Jim Paxson 
#23 SG | 6-6, 208lbs | Cavaliers | Experience: 2 years
Born: 7/9/1957 (24) | College: Dayton

 Attributes
  INS JPS FT 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA  
 Current: 67 100 78 26 52 52 23 20 28 65 87 11 73 78 65 83  
 Potential: A A B D C C D D D B A F          
 Health: Good
 Status: Active Roster

 Contract
  1981  1982  1983  1984  1985  1986  1987  1988 
 Value: $339,603  $339,603  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0 
 Option: None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 
 Bird Years: 2                

 Season Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1981 NPSBL CLE 82 82 35.4 22.3 1.2 2.9 4.7 2.4 1.97 2.0 0.1 3.1 .497 .824 .277  
 1980 NPSBL CLE 82 82 35.2 21.3 1.1 2.8 4.5 2.8 1.63 1.7 0.2 3.1 .506 .844 .276  
 1979 NPSBL POR 72 0 17.6 6.2 0.3 1.2 2.0 1.3 1.55 0.7 0.1 1.3 .411 .711 .045  
 Career     236 164 29.9 17.0 0.9 2.4 3.8 2.2 1.74 1.5 0.1 2.6 .488 .823 .224  

 Shooting Averages
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1981 NPSBL CLE 8.4 16.9 .497 5.4 6.5 .824 3.5 5.6 .623 4.7 10.7 .442 0.2 0.6 .277  
 1980 NPSBL CLE 8.2 16.1 .506 4.9 5.8 .844 3.8 5.7 .668 4.3 10.1 .423 0.1 0.4 .276  
 1979 NPSBL POR 2.6 6.4 .411 0.9 1.3 .711 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.3 .045  
 Career     6.6 13.4 .488 3.8 4.7 .823 2.5 3.9 .646 3.1 7.2 .433 0.1 0.4 .224  

 Season Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1981 82 82 2902 689 1387 439 533 13 47 1830 99 340 386 164 196 164 5 254 412 
 1980 82 82 2889 669 1322 401 475 8 29 1747 90 323 372 141 228 141 16 255 324 
 1979 72 0 1270 189 460 64 90 1 22 443 25 109 144 48 93 48 5 97 0 
 Career 236 164 7061 1547 3169 904 1098 22 98 4020 214 772 902 353 517 353 26 606 736 

 Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1981 NPSBL CLE .564 1.32 17.5 8.9 26.6 4.0 9.8 6.9 22.5 521.7 17.4 5.0 108.8 101.9  
 1980 NPSBL CLE .571 1.32 17.5 10.7 25.3 3.6 9.2 6.5 21.5 473.8 15.8 4.0 108.4 103.0  
 1979 NPSBL POR .444 0.96 19.5 12.6 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 Career     .550 1.27 17.8 10.2 21.3 3.8 9.5 6.7 22.1 995.5 33.2 3.1 108.6 102.4  

 Playoff Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1981 NPSBL CLE 5 5 36.2 23.0 1.8 3.4 4.0 2.8 1.43 1.6 0.2 2.6 .561 .885 .000  
 1980 NPSBL CLE 12 12 34.5 22.3 0.8 3.0 3.7 2.9 1.26 1.8 0.1 3.1 .517 .892 .200  
 Career     17 17 35.0 22.5 1.1 3.1 3.8 2.9 1.31 1.8 0.1 2.9 .530 .890 .200  

 Playoff Shooting
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1981 NPSBL CLE 9.2 16.4 .561 4.6 5.2 .885 4.0 5.4 .741 5.2 11.0 .473 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1980 NPSBL CLE 8.7 16.8 .517 4.8 5.4 .892 4.0 6.2 .649 4.6 10.2 .451 0.1 0.4 .200  
 Career     8.8 16.6 .530 4.8 5.4 .890 4.0 5.9 .673 4.8 10.4 .458 0.1 0.3 .200  

 Playoff Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1981 5 5 181 46 82 23 26 0 0 115 9 26 20 8 14 8 1 13 -10 
 1980 12 12 414 104 201 58 65 1 5 267 9 45 44 22 35 22 1 37 85 
 Career 17 17 595 150 283 81 91 1 5 382 18 71 64 30 49 30 2 50 75 

 Playoff Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1981 NPSBL CLE .624 1.40 15.7 11.0 26.6 6.3 12.1 9.2 18.0 20.2 0.7 -2.0 110.4 112.3  
 1980 NPSBL CLE .583 1.33 14.2 11.3 26.5 2.5 9.4 6.1 18.2 47.8 1.6 7.1 108.2 98.3  
 Career     .591 1.35 14.7 11.2 18.5 3.6 10.1 6.9 18.1 68.0 2.3 4.4 108.8 102.5  

 Career Highs
 Type PTS OREB REB AST STL BLK TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  
 Season 38 5 12 10 7 1 6 16 28 14 16 1 2  
 Playoff 32 3 8 7 4 1 6 14 23 12 14 1 1  
 Career 41 5 12 10 8 2 8 16 29 15 18 1 2  

