Jim Paxson
Position: Forward/Guard
Full Name: James Edward Paxson
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Born: December 19, 1932
Height: 6-6
Weight: 200
High School: Springfield Central Catholic in Springfield, Ohio
College: University of Dayton
Drafted: 1st Round, 3rd Pick, Minneapolis Lakers, 1956 and 11th Round, 7th Pick - Rochester Royals, 1954
Jersey#: 11
Played for the Lakers from 1956 to 1957
Traded to the Cincinnati Royals on April 17, 1957 with Clyde Lovellette for Ed Fleming, Bob Burrow, Rod Hundley, Monk Meineke and Art Spoelstra.
Regular Season Stats
| YEAR | TEAM | G | MIN | FGM | FGA | PCT | FTM | FTA | PCT | 3PM | 3PA | PCT | REB | RPG | AST | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | MIE | 71 | 1274 | 138 | 485 | .285 | 170 | 236 | .720 | 0 | 0 | - | 266 | 3.7 | 86 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 446 | 6.3 |
| 1958 | CIN | 67 | 1795 | 225 | 639 | .352 | 209 | 285 | .733 | 0 | 0 | - | 350 | 5.2 | 139 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 659 | 9.8 |
| CAREER | 138 | 3069 | 363 | 1124 | .323 | 379 | 521 | .727 | 0 | 0 | - | 616 | 4.5 | 225 | 346 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1105 | 8.0 | |
Playoff Stats
| YEAR | TEAM | G | MIN | FGM | FGA | PCT | FTM | FTA | PCT | 3PM | 3PA | PCT | REB | RPG | AST | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | MIE | 5 | 54 | 9 | 27 | .333 | 7 | 14 | .500 | 0 | 0 | - | 14 | 2.8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5.0 |
| 1958 | CIN | 2 | 30 | 3 | 20 | .150 | 6 | 8 | .750 | 0 | 0 | - | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6.0 |
| CAREER | 7 | 84 | 12 | 47 | .255 | 13 | 22 | .591 | 0 | 0 | - | 22 | 3.1 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 5.3 | |

