Zach LaVine vs. Jim Paxson, Sr. Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Paxson, Sr. and Zach LaVine 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

Zach LaVine

vs.

Jim Paxson, Sr.

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zach LaVine: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Jim Paxson, Sr.: 1956-57 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zach LaVine 0 Jim Paxson, Sr. 0

NBA Seasons Zach LaVine 10 Jim Paxson, Sr. 2

Playoffs Played Zach LaVine 1 Jim Paxson, Sr. 2

All-Star Games Zach LaVine 2 Jim Paxson, Sr. 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 20.5 Jim Paxson, Sr. 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 4.1 Jim Paxson, Sr. 4.5

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 3.9 Jim Paxson, Sr. 1.6

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.9 Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 11,866 Jim Paxson, Sr. 1,105

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 2,350 Jim Paxson, Sr. 616

Total Assists Zach LaVine 2,285 Jim Paxson, Sr. 225

Total Steals Zach LaVine 513 Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 171 Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Total Games Zach LaVine 580 Jim Paxson, Sr. 138

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .464 Jim Paxson, Sr. .323

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .382 Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .834 Jim Paxson, Sr. .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 27.4 (2021) Jim Paxson, Sr. 9.8 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.2 (2024) Jim Paxson, Sr. 5.2 (1958)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 4.9 (2021) Jim Paxson, Sr. 2.1 (1958)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 1.5 (2020) Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.5 (2020) Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 Jim Paxson, Sr. 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 Jim Paxson, Sr. 3.1

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 Jim Paxson, Sr. 1.1

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 77 Jim Paxson, Sr. 37

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 21 Jim Paxson, Sr. 22

Total Assists Zach LaVine 24 Jim Paxson, Sr. 8

Total Steals Zach LaVine 3 Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 1 Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Total Games Zach LaVine 4 Jim Paxson, Sr. 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .429 Jim Paxson, Sr. .255

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .375 Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .933 Jim Paxson, Sr. .591

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 (2022) Jim Paxson, Sr. 6.0 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 (2022) Jim Paxson, Sr. 4.0 (1958)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 (2022) Jim Paxson, Sr. 2.5 (1958)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 (2022) Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 (2022) Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.