Jim Paxson 
#23 PG | 6-6, 215lbs | Cavaliers | Experience: 8 years
Born: 7/9/1957 (30) | College: Dayton

 Attributes
  INS JPS FT 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA  
 Current: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  
 Potential: - - - - - - - - - - - -          
 Health: Good
 Status: Active Roster

 Contract
  1987  1988  1989  1990  1991  1992  1993  1994 
 Value: $1,687,500  $1,828,125  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0 
 Option: None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 
 Bird Years: 4                

 Season Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1987 NBA CLE 82 82 27.7 9.5 0.8 2.6 2.8 1.7 1.69 1.8 0.2 1.9 .416 .815 .250  
 1986 NBA CLE 82 82 30.1 11.0 0.9 2.6 3.1 1.8 1.72 1.6 0.2 2.2 .456 .836 .313  
 1985 NBA CLE 75 75 30.5 13.5 1.1 3.0 3.6 1.7 2.12 1.6 0.1 2.3 .460 .773 .266  
 1984 NBA CLE 82 82 33.0 14.3 1.0 3.3 3.6 1.9 1.87 2.0 0.1 2.8 .449 .775 .281  
 1983 NBA CLE 82 82 33.5 13.7 1.4 2.8 4.7 2.5 1.88 2.1 0.1 2.1 .419 .747 .294  
 1982 NBA SEA 82 82 37.9 17.2 1.3 3.0 4.4 3.0 1.46 2.1 0.3 2.6 .453 .820 .237  
 1981 NBA POR 82 82 36.3 15.9 1.1 2.5 4.0 2.6 1.53 2.1 0.2 2.7 .454 .800 .261  
 1980 NBA POR 82 82 41.6 14.0 1.4 2.5 4.1 2.2 1.85 1.9 0.2 3.4 .374 .816 .277  
 1979 NBA POR 55 55 33.9 12.6 1.0 2.2 3.2 1.9 1.67 1.8 0.1 2.8 .438 .830 .205  
 Career     704 704 33.9 13.6 1.1 2.7 3.8 2.2 1.73 1.9 0.2 2.5 .435 .800 .265  

 Shooting Averages
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1987 NBA CLE 3.8 9.1 .416 1.7 2.1 .815 1.5 2.2 .674 2.1 6.0 .346 0.2 0.9 .250  
 1986 NBA CLE 4.3 9.4 .456 2.2 2.7 .836 2.0 3.0 .644 2.1 5.5 .374 0.3 0.8 .313  
 1985 NBA CLE 5.3 11.5 .460 2.6 3.4 .773 2.9 4.5 .640 2.2 6.0 .360 0.3 1.1 .266  
 1984 NBA CLE 5.8 12.9 .449 2.3 2.9 .775 2.0 2.9 .676 3.4 8.4 .401 0.4 1.6 .281  
 1983 NBA CLE 5.6 13.4 .419 2.0 2.7 .747 1.4 2.1 .671 3.7 9.7 .385 0.5 1.5 .294  
 1982 NBA SEA 7.1 15.7 .453 2.5 3.1 .820 1.6 2.3 .708 5.1 11.8 .436 0.4 1.7 .237  
 1981 NBA POR 6.5 14.2 .454 2.5 3.1 .800 1.6 2.0 .766 4.5 10.5 .425 0.5 1.7 .261  
 1980 NBA POR 5.5 14.6 .374 2.7 3.3 .816 1.5 2.5 .589 3.5 10.5 .336 0.4 1.6 .277  
 1979 NBA POR 5.0 11.5 .438 2.2 2.7 .830 1.4 2.1 .655 3.4 8.0 .421 0.3 1.4 .205  
 Career     5.4 12.5 .435 2.3 2.9 .800 1.8 2.6 .665 3.3 8.5 .391 0.4 1.4 .265  

 Season Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1987 82 82 2271 311 748 141 173 19 76 782 63 273 233 151 138 151 14 158 302 
 1986 82 82 2465 351 769 183 219 21 67 906 73 289 253 135 147 135 18 183 780 
 1985 75 75 2285 398 865 198 256 21 79 1015 84 308 273 121 129 121 9 175 505 
 1984 82 82 2706 475 1058 186 240 36 128 1172 78 347 295 164 158 164 11 226 364 
 1983 82 82 2750 460 1097 165 221 37 126 1122 111 338 386 173 205 173 11 175 360 
 1982 82 82 3104 585 1290 209 255 33 139 1412 106 351 360 176 247 176 25 216 -78 
 1981 82 82 2977 530 1167 204 255 37 142 1301 94 300 330 173 216 173 14 219 180 
 1980 82 82 3409 449 1201 218 267 36 130 1152 113 315 336 153 182 153 16 275 -130 
 1979 55 55 1866 277 633 122 147 16 78 692 55 175 174 100 104 100 5 153 -49 
 Career 704 704 23833 3836 8828 1626 2033 256 965 9554 777 2696 2640 1346 1526 1346 123 1780 2234 

 Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1987 NBA CLE .475 1.05 19.5 11.5 18.4 3.1 8.6 6.1 12.8 61.6 2.1 3.7 106.5 99.5  
 1986 NBA CLE .524 1.18 20.0 11.6 18.1 3.5 7.8 6.0 14.5 130.0 4.3 9.5 112.7 97.5  
 1985 NBA CLE .519 1.17 19.8 9.3 21.5 3.9 9.1 6.7 17.6 223.8 7.5 6.7 107.0 96.1  
 1984 NBA CLE .503 1.11 18.2 9.8 21.4 3.4 10.1 7.0 15.6 206.3 6.9 4.4 107.8 101.0  
 1983 NBA CLE .470 1.02 21.6 11.5 22.6 4.7 8.9 6.9 15.6 188.0 6.3 4.4 104.4 98.3  
 1982 NBA SEA .504 1.09 17.9 12.3 22.6 3.8 9.0 6.3 16.5 253.3 8.4 -1.0 102.0 103.0  
 1981 NBA POR .508 1.11 18.1 11.8 21.7 3.9 8.4 6.2 15.5 199.5 6.7 2.2 105.0 101.9  
 1980 NBA POR .437 0.96 18.3 9.9 18.8 3.7 7.3 5.5 10.7 9.0 0.3 -1.6 101.1 102.2  
 1979 NBA POR .496 1.09 17.8 10.7 18.2 3.5 8.0 5.7 13.0 70.1 2.3 -0.9 102.1 102.8  
 Career     .491 1.08 19.0 11.0 20.5 3.7 8.6 6.3 14.6 1341.7 44.7 3.2 105.2 100.4  

 Playoff Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1987 NBA CLE 4 4 27.3 8.3 0.8 3.3 1.8 1.3 1.40 2.5 0.0 3.0 .469 .750 .000  
 1986 NBA CLE 13 13 30.5 10.0 0.8 2.4 4.2 1.9 2.16 1.9 0.2 2.5 .466 .886 .300  
 1985 NBA CLE 17 17 30.4 14.9 0.9 3.4 3.7 2.3 1.62 1.6 0.1 2.4 .453 .769 .200  
 1984 NBA CLE 5 5 32.4 16.2 1.0 2.0 4.0 1.4 2.86 2.0 0.0 2.2 .456 1.000 .167  
 1983 NBA CLE 5 5 33.0 17.0 1.4 2.6 3.8 2.6 1.46 2.4 0.0 1.6 .514 .900 .222  
 1982 NBA SEA 11 11 38.1 15.7 2.1 1.7 4.8 2.9 1.66 1.2 0.2 2.8 .430 .857 .412  
 1981 NBA POR 3 3 42.7 20.3 1.0 3.7 3.0 1.3 2.25 1.7 0.0 2.0 .368 1.000 .111  
 1979 NBA POR 2 2 34.0 15.0 0.0 1.0 4.5 2.5 1.80 2.0 0.0 1.0 .611 .700 .500  
 Career     60 60 32.8 14.1 1.1 2.6 3.9 2.2 1.80 1.8 0.1 2.4 .453 .842 .244  

 Playoff Shooting
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1987 NBA CLE 3.8 8.0 .469 0.8 1.0 .750 2.3 2.8 .818 1.5 4.0 .375 0.0 1.3 .000  
 1986 NBA CLE 3.7 7.9 .466 2.4 2.7 .886 1.5 3.0 .487 2.0 4.2 .481 0.2 0.8 .300  
 1985 NBA CLE 6.2 13.6 .453 2.4 3.1 .769 2.9 4.8 .610 3.0 7.6 .392 0.2 1.2 .200  
 1984 NBA CLE 7.2 15.8 .456 1.6 1.6 1.000 2.2 3.0 .733 4.8 11.6 .414 0.2 1.2 .167  
 1983 NBA CLE 7.4 14.4 .514 1.8 2.0 .900 2.4 3.4 .706 4.6 9.2 .500 0.4 1.8 .222  
 1982 NBA SEA 5.9 13.7 .430 3.3 3.8 .857 1.7 2.2 .792 3.5 10.0 .355 0.6 1.5 .412  
 1981 NBA POR 8.3 22.7 .368 3.3 3.3 1.000 2.3 5.0 .467 5.7 14.7 .386 0.3 3.0 .111  
 1979 NBA POR 5.5 9.0 .611 3.5 5.0 .700 1.0 1.5 .667 4.0 6.5 .615 0.5 1.0 .500  
 Career     5.7 12.6 .453 2.4 2.9 .842 2.2 3.4 .626 3.2 7.9 .412 0.3 1.3 .244  

