Andre Miller vs. Jim Paxson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jim Paxson and Andre Miller, 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.

Andre Miller played 17 years in the NBA, 6 more than Jim Paxson, who played 11. Andre Miller had the first of his seasons in 1999-00, while Jim Paxson had his rookie season in 1979-80. 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
Andre Miller 17 11 1999-00 to 2015-16
Jim Paxson 11 9 1979-80 to 1989-90

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Andre Miller Jim Paxson
Season 1999-001979-80
Team Cleveland CavaliersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers 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 %
Andre Miller 82 25.5 11.1 1.0 2.4 3.4 5.8 1.0 0.2 2.0 2.4 4.1 9.2 .449 0.1 0.6 .204 2.8 3.6 .774
Jim Paxson 72 17.6 6.2 0.3 1.2 1.5 2.0 0.7 0.1 1.3 1.3 2.6 6.4 .411 0.0 0.3 .045 0.9 1.3 .711
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller ------- --- ----------
Jim Paxson 3 14.7 5.3 0.0 1.3 1.3 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.7 0.7 1.7 5.3 .313 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.0 1.000

Season 2

Andre Miller Jim Paxson
Season 2000-011980-81
Team Cleveland CavaliersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers 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 %
Andre Miller 82 34.7 15.8 1.1 3.2 4.4 8.0 1.5 0.3 3.2 2.8 5.5 12.2 .452 0.2 0.8 .266 4.6 5.5 .833
Jim Paxson 79 34.2 17.1 0.9 1.7 2.7 3.8 1.8 0.1 1.7 2.2 7.4 13.8 .536 0.0 0.4 .067 2.3 3.1 .734
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller ------- --- ----------
Jim Paxson 1 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3

Andre Miller Jim Paxson
Season 2001-021981-82
Team Cleveland CavaliersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement Assists Leader-
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 %
Andre Miller 81 37.3 16.5 1.3 3.3 4.7 10.9 1.6 0.4 3.0 2.8 5.9 12.9 .454 0.3 1.1 .253 4.5 5.5 .817
Jim Paxson 82 33.6 18.9 0.9 1.8 2.7 3.4 1.6 0.1 1.8 1.9 8.1 15.3 .526 0.1 0.4 .229 2.7 3.5 .767
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller ------- --- ----------
Jim Paxson ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Andre Miller Jim Paxson
Season 2002-031982-83
Team Los Angeles ClippersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers 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 %
Andre Miller 80 36.4 13.6 1.1 2.9 4.0 6.7 1.2 0.1 2.6 2.5 4.7 11.6 .406 0.3 1.4 .213 3.9 4.9 .795
Jim Paxson 81 33.8 21.7 0.8 1.3 2.1 2.9 1.7 0.2 1.9 2.0 8.4 16.3 .515 0.0 0.3 .160 4.8 5.9 .812
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller ------- --- ----------
Jim Paxson 7 37.1 23.3 0.6 1.6 2.1 2.6 1.3 0.1 2.1 1.6 9.7 16.6 .586 0.3 0.6 .500 3.6 4.7 .758

Season 5

Andre Miller Jim Paxson
Season 2003-041983-84
Team Denver NuggetsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers 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 %
Andre Miller 82 34.6 14.8 1.5 2.9 4.5 6.1 1.7 0.3 2.6 2.4 5.2 11.5 .457 0.1 0.8 .185 4.2 5.0 .832
Jim Paxson 81 33.2 21.3 0.8 1.3 2.1 3.1 1.5 0.1 1.8 2.0 8.4 16.3 .514 0.2 0.7 .288 4.3 5.1 .841
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 5 35.0 15.4 3.0 1.6 4.6 3.2 1.6 0.0 2.0 3.2 6.8 14.4 .472 0.0 0.4 .000 1.8 2.2 .818
Jim Paxson 5 34.4 22.8 2.2 1.6 3.8 2.4 0.4 0.0 1.8 2.6 8.0 15.6 .513 0.2 1.0 .200 6.6 8.0 .825

