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 | 25 | 1283 | 191 | 422 | 5 | 20 | 73 | 90 | 24 | 77 | 137 | 33 | 5 | 54 | 115 | 460 | .453 | .250 | .811 | 17.8 | 6.4 | 1.1 | 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 | 37 | 14 | 689 | 108 | 230 | 3 | 11 | 40 | 48 | 13 | 36 | 83 | 17 | 2 | 27 | 60 | 259 | .470 | .273 | .833 | 18.6 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 2.2 |
| Road | 35 | 11 | 594 | 83 | 192 | 2 | 9 | 33 | 42 | 11 | 41 | 54 | 16 | 3 | 27 | 55 | 201 | .432 | .222 | .786 | 17.0 | 5.7 | 1.2 | 1.5 | |
| 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 41 | 22 | 757 | 102 | 236 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 36 | 13 | 45 | 95 | 19 | 2 | 25 | 65 | 233 | .432 | .143 | .778 | 18.5 | 5.7 | 1.1 | 2.3 |
| Post | 31 | 3 | 526 | 89 | 186 | 4 | 13 | 45 | 54 | 11 | 32 | 42 | 14 | 3 | 29 | 50 | 227 | .478 | .308 | .833 | 17.0 | 7.3 | 1.0 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 45 | 18 | 798 | 127 | 261 | 2 | 10 | 54 | 64 | 12 | 44 | 90 | 19 | 3 | 35 | 73 | 310 | .487 | .200 | .844 | 17.7 | 6.9 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Loss | 27 | 7 | 485 | 64 | 161 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 26 | 12 | 33 | 47 | 14 | 2 | 19 | 42 | 150 | .398 | .300 | .731 | 18.0 | 5.6 | 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 | 14 | 3 | 192 | 24 | 61 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 62 | .393 | .000 | .737 | 13.7 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
| December | 13 | 13 | 297 | 41 | 89 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 89 | .461 | .500 | .857 | 22.8 | 6.8 | 1.3 | 2.5 | |
| January | 10 | 6 | 208 | 27 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 60 | .422 | .750 | 20.8 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 3.5 | ||
| February | 11 | 0 | 160 | 24 | 53 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 57 | .453 | .250 | 1.000 | 14.5 | 5.2 | 0.7 | 1.7 | |
| March | 12 | 0 | 185 | 27 | 64 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 30 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 81 | .422 | .429 | .800 | 15.4 | 6.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | |
| April | 12 | 3 | 241 | 48 | 91 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 111 | .527 | .000 | .833 | 20.1 | 9.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | |
| 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 | 9 | 1 | 153 | 34 | 61 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 81 | .557 | .400 | .917 | 17.0 | 9.0 | 1.1 | 2.0 |
| Tuesday | 13 | 4 | 214 | 26 | 70 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 62 | .371 | .000 | .625 | 16.5 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 1.7 | |
| Wednesday | 21 | 8 | 373 | 60 | 120 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 24 | 41 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 31 | 139 | .500 | .286 | .895 | 17.8 | 6.6 | 1.1 | 2.0 | |
| Thursday | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .500 | 18.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |||
| Friday | 21 | 9 | 418 | 54 | 128 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 36 | 8 | 17 | 44 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 38 | 137 | .422 | .200 | .778 | 19.9 | 6.5 | 0.8 | 2.1 | |
| Saturday | 7 | 3 | 107 | 14 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 35 | .378 | 1.000 | 15.3 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 25 | 25 | 628 | 89 | 191 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 26 | 12 | 38 | 87 | 17 | 2 | 24 | 47 | 199 | .466 | .200 | .769 | 25.1 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
| Reserve | 47 | 0 | 655 | 102 | 231 | 4 | 15 | 53 | 64 | 12 | 39 | 50 | 16 | 3 | 30 | 68 | 261 | .442 | .267 | .828 | 13.9 | 5.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | |
| 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 | 30-39 | 10 | 10 | 339 | 49 | 100 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 45 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 108 | .490 | .250 | .750 | 33.9 | 10.8 | 2.4 | 4.5 |
| 20-29 | 17 | 7 | 389 | 64 | 125 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 7 | 19 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 33 | 154 | .512 | .429 | .852 | 22.9 | 9.1 | 1.1 | 2.5 | |
| 10-19 | 33 | 8 | 477 | 68 | 164 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 45 | 9 | 26 | 40 | 15 | 3 | 26 | 51 | 172 | .415 | .000 | .800 | 14.5 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | |
| 0-9 | 12 | 0 | 78 | 10 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 26 | .303 | .500 | .833 | 6.5 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | |
| 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 19 | 8 | 319 | 44 | 106 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 19 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 27 | 104 | .415 | .333 | .882 | 16.8 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 1.8 |
| 1 Day | 33 | 9 | 614 | 96 | 207 | 3 | 11 | 38 | 45 | 15 | 30 | 64 | 19 | 1 | 28 | 56 | 233 | .464 | .273 | .844 | 18.6 | 7.1 | 0.9 | 1.9 | |
