John Paxson vs Scott Brooks

John PaxsonScott Brooks

John Paxson and Scott Brooks compared on their NBA careers: John Paxson played 11 seasons, 1983-84 to 1993-94, Scott Brooks 10 seasons, 1988-89 to 1997-98. John Paxson averaged 7.2 points a game to Scott Brooks's 4.9. John Paxson won 3 titles, Scott Brooks won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

John Paxson and Scott Brooks career per game
772GP680
22.4MIN13.6
7.2PTS4.9
1.2REB1
3.6AST2.4
0.7STL0.7
0.1BLK0
49.9FG%45
35.53P%37.2
80.4FT%84.9
54.8TS%54.7

Career totals

John Paxson and Scott Brooks career totals
5,560PTS3,317
906REB685
2,758AST1,608
517STL480
44BLK30
49.9FG%45
35.53P%37.2
80.4FT%84.9
54.8TS%54.7

How do they compare in the playoffs?

John Paxson and Scott Brooks postseason
119GP34
22MIN10.4
6.3PTS2.6
0.9REB0.7
2.6AST1.7
0.5STL0.4
0BLK0
49.4FG%38.2
36.93P%43.5
86.7FT%75
56.1TS%50.4

Where each stands all time

John Paxson and Scott Brooks all-time places
John PaxsonAll-time rankScott Brooks
223rd (2,758)Assists—

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • John Paxson: 3 championships; none on file
  • Scott Brooks: 2 championships; Coach of the Year

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

John Paxson and Scott Brooks season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st1983-842.90.731988-895.21.13.7
2nd1984-856.20.92.81989-904.40.92.9
3rd1985-865.31.33.71990-915.30.92.6
4th1986-8711.31.75.71991-925.11.22.5
5th1987-887.91.33.71992-936.31.23
6th1988-897.31.23.91993-945.21.42
7th1989-90101.54.11994-955.81.12
8th1990-918.71.13.61995-965.10.61.4
9th1991-9271.23.11996-971.50.50.8
10th1992-934.20.82.31997-981.80.71.1
11th1993-942.60.71.2————

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST