Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Michael Jordan and Jim Paxson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Michael Jordan and Jim 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 15 times in NBA games. Michael Jordan has a 9-6 winning record over Jim Paxson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Michael Jordan:
1984-85 to 2002-03
Jim Paxson:
1979-80 to 1989-90
15 Games played
15 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Michael Jordan
9
9
0
Jim Paxson
6
6
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Jordan 39.4 6.1 6.9 3.80.7
Jim Paxson 10.9 1.2 2.90.70.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Jordan 53 12 11 92
Jim Paxson 31 4 6 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Jordan 14

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15

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11

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12

games
9

games
Jim Paxson 1

game
0

games
2

games
1

game
1

game
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
2

games
2

games
5

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 1984
1. Bulls 131   Michael Jordan 30 6 8 3 1 4 4 41 10-24 .417 0-1 .000 10-10 1.000
Trail Blazers 141   Jim Paxson 31 4 3 0 0 3 1 39 14-18 .778 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jan. 22, 1985
2. Bulls 123   Michael Jordan 29 12 5 2 0 4 4 39 11-20 .550 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Trail Blazers 115   Jim Paxson 15 3 5 2 0 2 1 36 4-8 .500 0-0 - 7-9 .778
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 08, 1987
3. Bulls 121   Michael Jordan 53 4 5 3 2 3 3 43 20-34 .588 0-0 - 13-16 .813
Trail Blazers 117   Jim Paxson 13 1 6 1 0 1 0 29 6-10 .600 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Mar. 22, 1987
4. Bulls 113   Michael Jordan 46 1 6 4 0 7 3 43 14-26 .538 0-2 .000 18-20 .900
Trail Blazers 115   Jim Paxson 16 0 6 1 0 1 1 28 6-10 .600 1-1 1.000 3-3 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 18, 1988
5. Bulls 113   Michael Jordan 50 5 9 5 1 1 4 42 19-32 .594 1-2 .500 11-11 1.000
Celtics 103   Jim Paxson 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 19 4-6 .667 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Mar. 20, 1988
6. Bulls 107   Michael Jordan 26 4 7 1 1 5 4 39 10-18 .556 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Celtics 137   Jim Paxson 7 1 3 2 0 0 3 21 2-8 .250 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Apr. 21, 1988
7. Bulls 119   Michael Jordan 39 3 8 2 1 4 5 41 17-33 .515 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Celtics 126   Jim Paxson 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 13 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Apr. 24, 1988
8. Bulls 115   Michael Jordan 46 6 6 1 1 3 3 44 16-25 .640 0-1 .000 14-15 .933
Celtics 108   Jim Paxson 12 1 3 1 0 0 0 22 4-10 .400 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1988
9. Bulls 110   Michael Jordan 52 3 2 9 2 2 4 42 18-33 .545 2-4 .500 14-16 .875
Celtics 104   Jim Paxson 4 1 4 0 0 0 2 19 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 06, 1988
10. Bulls 105   Michael Jordan 38 9 5 5 0 6 4 43 14-20 .700 0-0 - 10-11 .909
Celtics 100   Jim Paxson 11 3 1 3 0 1 1 30 4-10 .400 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jan. 15, 1989
11. Bulls 110   Michael Jordan 42 9 11 8 0 2 2 41 13-23 .565 0-3 .000 16-17 .941
Celtics 104   Jim Paxson 6 0 0 0 0 2 2 15 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1989
12. Bulls 100   Michael Jordan 24 5 6 5 1 4 5 34 10-18 .556 0-3 .000 4-6 .667
Celtics 102   Jim Paxson 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 13 1-4 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 04, 1990
13. Bulls 118   Michael Jordan 36 6 11 4 0 2 4 40 11-23 .478 1-1 1.000 13-15 .867
Celtics 114   Jim Paxson 12 1 2 0 1 0 0 20 4-8 .500 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
Apr. 17, 1990
14. Bulls 111   Michael Jordan 35 11 6 2 1 6 3 36 13-24 .542 2-3 .667 7-8 .875
Celtics 105   Jim Paxson 6 1 1 0 0 0 2 16 3-7 .429 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 20, 1990
15. Bulls 116   Michael Jordan 45 8 9 3 0 3 5 35 21-29 .724 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000
Celtics 120   Jim Paxson 11 0 5 1 0 2 2 31 5-8 .625 0-0 - 1-2 .500