| 2 Days | 7 | 1 | 111 | 13 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 35 | .394 | .000 | .692 | 15.9 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 1.9 | |
| 3+ Days | 12 | 6 | 221 | 36 | 70 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 82 | .514 | .250 | .818 | 18.4 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 1.8 | |
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 48 | 15 | 830 | 124 | 275 | 3 | 14 | 53 | 69 | 14 | 56 | 87 | 21 | 4 | 35 | 75 | 304 | .451 | .214 | .768 | 17.3 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 1.8 |
| Western | 24 | 10 | 453 | 67 | 147 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 21 | 50 | 12 | 1 | 19 | 40 | 156 | .456 | .333 | .952 | 18.9 | 6.5 | 0.9 | 2.1 | |
| 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 | 23 | 8 | 401 | 59 | 137 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 29 | 8 | 33 | 43 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 30 | 140 | .431 | .400 | .690 | 17.4 | 6.1 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
| Central | 25 | 7 | 429 | 65 | 138 | 1 | 9 | 33 | 40 | 6 | 23 | 44 | 11 | 1 | 21 | 45 | 164 | .471 | .111 | .825 | 17.2 | 6.6 | 0.9 | 1.8 | |
| Midwest | 12 | 4 | 212 | 25 | 67 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 62 | .373 | .250 | 1.000 | 17.7 | 5.2 | 0.7 | 1.7 | |
| Pacific | 12 | 6 | 241 | 42 | 80 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 94 | .525 | .500 | .900 | 20.1 | 7.8 | 1.1 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 3 | 0 | 52 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 15 | .400 | .750 | 17.3 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | |
| Charlotte | 2 | 1 | 38 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .462 | .000 | 1.000 | 19.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| Chicago | 4 | 2 | 80 | 13 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 33 | .481 | .250 | .857 | 20.0 | 8.3 | 0.8 | 2.3 | |
| Cleveland | 3 | 1 | 42 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 17 | .500 | .000 | .833 | 14.0 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 1.3 | |
| Dallas | 2 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | .286 | 1.000 | 13.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Denver | 2 | 1 | 59 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | .400 | .500 | 29.5 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 | ||
| Detroit | 4 | 1 | 71 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 23 | .350 | .000 | 1.000 | 17.8 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 1.8 | |
| Golden State | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 1.000 | 22.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Houston | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .750 | 1.000 | 11.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Indiana | 3 | 0 | 45 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 15 | .389 | .000 | .500 | 15.0 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 1.7 | |
| LA Clippers | 2 | 2 | 46 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 20 | .526 | .000 | 23.0 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 5.5 | ||
| LA Lakers | 2 | 1 | 42 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | .600 | 21.0 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 3.5 | |||
| Miami | 4 | 0 | 42 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 17 | .500 | .750 | 10.5 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Milwaukee | 4 | 2 | 55 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | .231 | .500 | 13.8 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 2.3 | ||
| 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 | 6 | 2 | 124 | 15 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 34 | .395 | .000 | .500 | 20.7 | 5.7 | 2.2 | 1.8 | |
| New York | 4 | 2 | 74 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 28 | .481 | .000 | 1.000 | 18.5 | 7.0 | 1.3 | 2.3 | |
| 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 | 5 | 2 | 73 | 11 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 30 | .440 | 1.000 | .778 | 14.6 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 2.2 | |
| Phoenix | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .500 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |||
| 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 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 18 | .667 | 1.000 | 16.0 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | ||
| San Antonio | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .200 | 17.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | |||
| Seattle | 2 | 2 | 60 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | .471 | 1.000 | 30.0 | 8.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | ||
| Utah | 2 | 1 | 27 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 13.5 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | |||
| Washington | 4 | 2 | 88 | 13 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 31 | .394 | 1.000 | .667 | 22.0 | 7.8 | 1.5 | 2.5 | |