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John Paxson

John MacBeth Paxson

Position: Guard ▪ Height: 6-2 ▪ Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: September 29, 1960 in Dayton, Ohio
High School: Archbishop Alter in Kettering, Ohio
College: University of Notre Dame
Draft: San Antonio Spurs, 1st round (19th pick, 19th overall), 1983 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 29, 1983
As Executive: CHI franchise, 2003-2009 (Full Record)
Relatives: Son of Jim Paxson; Brother of Jim Paxson

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 11, 2012, 7:04AM
All-Time Rank: #386. Lonnie Shelton… #387. JOHN PAXSON… #388. Steve Mix… #388. Guy Rodgers… 

Totals

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1983-84 23 SAS NBA 49 0 458 61 137 .445 4 22 .182 16 26 .615 4 29 33 149 10 2 32 47 142
1984-85 24 SAS NBA 78 1 1259 196 385 .509 10 34 .294 84 100 .840 19 49 68 215 45 3 81 117 486
1985-86 25 CHI NBA 75 3 1570 153 328 .466 15 50 .300 74 92 .804 18 76 94 274 55 2 63 172 395
1986-87 26 CHI NBA 82 64 2689 386 793 .487 52 140 .371 106 131 .809 22 117 139 467 66 8 105 207 930
1987-88 27 CHI NBA 81 30 1888 287 582 .493 33 95 .347 33 45 .733 16 88 104 303 49 1 64 154 640
1988-89 28 CHI NBA 78 20 1738 246 513 .480 44 133 .331 31 36 .861 13 81 94 308 53 6 71 162 567
1989-90 29 CHI NBA 82 82 2365 365 708 .516 33 92 .359 56 68 .824 27 92 119 335 83 6 85 176 819
1990-91 30 CHI NBA 82 82 1971 317 578 .548 42 96 .438 34 41 .829 15 76 91 297 62 3 69 136 710
1991-92 31 CHI NBA 79 79 1946 257 487 .528 12 44 .273 29 37 .784 21 75 96 241 49 9 44 142 555
1992-93 32 CHI NBA 59 8 1030 105 233 .451 19 41 .463 17 20 .850 9 39 48 136 38 2 31 99 246
1993-94 33 CHI NBA 27 0 343 30 68 .441 9 22 .409 1 2 .500 3 17 20 33 7 2 6 18 70
Career NBA 772 369 17257 2403 4812 .499 273 769 .355 481 598 .804 167 739 906 2758 517 44 651 1430 5560

Per Game

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1983-84 23 SAS NBA 49 0 9.3 1.2 2.8 .445 0.1 0.4 .182 0.3 0.5 .615 0.1 0.6 0.7 3.0 0.2 0.0 0.7 1.0 2.9
1984-85 24 SAS NBA 78 1 16.1 2.5 4.9 .509 0.1 0.4 .294 1.1 1.3 .840 0.2 0.6 0.9 2.8 0.6 0.0 1.0 1.5 6.2
1985-86 25 CHI NBA 75 3 20.9 2.0 4.4 .466 0.2 0.7 .300 1.0 1.2 .804 0.2 1.0 1.3 3.7 0.7 0.0 0.8 2.3 5.3
1986-87 26 CHI NBA 82 64 32.8 4.7 9.7 .487 0.6 1.7 .371 1.3 1.6 .809 0.3 1.4 1.7 5.7 0.8 0.1 1.3 2.5 11.3
1987-88 27 CHI NBA 81 30 23.3 3.5 7.2 .493 0.4 1.2 .347 0.4 0.6 .733 0.2 1.1 1.3 3.7 0.6 0.0 0.8 1.9 7.9
1988-89 28 CHI NBA 78 20 22.3 3.2 6.6 .480 0.6 1.7 .331 0.4 0.5 .861 0.2 1.0 1.2 3.9 0.7 0.1 0.9 2.1 7.3
1989-90 29 CHI NBA 82 82 28.8 4.5 8.6 .516 0.4 1.1 .359 0.7 0.8 .824 0.3 1.1 1.5 4.1 1.0 0.1 1.0 2.1 10.0
1990-91 30 CHI NBA 82 82 24.0 3.9 7.0 .548 0.5 1.2 .438 0.4 0.5 .829 0.2 0.9 1.1 3.6 0.8 0.0 0.8 1.7 8.7
1991-92 31 CHI NBA 79 79 24.6 3.3 6.2 .528 0.2 0.6 .273 0.4 0.5 .784 0.3 0.9 1.2 3.1 0.6 0.1 0.6 1.8 7.0
1992-93 32 CHI NBA 59 8 17.5 1.8 3.9 .451 0.3 0.7 .463 0.3 0.3 .850 0.2 0.7 0.8 2.3 0.6 0.0 0.5 1.7 4.2
1993-94 33 CHI NBA 27 0 12.7 1.1 2.5 .441 0.3 0.8 .409 0.0 0.1 .500 0.1 0.6 0.7 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.7 2.6
Career NBA 772 369 22.4 3.1 6.2 .499 0.4 1.0 .355 0.6 0.8 .804 0.2 1.0 1.2 3.6 0.7 0.1 0.8 1.9 7.2

