Jim Paxson vs. Jalen Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jalen Williams 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 Williams:
2022-23 to 2025-26

NBA Championships and Seasons

Jim Paxson0
Jalen Williams1
Jim Paxson11
Jalen Williams4
Jim Paxson9
Jalen Williams2
Jim Paxson2
Jalen Williams1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Jim Paxson1
Jalen Williams1
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
Jim Paxson0
Jalen Williams1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Jim Paxson 14.3
Jalen Williams 18.1

Jim Paxson 2.0
Jalen Williams 4.6

Jim Paxson 2.9
Jalen Williams 4.4

Jim Paxson 1.2
Jalen Williams 1.4

Jim Paxson 0.1
Jalen Williams 0.6

Totals Stats

Jim Paxson 11,199
Jalen Williams 4,112

Jim Paxson 1,593
Jalen Williams 1,048

Jim Paxson 2,300
Jalen Williams 988

Jim Paxson 951
Jalen Williams 313

Jim Paxson 93
Jalen Williams 132

Jim Paxson 784
Jalen Williams 227

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Jim Paxson .498
Jalen Williams .509

3-Point Percentage
Jim Paxson .225
Jalen Williams .380

Free Throw Percentage
Jim Paxson .807
Jalen Williams .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Jim Paxson 21.7
(1983)
Jalen Williams 21.6
(2025)

Jim Paxson 3.3
(1985)
Jalen Williams 5.3
(2025)

Jim Paxson 3.9
(1985)
Jalen Williams 5.3
(2026)

Jim Paxson 1.8
(1981)
Jalen Williams 1.6
(2025)

Jim Paxson 0.2
(1983)
Jalen Williams 0.7
(2025)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Jim Paxson 10.5
Jalen Williams 20.6

Jim Paxson 1.5
Jalen Williams 5.9

Jim Paxson 1.9
Jalen Williams 5.0

Jim Paxson 0.7
Jalen Williams 1.5

Jim Paxson 0.1
Jalen Williams 0.4

Totals Stats

Jim Paxson 554
Jalen Williams 679

Jim Paxson 80
Jalen Williams 195

Jim Paxson 100
Jalen Williams 165

Jim Paxson 38
Jalen Williams 49

Jim Paxson 4
Jalen Williams 14

Jim Paxson 53
Jalen Williams 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Jim Paxson .463
Jalen Williams .455

3-Point Percentage
Jim Paxson .267
Jalen Williams .325

Free Throw Percentage
Jim Paxson .808
Jalen Williams .794

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Jim Paxson 23.3
(1983)
Jalen Williams 21.4
(2025)

Jim Paxson 3.8
(1984)
Jalen Williams 6.8
(2024)

Jim Paxson 3.8
(1986)
Jalen Williams 5.4
(2024)

Jim Paxson 1.3
(1983)
Jalen Williams 1.7
(2024)

Jim Paxson 0.3
(1980)
Jalen Williams 0.5
(2024)