 Game Logs
 Date Opp W/L MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS ORB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
 10/20 GSW L 24 3 12 3 4 0 0 9 1 2 1 1 1 1 4 -26
 10/21 UTA L 21 7 9 2 2 0 0 16 2 5 3 1 2 0 4 6
 10/22 SAS W 34 11 20 9 10 0 0 31 1 3 1 1 7 0 3 35
 10/24 DAL W 44 9 16 7 10 0 1 25 2 5 12 1 3 1 2 13
 10/30 WAS W 30 10 14 16 21 0 0 36 0 2 1 2 2 0 5 6
 10/31 CHI W 40 14 25 16 20 0 0 44 6 6 3 4 1 0 4 16
 11/4 POR W 42 5 22 11 12 0 1 21 2 5 2 2 2 0 4 6
 11/5 IND L 40 8 15 4 4 0 1 20 2 6 6 5 0 0 4 -22
 11/8 BOS W 45 12 20 14 16 0 0 38 0 0 5 3 4 0 1 1
 11/9 BOS L 42 5 26 0 0 1 2 11 4 8 8 2 2 0 3 -5
 11/12 MIL L 41 13 27 5 8 0 0 31 2 5 3 3 3 0 2 -13
 11/13 MIL L 37 8 15 5 6 0 0 21 2 4 2 4 2 0 2 -16
 11/17 IND W 44 9 16 5 6 0 2 23 1 5 5 2 3 0 4 1
 11/18 GSW W 40 10 26 8 9 0 0 28 5 9 5 0 2 0 4 15
 11/21 UTA L 39 7 18 9 10 0 1 23 0 4 4 1 4 0 2 5
 11/22 SDC L 42 11 17 1 2 1 1 24 1 5 7 3 2 0 0 -4
 11/25 MIL L 10 0 1 3 4 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 -15
 11/26 WAS L 32 5 17 3 4 1 1 14 1 3 4 2 1 1 5 -7
 11/28 NJN W 23 6 12 2 2 0 0 14 0 4 2 0 1 0 3 11
 11/30 NJN L 25 5 8 3 4 0 0 13 0 0 4 0 1 0 4 -16
 12/1 KCK L 33 11 21 3 4 0 1 25 4 7 2 3 1 0 2 -15
 12/3 UTA L 40 8 15 2 2 1 1 19 0 2 8 2 2 0 4 -2
 12/4 DET W 38 12 19 0 0 0 0 24 0 5 2 4 3 0 4 3
 12/7 SAS L 41 10 21 9 10 0 0 29 3 4 6 1 1 0 3 -6
 12/8 NJN W 42 12 28 5 6 0 1 29 1 3 8 1 0 0 2 7
 12/11 IND L 14 3 8 4 4 0 1 10 0 1 0 1 1 0 5 1
 12/12 PHI W 38 7 19 4 7 0 1 18 2 11 4 2 1 0 4 14
 12/14 NYK W 35 13 16 2 3 0 0 28 0 0 3 2 4 0 3 20
 12/16 ATL W 27 7 14 4 4 0 2 18 3 8 4 1 0 0 5 0
 12/18 PHI W 39 11 23 4 6 0 0 26 2 7 7 5 1 0 3 19
 12/19 PHX L 41 6 17 7 7 1 1 20 3 4 3 2 2 0 3 -3
 12/22 CHI W 39 8 15 1 2 0 0 17 1 7 7 5 1 0 2 15
 12/23 WAS W 25 5 6 3 4 0 1 13 1 6 4 1 3 0 4 10
 12/26 NYK W 39 12 20 8 8 1 1 33 4 12 6 3 1 0 2 12
 12/28 NYK W 42 13 23 3 4 0 0 29 1 6 7 4 5 1 5 -4
 12/29 HOU W 34 10 17 7 10 0 0 27 3 4 6 2 4 1 3 26
 12/31 ATL L 31 9 18 5 6 0 0 23 0 0 2 4 2 0 5 0
 1/2 WAS L 35 8 13 10 10 0 0 26 0 1 6 3 1 0 5 7
 1/3 WAS L 40 16 27 4 4 1 1 37 3 5 6 3 1 0 0 -4
 1/5 NYK W 40 11 19 9 14 0 0 31 1 5 4 5 2 0 4 5
 1/7 IND L 36 8 12 0 0 0 0 16 0 2 5 2 0 0 5 1
 1/8 SAS L 41 8 22 3 6 1 2 20 3 4 3 1 4 0 1 1
 1/11 PHI W 34 5 11 5 8 0 0 15 1 3 7 2 2 1 5 24
 1/13 BOS L 40 9 20 9 10 0 1 27 1 6 4 2 1 0 5 -10
 1/14 WAS W 37 10 15 5 8 0 0 25 1 4 6 1 1 0 4 15
 1/17 LAL W 26 11 18 2 2 0 0 24 1 3 1 0 2 0 4 11
 1/18 DET W 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 4 8
 1/20 HOU W 41 13 25 9 12 0 2 35 0 2 3 3 5 0 3 0
 1/22 GSW W 40 6 17 8 11 0 0 20 0 4 5 5 4 0 2 -2
 1/25 DEN W 32 7 14 5 6 0 0 19 1 1 5 3 2 0 3 17
