Patty Mills vs. John Paxson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Paxson and Patty Mills 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
Patty Mills: 2009-10 to 2024-25
John Paxson: 1983-84 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Patty Mills 1 John Paxson 3

NBA Seasons Patty Mills 16 John Paxson 11

Playoffs Played Patty Mills 14 John Paxson 10

All-Star Games Patty Mills 0 John Paxson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Patty Mills 8.7 John Paxson 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Patty Mills 1.6 John Paxson 1.2

Assists Per Game Patty Mills 2.2 John Paxson 3.6

Steals Per Game Patty Mills 0.6 John Paxson 0.7

Blocks Per Game Patty Mills 0.1 John Paxson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Patty Mills 8,004 John Paxson 5,560

Total Rebounds Patty Mills 1,491 John Paxson 906

Total Assists Patty Mills 2,010 John Paxson 2,758

Total Steals Patty Mills 581 John Paxson 517

Total Blocks Patty Mills 80 John Paxson 44

Total Games Patty Mills 921 John Paxson 772

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Patty Mills .423 John Paxson .499

3-Point Percentage Patty Mills .385 John Paxson .355

Free Throw Percentage Patty Mills .857 John Paxson .804

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Patty Mills 11.6 (2020) John Paxson 11.3 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Patty Mills 2.2 (2019) John Paxson 1.7 (1987)

Assists Per Game Patty Mills 3.5 (2017) John Paxson 5.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Patty Mills 0.8 (2014) John Paxson 1.0 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Patty Mills 0.2 (2022) John Paxson 0.1 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Patty Mills 6.6 John Paxson 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Patty Mills 1.4 John Paxson 0.9

Assists Per Game Patty Mills 1.6 John Paxson 2.6

Steals Per Game Patty Mills 0.5 John Paxson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Patty Mills 0.1 John Paxson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Patty Mills 653 John Paxson 748

Total Rebounds Patty Mills 139 John Paxson 109

Total Assists Patty Mills 155 John Paxson 306

Total Steals Patty Mills 51 John Paxson 65

Total Blocks Patty Mills 5 John Paxson 3

Total Games Patty Mills 99 John Paxson 119

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Patty Mills .430 John Paxson .494

3-Point Percentage Patty Mills .382 John Paxson .369

Free Throw Percentage Patty Mills .797 John Paxson .867

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Patty Mills 13.4 (2018) John Paxson 10.2 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Patty Mills 2.7 (2015) John Paxson 1.5 (1990)

Assists Per Game Patty Mills 3.6 (2019) John Paxson 4.2 (1985)

Steals Per Game Patty Mills 1.0 (2019) John Paxson 1.0 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Patty Mills 0.3 (2022) John Paxson 0.1 (1988)