Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Jim Paxson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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 54 times in NBA games. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a 39-15 winning record over Jim Paxson, including an 8-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
vs.
Jim Paxson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
1969-70 to 1988-89
Jim Paxson:
1979-80 to 1989-90
54 Games played
44 in Regular Season
10 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
39
31
8
Jim Paxson
15
13
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23.9 8.4 3.1 0.92.7
Jim Paxson 16.0 1.9 3.31.40.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 37 19 11 68
Jim Paxson 32 5 9 52
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 45

games		 53

games		 18

games		 12

games		49

games
Jim Paxson 7

games 		0

games		 29

games		 24

games		0

games
Both had same stat 2

games		 1

game		 7

games		 18

games		5

games

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
%
Oct. 19, 1979
1. Lakers 82   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 22 13 0 1 2 9 2 41 5-16 .313 0-0 - 12-21 .571
Trail Blazers 99   Jim Paxson 10 3 4 2 0 0 3 17 4-9 .444 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nov. 20, 1979
2. Lakers 99   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24 7 5 1 1 3 3 42 8-15 .533 0-0 - 8-14 .571
Trail Blazers 114   Jim Paxson 8 3 3 2 0 0 3 21 4-12 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 13, 1980
3. Lakers 129   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 32 5 11 1 6 0 1 31 14-19 .737 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Trail Blazers 103   Jim Paxson 8 1 2 1 0 1 2 28 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 09, 1980
4. Lakers 121   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26 10 6 0 4 3 4 38 10-16 .625 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Trail Blazers 142   Jim Paxson 5 2 6 0 1 2 0 20 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Mar. 12, 1980
5. Lakers 102   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30 11 5 2 5 2 0 40 13-25 .520 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Trail Blazers 94   Jim Paxson 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 14 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 21, 1980
6. Lakers 103   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 25 15 1 2 4 3 2 40 8-22 .364 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Trail Blazers 107   Jim Paxson 16 3 2 5 0 1 3 37 8-14 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 04, 1980
7. Lakers 119   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28 9 8 2 4 6 3 41 12-16 .750 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Trail Blazers 118   Jim Paxson 18 4 9 1 0 1 3 35 8-21 .381 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Dec. 19, 1980
8. Lakers 106   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34 11 2 0 6 1 6 36 13-19 .684 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Trail Blazers 110   Jim Paxson 17 2 4 2 0 3 1 31 6-15 .400 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Dec. 23, 1980
9. Lakers 102   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 25 13 1 0 3 3 2 38 8-17 .471 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Trail Blazers 108   Jim Paxson 19 3 3 0 0 1 2 37 7-16 .438 0-1 .000 5-7 .714
Jan. 26, 1981
10. Lakers 124   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24 12 3 2 5 1 4 35 12-18 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Trail Blazers 112   Jim Paxson 17 1 0 2 2 2 0 27 7-11 .636 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Mar. 21, 1981
11. Lakers 117   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 31 19 3 0 4 4 4 41 13-18 .722 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Trail Blazers 111   Jim Paxson 18 0 3 3 1 0 2 42 8-17 .471 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 03, 1981
12. Lakers 100   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 33 11 0 0 3 8 4 37 12-15 .800 0-0 - 9-13 .692
Trail Blazers 102   Jim Paxson 23 3 4 3 0 0 0 39 11-19 .579 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Nov. 13, 1981
13. Lakers 119   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 29 7 2 1 2 3 3 37 11-16 .688 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Trail Blazers 115   Jim Paxson 10 5 8 0 0 1 1 39 5-17 .294 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Dec. 11, 1981
14. Lakers 124   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 29 9 4 0 4 1 4 33 13-28 .464 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Trail Blazers 116   Jim Paxson 20 2 5 2 0 3 0 36 8-18 .444 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Mar. 16, 1982
15. Lakers 120   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24 8 2 1 3 4 4 38 11-22 .500 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Trail Blazers 108   Jim Paxson 26 0 3 2 0 1 2 39 11-17 .647 1-1 1.000 3-3 1.000
Apr. 04, 1982
