Jeff Green vs. John Paxson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Paxson and Jeff Green, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Jeff Green played 16 years in the NBA, 5 more than John Paxson, who played 11. Jeff Green had the first of his seasons in 2007-08, while John Paxson had his rookie season in 1983-84. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Jeff Green 16 10 2007-08 to 2023-24
John Paxson 11 10 1983-84 to 1993-94

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jeff Green John Paxson
Season 2007-081983-84
Team Seattle SupersonicsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 80 28.2 10.5 1.3 3.5 4.7 1.5 0.6 0.6 2.0 2.5 4.0 9.4 .427 0.3 1.0 .276 2.2 3.0 .744
John Paxson 49 9.3 2.9 0.1 0.6 0.7 3.0 0.2 0.0 0.7 1.0 1.2 2.8 .445 0.1 0.4 .182 0.3 0.5 .615
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green ------- --- ----------
John Paxson ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Jeff Green John Paxson
Season 2008-091984-85
Team Oklahoma City ThunderSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 78 36.8 16.5 1.5 5.1 6.7 2.0 1.0 0.4 2.2 2.6 6.1 13.7 .446 1.2 3.2 .389 3.1 3.9 .788
John Paxson 78 16.1 6.2 0.2 0.6 0.9 2.8 0.6 0.0 1.0 1.5 2.5 4.9 .509 0.1 0.4 .294 1.1 1.3 .840
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green ------- --- ----------
John Paxson 5 22.8 10.2 0.0 1.0 1.0 4.2 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.8 4.2 8.4 .500 0.4 1.8 .222 1.4 1.8 .778

Season 3

Jeff Green John Paxson
Season 2009-101985-86
Team Oklahoma City ThunderChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 82 37.1 15.1 1.4 4.6 6.0 1.6 1.3 0.9 1.6 2.7 5.9 13.0 .453 1.3 3.8 .333 2.0 2.7 .740
John Paxson 75 20.9 5.3 0.2 1.0 1.3 3.7 0.7 0.0 0.8 2.3 2.0 4.4 .466 0.2 0.7 .300 1.0 1.2 .804
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 6 37.3 11.8 1.0 3.7 4.7 1.7 0.7 0.5 1.0 2.7 3.8 11.7 .329 1.3 4.5 .296 2.8 3.3 .850
John Paxson 3 26.7 9.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.7 1.0 0.0 1.0 3.0 2.3 5.0 .467 0.0 0.0 - 4.3 5.7 .765

Season 4

Jeff Green John Paxson
Season 2010-111986-87
Team Oklahoma City Thunder, Boston CelticsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 75 32.4 13.3 1.0 3.8 4.8 1.4 0.7 0.5 1.3 2.8 4.9 10.9 .449 0.9 2.8 .303 2.6 3.3 .811
John Paxson 82 32.8 11.3 0.3 1.4 1.7 5.7 0.8 0.1 1.3 2.5 4.7 9.7 .487 0.6 1.7 .371 1.3 1.6 .809
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 9 19.2 7.3 0.7 2.0 2.7 0.2 0.6 0.4 1.3 2.2 2.6 5.9 .434 0.8 1.8 .438 1.4 2.0 .722
John Paxson 3 29.0 8.7 0.0 1.0 1.0 3.7 0.7 0.0 1.7 3.0 3.7 7.3 .500 1.0 2.3 .429 0.3 0.3 1.000

Note: Jeff Green didn't play in 2011-12.

Season 5

Jeff Green John Paxson
Season 2012-131987-88
Team Boston CelticsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdBulls Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 81 27.8 12.8 0.7 3.2 3.9 1.6 0.7 0.8 1.6 2.2 4.6 10.0 .467 0.9 2.2 .385 2.6 3.3 .808
John Paxson 81 23.3 7.9 0.2 1.1 1.3 3.7 0.6 0.0 0.8 1.9 3.5 7.2 .493 0.4 1.2 .347 0.4 0.6 .733
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 6 43.0 20.3 1.0 4.3 5.3 2.3 0.3 0.7 3.2 3.7 6.2 14.2 .435 1.7 3.7 .455 6.3 7.5 .844
John Paxson 10 16.5 4.6 0.0 0.4 0.4 3.0 0.1 0.1 0.5 2.4 2.0 5.3 .377 0.2 1.2 .167 0.4 0.4 1.000

Season 6

Jeff Green John Paxson
Season 2013-141988-89
Team Boston CelticsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 82 34.2 16.9 0.7 4.0 4.6 1.7 0.7 0.6 2.0 2.2 5.9 14.3 .412 1.6 4.8 .341 3.5 4.3 .795
John Paxson 78 22.3 7.3 0.2 1.0 1.2 3.9 0.7 0.1 0.9 2.1 3.2 6.6 .480 0.6 1.7 .331 0.4 0.5 .861
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green ------- --- ----------
John Paxson 16 18.9 5.8 0.1 0.5 0.6 2.1 0.8 0.0 0.9 2.2 2.3 4.9 .474 0.3 1.2 .263 0.9 1.0 .875

Season 7

Jeff Green John Paxson
Season 2014-151989-90
Team Boston Celtics, Memphis GrizzliesChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf SemisBulls Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 78 31.5 15.0 0.8 3.4 4.2 1.7 0.7 0.4 1.4 1.9 5.3 12.4 .430 1.2 3.7 .332 3.1 3.7 .833
John Paxson 82 28.8 10.0 0.3 1.1 1.5 4.1 1.0 0.1 1.0 2.1 4.5 8.6 .516 0.4 1.1 .359 0.7 0.8 .824
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 11 27.1 8.9 0.8 3.9 4.7 1.7 0.5 0.5 1.5 1.6 3.3 9.8 .333 0.4 1.6 .222 2.0 2.4 .846
John Paxson 15 26.3 6.1 0.1 1.3 1.5 3.6 0.6 0.0 1.0 2.8 2.5 5.8 .425 0.3 0.6 .444 0.9 0.9 1.000