Per 36 Minutes

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1983-84 23 SAS NBA 49 0 458 4.8 10.8 .445 0.3 1.7 .182 1.3 2.0 .615 0.3 2.3 2.6 11.7 0.8 0.2 2.5 3.7 11.2
1984-85 24 SAS NBA 78 1 1259 5.6 11.0 .509 0.3 1.0 .294 2.4 2.9 .840 0.5 1.4 1.9 6.1 1.3 0.1 2.3 3.3 13.9
1985-86 25 CHI NBA 75 3 1570 3.5 7.5 .466 0.3 1.1 .300 1.7 2.1 .804 0.4 1.7 2.2 6.3 1.3 0.0 1.4 3.9 9.1
1986-87 26 CHI NBA 82 64 2689 5.2 10.6 .487 0.7 1.9 .371 1.4 1.8 .809 0.3 1.6 1.9 6.3 0.9 0.1 1.4 2.8 12.5
1987-88 27 CHI NBA 81 30 1888 5.5 11.1 .493 0.6 1.8 .347 0.6 0.9 .733 0.3 1.7 2.0 5.8 0.9 0.0 1.2 2.9 12.2
1988-89 28 CHI NBA 78 20 1738 5.1 10.6 .480 0.9 2.8 .331 0.6 0.7 .861 0.3 1.7 1.9 6.4 1.1 0.1 1.5 3.4 11.7
1989-90 29 CHI NBA 82 82 2365 5.6 10.8 .516 0.5 1.4 .359 0.9 1.0 .824 0.4 1.4 1.8 5.1 1.3 0.1 1.3 2.7 12.5
1990-91 30 CHI NBA 82 82 1971 5.8 10.6 .548 0.8 1.8 .438 0.6 0.7 .829 0.3 1.4 1.7 5.4 1.1 0.1 1.3 2.5 13.0
1991-92 31 CHI NBA 79 79 1946 4.8 9.0 .528 0.2 0.8 .273 0.5 0.7 .784 0.4 1.4 1.8 4.5 0.9 0.2 0.8 2.6 10.3
1992-93 32 CHI NBA 59 8 1030 3.7 8.1 .451 0.7 1.4 .463 0.6 0.7 .850 0.3 1.4 1.7 4.8 1.3 0.1 1.1 3.5 8.6
1993-94 33 CHI NBA 27 0 343 3.1 7.1 .441 0.9 2.3 .409 0.1 0.2 .500 0.3 1.8 2.1 3.5 0.7 0.2 0.6 1.9 7.3
Career NBA 772 369 17257 5.0 10.0 .499 0.6 1.6 .355 1.0 1.2 .804 0.3 1.5 1.9 5.8 1.1 0.1 1.4 3.0 11.6

