Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. John Paxson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Paxson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

John Paxson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
John Paxson: 1983-84 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 John Paxson 3

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 John Paxson 11

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 John Paxson 10

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 John Paxson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 John Paxson 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 John Paxson 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 John Paxson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 John Paxson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 John Paxson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 John Paxson 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 John Paxson 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 John Paxson 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * John Paxson 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 John Paxson 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 John Paxson 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 John Paxson 1.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 John Paxson 3.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * John Paxson 0.7

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * John Paxson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 John Paxson 5,560

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 John Paxson 906

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 John Paxson 2,758

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * John Paxson 517

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * John Paxson 44

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 John Paxson 772

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 John Paxson .499

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * John Paxson .355

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 John Paxson .804

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) John Paxson 11.3 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) John Paxson 1.7 (1987)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) John Paxson 5.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * John Paxson 1.0 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * John Paxson 0.1 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 John Paxson 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 John Paxson 0.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 John Paxson 2.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * John Paxson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * John Paxson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 John Paxson 748

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 John Paxson 109

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 John Paxson 306

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * John Paxson 65

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * John Paxson 3

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 John Paxson 119

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 John Paxson .494

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * John Paxson .369

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 John Paxson .867

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) John Paxson 10.2 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) John Paxson 1.5 (1990)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) John Paxson 4.2 (1985)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * John Paxson 1.0 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * John Paxson 0.1 (1988)

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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.