Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Charles Oakley and Jim Paxson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Charles Oakley and Jim Paxson played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 20 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 10-10, but Charles Oakley won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 3-2 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Charles Oakley
vs.
Jim Paxson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Charles Oakley:
1985-86 to 2003-04
Jim Paxson:
1979-80 to 1989-90
20 Games played
15 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Charles Oakley
10
7
3
Jim Paxson
10
8
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Charles Oakley 14.8 12.6 2.3 1.30.5
Jim Paxson 8.5 0.6 2.50.90.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Charles Oakley 26 21 5 53
Jim Paxson 22 2 6 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Charles Oakley 16

games		 20

games		 8

games		 9

games		7

games
Jim Paxson 2

games 		0

games		 10

games		 5

games		1

game
Both had same stat 2

games		 0

games		 2

games		 6

games		12

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 29, 1985
1. Bulls 107   Charles Oakley 11 14 0 1 0 3 3 24 4-8 .500 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Trail Blazers 122   Jim Paxson 22 0 4 2 0 0 1 30 9-16 .563 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Feb. 21, 1986
2. Bulls 108   Charles Oakley 18 15 3 1 0 5 4 33 8-10 .800 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Trail Blazers 96   Jim Paxson 14 2 3 1 1 3 1 29 6-10 .600 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 08, 1987
3. Bulls 121   Charles Oakley 16 16 3 0 1 6 5 39 6-12 .500 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Trail Blazers 117   Jim Paxson 13 1 6 1 0 1 0 29 6-10 .600 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Mar. 22, 1987
4. Bulls 113   Charles Oakley 26 14 2 0 0 4 3 41 9-16 .563 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Trail Blazers 115   Jim Paxson 16 0 6 1 0 1 1 28 6-10 .600 1-1 1.000 3-3 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 18, 1988
5. Bulls 113   Charles Oakley 12 12 3 0 0 1 3 37 6-15 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 103   Jim Paxson 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 19 4-6 .667 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Mar. 20, 1988
6. Bulls 107   Charles Oakley 13 9 2 0 0 0 3 33 5-10 .500 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Celtics 137   Jim Paxson 7 1 3 2 0 0 3 21 2-8 .250 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Apr. 21, 1988
7. Bulls 119   Charles Oakley 18 17 0 1 0 2 4 37 7-16 .438 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Celtics 126   Jim Paxson 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 13 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Apr. 24, 1988
8. Bulls 115   Charles Oakley 24 21 4 1 3 3 4 42 8-14 .571 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Celtics 108   Jim Paxson 12 1 3 1 0 0 0 22 4-10 .400 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1988
9. Knicks 115   Charles Oakley 11 11 3 2 1 2 5 41 5-12 .417 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
OT Celtics 122   Jim Paxson 8 1 1 1 0 0 1 18 3-6 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 18, 1988
10. Knicks 104   Charles Oakley 6 8 0 1 0 1 4 33 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 117   Jim Paxson 6 2 3 0 0 0 3 13 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 03, 1989
11. Knicks 109   Charles Oakley 21 18 1 5 0 5 5 46 7-17 .412 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
OT Celtics 107   Jim Paxson 7 0 1 0 0 1 0 11 2-3 .667 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Feb. 26, 1989
12. Knicks 122   Charles Oakley 10 8 3 1 1 5 3 31 5-8 .625 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 110   Jim Paxson 6 0 0 0 0 0 5 08 3-6 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 06, 1989
13. Knicks 98   Charles Oakley 13 9 2 2 2 3 5 39 6-11 .545 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Celtics 113   Jim Paxson 16 1 4 2 0 1 4 28 7-10 .700 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 09, 1989
14. Knicks 124   Charles Oakley 21 17 5 3 0 1 3 34 8-14 .571 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Celtics 92   Jim Paxson 8 1 4 1 0 1 1 25 4-10 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 31, 1990
15. Knicks 91   Charles Oakley 11 15 0 2 0 4 5 42 3-8 .375 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Celtics 97   Jim Paxson 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 05 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1990 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 26, 1990
16. Knicks 105   Charles Oakley 8 2 0 1 1 0 2 16 2-5 .400 1-1 1.000 3-5 .600
Celtics 116   Jim Paxson 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 13 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 28, 1990
17. Knicks 128   Charles Oakley 11 9 0 1 0 4 2 21 4-10 .400 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Celtics 157   Jim Paxson 11 0 5 3 0 2 0 19 4-6 .667 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
May. 02, 1990
18. Knicks 102   Charles Oakley 14 13 5 0 0 0 6 38 5-9 .556 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Celtics 99   Jim Paxson 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 11 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-1 .000
May. 04, 1990
19. Knicks 135   Charles Oakley 6 6 5 2 0 2 4 29 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 108   Jim Paxson 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 12 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 06, 1990
20. Knicks 121   Charles Oakley 26 17 4 1 1 3 5 44 8-11 .727 0-0 - 10-12 .833
Celtics 114   Jim Paxson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
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