 1/26 NYK W 40 9 23 1 2 0 0 19 1 6 10 2 2 1 3 13
 1/29 SDC L 33 4 12 2 4 0 1 10 1 2 4 2 0 0 3 -14
 1/30 CHI W 35 11 18 0 0 0 0 22 3 7 4 1 0 0 3 12
 2/3 ATL W 36 9 11 2 2 0 0 20 0 6 3 1 0 0 5 16
 2/4 POR L 36 10 25 9 10 1 1 30 2 3 7 4 2 0 0 -16
 2/7 WES L 23 5 6 2 2 0 0 12 0 3 2 1 1 0 1 14
 2/9 SEA W 30 10 16 12 14 0 0 32 0 3 5 0 1 0 2 32
 2/12 IND W 32 5 12 8 8 1 1 19 3 9 5 1 2 0 4 9
 2/15 BOS W 30 6 10 11 14 0 0 23 0 2 3 0 4 0 3 22
 2/16 NJN W 40 4 10 4 4 0 0 12 0 0 7 1 2 0 3 16
 2/19 PHI W 40 12 24 7 8 0 2 31 4 8 4 5 4 0 1 10
 2/20 CHI W 40 12 22 6 6 0 1 30 1 6 6 5 2 0 4 6
 2/25 PHX L 38 12 21 9 10 0 2 33 1 5 4 2 1 0 3 -1
 2/26 DET W 31 6 11 6 6 0 0 18 0 4 6 5 2 0 3 29
 2/28 IND W 37 12 21 10 11 1 1 35 1 5 2 3 4 0 4 17
 3/2 DET W 40 8 16 7 9 0 0 23 1 6 4 2 2 0 4 10
 3/5 DAL W 40 5 14 2 2 0 0 12 2 5 6 2 2 0 3 -6
 3/6 MIL W 32 4 16 2 4 0 0 10 1 6 8 3 1 0 3 -4
 3/9 DEN L 41 12 25 11 13 0 0 35 1 2 3 4 0 0 2 -18
 3/11 KCK W 30 12 17 10 14 0 1 34 0 1 4 2 1 0 6 -1
 3/13 CHI W 38 10 16 9 9 0 1 29 1 3 7 3 3 0 2 21
 3/15 BOS L 20 1 7 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 4 -9
 3/17 MIL W 41 12 24 4 4 0 1 28 2 7 6 0 1 0 4 10
 3/19 DAL W 11 4 6 2 2 0 1 10 0 2 0 1 1 0 4 3
 3/21 SEA W 40 5 18 4 6 0 0 14 1 4 6 2 0 0 3 3
 3/23 PHI W 36 11 18 5 6 0 0 27 1 2 3 4 4 0 2 20
 3/26 ATL W 45 11 21 10 11 0 0 32 2 3 2 6 6 0 3 13
 3/27 DET W 36 7 10 7 10 0 0 21 2 5 9 5 3 0 2 28
 3/30 WAS L 40 8 15 11 12 0 0 27 1 3 6 4 3 0 2 1
 4/1 CHI W 39 3 16 9 12 0 1 15 0 4 5 3 3 0 0 9
 4/3 PHI L 41 10 19 2 2 1 1 23 0 2 5 1 2 0 3 -11
 4/6 NYK L 40 8 13 7 7 0 2 23 2 2 10 3 2 0 1 -9
 4/7 MIL L 40 10 26 4 4 0 1 24 1 4 6 4 1 0 0 -9
 4/11 ATL W 33 7 16 8 8 0 0 22 0 3 7 1 0 0 5 21
 4/12 ATL W 40 12 18 1 2 0 1 25 1 6 7 5 5 0 4 11
 4/16 BOS L 40 6 16 7 10 0 1 19 0 6 4 3 1 0 3 -7
 4/19 NJN W 32 6 11 11 13 0 0 23 2 5 6 1 2 0 3 40
 4/20 DET W 22 11 17 1 1 1 2 24 1 3 3 3 1 0 3 21
 4/22 LAL W 39 11 21 5 8 0 0 27 0 3 2 1 7 0 1 13
 4/24 WAS L 40 9 17 0 0 0 0 18 3 5 3 1 3 0 3 4
 4/25 WAS W 35 10 20 10 10 0 0 30 2 6 4 3 3 0 2 15
 4/27 WAS L 35 10 16 7 10 0 0 27 1 7 4 2 0 1 2 4
 4/28 WAS L 37 7 12 2 2 0 0 16 2 6 6 6 1 0 2 -23
 4/30 WAS L 34 10 17 4 4 0 0 24 1 2 3 2 1 0 4 -10

 Awards & Achievements
 Season Award
 Total Player of the Game: 40
 Total All-Star Appearances: 2
 Total All-League Second Team: 1
 Total All-Defensive Second Team: 1
 1980 NPSBL Rookie Game Participant
 1980 NPSBL All-Star
 1981 NPSBL All-Star
 1981 NPSBL All-League Second Team
 1981 NPSBL All-Defensive Second Team

 Transactions
 Date Action
 10/8/1981 Drafted by Cleveland with pick #16 of round 2 of the creation draft.

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