Season 6

Andre Miller Jim Paxson
Season 2004-051984-85
Team Denver NuggetsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers 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 %
Andre Miller 82 34.8 13.6 1.2 2.9 4.1 6.9 1.5 0.1 2.7 2.5 5.2 10.9 .477 0.1 0.5 .154 3.1 3.7 .838
Jim Paxson 68 33.1 17.9 1.0 2.3 3.3 3.9 1.5 0.1 1.6 1.7 7.5 14.5 .514 0.1 0.6 .154 2.9 3.6 .790
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 5 37.2 16.2 1.8 3.4 5.2 5.2 2.0 0.2 2.4 4.4 5.6 13.2 .424 0.4 0.8 .500 4.6 6.4 .719
Jim Paxson 9 23.6 12.9 0.7 1.6 2.2 2.3 0.7 0.0 0.6 1.8 5.2 11.2 .465 0.3 1.1 .300 2.1 2.7 .792

Season 7

Andre Miller Jim Paxson
Season 2005-061985-86
Team Denver NuggetsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers 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 %
Andre Miller 82 35.8 13.7 1.1 3.2 4.3 8.2 1.3 0.2 3.1 2.6 4.9 10.6 .463 0.1 0.3 .185 3.8 5.2 .738
Jim Paxson 75 25.7 13.1 0.6 1.4 2.0 3.7 1.3 0.1 1.5 2.1 5.0 10.6 .470 0.3 0.8 .323 2.9 3.3 .889
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 5 36.4 16.4 1.6 2.8 4.4 7.2 1.0 0.2 3.2 2.4 6.8 15.4 .442 0.0 0.0 - 2.8 3.4 .824
Jim Paxson 4 17.8 10.5 0.3 0.8 1.0 3.8 0.8 0.0 1.5 3.0 3.5 9.3 .378 0.5 1.5 .333 3.0 3.8 .800

Season 8

Andre Miller Jim Paxson
Season 2006-071986-87
Team Denver Nuggets, Philadelphia 76ersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 80 37.1 13.4 1.2 3.2 4.4 7.8 1.4 0.1 2.8 2.3 5.3 11.4 .466 0.1 0.4 .143 2.8 3.5 .784
Jim Paxson 72 25.0 12.1 0.6 1.4 1.9 3.3 1.1 0.2 1.5 1.9 4.7 10.2 .460 0.4 1.4 .265 2.4 3.0 .806
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller ------- --- ----------
Jim Paxson 4 23.5 8.5 1.0 1.3 2.3 3.3 1.3 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.3 8.0 .406 0.0 0.5 .000 2.0 2.3 .889

Season 9

Andre Miller Jim Paxson
Season 2007-081987-88
Team Philadelphia 76ersPortland Trail Blazers, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics 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 %
Andre Miller 82 36.8 17.0 1.2 2.8 4.0 6.9 1.3 0.1 2.5 2.2 6.9 14.1 .492 0.0 0.4 .088 3.1 4.1 .772
Jim Paxson 45 17.8 7.7 0.3 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.7 0.1 0.9 1.6 3.0 6.6 .460 0.1 0.5 .238 1.5 1.8 .861
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 6 38.2 15.3 1.2 2.0 3.2 3.3 0.8 0.0 2.3 2.0 6.5 14.8 .438 0.0 0.5 .000 2.3 3.7 .636
Jim Paxson 15 12.5 3.3 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.8 1.2 1.1 3.9 .288 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 1.3 .800