16. Lakers 129   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24 7 2 1 2 4 4 33 11-18 .611 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Trail Blazers 111   Jim Paxson 20 2 3 2 0 4 3 38 9-18 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 1982
17. Lakers 103   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 22 11 2 1 2 3 2 34 11-21 .524 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Trail Blazers 89   Jim Paxson 22 4 3 4 0 3 2 36 11-20 .550 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Dec. 03, 1982
18. Lakers 115   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 22 6 2 0 4 1 2 31 10-16 .625 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Trail Blazers 100   Jim Paxson 14 2 3 0 1 4 4 33 7-18 .389 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 14, 1982
19. Lakers 103   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14 4 5 0 4 3 2 37 6-15 .400 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Trail Blazers 107   Jim Paxson 24 3 1 1 0 1 1 36 10-18 .556 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jan. 25, 1983
20. Lakers 125   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 25 8 6 2 1 1 4 37 10-17 .588 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Trail Blazers 120   Jim Paxson 29 0 3 1 0 3 2 37 11-19 .579 1-3 .333 6-7 .857
Apr. 05, 1983
21. Lakers 101   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28 9 1 0 1 2 3 33 13-21 .619 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Trail Blazers 107   Jim Paxson 18 2 3 5 0 1 1 37 7-11 .636 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Apr. 17, 1983
22. Lakers 108   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 31 10 2 1 2 3 2 37 12-19 .632 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Trail Blazers 119   Jim Paxson 28 0 2 0 0 0 0 28 11-18 .611 0-0 - 6-7 .857
1983 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 24, 1983
23. Lakers 118   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 32 6 0 1 6 5 5 34 11-15 .733 0-0 - 10-11 .909
Trail Blazers 97   Jim Paxson 13 2 1 2 0 2 2 34 6-13 .462 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Apr. 26, 1983
24. Lakers 112   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 37 6 7 1 3 5 2 44 15-20 .750 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Trail Blazers 106   Jim Paxson 25 2 3 2 0 2 0 38 10-18 .556 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Apr. 29, 1983
25. Lakers 115   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30 8 4 0 4 3 5 44 11-24 .458 0-0 - 8-13 .615
OT Trail Blazers 109   Jim Paxson 22 0 3 1 1 2 3 43 11-21 .524 0-1 .000 0-4 .000
May. 01, 1983
26. Lakers 95   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34 9 3 2 8 1 2 39 13-19 .684 0-0 - 8-11 .727
Trail Blazers 108   Jim Paxson 20 3 4 0 0 2 0 35 8-15 .533 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
May. 03, 1983
27. Lakers 116   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21 11 4 1 4 1 3 32 9-17 .529 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Trail Blazers 108   Jim Paxson 32 2 2 1 0 5 2 36 13-18 .722 2-3 .667 4-4 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 1983
28. Lakers 117   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 3 1 0 1 3 2 31 7-16 .438 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Trail Blazers 110   Jim Paxson 21 1 1 1 0 0 3 34 8-16 .500 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Dec. 18, 1983
29. Lakers 122   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 7 5 1 0 2 4 31 6-14 .429 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Trail Blazers 115   Jim Paxson 11 3 6 2 0 4 2 40 5-17 .294 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Dec. 25, 1983
30. Lakers 121   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 22 8 2 0 1 0 2 29 9-13 .692 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Trail Blazers 141   Jim Paxson 27 2 6 3 0 2 2 36 11-15 .733 3-3 1.000 2-2 1.000
Jan. 31, 1984
31. Lakers 129   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21 5 4 2 4 0 5 29 7-14 .500 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Trail Blazers 124   Jim Paxson 24 3 4 0 0 2 1 36 11-19 .579 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000
Apr. 11, 1984
32. Lakers 121   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24 2 4 0 2 3 2 29 9-12 .750 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Trail Blazers 108   Jim Paxson 22 1 1 0 0 3 0 27 7-12 .583 0-1 .000 8-8 1.000
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1984
33. Lakers 124   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 25 8 5 1 1 2 4 36 11-13 .846 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Trail Blazers 116   Jim Paxson 20 5 8 3 0 2 0 40 8-16 .500 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Nov. 09, 1984
34. Lakers 130   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24 7 2 0 2 1 5 31 9-16 .563 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Trail Blazers 126   Jim Paxson 23 1 3 2 1 1 1 40 10-19 .526 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Jan. 04, 1985
35. Lakers 120   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28 11 4 0 2 3 1 28 12-18 .667 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Trail Blazers 95   Jim Paxson 6 2 3 0 0 1 1 26 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Jan. 29, 1985
