Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. John Paxson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Paxson and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

vs.

John Paxson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
John Paxson: 1983-84 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 John Paxson 3

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 John Paxson 11

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 John Paxson 10

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 John Paxson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 John Paxson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 John Paxson 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 John Paxson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 John Paxson 7.2

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 John Paxson 1.2

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 John Paxson 3.6

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 John Paxson 0.7

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 John Paxson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 John Paxson 5,560

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 John Paxson 906

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 John Paxson 2,758

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 John Paxson 517

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 John Paxson 44

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 John Paxson 772

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 John Paxson .499

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 John Paxson .355

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 John Paxson .804

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) John Paxson 11.3 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) John Paxson 1.7 (1987)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) John Paxson 5.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) John Paxson 1.0 (1990)

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) John Paxson 0.1 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.9 John Paxson 6.3

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 John Paxson 0.9

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.0 John Paxson 2.6

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 John Paxson 0.5

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 John Paxson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 305 John Paxson 748

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77 John Paxson 109

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 68 John Paxson 306

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 John Paxson 65

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11 John Paxson 3

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17 John Paxson 119

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .457 John Paxson .494

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .400 John Paxson .369

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .829 John Paxson .867

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.3 (2024) John Paxson 10.2 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024) John Paxson 1.5 (1990)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.0 (2024) John Paxson 4.2 (1985)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.5 (2024) John Paxson 1.0 (1986)

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) John Paxson 0.1 (1988)