Season 10

Andre Miller Jim Paxson
Season 2008-091988-89
Team Philadelphia 76ersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 82 36.3 16.3 1.5 3.0 4.5 6.5 1.3 0.2 2.4 2.4 6.0 12.7 .473 0.2 0.6 .283 4.1 5.0 .826
Jim Paxson 57 20.0 8.6 0.3 1.0 1.3 1.9 0.7 0.1 1.0 1.7 3.5 7.8 .454 0.1 0.4 .167 1.5 1.8 .816
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 6 43.0 21.2 1.5 4.8 6.3 5.3 1.2 0.2 3.2 2.8 8.0 16.8 .475 0.5 1.7 .300 4.7 5.7 .824
Jim Paxson ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Andre Miller Jim Paxson
Season 2009-101989-90
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics 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 %
Andre Miller 82 30.5 14.0 1.0 2.3 3.2 5.4 1.1 0.1 2.1 2.1 4.9 11.1 .445 0.2 1.0 .200 3.9 4.8 .821
Jim Paxson 72 17.8 6.4 0.3 0.7 1.1 1.9 0.5 0.1 0.8 1.6 2.7 5.9 .453 0.1 0.3 .250 1.0 1.3 .811
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 6 35.0 15.7 0.8 2.3 3.2 6.0 1.2 0.2 3.2 2.0 5.0 12.3 .405 0.5 1.2 .429 5.2 6.7 .775
Jim Paxson 5 12.4 3.8 0.0 0.0 0 1.4 1.0 0.0 0.6 0.2 1.6 3.2 .500 0.0 0.2 .000 0.6 0.8 .750

Season 12

Andre Miller Jim Paxson
Season 2010-11-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 81 32.7 12.7 1.2 2.5 3.7 7.0 1.4 0.1 2.4 2.1 4.8 10.4 .460 0.0 0.5 .108 3.1 3.6 .853
Jim Paxson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 6 32.3 14.8 0.8 2.3 3.2 5.5 0.3 0.0 2.2 2.8 5.5 11.2 .493 0.7 1.7 .400 3.2 4.0 .792
Jim Paxson ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Andre Miller Jim Paxson
Season 2011-12-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 66 27.4 9.7 0.8 2.5 3.3 6.7 1.0 0.1 2.7 2.0 3.7 8.4 .438 0.3 1.3 .217 2.1 2.6 .811
Jim Paxson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 7 28.6 11.3 2.0 3.6 5.6 6.0 1.3 0.1 2.4 2.7 4.4 10.4 .425 0.6 1.0 .571 1.9 2.1 .867
Jim Paxson ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Andre Miller Jim Paxson
Season 2012-13-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 82 26.2 9.6 0.7 2.2 2.9 5.9 0.9 0.1 2.1 1.9 3.7 7.7 .479 0.2 0.8 .266 2.0 2.4 .840
Jim Paxson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 6 25.7 14.0 1.8 1.5 3.3 3.8 0.3 0.0 2.7 1.3 4.8 11.5 .420 0.8 1.8 .455 3.5 4.5 .778
Jim Paxson ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Andre Miller Jim Paxson
Season 2013-14-
Team Denver Nuggets, Washington Wizards-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Wizards Lost East Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 58 16.9 4.9 0.5 1.8 2.2 3.4 0.6 0.2 1.1 1.3 1.8 4.0 .459 0.2 0.4 .524 1.0 1.3 .779
Jim Paxson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 11 9.8 4.0 0.2 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.7 1.1 1.7 3.7 .463 0.1 0.3 .333 0.5 0.8 .556
Jim Paxson ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Andre Miller Jim Paxson
Season 2014-15-
Team Washington Wizards, Sacramento Kings-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 81 15.5 4.4 0.5 1.4 1.9 3.5 0.4 0.1 1.3 1.3 1.8 3.6 .500 0.1 0.4 .206 0.7 1.0 .753
Jim Paxson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller ------- --- ----------
Jim Paxson ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Andre Miller Jim Paxson
Season 2015-16-
Team Minnesota Timberwolves, San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 39 11.8 3.7 0.3 1.0 1.3 2.2 0.4 0.0 0.9 1.2 1.5 2.7 .557 0.1 0.2 .250 0.6 0.8 .750
Jim Paxson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 5 7.0 1.8 0.4 0.6 1.0 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.6 1.4 .429 0.2 0.6 .333 0.4 0.4 1.000
Jim Paxson ------- --- ----------