36. Lakers 122   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 29 13 5 1 0 3 5 36 11-15 .733 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Trail Blazers 106   Jim Paxson 14 0 2 0 0 1 0 27 7-13 .538 0-1 .000 0-1 .000
Apr. 07, 1985
37. Lakers 135   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21 8 4 0 3 3 6 32 8-14 .571 0-0 - 5-6 .833
OT Trail Blazers 133   Jim Paxson 15 0 2 3 0 0 2 28 6-12 .500 2-3 .667 1-2 .500
1985 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 27, 1985
38. Lakers 125   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 11 6 1 1 1 2 27 7-12 .583 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Trail Blazers 101   Jim Paxson 10 1 5 1 0 0 1 29 4-13 .308 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Apr. 30, 1985
39. Lakers 134   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17 7 6 3 1 3 1 34 5-11 .455 0-0 - 7-11 .636
Trail Blazers 118   Jim Paxson 6 4 3 1 0 0 2 22 2-8 .250 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
May. 03, 1985
40. Lakers 130   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26 9 2 1 3 4 4 30 8-17 .471 0-0 - 10-12 .833
Trail Blazers 126   Jim Paxson 16 1 2 1 0 2 2 24 6-11 .545 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
May. 05, 1985
41. Lakers 107   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21 17 1 6 4 5 4 38 6-16 .375 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Trail Blazers 115   Jim Paxson 13 3 3 0 0 0 2 19 5-11 .455 0-0 - 3-4 .750
May. 07, 1985
42. Lakers 139   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 25 4 3 1 5 2 5 36 10-16 .625 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Trail Blazers 120   Jim Paxson 6 1 1 1 0 0 2 16 3-8 .375 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 1985
43. Lakers 114   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 9 2 1 1 3 3 34 7-22 .318 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Trail Blazers 102   Jim Paxson 11 3 4 1 0 1 3 24 5-10 .500 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Nov. 23, 1985
44. Lakers 130   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17 3 1 0 0 0 4 18 7-11 .636 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Trail Blazers 113   Jim Paxson 11 2 2 0 0 3 0 29 3-8 .375 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Jan. 08, 1986
45. Lakers 125   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14 7 0 1 1 1 4 26 7-14 .500 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Trail Blazers 121   Jim Paxson 2 1 4 1 0 1 3 23 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 30, 1986
46. Lakers 118   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 25 9 0 4 3 4 4 35 11-22 .500 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Trail Blazers 94   Jim Paxson 19 3 2 4 0 3 3 27 7-13 .538 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
Mar. 18, 1986
47. Lakers 128   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 13 6 8 0 2 4 6 32 4-9 .444 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Trail Blazers 122   Jim Paxson 10 3 3 0 0 3 2 29 5-8 .625 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 08, 1986
48. Lakers 120   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26 4 4 1 4 3 4 33 10-15 .667 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Trail Blazers 114   Jim Paxson 11 1 4 0 0 2 2 17 4-10 .400 2-2 1.000 1-1 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 18, 1986
49. Lakers 131   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 14 3 1 0 2 6 30 7-11 .636 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Trail Blazers 115   Jim Paxson 18 1 0 0 0 5 1 28 7-13 .538 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
Jan. 01, 1987
50. Lakers 140   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 5 0 0 1 2 2 28 8-10 .800 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Trail Blazers 104   Jim Paxson 16 1 3 3 0 2 4 19 6-8 .750 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Jan. 27, 1987
51. Lakers 107   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 10 5 1 1 4 3 43 9-12 .750 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Trail Blazers 100   Jim Paxson 17 2 7 1 0 1 4 31 6-11 .545 2-5 .400 3-5 .600
Feb. 05, 1987
52. Lakers 104   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 4 1 0 3 4 6 28 7-11 .636 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Trail Blazers 105   Jim Paxson 11 4 5 1 0 1 3 30 5-13 .385 0-3 .000 1-1 1.000
Apr. 03, 1987
53. Lakers 127   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21 2 1 0 2 1 5 29 6-10 .600 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
Trail Blazers 121   Jim Paxson 14 1 2 1 0 1 1 18 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 16, 1988
54. Lakers 96   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 6 0 0 0 0 2 27 5-13 .385 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Celtics 110   Jim Paxson 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 17 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
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