Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. John Paxson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Paxson and Giannis Antetokounmpo that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Giannis Antetokounmpo

vs.

John Paxson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2023-24
John Paxson: 1983-84 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 John Paxson 3

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 11 John Paxson 11

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 8 John Paxson 10

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 8 John Paxson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 John Paxson 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 John Paxson 0

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 5 John Paxson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 7 John Paxson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 John Paxson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 John Paxson 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 John Paxson 0

In-Season Tournament 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 1 * John Paxson 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.4 John Paxson 7.2

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.8 John Paxson 1.2

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 4.9 John Paxson 3.6

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 John Paxson 0.7

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 John Paxson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 18,502 John Paxson 5,560

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 7,732 John Paxson 906

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 3,855 John Paxson 2,758

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 903 John Paxson 517

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 986 John Paxson 44

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 792 John Paxson 772

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .545 John Paxson .499

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 John Paxson .355

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .702 John Paxson .804

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) John Paxson 11.3 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) John Paxson 1.7 (1987)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) John Paxson 5.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) John Paxson 1.0 (1990)

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) John Paxson 0.1 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 26.6 John Paxson 6.3

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.0 John Paxson 0.9

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.2 John Paxson 2.6

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 John Paxson 0.5

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 John Paxson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,105 John Paxson 748

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 945 John Paxson 109

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 413 John Paxson 306

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 80 John Paxson 65

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 105 John Paxson 3

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 79 John Paxson 119

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .527 John Paxson .494

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .261 John Paxson .369

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .618 John Paxson .867

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.7 (2022) John Paxson 10.2 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.2 (2022) John Paxson 1.5 (1990)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) John Paxson 4.2 (1985)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) John Paxson 1.0 (1986)

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) John Paxson 0.1 (1988)