John Paxson vs. Hassan Whiteside Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Hassan Whiteside and John 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

John Paxson

vs.

Hassan Whiteside

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Paxson: 1983-84 to 1993-94
Hassan Whiteside: 2010-11 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Paxson 3 Hassan Whiteside 0

NBA Seasons John Paxson 11 Hassan Whiteside 10

Playoffs Played John Paxson 10 Hassan Whiteside 4

All-Star Games John Paxson 0 Hassan Whiteside 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Paxson 0 Hassan Whiteside 1

Rebounds Leader John Paxson 0 Hassan Whiteside 1

Blocks Leader John Paxson 0 Hassan Whiteside 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Paxson 7.2 Hassan Whiteside 12.6

Rebounds Per Game John Paxson 1.2 Hassan Whiteside 10.8

Assists Per Game John Paxson 3.6 Hassan Whiteside 0.6

Steals Per Game John Paxson 0.7 Hassan Whiteside 0.5

Blocks Per Game John Paxson 0.1 Hassan Whiteside 2.2

Totals Stats

Total Points John Paxson 5,560 Hassan Whiteside 6,450

Total Rebounds John Paxson 906 Hassan Whiteside 5,523

Total Assists John Paxson 2,758 Hassan Whiteside 326

Total Steals John Paxson 517 Hassan Whiteside 271

Total Blocks John Paxson 44 Hassan Whiteside 1,143

Total Games John Paxson 772 Hassan Whiteside 511

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Paxson .499 Hassan Whiteside .586

3-Point Percentage John Paxson .355 Hassan Whiteside .308

Free Throw Percentage John Paxson .804 Hassan Whiteside .605

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Paxson 11.3 (1987) Hassan Whiteside 17.0 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game John Paxson 1.7 (1987) Hassan Whiteside 14.1 (2017)

Assists Per Game John Paxson 5.7 (1987) Hassan Whiteside 1.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game John Paxson 1.0 (1990) Hassan Whiteside 0.7 (2017)

Blocks Per Game John Paxson 0.1 (1992) Hassan Whiteside 3.7 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Paxson 6.3 Hassan Whiteside 7.3

Rebounds Per Game John Paxson 0.9 Hassan Whiteside 7.9

Assists Per Game John Paxson 2.6 Hassan Whiteside 0.2

Steals Per Game John Paxson 0.5 Hassan Whiteside 0.4

Blocks Per Game John Paxson 0.0 Hassan Whiteside 2.0

Totals Stats

Total Points John Paxson 748 Hassan Whiteside 191

Total Rebounds John Paxson 109 Hassan Whiteside 205

Total Assists John Paxson 306 Hassan Whiteside 6

Total Steals John Paxson 65 Hassan Whiteside 11

Total Blocks John Paxson 3 Hassan Whiteside 52

Total Games John Paxson 119 Hassan Whiteside 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Paxson .494 Hassan Whiteside .592

3-Point Percentage John Paxson .369 Hassan Whiteside 1.000

Free Throw Percentage John Paxson .867 Hassan Whiteside .560

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Paxson 10.2 (1985) Hassan Whiteside 12.0 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game John Paxson 1.5 (1990) Hassan Whiteside 10.9 (2016)

Assists Per Game John Paxson 4.2 (1985) Hassan Whiteside 0.4 (2020)

Steals Per Game John Paxson 1.0 (1986) Hassan Whiteside 0.8 (2016)

Blocks Per Game John Paxson 0.1 (1988) Hassan Whiteside 2.8 (2016)