Jim Paxson vs. Jalen Suggs Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jalen Suggs and Jim Paxson 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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Jim Paxson:
1979-80 to 1989-90
Jalen Suggs:
2021-22 to 2025-26

NBA Championships and Seasons

Jim Paxson0
Jalen Suggs0
Jim Paxson11
Jalen Suggs5
Jim Paxson9
Jalen Suggs1
Jim Paxson2
Jalen Suggs0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Jim Paxson1
Jalen Suggs0
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
Jim Paxson0
Jalen Suggs1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Jim Paxson 14.3
Jalen Suggs 12.6

Jim Paxson 2.0
Jalen Suggs 3.4

Jim Paxson 2.9
Jalen Suggs 3.4

Jim Paxson 1.2
Jalen Suggs 1.4

Jim Paxson 0.1
Jalen Suggs 0.6

Totals Stats

Jim Paxson 11,199
Jalen Suggs 2,922

Jim Paxson 1,593
Jalen Suggs 780

Jim Paxson 2,300
Jalen Suggs 798

Jim Paxson 951
Jalen Suggs 322

Jim Paxson 93
Jalen Suggs 138

Jim Paxson 784
Jalen Suggs 232

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Jim Paxson .498
Jalen Suggs .424

3-Point Percentage
Jim Paxson .225
Jalen Suggs .329

Free Throw Percentage
Jim Paxson .807
Jalen Suggs .788

Best Season (no game minimum)

Jim Paxson 21.7
(1983)
Jalen Suggs 16.2
(2025)

Jim Paxson 3.3
(1985)
Jalen Suggs 4.0
(2025)

Jim Paxson 3.9
(1985)
Jalen Suggs 4.8
(2026)

Jim Paxson 1.8
(1981)
Jalen Suggs 1.9
(2026)

Jim Paxson 0.2
(1983)
Jalen Suggs 0.9
(2025)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Jim Paxson 10.5
Jalen Suggs 14.7

Jim Paxson 1.5
Jalen Suggs 5.1

Jim Paxson 1.9
Jalen Suggs 3.3

Jim Paxson 0.7
Jalen Suggs 1.3

Jim Paxson 0.1
Jalen Suggs 0.4

Totals Stats

Jim Paxson 554
Jalen Suggs 103

Jim Paxson 80
Jalen Suggs 36

Jim Paxson 100
Jalen Suggs 23

Jim Paxson 38
Jalen Suggs 9

Jim Paxson 4
Jalen Suggs 3

Jim Paxson 53
Jalen Suggs 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Jim Paxson .463
Jalen Suggs .402

3-Point Percentage
Jim Paxson .267
Jalen Suggs .292

Free Throw Percentage
Jim Paxson .808
Jalen Suggs .767

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Jim Paxson 23.3
(1983)
Jalen Suggs 14.7
(2024)

Jim Paxson 3.8
(1984)
Jalen Suggs 5.1
(2024)

Jim Paxson 3.8
(1986)
Jalen Suggs 3.3
(2024)

Jim Paxson 1.3
(1983)
Jalen Suggs 1.3
(2024)

Jim Paxson 0.3
(1980)
Jalen Suggs 0.4
(2024)