Jim Paxson 
#26 SF | 6-6, 217lbs | Cavaliers | Experience: 4 years
Born: 7/9/1957 (26) | College: Dayton

 Attributes
  INS JPS FT 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA  
 Current: 85 100 78 33 53 56 25 22 31 78 96 13 73 82 65 85  
 Potential: A A B C C C D D D B A F          
 Health: Good
 Status: Active Roster

 Contract
  1983  1984  1985  1986  1987  1988  1989  1990 
 Value: $918,628  $987,525  $1,056,422  $1,125,319  $1,194,216  $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%  
 1983 NPSBL CLE 82 82 34.9 24.8 1.1 3.4 4.6 3.0 1.55 1.7 0.1 3.3 .513 .835 .250  
 1982 NPSBL CLE 75 75 34.9 24.6 1.5 3.4 4.3 2.9 1.51 2.2 0.0 3.4 .514 .822 .133  
 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     393 321 31.9 20.1 1.1 2.8 4.1 2.5 1.64 1.7 0.1 2.9 .500 .826 .213  

 Shooting Averages
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1983 NPSBL CLE 9.6 18.8 .513 5.4 6.4 .835 4.7 7.1 .661 4.9 11.3 .431 0.1 0.4 .250  
 1982 NPSBL CLE 9.5 18.4 .514 5.7 6.9 .822 4.7 7.1 .654 4.7 10.9 .436 0.1 0.4 .133  
 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     7.8 15.5 .500 4.5 5.4 .826 3.4 5.2 .652 3.8 8.8 .433 0.1 0.4 .213  

 Season Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1983 82 82 2865 791 1541 439 526 9 36 2030 94 376 375 143 242 143 12 270 373 
 1982 75 75 2621 709 1379 424 516 4 30 1846 109 366 323 162 214 162 3 256 250 
 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 393 321 12547 3047 6089 1767 2140 35 164 7896 417 1514 1600 658 973 658 41 1132 1359 

 Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1983 NPSBL CLE .573 1.32 15.7 10.1 30.3 3.9 10.9 7.5 22.8 527.4 17.6 4.5 108.3 101.8  
 1982 NPSBL CLE .575 1.34 15.1 10.0 29.0 4.8 10.3 7.7 23.5 510.2 17.0 3.3 103.8 99.4  
 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     .562 1.30 16.7 10.1 25.0 4.1 10.1 7.1 22.6 2033.0 67.8 3.5 107.4 101.5  

 Playoff Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1983 NPSBL CLE 11 11 35.1 20.2 0.7 3.7 4.0 3.1 1.29 1.6 0.1 2.8 .429 .765 .167  
 1982 NPSBL CLE 4 4 30.0 19.0 2.0 1.8 2.3 1.8 1.29 1.8 0.0 4.0 .437 .933 .000  
 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     32 32 34.4 21.3 1.1 3.2 3.7 2.8 1.30 1.7 0.1 3.0 .481 .854 .154  

 Playoff Shooting
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1983 NPSBL CLE 8.3 19.3 .429 3.5 4.6 .765 3.3 6.1 .537 4.9 12.6 .388 0.1 0.5 .167  
 1982 NPSBL CLE 7.8 17.8 .437 3.5 3.8 .933 3.0 4.8 .632 4.8 12.5 .380 0.0 0.5 .000  
 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     8.5 17.7 .481 4.2 4.9 .854 3.6 5.8 .620 4.8 11.4 .421 0.1 0.4 .154  

 Playoff Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1983 11 11 386 91 212 39 51 1 6 222 8 49 44 18 34 18 1 31 -54 
 1982 4 4 120 31 71 14 15 0 2 76 8 15 9 7 7 7 0 16 -33 
 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 32 32 1101 272 566 134 157 2 13 680 34 135 117 55 90 55 3 97 -12 

