John Paxson stats

Last played for the Chicago Bulls, 1993-94

Guard

Age 66 · 6' 2"

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John Paxson played 11 NBA seasons, 1983-84 to 1993-94.

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Per game

Career regular season

PTS
7.2
REB
1.2
AST
3.6
STL
0.7
BLK
0.1
TS%
54.8
MIN
22.4
GP
772

Ranked among NBA players who qualify (PTS, REB, AST, STL, BLK: 20+ games; TS%: 20+ games, 5+ FGA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Per game 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.STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble.BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim.TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%.MIN: Minutes on the floor.GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.
1983-84SA2.90.73.00.20.047.89.349
1984-85SA6.20.92.80.60.056.616.178
1985-86CHI5.31.33.70.70.053.620.975
1986-87CHI11.31.75.70.80.154.732.882
1987-88CHI7.91.33.70.60.053.223.381
1988-89CHI7.31.23.90.70.153.622.378
1989-90CHI10.01.54.11.00.155.528.882
1990-91CHI8.71.13.60.80.059.624.082
1991-92CHI7.01.23.10.60.155.124.679
1992-93CHI4.20.82.30.60.050.917.559
1993-94CHI2.60.71.20.30.150.812.727

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP

Career Postseason

PTS
6.3
REB
0.9
AST
2.6
STL
0.5
BLK
0.0
TS%
56.1
MIN
22
GP
119

Totals

Career regular season

PTS
5,560
REB
906
AST
2,758
STL
517
BLK
44
TO
651
FGM
2,403
3PTM
273
Totals 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.STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble.BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim.TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better.FGM: Shots made from the floor — everything except free throws.3PTM: Three-point shots made.
1983-84SA1423314910232614
1984-85SA486682154538119610
1985-86CHI395942745526315315
1986-87CHI93013946766810538652
1987-88CHI6401043034916428733
1988-89CHI567943085367124644
1989-90CHI8191193358368536533
1990-91CHI710912976236931742
1991-92CHI555962414994425712
1992-93CHI246481363823110519
1993-94CHI702033726309

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · FGM · 3PTM

Per 36 min

Career regular season

PTS
11.6
REB
1.9
AST
5.8
STL
1.1
BLK
0.2
TS%
54.8
MIN
22.4
GP
772

Per 36 minutes: each per-game figure scaled by 36 ÷ minutes played. Derived here, and shooting percentages are left untouched because they do not scale.

Per 36 min 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.STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble.BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim.TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%.MIN: Minutes on the floor.GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.
1983-84SA11.22.711.60.80.047.89.349
1984-85SA13.92.06.31.30.056.616.178
1985-86CHI9.12.26.41.20.053.620.975
1986-87CHI12.41.96.30.90.154.732.882
1987-88CHI12.22.05.70.90.053.223.381
1988-89CHI11.81.96.31.10.253.622.378
1989-90CHI12.51.95.11.30.155.528.882
1990-91CHI13.01.75.41.20.059.624.082
1991-92CHI10.21.84.50.90.155.124.679
1992-93CHI8.61.64.71.20.050.917.559
1993-94CHI7.42.03.40.90.350.812.727

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP

Fantasy

Career regular season

GP
772
ESPN
13,074.0
YAHOO
11,816.2
ESPN/G
16.9
YAHOO/G
15.3

Fantasy points in ESPN’s and Yahoo’s default points leagues, worked out here from the season totals.

Fantasy by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.ESPN: Fantasy points in ESPN’s default points scoring, worked out here from the season line.YAHOO: Fantasy points in Yahoo’s default points scoring, worked out here from the season line.ESPN/G: ESPN fantasy points per game played.YAHOO/G: Yahoo fantasy points per game played.
1983-84SA49436.0409.18.98.3
1984-85SA781,015.0953.113.012.2
1985-86CHI751,114.01,026.814.913.7
1986-87CHI822,095.01,914.325.523.3
1987-88CHI811,435.01,305.317.716.1
1988-89CHI781,389.01,247.817.816.0
1989-90CHI821,837.01,646.322.420.1
1990-91CHI821,608.01,390.719.617.0
1991-92CHI791,308.01,161.716.614.7
1992-93CHI59657.0596.611.110.1
1993-94CHI27180.0164.56.76.1

What the columns mean: GP · ESPN/G

Bio

Age
66 yearsSep 29, 1960
Height
6' 2"
Debut
1983
Birthplace
Dayton, OH
Draft
1983Rd 1, Pk 19
College
Notre Dame

Brother of Jim Paxson · All NBA brothers

Latest performance

John Paxson

May 20 · vs NY · W 93-79

MIN
2
PTS
0
REB
0
AST
0
STL
0
BLK
0
FG%
0.0
3PTM
0

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentPTSREBASTMIN
Fri, May 20vsNYW 93-790002
Wed, May 18atNYL 87-8601011
Sun, May 15vsNYW 95-8360118
Fri, May 13vsNYW 104-1020003
Wed, May 11atNYL 96-910003
Sun, May 08atNYL 90-860007

What were John Paxson's career stats?

John Paxson played 11 seasons for the Spurs and the Bulls. He scored 5,560 points with 906 rebounds and 2,758 assists in 772 games — 7.2 points, 1.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game. His best season was 1986-87: 930 points, 139 rebounds and 467 assists.

League leaderboards and awards

11 seasons, 10 postseasons, 1983-84 to 1993-94

Championships ×3

All-time career rank

  • 258th in assists (2,758)

Among the 2,809 NBA players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

More on John Paxson

Playoff series

John Paxson played 119 games across 10 NBA postseasons in 25 series — 17 won, 8 lost.

John Paxson's line in each playoff series
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.
1993-94CLEWon 3-030.00.01.3
1993-94NYLost 3-361.00.20.2
1992-93HAWWon 3-037.30.74.0
1992-93CLEWon 4-041.81.31.5
1992-93NYWon 4-264.80.51.5
1992-93PHXWon 4-265.81.50.8
1991-92MIAWon 3-035.30.74.0
1991-92NYWon 4-378.01.33.1
1991-92CLEWon 4-266.71.01.8
1991-92PORWon 4-2610.30.82.7
1990-91NYWon 3-037.31.32.7
1990-91PHIWon 4-155.00.82.6
1990-91DETWon 4-046.51.33.8
1990-91LALWon 4-1513.42.03.4
1989-90MILWon 3-148.01.53.0
1989-90PHIWon 4-154.01.65.2
1989-90DETLost 3-366.71.32.7
1988-89CLELost 2-242.50.31.0
1988-89NYWon 4-268.20.72.3
1988-89DETLost 2-465.70.82.7
1987-88CLEWon 3-253.80.43.0
1987-88DETLost 1-455.40.43.0
1986-87BOSLost 0-338.71.03.7
1985-86BOSLost 0-339.00.01.7
1984-85DENLost 2-3510.21.04.2

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST

John Paxson’s playoff series, round by round

Per game, from NBA game logs since the 1946-47 postseason — earlier series are not counted.