 Playoff Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1987 4 4 109 15 32 3 4 0 5 33 3 16 7 10 5 10 0 12 -22 
 1986 13 13 397 48 103 31 35 3 10 130 11 42 54 25 25 25 3 33 38 
 1985 17 17 517 105 232 40 52 4 20 254 16 73 63 28 39 28 1 41 10 
 1984 5 5 162 36 79 8 8 1 6 81 5 15 20 10 7 10 0 11 -39 
 1983 5 5 165 37 72 9 10 2 9 85 7 20 19 12 13 12 0 8 -1 
 1982 11 11 419 65 151 36 42 7 17 173 23 42 53 13 32 13 2 31 32 
 1981 3 3 128 25 68 10 10 1 9 61 3 14 9 5 4 5 0 6 -24 
 1979 2 2 68 11 18 7 10 1 2 30 0 2 9 4 5 4 0 2 -18 
 Career 60 60 1965 342 755 144 171 19 78 847 68 224 234 107 130 107 6 144 -24 

 Playoff Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1987 NBA CLE .471 1.03 15.2 10.9 18.4 2.8 10.7 7.0 8.8 -3.5 -0.1 -5.5 88.1 97.9  
 1986 NBA CLE .551 1.26 27.4 12.7 16.4 3.1 7.2 5.4 10.9 -0.5 0.0 2.9 110.9 107.4  
 1985 NBA CLE .498 1.09 17.6 10.9 25.4 3.3 9.9 6.9 12.4 11.4 0.4 0.6 100.9 99.4  
 1984 NBA CLE .482 1.03 18.2 6.4 24.4 3.4 5.9 4.7 12.6 5.3 0.2 -7.8 101.4 112.6  
 1983 NBA CLE .553 1.18 17.6 12.0 22.9 4.4 7.3 5.9 15.9 12.0 0.4 -0.2 93.9 94.4  
 1982 NBA SEA .509 1.15 20.9 12.6 22.9 6.7 5.1 5.9 9.6 -8.3 -0.3 2.9 106.8 101.4  
 1981 NBA POR .417 0.90 10.6 4.7 24.8 2.5 9.6 6.0 10.3 -1.2 0.0 -8.0 92.3 100.8  
 1979 NBA POR .682 1.67 25.0 13.9 17.5 0.0 4.1 2.1 14.8 4.4 0.1 -9.0 104.1 117.4  
 Career     .511 1.12 19.6 10.9 21.0 3.9 7.8 6.0 11.6 19.5 0.6 -0.4 102.4 102.8  

 Career Highs
 Type PTS OREB REB AST STL BLK TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  
 Season 22 3 8 8 6 2 5 10 19 7 10 2 4  
 Playoff 27 4 9 10 6 1 5 11 28 9 10 2 5  
 Career 43 5 11 11 10 3 8 16 28 12 14 4 7  

