Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and John Paxson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and John Paxson played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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They faced each other a total of 16 times in NBA games. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a 9-7 winning record over John Paxson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
vs.
John Paxson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
1969-70 to 1988-89
John Paxson:
1983-84 to 1993-94
16 Games played
16 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
9
9
0
John Paxson
7
7
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.5 6.0 1.9 0.81.3
John Paxson 6.4 0.9 3.60.30.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28 11 4 23
John Paxson 15 3 8 20
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15

games		 15

games		 5

games		 8

games		12

games
John Paxson 1

game 		1

game		 10

games		 2

games		0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 1

game		 6

games		4

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 06, 1984
1. Lakers 117   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24 6 1 1 2 6 4 40 8-16 .500 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Spurs 124   John Paxson 6 0 5 0 0 2 0 08 2-4 .500 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Jan. 21, 1984
2. Lakers 108   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 5 3 1 2 1 4 33 9-20 .450 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Spurs 113   John Paxson 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 09 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 15, 1984
3. Lakers 143   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26 6 2 2 3 1 1 34 11-15 .733 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Spurs 124   John Paxson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 03, 1984
4. Lakers 109   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 27 6 1 0 0 2 2 26 10-14 .714 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Spurs 137   John Paxson 4 2 2 1 0 2 0 06 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 27, 1984
5. Lakers 112   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 7 1 1 3 1 3 31 6-14 .429 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Spurs 113   John Paxson 14 1 4 0 0 0 3 21 5-10 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Nov. 02, 1984
6. Lakers 119   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 8 4 0 3 1 3 31 8-10 .800 0-0 - 0-0 -
Spurs 100   John Paxson 15 0 5 0 0 3 4 28 7-10 .700 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Jan. 06, 1985
7. Lakers 99   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28 11 4 2 1 4 2 40 11-20 .550 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Spurs 98   John Paxson 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 05 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 15, 1985
8. Lakers 115   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 6 3 0 1 2 4 29 7-12 .583 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Spurs 114   John Paxson 2 1 7 0 0 0 0 14 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 1985
9. Lakers 117   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 27 7 4 0 1 2 2 37 11-23 .478 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Bulls 113   John Paxson 3 2 3 0 0 0 2 15 0-2 .000 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jan. 20, 1986
10. Lakers 133   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 27 3 1 1 0 3 5 31 9-17 .529 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Bulls 118   John Paxson 11 1 7 0 0 1 1 21 4-6 .667 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 1986
11. Lakers 110   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 12 8 2 0 1 3 4 34 5-11 .455 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bulls 103   John Paxson 6 2 2 0 0 3 2 18 3-7 .429 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 20, 1987
12. Lakers 110   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17 7 1 0 1 3 4 31 7-12 .583 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Bulls 100   John Paxson 9 0 8 0 0 0 1 37 4-10 .400 1-4 .250 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 02, 1988
13. Lakers 110   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 13 8 2 2 2 2 2 30 4-7 .571 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Bulls 101   John Paxson 8 1 0 0 0 0 4 22 4-9 .444 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 10, 1988
14. Lakers 107   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 13 1 2 1 0 1 2 25 6-12 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Bulls 128   John Paxson 4 3 6 2 0 0 1 25 2-9 .222 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 1988
15. Lakers 103   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 10 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bulls 116   John Paxson 14 0 5 0 0 1 1 24 5-7 .714 4-5 .800 0-2 .000
Mar. 21, 1989
16. Lakers 103   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 12 6 0 0 1 1 3 21 4-7 .571 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Bulls 104   John Paxson 6 1 2 0 0 0 1 21 3-6 .500 0-2 .000 0-0 -
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