| Played For: | Hartford Whalers Detroit Red Wings New York Rangers St. Louis Blues |
| Position: | Defence |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| Weight Lb: | 205 |
| Birth Date: | 8 May 1962 |
| Birth Place: | New York City, U.S. |
| Draft: | 54th overall |
| Draft Year: | 1980 |
| Draft Team: | St. Louis Blues |
| Career Start: | 1981 |
| Career End: | 1991 |
James Peter Pavese (born May 8, 1962) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played 328 games in the National Hockey League between 1981 and 1989. He was drafted as the 52nd overall pick by the St. Louis Blues in the 1980 NHL entry draft. He was known as a gritty "stay at home" defender with the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings, and Hartford Whalers.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1975–76 | Long Island Royals | NYJHL | 42 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Long Island Royals | NYJHL | 32 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Peterborough Junior Bees | OPJHL | 34 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Peterborough Petes | OMJHL | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979–80 | Kitchener Rangers | OMJHL | 68 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 206 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 19 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 43 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 127 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 69 | ||
| 1981–82 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 26 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 110 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 38 | ||
| 1981–82 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 42 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 101 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1981–82 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | ||
| 1982–83 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 24 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1982–83 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 36 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 165 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1983–84 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Montana Magic | CHL | 47 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 51 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1985–86 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 69 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 116 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 51 | ||
| 1986–87 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 69 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 129 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1987–88 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | New York Rangers | NHL | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Colorado Rangers | IHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | ||
| 1988–89 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 39 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1990–91 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 55 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 328 | 13 | 44 | 57 | 691 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 81 | ||||