John Paxson G

Born: Sep 29, 1960 (63 years old)

Birthplace/Hometown: Dayton, Ohio

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-2 (188cm)     Weight: 185 (84kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1983 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 1, Pick 19, San Antonio Spurs

Pre-Draft Team: Notre Dame (Sr)

High School: Archbishop Alter High School [Kettering, Ohio]

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John Paxson Player Profile

NBA Career

11 Years Of Service - 3x NBA Champion

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1983-84 SAN 49 0 9.3 2.90 1.24 2.80 .445 0.08 0.45 .182 0.33 0.53 .615 0.08 0.59 0.67 3.04 0.20 0.04 0.65 0.96
1984-85 SAN 78 1 16.1 6.23 2.51 4.94 .509 0.13 0.44 .294 1.08 1.28 .840 0.24 0.63 0.87 2.76 0.58 0.04 1.04 1.50
1985-86 CHI 75 3 20.9 5.27 2.04 4.37 .466 0.20 0.67 .300 0.99 1.23 .804 0.25 1.00 1.25 3.65 0.75 0.03 0.85 2.28
1986-87 CHI 82 64 32.8 11.34 4.71 9.67 .487 0.63 1.71 .371 1.29 1.60 .809 0.27 1.43 1.70 5.70 0.80 0.10 1.28 2.52
1987-88 CHI 81 30 23.3 7.90 3.54 7.19 .493 0.41 1.17 .347 0.41 0.56 .733 0.20 1.09 1.28 3.74 0.60 0.01 0.79 1.90
1988-89 CHI 78 20 22.3 7.27 3.15 6.58 .480 0.56 1.71 .331 0.40 0.46 .861 0.17 1.04 1.21 3.95 0.68 0.08 0.91 2.08
1989-90 CHI 82 82 28.8 9.99 4.45 8.63 .516 0.40 1.12 .359 0.68 0.83 .824 0.33 1.12 1.45 4.09 1.01 0.07 1.04 2.15
1990-91 CHI 82 82 24.0 8.66 3.87 7.05 .548 0.51 1.17 .438 0.41 0.50 .829 0.18 0.93 1.11 3.62 0.76 0.04 0.84 1.66
1991-92 CHI 79 79 24.6 7.03 3.25 6.16 .528 0.15 0.56 .273 0.37 0.47 .784 0.27 0.95 1.22 3.05 0.62 0.11 0.56 1.80
1992-93 CHI 59 8 17.5 4.17 1.78 3.95 .451 0.32 0.69 .463 0.29 0.34 .850 0.15 0.66 0.81 2.31 0.64 0.03 0.53 1.68
1993-94 CHI 27 0 12.7 2.59 1.11 2.52 .441 0.33 0.81 .409 0.04 0.07 .500 0.11 0.63 0.74 1.22 0.26 0.07 0.22 0.67
CAREER   772 369 22.4 7.20 3.11 6.23 .499 0.35 1.00 .355 0.62 0.77 .804 0.22 0.96 1.17 3.57 0.67 0.06 0.84 1.85

NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1983-84 SAN 49 0 458 142 61 137 .445 4 22 .182 16 26 .615 4 29 33 149 10 2 32 47
1984-85 SAN 78 1 1,259 486 196 385 .509 10 34 .294 84 100 .840 19 49 68 215 45 3 81 117
1985-86 CHI 75 3 1,570 395 153 328 .466 15 50 .300 74 92 .804 19 75 94 274 56 2 64 171
1986-87 CHI 82 64 2,689 930 386 793 .487 52 140 .371 106 131 .809 22 117 139 467 66 8 105 207
1987-88 CHI 81 30 1,888 640 287 582 .493 33 95 .347 33 45 .733 16 88 104 303 49 1 64 154
1988-89 CHI 78 20 1,738 567 246 513 .480 44 133 .331 31 36 .861 13 81 94 308 53 6 71 162
1989-90 CHI 82 82 2,365 819 365 708 .516 33 92 .359 56 68 .824 27 92 119 335 83 6 85 176
1990-91 CHI 82 82 1,971 710 317 578 .548 42 96 .438 34 41 .829 15 76 91 297 62 3 69 136
1991-92 CHI 79 79 1,946 555 257 487 .528 12 44 .273 29 37 .784 21 75 96 241 49 9 44 142
1992-93 CHI 59 8 1,030 246 105 233 .451 19 41 .463 17 20 .850 9 39 48 136 38 2 31 99
1993-94 CHI 27 0 343 70 30 68 .441 9 22 .409 1 2 .500 3 17 20 33 7 2 6 18
CAREER   772 369 17,257 5,560 2,403 4,812 .499 273 769 .355 481 598 .804 168 738 906 2,758 518 44 652 1,429

NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1983-84 SAN 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .054 4.66 0.31 0.19 21 27 .438 0.50 0.10 0.60
1984-85 SAN 78 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 2.65 0.56 0.26 39 39 .500 1.70 0.60 2.30
1985-86 CHI 75 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .134 4.28 0.88 0.28 25 50 .333 2.00 0.14 2.14
1986-87 CHI 82 64 5 0 0 0 0 0 .252 4.45 0.63 0.17 40 42 .488 4.28 1.56 5.84
1987-88 CHI 81 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 .174 4.73 0.77 0.08 50 31 .617 2.64 1.42 4.06
1988-89 CHI 78 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 .169 4.34 0.75 0.07 47 31 .603 2.23 1.06 3.29
1989-90 CHI 82 82 1 0 0 0 0 0 .198 3.94 0.98 0.10 55 27 .671 3.57 1.07 4.64
1990-91 CHI 82 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 .169 4.30 0.90 0.07 61 21 .744 4.13 1.44 5.57
1991-92 CHI 79 79 0 0 0 0 0 0 .142 5.48 1.11 0.08 64 15 .810 2.96 1.51 4.47
1992-93 CHI 59 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 .096 4.39 1.23 0.09 40 19 .678 0.94 0.78 1.72
1993-94 CHI 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059 5.50 1.17 0.03 17 10 .630 0.31 0.30 0.61
CAREER   772 369 7 0 0 0 0 0 .147 4.23 0.79 0.12 459 312 .595 25.26 9.97 35.24

NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1983-84 SAN 49 0 .478 .460 0.95 6.62 3.84 38.50 17.73 0.98 0.23 15.26 124.25 14.00 1.04 109.2 115.2 12.71
1984-85 SAN 78 1 .566 .522 1.76 4.27 3.05 21.92 15.88 1.64 0.13 16.23 164.32 4.86 1.26 112.9 112.8 12.54
1985-86 CHI 75 3 .536 .489 1.32 5.61 3.38 22.40 14.80 1.72 0.07 11.27 157.08 7.76 1.20 116.3 115.4 10.47
1986-87 CHI 82 64 .547 .520 0.91 5.04 2.93 24.49 10.99 1.23 0.18 15.03 166.73 8.07 1.17 117.4 112.5 12.79
1987-88 CHI 81 30 .532 .521 0.98 5.33 3.16 22.48 9.61 1.30 0.03 15.18 157.38 7.63 1.10 115.2 110.8 12.26
1988-89 CHI 78 20 .536 .522 0.89 5.21 3.12 24.18 11.84 1.51 0.21 14.83 167.15 8.00 1.11 113.6 111.7 11.97
1989-90 CHI 82 82 .555 .539 1.34 4.61 2.97 19.25 10.33 1.75 0.16 14.95 169.78 5.95 1.16 116.9 113.5 12.63
1990-91 CHI 82 82 .596 .585 0.91 4.48 2.72 19.87 10.38 1.58 0.10 14.49 181.52 6.70 1.23 124.0 110.9 13.92
1991-92 CHI 79 79 .551 .540 1.27 4.35 2.85 15.78 8.04 1.29 0.29 12.18 158.42 6.14 1.14 121.0 110.8 10.86
1992-93 CHI 59 8 .509 .491 0.97 4.58 2.69 17.05 11.36 1.92 0.13 11.51 176.41 6.05 1.06 112.9 110.9 9.28
1993-94 CHI 27 0 .508 .507 1.05 5.76 3.44 12.97 8.01 1.08 0.40 9.89 135.03 4.86 1.03 113.6 108.2 8.24
CAREER   772 369 .548 .528 1.12 4.87 3.00 21.08 11.38 1.48 0.15 13.96 165.87 6.97 1.16 116.8 112.4 12.01

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NBA Transactions

Jun 28, 1983 - The San Antonio Spurs selected John Paxson in Round 1 with Pick 19 in the 1983 NBA Draft.
Aug 1, 1983 - John Paxson signed a multi-year contract with the San Antonio Spurs.
Jul 1, 1985 - John Paxson, previously with the San Antonio Spurs, became a free agent.
Oct 29, 1985 - John Paxson signed a multi-year contract with the Chicago Bulls.
Jul 1, 1991 - John Paxson, previously with the Chicago Bulls, became a free agent.
Jul 12, 1991 - John Paxson signed a multi-year contract with the Chicago Bulls.
Jul 1, 1994 - John Paxson, previously with the Chicago Bulls, became a free agent.
Aug 22, 1994 - John Paxson retired from professional basketball.
Oct 2, 1995 - The Chicago Bulls renounced their free-agent exception rights to John Paxson.

