Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Elvin Hayes and Jim Paxson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Elvin Hayes 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 19 times in NBA games. Jim Paxson has a 13-6 winning record over Elvin Hayes. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Elvin Hayes:
1968-69 to 1983-84
Jim Paxson:
1979-80 to 1989-90
19 Games played
19 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Elvin Hayes
6
6
0
Jim Paxson
13
13
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Elvin Hayes 12.8 8.6 1.5 0.61.4
Jim Paxson 18.6 2.5 3.71.20.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Elvin Hayes 26 16 5 24
Jim Paxson 28 6 7 61
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Elvin Hayes 5

games
19

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4

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2

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13

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Jim Paxson 14

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0

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14

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7

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0

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Both had same stat 0

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0

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1

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10

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6

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1979-80 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 01, 1980
1. Bullets 99   Elvin Hayes 26 11 1 0 1 4 5 44 12-23 .522 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Trail Blazers 109   Jim Paxson 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 18 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 13, 1980
2. Bullets 127   Elvin Hayes 17 14 2 1 4 3 2 34 7-16 .438 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Trail Blazers 95   Jim Paxson 14 3 1 1 0 2 2 28 6-12 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
1980-81 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 03, 1981
3. Bullets 104   Elvin Hayes 7 8 1 2 1 3 6 44 2-13 .154 0-0 - 3-4 .750
OT Trail Blazers 111   Jim Paxson 12 2 3 2 0 3 2 37 6-13 .462 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 17, 1981
4. Bullets 104   Elvin Hayes 15 8 1 1 1 6 5 36 6-21 .286 0-2 .000 3-6 .500
Trail Blazers 124   Jim Paxson 20 6 5 2 0 2 2 37 8-14 .571 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 05, 1981
5. Rockets 110   Elvin Hayes 6 16 2 0 0 0 2 32 3-11 .273 0-0 - 0-0 -
Trail Blazers 98   Jim Paxson 18 1 7 2 0 2 1 35 8-15 .533 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
Jan. 10, 1982
6. Rockets 111   Elvin Hayes 21 9 5 0 3 3 4 45 9-15 .600 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Trail Blazers 109   Jim Paxson 16 0 4 0 0 2 3 30 7-10 .700 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Jan. 14, 1982
7. Rockets 100   Elvin Hayes 13 10 1 1 4 2 3 43 5-15 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Trail Blazers 111   Jim Paxson 22 4 3 2 0 1 3 38 11-17 .647 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 13, 1982
8. Rockets 112   Elvin Hayes 20 10 1 1 1 2 3 40 9-20 .450 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Trail Blazers 107   Jim Paxson 10 5 3 0 0 3 1 27 5-14 .357 0-2 .000 0-3 .000
Mar. 25, 1982
9. Rockets 108   Elvin Hayes 18 6 0 0 1 3 6 30 7-14 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Trail Blazers 95   Jim Paxson 20 3 4 0 0 2 3 32 8-20 .400 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1982
10. Rockets 90   Elvin Hayes 20 7 1 0 2 5 4 40 7-12 .583 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Trail Blazers 111   Jim Paxson 24 2 5 0 0 1 4 27 10-13 .769 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Dec. 23, 1982
11. Rockets 82   Elvin Hayes 10 12 1 1 1 1 4 31 4-10 .400 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Trail Blazers 88   Jim Paxson 24 2 4 1 0 1 3 35 9-17 .529 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Jan. 22, 1983
12. Rockets 96   Elvin Hayes 10 8 3 1 3 2 4 33 4-6 .667 0-0 - 2-4 .500
OT Trail Blazers 113   Jim Paxson 25 6 7 2 0 4 3 44 9-19 .474 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Feb. 22, 1983
13. Rockets 107   Elvin Hayes 11 11 4 0 2 1 6 31 5-7 .714 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Trail Blazers 113   Jim Paxson 28 4 3 1 1 3 3 32 10-19 .526 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Mar. 24, 1983
14. Rockets 97   Elvin Hayes 20 8 3 2 2 1 2 30 8-13 .615 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Trail Blazers 104   Jim Paxson 25 1 1 1 0 1 2 36 10-16 .625 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 1983
15. Rockets 104   Elvin Hayes 9 6 1 1 0 1 3 19 4-11 .364 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Trail Blazers 122   Jim Paxson 18 3 3 1 0 3 2 35 6-14 .429 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Dec. 23, 1983
16. Rockets 84   Elvin Hayes 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Trail Blazers 97   Jim Paxson 24 1 3 0 0 2 2 33 10-19 .526 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Jan. 12, 1984
17. Rockets 117   Elvin Hayes 5 5 0 0 0 1 1 05 2-5 .400 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Trail Blazers 120   Jim Paxson 22 1 5 0 0 4 5 35 9-16 .563 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Mar. 31, 1984
18. Rockets 102   Elvin Hayes 8 10 0 0 0 0 0 20 3-4 .750 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Trail Blazers 106   Jim Paxson 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 23 0-8 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 05, 1984
19. Rockets 129   Elvin Hayes 4 3 1 0 0 1 3 09 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Trail Blazers 114   Jim Paxson 26 2 5 6 0 0 4 36 8-19 .421 0-1 .000 10-11 .909