Jim Paxson
- Seasons
- 1979-80 to 1989-90
- Position
- G-F
- Height
- 6′6″
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Born
- Jul 9, 1957
- College
- Dayton
- Draft
- 1979, round 1, pick 12
1All-League teams
2All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 16.1
- True shooting
- .547
- Effective FG
- .503
- Usage rate
- 21.5
- Win shares
- 53.8
- WS per 48
- .121
- Box plus/minus
- 0.5
- VORP
- 13.4
- Best season, WS
- 10.2
- Best season, BPM
- 3.0
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 0
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | POR | 22 | 72 | 1,270 | 9.1 | .443 | .412 | 19.1 | -0.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 | .011 | -3.5 | -0.6 | -4.1 | -0.7 | 91 | 107 |
| 1980-81 | POR | 23 | 79 | 2,701 | 16.9 | .564 | .537 | 19.6 | 5.6 | 2.1 | 7.7 | .136 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 115 | 108 |
| 1981-82 | POR | 24 | 82 | 2,756 | 18.0 | .561 | .529 | 22.8 | 5.6 | 1.8 | 7.5 | .130 | 1.7 | -0.3 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 114 | 110 |
| 1982-83 | POR | 25 | 81 | 2,740 | 20.1 | .573 | .517 | 25.1 | 7.8 | 2.4 | 10.2 | .178 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 116 | 106 |
| 1983-84 | POR | 26 | 81 | 2,686 | 19.5 | .573 | .521 | 24.7 | 7.5 | 1.9 | 9.5 | .170 | 2.8 | -0.5 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 120 | 110 |
| 1984-85 | POR | 27 | 68 | 2,253 | 17.3 | .555 | .517 | 21.2 | 4.6 | 1.9 | 6.5 | .138 | 1.7 | -0.2 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 116 | 110 |
| 1985-86 | POR | 28 | 75 | 1,931 | 15.9 | .545 | .482 | 20.7 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 4.8 | .120 | 1.0 | -0.3 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 114 | 110 |
| 1986-87 | POR | 29 | 72 | 1,798 | 13.8 | .528 | .477 | 20.5 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 3.4 | .091 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -0.5 | 0.7 | 110 | 111 |
| 1987-88 | 2+ teams | 30 | 45 | 801 | 11.7 | .521 | .468 | 19.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | .071 | -1.9 | -1.0 | -2.9 | -0.2 | 107 | 112 |
| 1988-89 | BOS | 31 | 57 | 1,138 | 11.5 | .502 | .458 | 20.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.3 | .053 | -2.2 | -1.0 | -3.1 | -0.3 | 105 | 113 |
| 1989-90 | BOS | 32 | 72 | 1,283 | 9.7 | .498 | .459 | 16.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | .052 | -2.9 | -0.8 | -3.7 | -0.5 | 105 | 112 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.