T.J. McConnell vs. John Paxson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Paxson and T.J. McConnell 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
T.J. McConnell: 2015-16 to 2024-25
John Paxson: 1983-84 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships T.J. McConnell 0 John Paxson 3

NBA Seasons T.J. McConnell 10 John Paxson 11

Playoffs Played T.J. McConnell 5 John Paxson 10

All-Star Games T.J. McConnell 0 John Paxson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game T.J. McConnell 7.6 John Paxson 7.2

Rebounds Per Game T.J. McConnell 2.9 John Paxson 1.2

Assists Per Game T.J. McConnell 5.0 John Paxson 3.6

Steals Per Game T.J. McConnell 1.2 John Paxson 0.7

Blocks Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.2 John Paxson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points T.J. McConnell 5,396 John Paxson 5,560

Total Rebounds T.J. McConnell 2,054 John Paxson 906

Total Assists T.J. McConnell 3,542 John Paxson 2,758

Total Steals T.J. McConnell 849 John Paxson 517

Total Blocks T.J. McConnell 133 John Paxson 44

Total Games T.J. McConnell 706 John Paxson 772

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage T.J. McConnell .516 John Paxson .499

3-Point Percentage T.J. McConnell .345 John Paxson .355

Free Throw Percentage T.J. McConnell .778 John Paxson .804

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game T.J. McConnell 10.2 (2024) John Paxson 11.3 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game T.J. McConnell 3.7 (2021) John Paxson 1.7 (1987)

Assists Per Game T.J. McConnell 6.6 (2021) John Paxson 5.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game T.J. McConnell 1.9 (2021) John Paxson 1.0 (1990)

Blocks Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.4 (2022) John Paxson 0.1 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game T.J. McConnell 8.1 John Paxson 6.3

Rebounds Per Game T.J. McConnell 2.7 John Paxson 0.9

Assists Per Game T.J. McConnell 3.5 John Paxson 2.6

Steals Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.7 John Paxson 0.5

Blocks Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.1 John Paxson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points T.J. McConnell 504 John Paxson 748

Total Rebounds T.J. McConnell 165 John Paxson 109

Total Assists T.J. McConnell 220 John Paxson 306

Total Steals T.J. McConnell 43 John Paxson 65

Total Blocks T.J. McConnell 5 John Paxson 3

Total Games T.J. McConnell 62 John Paxson 119

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage T.J. McConnell .520 John Paxson .494

3-Point Percentage T.J. McConnell .354 John Paxson .369

Free Throw Percentage T.J. McConnell .796 John Paxson .867

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game T.J. McConnell 11.8 (2024) John Paxson 10.2 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game T.J. McConnell 3.3 (2025) John Paxson 1.5 (1990)

Assists Per Game T.J. McConnell 5.1 (2024) John Paxson 4.2 (1985)

Steals Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.9 (2024) John Paxson 1.0 (1986)

Blocks Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.1 (2024) John Paxson 0.1 (1988)