 Game Logs
 Date Opp W/L MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS ORB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
 10/20 IND W 21 4 9 0 0 0 1 8 0 2 4 0 3 0 2 2
 10/21 IND W 23 4 8 2 2 1 1 11 1 1 2 0 3 0 1 8
 10/22 SLS W 24 2 5 2 2 0 2 6 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 6
 10/24 MIL W 30 7 11 2 4 1 2 17 3 5 4 1 1 0 0 1
 10/30 SEA L 30 4 7 1 2 1 1 10 1 3 2 3 4 0 2 -14
 10/31 PHX L 28 1 3 4 4 0 1 6 1 2 2 2 2 0 2 6
 11/3 CHI W 23 3 4 7 10 1 2 14 1 6 3 3 3 0 1 25
 11/4 NJN W 26 2 7 0 0 1 2 5 0 3 2 2 1 0 1 31
 11/6 ORL W 28 1 4 2 2 0 0 4 2 3 1 2 0 0 2 8
 11/8 SAC W 18 1 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 6 0 2 0 0 20
 11/9 SAS W 21 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 2 13
 11/14 NOJ W 29 3 9 4 4 0 0 10 1 4 4 1 4 0 3 9
 11/15 ATL W 32 6 12 4 6 1 2 17 0 5 3 2 3 0 4 13
 11/19 SLS W 31 3 9 3 3 0 1 9 2 4 0 1 1 1 3 0
 11/20 DET L 31 1 11 4 4 0 1 6 0 3 5 4 1 0 1 -4
 11/23 IND L 30 2 9 2 2 0 0 6 0 1 2 1 6 0 0 5
 11/24 DET W 30 4 6 0 2 0 0 8 0 1 3 1 0 0 2 -5
 11/26 DET W 27 1 7 1 2 0 0 3 1 4 5 3 0 0 1 18
 11/28 MIL W 31 1 8 2 4 0 1 4 0 6 7 3 4 1 1 13
 11/30 DET W 29 4 8 1 1 0 0 9 1 4 1 3 1 0 0 -8
 12/2 POR W 31 3 9 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 2 2 5 0 2 6
 12/3 ANA W 30 3 8 1 2 0 1 7 0 1 2 1 3 0 1 11
 12/5 PHI W 25 2 9 1 2 0 0 5 2 6 3 2 3 0 1 17
 12/7 SAS W 30 1 3 4 4 0 0 6 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 18
 12/11 GSW L 29 4 8 2 2 1 1 11 0 2 2 3 1 0 2 -5
 12/12 BOS W 31 5 8 0 0 1 2 11 1 4 6 4 3 0 3 -1
 12/15 ATL W 29 6 10 0 0 1 1 13 2 3 1 1 1 0 0 0
 12/16 DEN W 22 6 8 0 0 0 0 12 0 2 4 2 1 0 1 28
 12/18 PHI W 21 5 11 0 0 0 0 10 0 5 0 0 0 1 2 19
 12/19 NYK L 28 5 11 3 4 0 1 13 1 2 3 3 2 0 3 -5
 12/22 ATL W 30 5 12 2 2 0 0 12 1 6 3 1 1 1 3 -13
 12/24 STL L 24 2 7 0 0 1 1 5 2 3 0 0 2 0 2 -18
 12/26 BAL W 27 4 11 6 6 0 2 14 1 4 5 0 2 0 2 28
 12/27 HOU W 28 2 8 1 2 0 0 5 1 6 3 2 1 0 2 -9
 12/29 MIL W 25 4 8 2 2 0 1 10 1 4 6 2 1 0 2 4
 12/31 SAC W 28 3 8 4 4 0 2 10 1 5 2 3 1 0 3 9
 1/2 CHI W 21 2 5 3 3 0 0 7 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 15
 1/3 NYK W 26 6 10 0 0 0 1 12 2 6 4 0 2 0 2 34
 1/6 MIN W 23 4 8 4 4 1 4 13 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 19
 1/7 ATL L 30 2 7 0 0 0 2 4 0 3 2 4 2 0 3 -6
 1/9 MIA L 24 2 9 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 4 2 4 0 1 -16
 1/11 NOJ W 26 4 9 4 4 0 1 12 1 3 3 1 0 0 4 8
 1/13 ORL W 25 1 3 2 2 0 1 4 1 4 3 0 1 1 3 0
 1/14 CHI L 30 4 11 1 1 0 2 9 0 3 1 0 1 0 3 -10
 1/17 NOJ L 31 2 8 1 2 0 2 5 0 5 1 1 6 0 4 -3
 1/18 MIA W 30 4 9 4 4 0 0 12 1 3 2 2 6 0 0 1
 1/20 DET L 33 4 8 0 0 0 1 8 1 6 8 2 0 0 2 -10
