A paddle lead assembly (500, 702, 732, 772) for providing electrical stimulation of patient tissue, the lead comprising: a paddle body (502, 704, 734, 774) having a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis transverse to the longitudinal axis, the paddle body comprising a plurality of electrodes (510, 708, 738, 778) disposed into at least four columns (512, 514, 516a, 516b) extending parallel with the longitudinal axis, the at least four columns comprising two lateral columns (512, 514) and at least two medial columns (516a, 516b) disposed therebetween such that the two lateral columns flank the at least two medial columns, wherein the electrodes of the at least two medial columns are arranged into rows aligned along the transverse axis, wherein the electrodes of the two lateral columns are each longitudinally offset from the rows of electrodes of the at least two medial columns; wherein each of the at least four columns comprises eight electrodes; wherein the longitudinal center-to-center spacing (602, 604, 606) of adjacent electrodes of the two lateral columns is equal to the longitudinal center-to-center spacing of adjacent electrodes of the at least two medial columns; wherein, for each of the two lateral columns and the at least two medial columns, the longitudinal center-to-center spacing between adjacent electrodes is greater than six millimeters; a plurality of lead bodies (504, 706, 736, 782) coupled to the paddle body; an array of terminals (505, 710, 740, 786) disposed on each of the plurality of lead bodies, each array of terminals comprising a plurality of terminals; and a plurality of conductive wires, each conductive wire coupling one of the electrodes to at least one of the terminals. a paddle body (502, 704, 734, 774) having a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis transverse to the longitudinal axis, the paddle body comprising a plurality of electrodes (510, 708, 738, 778) disposed into at least four columns (512, 514, 516a, 516b) extending parallel with the longitudinal axis, the at least four columns comprising two lateral columns (512, 514) and at least two medial columns (516a, 516b) disposed therebetween such that the two lateral columns flank the at least two medial columns, wherein the electrodes of the at least two medial columns are arranged into rows aligned along the transverse axis, wherein the electrodes of the two lateral columns are each longitudinally offset from the rows of electrodes of the at least two medial columns; wherein each of the at least four columns comprises eight electrodes; wherein the longitudinal center-to-center spacing (602, 604, 606) of adjacent electrodes of the two lateral columns is equal to the longitudinal center-to-center spacing of adjacent electrodes of the at least two medial columns; wherein, for each of the two lateral columns and the at least two medial columns, the longitudinal center-to-center spacing between adjacent electrodes is greater than six millimeters; a plurality of lead bodies (504, 706, 736, 782) coupled to the paddle body; an array of terminals (505, 710, 740, 786) disposed on each of the plurality of lead bodies, each array of terminals comprising a plurality of terminals; and a plurality of conductive wires, each conductive wire coupling one of the electrodes to at least one of the terminals.