Kyrie Irving vs. John Paxson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Paxson and Kyrie Irving 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
Kyrie Irving: 2011-12 to 2024-25
John Paxson: 1983-84 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyrie Irving 1 John Paxson 3

NBA Seasons Kyrie Irving 14 John Paxson 11

Playoffs Played Kyrie Irving 7 John Paxson 10

All-Star Games Kyrie Irving 9 John Paxson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kyrie Irving 3 John Paxson 0

Rookie of The Year Kyrie Irving 1 John Paxson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.7 John Paxson 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.1 John Paxson 1.2

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.6 John Paxson 3.6

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 John Paxson 0.7

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.4 John Paxson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 18,433 John Paxson 5,560

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 3,173 John Paxson 906

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 4,365 John Paxson 2,758

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 1,022 John Paxson 517

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 337 John Paxson 44

Total Games Kyrie Irving 779 John Paxson 772

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .474 John Paxson .499

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .394 John Paxson .355

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .888 John Paxson .804

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 27.4 (2022) John Paxson 11.3 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.2 (2020) John Paxson 1.7 (1987)

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 6.9 (2019) John Paxson 5.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.5 (2019) John Paxson 1.0 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.8 (2023) John Paxson 0.1 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.0 John Paxson 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 3.7 John Paxson 0.9

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.9 John Paxson 2.6

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 John Paxson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.6 John Paxson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 2,211 John Paxson 748

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 353 John Paxson 109

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 471 John Paxson 306

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 128 John Paxson 65

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 53 John Paxson 3

Total Games Kyrie Irving 96 John Paxson 119

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .458 John Paxson .494

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .392 John Paxson .369

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .883 John Paxson .867

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 25.9 (2017) John Paxson 10.2 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.8 (2021) John Paxson 1.5 (1990)

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 7.0 (2019) John Paxson 4.2 (1985)

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.8 (2022) John Paxson 1.0 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 (2022) John Paxson 0.1 (1988)