 Playoff Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1983 NPSBL CLE .474 1.05 14.1 10.9 30.3 2.3 10.8 6.7 10.2 -1.9 -0.1 -4.9 100.7 106.7  
 1982 NPSBL CLE .487 1.07 9.6 7.4 29.6 7.3 6.7 7.0 13.3 5.0 0.2 -8.3 96.0 107.2  
 1981 NPSBL CLE .624 1.40 15.7 11.0 26.1 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     .535 1.20 13.9 10.7 17.5 3.5 10.0 6.9 14.8 71.2 2.4 -0.4 104.5 104.5  

 Career Highs
 Type PTS OREB REB AST STL BLK TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  
 Season 43 4 10 12 5 2 10 16 31 16 18 1 3  
 Playoff 32 4 8 7 5 1 8 14 29 12 14 1 2  
 Career 47 5 12 12 8 2 10 19 37 18 22 1 4  

 Game Logs
 Date Opp W/L MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS ORB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
 10/18 POR W 26 9 20 2 2 0 0 20 0 2 3 1 1 0 3 10
 10/19 SAS L 22 7 13 1 3 0 0 15 0 1 3 0 0 1 4 -9
 10/21 NYK W 30 16 23 2 4 0 0 34 2 5 1 5 3 0 3 23
 10/22 CHI L 32 8 23 4 4 0 0 20 2 6 4 7 0 0 5 -14
 10/24 POR L 34 6 15 1 2 0 0 13 0 1 2 4 2 0 4 1
 10/30 NJN L 34 15 25 0 0 0 0 30 0 6 2 2 1 0 2 -21
 11/1 BOS W 38 8 16 3 4 0 0 19 0 3 7 1 1 0 3 15
 11/2 DET L 35 11 22 1 2 0 0 23 1 4 5 3 2 0 4 -14
 11/5 DEN W 41 10 22 9 10 1 1 30 4 8 5 3 3 0 3 11
 11/6 NJN L 37 11 27 7 7 0 1 29 2 5 5 4 1 1 2 -8
 11/8 NJN W 38 14 22 7 9 0 0 35 0 4 5 3 2 0 1 9
 11/9 PHI L 32 8 22 0 0 0 0 16 0 5 8 3 2 0 4 5
 11/11 SAS W 32 3 7 6 8 0 0 12 1 4 0 0 1 0 3 3
 11/13 WAS L 32 5 11 5 6 0 0 15 0 3 5 1 3 0 3 -2
 11/14 DET W 41 15 22 9 12 0 0 39 2 6 6 4 3 0 4 0
 11/17 CHI W 33 13 22 2 2 1 1 29 1 2 8 3 2 0 2 22
 11/18 POR L 43 5 20 15 16 0 0 25 3 4 3 3 1 0 5 -10
 11/22 SAS W 31 14 22 10 10 0 2 38 1 4 6 1 3 0 2 30
 11/23 DEN W 31 7 10 7 10 0 0 21 2 5 5 4 0 0 2 21
 11/26 IND W 41 10 28 0 0 0 0 20 3 6 3 3 4 0 4 -7
 11/27 ATL L 40 10 22 6 8 0 0 26 1 6 6 7 0 0 4 7
 12/1 BOS L 36 9 22 7 10 0 1 25 2 4 1 4 1 0 1 -14
 12/2 KCK L 42 16 31 6 8 0 0 38 1 5 9 4 1 0 3 -10
 12/6 NYK L 38 10 17 4 6 0 0 24 0 3 5 6 1 0 2 0
 12/10 PHI W 38 7 18 16 18 0 1 30 0 7 5 3 1 2 4 22
 12/12 MIL L 40 7 18 1 2 0 0 15 1 4 3 4 1 2 3 0
 12/13 MIL L 33 6 18 6 8 0 0 18 2 6 4 3 1 0 4 -8