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NBA Awards & Honors

NBA Champion - 1991, 1992, 1993

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1984-85 SAN 5 0 22.8 10.20 4.20 8.40 .500 0.40 1.80 .222 1.40 1.80 .778 0.00 1.00 1.00 4.20 1.00 0.00 1.00 1.80
1985-86 CHI 3 0 26.7 9.00 2.33 5.00 .467 0.00 0.00 .000 4.33 5.67 .765 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.67 1.00 0.00 1.00 3.00
1986-87 CHI 3 3 29.0 8.67 3.67 7.33 .500 1.00 2.33 .429 0.33 0.33 1.000 0.00 1.00 1.00 3.67 0.67 0.00 1.67 3.00
1987-88 CHI 10 0 16.5 4.60 2.00 5.30 .377 0.20 1.20 .167 0.40 0.40 1.000 0.00 0.40 0.40 3.00 0.10 0.10 0.40 2.40
1988-89 CHI 16 0 18.9 5.81 2.31 4.88 .474 0.31 1.19 .263 0.88 1.00 .875 0.12 0.50 0.62 2.12 0.75 0.00 0.94 2.19
1989-90 CHI 15 15 26.4 6.13 2.47 5.80 .425 0.27 0.60 .444 0.93 0.93 1.000 0.13 1.33 1.47 3.60 0.60 0.00 1.00 2.80
1990-91 CHI 17 17 28.6 8.24 3.65 6.88 .530 0.12 0.82 .143 0.82 0.82 1.000 0.12 1.24 1.35 3.12 0.65 0.00 0.35 1.88
1991-92 CHI 22 22 27.2 7.91 3.32 6.32 .525 0.55 1.23 .444 0.73 0.86 .842 0.00 1.00 1.00 2.77 0.64 0.05 0.59 2.41
1992-93 CHI 19 0 17.4 4.89 1.84 3.16 .583 0.79 1.26 .625 0.42 0.58 .727 0.26 0.74 1.00 1.68 0.32 0.05 0.21 1.58
1993-94 CHI 9 0 6.4 0.67 0.33 0.78 .429 0.00 0.11 .000 0.00 0.00 .000 0.00 0.11 0.11 0.56 0.22 0.00 0.00 0.67
CAREER   119 57 22.0 6.29 2.57 5.21 .494 0.38 1.03 .369 0.76 0.88 .867 0.09 0.82 0.92 2.57 0.55 0.03 0.59 2.09

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1984-85 SAN 5 0 114 51 21 42 .500 2 9 .222 7 9 .778 0 5 5 21 5 0 5 9
1985-86 CHI 3 0 80 27 7 15 .467 0 0 .000 13 17 .765 0 0 0 5 3 0 3 9
1986-87 CHI 3 3 87 26 11 22 .500 3 7 .429 1 1 1.000 0 3 3 11 2 0 5 9
1987-88 CHI 10 0 165 46 20 53 .377 2 12 .167 4 4 1.000 0 4 4 30 1 1 4 24
1988-89 CHI 16 0 302 93 37 78 .474 5 19 .263 14 16 .875 2 8 10 34 12 0 15 35
1989-90 CHI 15 15 396 92 37 87 .425 4 9 .444 14 14 1.000 2 20 22 54 9 0 15 42
1990-91 CHI 17 17 487 140 62 117 .530 2 14 .143 14 14 1.000 2 21 23 53 11 0 6 32
1991-92 CHI 22 22 598 174 73 139 .525 12 27 .444 16 19 .842 0 22 22 61 14 1 13 53
1992-93 CHI 19 0 331 93 35 60 .583 15 24 .625 8 11 .727 5 14 19 32 6 1 4 30
1993-94 CHI 9 0 58 6 3 7 .429 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 5 2 0 0 6
CAREER   119 57 2,618 748 306 620 .494 45 122 .369 91 105 .867 11 98 109 306 65 3 70 249

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1984-85 SAN 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 4.20 1.00 0.21 2 3 .400 0.20 - 0.20
1985-86 CHI 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .094 1.67 1.00 1.13 0 3 .000 0.11 -0.04 0.07
1986-87 CHI 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 2.20 0.40 0.05 0 3 .000 0.02 - 0.02
1987-88 CHI 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 7.50 0.25 0.08 4 6 .400 0.01 0.13 0.14
1988-89 CHI 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .122 2.27 0.80 0.21 8 8 .500 0.16 0.28 0.44
1989-90 CHI 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156 3.60 0.60 0.16 10 5 .667 0.18 0.35 0.53
1990-91 CHI 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 .165 8.83 1.83 0.12 15 2 .882 0.91 0.56 1.46
1991-92 CHI 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 .157 4.69 1.08 0.14 15 7 .682 0.89 0.69 1.58
1992-93 CHI 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .089 8.00 1.50 0.18 15 4 .789 1.00 0.16 1.16
1993-94 CHI 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .025 0.00 0.00 0.00 6 3 .667 0.05 0.01 0.06
CAREER   119 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 4.37 0.93 0.17 75 44 .630 3.52 2.14 5.66