Season 8

Jeff Green John Paxson
Season 2015-161990-91
Team Memphis Grizzlies, Los Angeles ClippersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 80 28.2 11.7 0.9 3.2 4.2 1.7 0.7 0.5 1.2 2.1 4.4 10.3 .430 0.8 2.7 .315 2.1 2.8 .745
John Paxson 82 24.0 8.7 0.2 0.9 1.1 3.6 0.8 0.0 0.8 1.7 3.9 7.0 .548 0.5 1.2 .438 0.4 0.5 .829
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 6 26.5 10.2 0.5 2.7 3.2 0.7 1.0 0.3 0.5 2.0 3.5 7.7 .457 0.7 1.7 .400 2.5 4.2 .600
John Paxson 17 28.6 8.2 0.1 1.2 1.4 3.1 0.6 0.0 0.4 1.9 3.6 6.9 .530 0.1 0.8 .143 0.8 0.8 1.000

Season 9

Jeff Green John Paxson
Season 2016-171991-92
Team Orlando MagicChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 69 22.2 9.2 0.6 2.5 3.1 1.2 0.5 0.2 1.1 1.5 3.2 8.1 .394 0.8 2.8 .275 2.1 2.4 .863
John Paxson 79 24.6 7.0 0.3 0.9 1.2 3.1 0.6 0.1 0.6 1.8 3.3 6.2 .528 0.2 0.6 .273 0.4 0.5 .784
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green ------- --- ----------
John Paxson 22 27.2 7.9 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.8 0.6 0.0 0.6 2.4 3.3 6.3 .525 0.5 1.2 .444 0.7 0.9 .842

Season 10

Jeff Green John Paxson
Season 2017-181992-93
Team Cleveland CavaliersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost NBA FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 78 23.4 10.8 0.8 2.4 3.2 1.3 0.5 0.4 1.0 1.9 3.8 7.9 .477 0.7 2.2 .312 2.6 3.0 .868
John Paxson 59 17.5 4.2 0.2 0.7 0.8 2.3 0.6 0.0 0.5 1.7 1.8 3.9 .451 0.3 0.7 .463 0.3 0.3 .850
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 22 23.8 7.7 0.3 2.1 2.4 1.5 0.3 0.7 0.8 1.6 2.6 6.5 .408 1.0 3.2 .300 1.5 2.1 .717
John Paxson 19 17.4 4.9 0.3 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.3 0.1 0.2 1.6 1.8 3.2 .583 0.8 1.3 .625 0.4 0.6 .727

Season 11

Jeff Green John Paxson
Season 2018-191993-94
Team Washington WizardsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 77 27.2 12.3 0.7 3.3 4.0 1.8 0.6 0.5 1.3 2.1 4.2 8.9 .475 1.4 4.2 .347 2.4 2.7 .888
John Paxson 27 12.7 2.6 0.1 0.6 0.7 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.7 1.1 2.5 .441 0.3 0.8 .409 0.0 0.1 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green ------- --- ----------
John Paxson 9 6.4 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.3 0.8 .429 0.0 0.1 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 12

Jeff Green John Paxson
Season 2019-20-
Team Utah Jazz, Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 48 20.0 9.4 0.5 2.3 2.8 1.0 0.5 0.4 0.9 1.9 3.3 7.2 .462 1.3 3.8 .339 1.5 1.9 .802
John Paxson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 12 28.4 11.6 0.4 4.6 5.0 1.6 0.5 0.5 1.3 2.3 4.3 8.6 .495 1.9 4.5 .426 1.2 1.4 .824
John Paxson ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Jeff Green John Paxson
Season 2020-21-
Team Brooklyn Nets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 68 27.0 11.0 0.5 3.4 3.9 1.6 0.5 0.4 0.8 1.8 3.8 7.8 .492 1.5 3.7 .412 1.8 2.4 .776
John Paxson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 6 24.7 8.2 0.7 2.2 2.8 1.7 0.5 0.3 0.5 2.3 2.7 5.5 .485 1.7 3.0 .556 1.2 1.3 .875
John Paxson ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Jeff Green John Paxson
Season 2021-22-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 75 24.7 10.3 0.5 2.5 3.1 1.3 0.4 0.4 0.9 2.0 3.7 7.1 .524 0.7 2.2 .315 2.2 2.6 .833
John Paxson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 5 22.6 3.8 1.4 2.2 3.6 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.4 1.2 1.2 3.4 .353 0.6 1.6 .375 0.8 1.0 .800
John Paxson ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Jeff Green John Paxson
Season 2022-23-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 56 19.5 7.8 0.7 1.9 2.6 1.2 0.3 0.3 0.8 1.8 2.9 5.9 .488 0.5 1.9 .288 1.6 2.1 .744
John Paxson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 20 17.2 4.1 0.3 1.3 1.6 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.5 2.2 1.4 3.1 .452 0.5 1.4 .321 0.9 1.0 .895
John Paxson ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Jeff Green John Paxson
Season 2023-24-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 78 16.8 6.5 0.6 1.7 2.3 0.9 0.2 0.4 0.6 1.3 2.1 4.7 .456 0.7 2.1 .331 1.6 1.9 .819
John Paxson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green ------- --- ----------
John Paxson ------- --- ----------