 12/15 LAL W 37 14 23 3 3 0 1 31 1 7 6 1 4 0 4 16
 12/19 GSW L 31 7 17 3 6 0 0 17 1 2 6 2 0 0 4 -20
 12/20 ATL W 24 6 12 9 10 0 0 21 1 3 3 3 1 0 4 21
 12/24 ATL W 32 12 18 6 6 0 0 30 0 5 3 4 3 0 4 16
 12/25 NYK W 42 14 23 4 4 0 0 32 4 10 6 2 4 0 4 18
 12/29 ATL L 33 9 19 9 9 0 0 27 1 4 7 2 3 0 3 -11
 12/31 WAS W 40 16 30 0 0 1 2 33 1 4 3 2 4 0 4 1
 1/2 KCK L 38 12 21 6 6 0 1 30 0 4 5 5 1 0 4 -12
 1/3 GSW W 42 16 29 9 12 0 0 41 3 9 7 2 2 0 2 9
 1/6 MIL L 30 9 19 7 8 0 0 25 1 5 1 5 1 0 1 -25
 1/7 LAL L 36 13 23 3 3 0 0 29 0 1 8 2 1 1 5 2
 1/10 DET W 27 9 13 2 2 1 1 21 0 3 7 3 1 0 5 24
 1/11 NJN W 35 11 17 9 10 0 1 31 2 6 6 3 4 0 3 14
 1/13 POR W 36 11 21 10 10 0 0 32 1 5 4 2 3 0 4 13
 1/15 SEA W 35 13 19 3 4 0 0 29 1 2 6 3 0 0 3 6
 1/17 SDC L 40 11 22 5 9 0 1 27 2 5 5 8 0 1 3 -18
 1/19 HOU W 30 7 16 8 8 0 1 22 3 6 2 3 2 0 3 22
 1/21 PHI W 40 10 17 4 4 0 1 24 0 6 6 5 4 0 2 12
 1/22 UTA W 27 12 18 5 6 0 0 29 0 0 5 2 1 0 6 19
 1/25 SDC L 40 15 29 2 4 0 0 32 1 4 8 3 0 0 3 -7
 1/26 MIL W 28 7 17 4 4 0 0 18 3 4 3 0 0 0 4 1
 1/29 DET W 40 10 20 4 6 0 0 24 1 2 2 3 0 0 1 2
 1/30 WAS L 37 7 14 2 2 0 0 16 2 6 7 4 2 0 4 -2
 2/3 WAS L 34 8 22 1 2 0 0 17 2 3 5 3 1 0 4 -18
 2/4 DAL W 38 8 17 4 4 0 0 20 0 3 3 4 2 1 4 7
 2/8 DAL L 32 5 19 0 0 0 0 10 3 4 4 4 0 0 5 -14
 2/9 BOS W 37 12 18 7 10 0 0 31 1 10 5 4 1 0 4 22
 2/14 CHI L 40 5 15 5 6 0 2 15 1 4 6 0 1 0 4 -21
 2/15 NYK L 41 15 24 13 15 0 0 43 2 4 3 3 1 0 1 -11
 2/19 PHX W 41 10 24 7 8 0 0 27 0 3 4 4 3 0 3 14
 2/20 CHI L 22 5 11 3 4 0 0 13 1 2 2 3 3 0 5 -5
 2/22 NJN L 27 12 23 2 2 0 1 26 0 1 5 3 2 0 4 -14
 2/25 ATL W 40 13 26 8 12 0 0 34 3 7 5 4 3 0 2 4
 2/26 IND W 24 7 9 3 4 0 0 17 0 1 2 1 0 0 5 1
 2/28 IND L 40 10 21 13 16 1 3 34 0 6 4 3 2 0 4 -5
 3/1 WAS W 22 8 15 0 0 0 0 16 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 2
 3/3 CHI L 39 8 16 3 5 0 0 19 0 2 6 1 0 0 3 -3
 3/4 WAS W 38 15 23 9 10 0 0 39 2 8 2 0 4 0 3 9
 3/7 IND W 29 4 7 13 16 0 0 21 3 5 3 0 0 0 3 27
 3/8 SEA W 42 11 21 0 0 0 1 22 0 2 4 5 2 0 3 9
 3/10 NJN L 30 9 20 2 4 0 1 20 2 5 3 0 0 0 3 -36
 3/12 PHI W 31 5 13 3 4 0 0 13 1 8 2 1 0 0 5 27