 1/22 NOJ L 27 3 5 2 4 0 1 8 0 0 3 4 1 0 5 -13
 1/24 HOU L 32 4 11 3 6 0 0 11 1 7 2 2 1 0 4 -14
 1/25 LAL W 34 5 17 2 2 0 0 12 1 4 6 0 2 0 2 24
 1/28 STL W 25 5 13 1 1 0 1 11 0 3 4 0 2 0 3 21
 1/29 IND L 28 3 8 2 4 0 1 8 0 1 2 3 3 0 0 -24
 2/2 MIL W 21 3 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 21
 2/3 ANA L 31 6 11 0 0 2 2 14 0 3 4 0 1 0 1 -5
 2/9 SEA L 21 1 6 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 3
 2/10 MIL W 23 2 8 3 3 0 0 7 0 2 4 2 1 1 4 6
 2/12 SEA L 26 3 9 0 0 0 0 6 3 7 3 2 3 0 4 2
 2/13 PHX L 27 5 11 6 6 0 1 16 2 5 5 3 1 1 4 -16
 2/17 PHI W 24 2 3 3 4 0 0 7 1 3 3 3 4 1 2 7
 2/18 ORL W 26 5 7 2 2 0 0 12 0 2 1 0 2 0 2 27
 2/20 CHI W 20 9 13 2 2 2 2 22 1 2 4 2 0 1 2 19
 2/22 BOS W 25 2 9 2 2 0 2 6 0 3 6 2 2 0 4 1
 2/25 LAL W 23 4 14 2 2 0 1 10 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 6
 2/26 BOS W 32 8 18 2 2 0 1 18 1 1 4 4 2 0 0 0
 2/28 MIL W 26 6 11 1 2 0 0 13 3 8 2 1 0 0 0 17
 3/3 PHX L 30 5 11 3 4 1 2 14 2 3 0 2 5 0 3 -9
 3/5 GSW L 29 2 11 1 2 0 2 5 0 5 2 1 2 0 2 -4
 3/7 BOS L 28 2 6 0 0 0 1 4 2 3 3 2 2 0 2 -25
 3/8 SLS W 20 6 9 4 4 1 1 17 0 2 3 0 0 0 3 16
 3/12 IND L 34 8 16 0 0 2 4 18 2 5 1 1 0 0 1 -18
 3/14 NJN W 34 3 7 6 8 0 0 12 0 4 5 0 0 0 3 4
 3/16 DEN W 32 6 14 4 4 0 2 16 0 3 1 0 2 1 0 4
 3/17 IND L 31 2 7 0 0 0 1 4 0 5 5 3 1 0 2 -6
 3/21 NJN W 32 10 19 2 2 0 1 22 0 4 3 1 2 0 3 -1
 3/23 MIN W 32 5 8 1 2 1 1 12 1 2 3 2 3 0 0 1
 3/25 DAL L 24 2 7 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 5 1 0 2 -45
 3/26 CHI L 34 3 12 2 2 0 0 8 1 4 4 1 4 0 2 2
 3/30 BAL W 28 4 9 0 0 0 0 8 1 4 2 0 2 2 1 -1
 3/31 ATL W 32 6 12 2 2 0 1 14 1 2 2 0 3 0 1 -1
 4/4 NOJ W 33 5 12 0 0 0 3 10 0 3 2 4 3 0 3 11
 4/5 IND L 29 4 7 0 0 0 0 8 3 6 0 2 1 0 5 2
 4/8 MIA L 23 2 8 2 2 0 0 6 1 2 0 3 1 0 4 -3
 4/9 BAL W 30 9 13 1 2 0 1 19 1 6 3 0 4 0 2 28
 4/12 POR L 31 4 14 2 2 1 4 11 1 3 4 3 3 1 2 -8
 4/13 DAL W 27 7 12 1 2 0 0 15 0 1 4 2 2 0 3 22
 4/17 PHI L 23 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 -14
 4/18 NYK L 29 7 14 0 0 0 1 14 3 3 3 4 0 0 1 -5
 4/21 ORL W 32 5 8 1 2 1 1 12 1 2 3 1 1 0 1 11
 4/23 IND W 30 3 7 3 4 0 1 9 2 9 0 1 1 0 2 7
 4/24 IND L 30 4 9 0 0 0 2 8 0 2 4 2 2 0 3 -15
 4/26 IND L 26 4 8 0 0 0 1 8 0 3 2 1 2 0 2 -10
 4/27 IND L 23 4 8 0 0 0 1 8 1 2 1 1 5 0 5 -4

 Awards & Achievements
 Season Award
 Total Player of the Game: 33
 Total All-Defensive Second Team: 3
 1979 NBA Rookie Game Participant
 1981 NBA All-Defensive Second Team
 1982 NBA All-Defensive Second Team
 1983 NBA All-Defensive Second Team

 Transactions
 Date Action
 1/21/1983 Traded to the Supersonics
 7/22/1983 Signed with the Cavaliers for $8,859,375 over 6 years.

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