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1984-85 SAN 5 0 .555 .524 - 4.78 2.55 27.33 9.81 2.01 - 18.29 150.00 7.70 1.21 116.4 117.9 15.28
1985-86 CHI 3 0 .601 .467 - - - 8.40 11.77 1.86 - 13.39 123.14 0.43 1.80 119.1 123.9 10.13
1986-87 CHI 3 3 .579 .568 - 4.73 2.15 20.74 18.22 1.23 - 14.39 192.86 3.02 1.18 105.8 121.7 9.59
1987-88 CHI 10 0 .420 .396 - 2.74 1.34 26.79 6.81 0.31 0.36 15.77 154.40 10.44 0.87 102.3 113.1 7.53
1988-89 CHI 16 0 .547 .506 0.81 2.90 1.91 17.96 14.99 2.09 - 15.21 161.25 2.81 1.19 107.5 112.0 9.90
1989-90 CHI 15 15 .494 .448 0.61 6.14 3.36 19.07 13.87 1.18 - 12.04 186.97 5.59 1.06 107.1 111.3 8.02
1990-91 CHI 17 17 .568 .538 0.54 5.29 3.00 15.11 4.65 1.24 - 12.43 167.28 6.70 1.20 127.9 111.0 12.45
1991-92 CHI 22 22 .590 .568 - 4.47 2.24 14.98 8.11 1.28 0.12 12.33 181.17 5.02 1.25 123.5 111.4 11.08
1992-93 CHI 19 0 .717 .708 1.85 5.15 3.51 13.62 5.81 0.99 0.22 9.64 193.56 5.74 1.55 149.7 113.6 13.28
1993-94 CHI 9 0 .429 .429 - 2.16 1.10 12.71 - 1.98 - 5.81 42.86 6.49 0.86 118.8 112.9 5.82
CAREER   119 57 .561 .530 0.51 4.47 2.51 17.10 9.51 1.32 0.08 12.81 172.91 5.62 1.21 119.3 112.9 10.79

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NCAA Career

College: Notre Dame (1983)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1979-80 Notre Dame Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1980-81 Notre Dame So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1981-82 Notre Dame Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1982-83 Notre Dame Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

NCAA Awards & Honors

Consensus All-American Second Team - 1982, 1983
NABC All-American First Team - 1982, 1983
UPI All-American First Team - 1983
UPI All-American Second Team - 1982

High School Basketball Career

Prep/High School: Archbishop Alter High School [Kettering, Ohio]

High School Special Event Stats

Year Event GP MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1979 McDonalds All-American 1 00:00 14 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

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What is the age of John Paxson?

John Paxson is 63 years old.

What is the height of John Paxson?

John Paxson is 6-2 (188cm) tall.

What is the weight of John Paxson?

John Paxson is 185 lbs (84kg).

What is the birthday of John Paxson?

John Paxson was born on Sep 29, 1960.

What position does John Paxson play?

John Paxson plays the PG position.

What was the pre-draft team of John Paxson?

John Paxson was drafted out of Notre Dame.

What high school did John Paxson attend?

John Paxson attended Archbishop Alter High School in Kettering, Ohio.

What nationality is John Paxson?

John Paxson has a United States nationality.

Where was John Paxson born?

John Paxson was born in Dayton, Ohio.

How many NBA seasons has John Paxson played?

John Paxson played 11 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of John Paxson?

John Paxson had career averages 7.2 points, 1.2 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 0.7 steals in 772 games.

What are the career totals of John Paxson?

John Paxson had career totals of 5,560 points, 906 rebounds, 2,758 assists, 44 blocks, 518 steals in 772 games.

How many teams has John Paxson been on?

John Paxson played for 2 NBA teams in his career - Chicago Bulls, San Antonio Spurs.

When was John Paxson drafted?

John Paxson was drafted in the 1st round (#19 overall) of the 1983 NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs.

What is John Paxson's career high in points?

John Paxson averaged a career high 11.3 points per game in 1986-1987.

What is John Paxson's career high in rebounds?

John Paxson averaged a career high 1.7 rebounds per game in 1986-1987.

What is John Paxson's career high in assists?

John Paxson averaged a career high 5.7 assists per game in 1986-1987.

What is the career PER of John Paxson's?

John Paxson had a career PER of 12.0.

How many championships has John Paxson won?

John Paxson has won 3 NBA championships.