John Paxson vs. Oscar Robertson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Oscar Robertson 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.

Oscar Robertson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Paxson: 1983-84 to 1993-94
Oscar Robertson: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Paxson 3 Oscar Robertson 1

NBA Seasons John Paxson 11 Oscar Robertson 14

Playoffs Played John Paxson 10 Oscar Robertson 10

All-Star Games John Paxson 0 Oscar Robertson 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Paxson 0 Oscar Robertson 1

All-NBA First Team John Paxson 0 Oscar Robertson 9

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Paxson 0 Oscar Robertson 11

Assists Leader John Paxson 0 Oscar Robertson 6

Rookie of The Year John Paxson 0 Oscar Robertson 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Paxson 7.2 Oscar Robertson 25.7

Rebounds Per Game John Paxson 1.2 Oscar Robertson 7.5

Assists Per Game John Paxson 3.6 Oscar Robertson 9.5

Steals Per Game John Paxson 0.7 Oscar Robertson 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game John Paxson 0.1 Oscar Robertson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Paxson 5,560 Oscar Robertson 26,710

Total Rebounds John Paxson 906 Oscar Robertson 7,804

Total Assists John Paxson 2,758 Oscar Robertson 9,887

Total Steals John Paxson 517 Oscar Robertson 77 *

Total Blocks John Paxson 44 Oscar Robertson 4 *

Total Games John Paxson 772 Oscar Robertson 1,040

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Paxson .499 Oscar Robertson .485

3-Point Percentage John Paxson .355 Oscar Robertson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Paxson .804 Oscar Robertson .838

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Paxson 11.3 (1987) Oscar Robertson 31.4 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game John Paxson 1.7 (1987) Oscar Robertson 12.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game John Paxson 5.7 (1987) Oscar Robertson 11.5 (1965)

Steals Per Game John Paxson 1.0 (1990) Oscar Robertson 1.1 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Paxson 0.1 (1992) Oscar Robertson 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Paxson 6.3 Oscar Robertson 22.2

Rebounds Per Game John Paxson 0.9 Oscar Robertson 6.7

Assists Per Game John Paxson 2.6 Oscar Robertson 8.9

Steals Per Game John Paxson 0.5 Oscar Robertson 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game John Paxson 0.0 Oscar Robertson 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Paxson 748 Oscar Robertson 1,910

Total Rebounds John Paxson 109 Oscar Robertson 578

Total Assists John Paxson 306 Oscar Robertson 769

Total Steals John Paxson 65 Oscar Robertson 15 *

Total Blocks John Paxson 3 Oscar Robertson 4 *

Total Games John Paxson 119 Oscar Robertson 86

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Paxson .494 Oscar Robertson .460

3-Point Percentage John Paxson .369 Oscar Robertson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Paxson .867 Oscar Robertson .855

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Paxson 10.2 (1985) Oscar Robertson 31.8 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game John Paxson 1.5 (1990) Oscar Robertson 13.0 (1963)

Assists Per Game John Paxson 4.2 (1985) Oscar Robertson 12.0 (1965)

Steals Per Game John Paxson 1.0 (1986) Oscar Robertson 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Paxson 0.1 (1988) Oscar Robertson 0.3 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.