 3/14 UTA W 41 14 22 4 4 1 1 33 0 0 4 5 4 0 4 6
 3/16 NYK W 37 11 17 13 17 0 1 35 0 8 5 3 3 0 2 20
 3/18 NYK W 33 10 21 8 10 1 1 29 0 4 4 2 1 0 4 4
 3/19 IND W 29 6 14 0 0 0 1 12 1 6 1 3 0 0 4 17
 3/23 BOS W 33 8 18 8 8 0 1 24 0 9 7 1 2 0 3 18
 3/24 CHI L 34 8 16 2 2 0 1 18 1 5 3 2 2 1 3 -15
 3/27 MIL W 40 11 20 8 8 0 0 30 1 5 5 4 3 0 4 12
 3/28 BOS W 42 10 15 6 8 1 1 27 1 5 8 6 4 0 2 12
 3/30 NYK W 31 11 20 4 4 0 1 26 1 8 4 4 3 1 1 31
 4/1 DET L 33 10 14 2 2 1 1 23 0 1 3 10 4 0 4 4
 4/3 HOU W 40 13 17 5 6 0 0 31 1 5 6 2 2 1 1 16
 4/4 CHI L 26 6 17 4 4 0 1 16 4 7 1 3 1 0 6 4
 4/7 BOS W 33 6 9 5 5 0 0 17 0 2 3 3 1 1 2 22
 4/9 IND W 18 5 10 1 1 0 0 11 0 1 2 1 2 0 4 19
 4/10 DET W 33 7 16 7 11 0 0 21 0 3 2 0 2 0 3 14
 4/14 MIL L 27 9 19 10 10 0 1 28 2 6 2 5 1 0 4 5
 4/15 PHI L 41 6 15 6 6 0 1 18 1 5 12 2 1 0 3 3
 4/18 PHX W 34 10 19 4 4 0 0 24 1 5 4 2 2 0 3 12
 4/19 PHI W 41 10 22 2 2 0 0 22 3 10 9 3 5 0 3 1
 4/21 NJN L 34 7 17 2 2 1 2 17 1 6 5 2 1 0 5 -10
 4/22 NJN L 38 12 20 4 4 0 0 28 2 6 7 2 1 0 6 -1
 4/24 NJN W 39 11 23 4 4 0 2 26 0 3 3 3 4 0 2 7
 4/25 NJN W 32 4 14 0 2 0 0 8 2 6 3 4 0 0 4 3
 4/27 NJN W 41 10 24 8 12 0 2 28 1 7 7 1 1 0 2 5
 4/29 NJN W 40 9 16 6 10 0 0 24 1 6 3 3 5 0 2 7
 5/3 MIL W 41 10 23 5 6 0 0 25 0 5 3 3 1 0 2 -2
 5/4 MIL L 12 4 5 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 -13
 5/6 MIL L 41 6 15 0 0 0 0 12 0 3 3 8 1 1 1 -5
 5/7 MIL L 36 10 29 4 5 0 0 24 0 3 6 1 2 0 2 -19
 5/9 MIL L 32 8 26 6 6 0 0 22 1 4 2 5 2 0 1 -26

 Awards & Achievements
 Season Award
 Total Player of the Game: 81
 Total Player of the Week: 1
 Total All-Star Appearances: 3
 Total All-League Second Team: 1
 Total All-Defensive Second Team: 2
 Total Steals Leader: 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
 1982 NPSBL All-Star
 1982 NPSBL Steals Leader
 1983 NPSBL All-Defensive Second Team

 Transactions
 Date Action
 10/8/1981 Drafted by Cleveland with pick #16 of round 2 of the creation draft.
 7/24/1983 Re-signed with the Cavaliers for $5,282,110 over 5 years.

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