 6.6 | 1.0 | 1.7 | |
| 0-9 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | .455 | .000 | 1.000 | 7.3 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | |
| 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 17 | 3 | 380 | 64 | 152 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 31 | 10 | 32 | 33 | 15 | 1 | 20 | 29 | 152 | .421 | .167 | .742 | 22.4 | 8.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| 1 Day | 22 | 3 | 441 | 76 | 163 | 2 | 10 | 36 | 42 | 4 | 24 | 51 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 46 | 190 | .466 | .200 | .857 | 20.0 | 8.6 | 1.1 | 2.3 | |
| 2 Days | 9 | 1 | 180 | 37 | 71 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 86 | .521 | .200 | .917 | 20.0 | 9.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | |
| 3+ Days | 8 | 0 | 129 | 22 | 53 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 56 | .415 | .000 | .750 | 16.1 | 7.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 | |
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 40 | 6 | 834 | 140 | 309 | 2 | 12 | 53 | 65 | 13 | 52 | 80 | 26 | 5 | 40 | 76 | 335 | .453 | .167 | .815 | 20.9 | 8.4 | 1.3 | 2.0 |
| Western | 17 | 1 | 314 | 62 | 136 | 2 | 12 | 31 | 38 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 157 | .456 | .167 | .816 | 18.5 | 9.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | |
| 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 21 | 5 | 457 | 76 | 167 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 43 | 6 | 25 | 46 | 16 | 3 | 26 | 43 | 188 | .455 | .167 | .814 | 21.8 | 9.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 |
| Central | 19 | 1 | 377 | 64 | 142 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 33 | 147 | .451 | .167 | .818 | 19.8 | 7.7 | 1.4 | 1.8 | |
| Midwest | 9 | 0 | 168 | 31 | 68 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 82 | .456 | .167 | .760 | 18.7 | 9.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | |
| Pacific | 8 | 1 | 146 | 31 | 68 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 75 | .456 | .167 | .923 | 18.3 | 9.4 | 1.3 | 1.9 | |
| 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 | 3 | 0 | 61 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20 | .429 | 1.000 | .500 | 20.3 | 6.7 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
| Charlotte | 4 | 1 | 91 | 15 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 39 | .405 | .900 | 22.8 | 9.8 | 1.5 | 2.0 | ||
| Chicago | 3 | 0 | 64 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 21 | .381 | .000 | .833 | 21.3 | 7.0 | 1.3 | 1.7 | |
| Cleveland | 3 | 1 | 75 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | .333 | .500 | 25.0 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 2.0 | ||
| Dallas | 2 | 0 | 44 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13 | .417 | .000 | .600 | 22.0 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 | |
| Denver | 2 | 0 | 42 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 22 | .409 | .000 | .571 | 21.0 | 11.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | |
| Detroit | 3 | 0 | 50 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 18 | .471 | .000 | 1.000 | 16.7 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 2.3 | |
| Golden State | 1 | 1 | 39 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | .625 | .000 | 39.0 | 20.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | ||
| Houston | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .500 | .000 | 1.000 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | |
| Indiana | 4 | 0 | 74 | 18 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 40 | .514 | .000 | 1.000 | 18.5 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| LA Clippers | 1 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 21 | .538 | .500 | 1.000 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| LA Lakers | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .429 | 17.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | |||
| Miami | 2 | 0 | 43 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 30 | .688 | .333 | .875 | 21.5 | 15.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | |
| Milwaukee | 3 | 0 | 53 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 29 | .571 | .833 | 17.7 | 9.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | ||
| New Jersey | 4 | 0 | 94 | 17 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 41 | .486 | .000 | .583 | 23.5 | 10.3 | 2.3 | 1.5 | |
| New York | 4 | 0 | 50 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 27 | .500 | .000 | 1.000 | 12.5 | 6.8 | 0.8 | 1.3 | |
| Philadelphia | 4 | 2 | 111 | 16 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 43 | .421 | .500 | 1.000 | 27.8 | 10.8 | 1.0 | 3.5 | |
| Phoenix | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .273 | .750 | 18.0 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Sacramento | 2 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17 | .438 | .000 | 1.000 | 16.0 | 8.5 | 0.5 | 2.5 | |
| San Antonio | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .200 | 1.000 | 21.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Seattle | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .000 | 10.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Utah | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .500 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | |||
| Washington | 5 | 2 | 111 | 17 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 38 | .486 | .000 | .667 | 22.2 | 7.6 | 0.6 | 2.6 | |