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1983-84 23 SAS NBA 49 458 12.7 .478 .460 0.9 6.6 3.8 38.5 1.0 0.2 17.7 15.3 109 115 0.5 0.1 0.6 .058
1984-85 24 SAS NBA 78 1259 12.6 .566 .522 1.8 4.3 3.1 21.9 1.7 0.1 15.9 16.2 113 113 1.7 0.6 2.3 .088
1985-86 25 CHI NBA 75 1570 10.5 .536 .489 1.3 5.7 3.4 22.4 1.7 0.1 14.6 11.2 117 115 2.1 0.2 2.2 .069
1986-87 26 CHI NBA 82 2689 12.8 .547 .520 0.9 5.0 2.9 24.5 1.2 0.2 11.0 15.0 117 112 4.4 1.6 6.0 .106
1987-88 27 CHI NBA 81 1888 12.3 .532 .521 1.0 5.3 3.2 22.5 1.3 0.0 9.6 15.1 115 110 2.7 1.5 4.2 .106
1988-89 28 CHI NBA 78 1738 12.0 .536 .522 0.9 5.2 3.1 24.3 1.5 0.2 11.8 14.8 114 112 2.3 1.0 3.3 .091
1989-90 29 CHI NBA 82 2365 12.7 .555 .539 1.3 4.6 3.0 19.2 1.7 0.2 10.3 14.9 117 113 3.7 1.1 4.8 .097
1990-91 30 CHI NBA 82 1971 14.0 .596 .585 0.9 4.5 2.7 19.9 1.6 0.1 10.4 14.4 124 110 4.2 1.5 5.7 .140
1991-92 31 CHI NBA 79 1946 10.9 .551 .540 1.3 4.3 2.9 15.7 1.3 0.3 8.0 12.1 121 110 3.0 1.7 4.7 .117
1992-93 32 CHI NBA 59 1030 9.3 .509 .491 1.0 4.5 2.7 17.1 1.9 0.1 11.4 11.5 114 110 1.1 0.8 1.9 .087
1993-94 33 CHI NBA 27 343 8.3 .508 .507 1.0 5.8 3.4 13.1 1.1 0.4 8.0 9.7 115 108 0.3 0.3 0.6 .088
Career NBA 772 17257 12.0 .548 .528 1.1 4.9 3.0 21.3 1.5 0.2 11.4 14.0 117 112 25.9 10.3 36.3 .101

Playoffs

Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1984-85 24 SAS NBA 5 114 21 42 2 9 7 9 0 5 21 5 0 5 9 51 .500 .222 .778 22.8 10.2 1.0 4.2
1985-86 25 CHI NBA 3 80 7 15 0 0 13 17 0 0 5 3 0 3 9 27 .467 .765 26.7 9.0 0.0 1.7
1986-87 26 CHI NBA 3 87 11 22 3 7 1 1 0 3 11 2 0 5 9 26 .500 .429 1.000 29.0 8.7 1.0 3.7
1987-88 27 CHI NBA 10 165 20 53 2 12 4 4 0 4 30 1 1 5 24 46 .377 .167 1.000 16.5 4.6 0.4 3.0
1988-89 28 CHI NBA 16 302 37 78 5 19 14 16 2 10 34 12 0 15 35 93 .474 .263 .875 18.9 5.8 0.6 2.1
1989-90 29 CHI NBA 15 395 37 87 4 9 14 14 2 22 54 9 0 15 42 92 .425 .444 1.000 26.3 6.1 1.5 3.6
1990-91 30 CHI NBA 17 487 62 117 2 14 14 14 2 23 53 11 0 6 32 140 .530 .143 1.000 28.6 8.2 1.4 3.1
1991-92 31 CHI NBA 22 598 73 139 12 27 16 19 0 22 61 14 1 13 53 174 .525 .444 .842 27.2 7.9 1.0 2.8
1992-93 32 CHI NBA 19 331 35 60 15 24 8 11 5 19 32 6 1 4 30 93 .583 .625 .727 17.4 4.9 1.0 1.7
1993-94 33 CHI NBA 9 58 3 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 2 0 0 6 6 .429 .000 6.4 0.7 0.1 0.6
Career NBA 119 2617 306 620 45 122 91 105 11 109 306 65 3 71 249 748 .494 .369 .867 22.0 6.3 0.9 2.6

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1984-85 24 SAS NBA 5 114 14.7 .555 .524 0.0 4.8 2.6 27.3 2.0 0.0 9.8 18.3 116 118 0.2 0.0 0.2 .085
1985-86 25 CHI NBA 3 80 9.6 .601 .467 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.4 1.8 0.0 11.8 13.4 119 125 0.1 0.0 0.1 .035
1986-87 26 CHI NBA 3 87 8.7 .579 .568 0.0 4.7 2.1 20.7 1.2 0.0 18.2 14.3 106 122 0.0 0.0 0.0 .006
1987-88 27 CHI NBA 10 165 6.9 .420 .396 0.0 2.7 1.3 26.8 0.3 0.4 8.4 15.9 100 113 0.0 0.1 0.1 .031
1988-89 28 CHI NBA 16 302 9.5 .547 .506 0.8 2.9 1.9 17.8 2.1 0.0 15.0 15.1 108 111 0.2 0.3 0.4 .070
1989-90 29 CHI NBA 15 395 7.9 .494 .448 0.6 6.2 3.3 19.5 1.2 0.0 13.9 12.1 107 111 0.2 0.3 0.5 .065
1990-91 30 CHI NBA 17 487 11.7 .568 .538 0.5 5.3 3.0 15.1 1.2 0.0 4.6 12.3 128 110 0.9 0.6 1.5 .143
1991-92 31 CHI NBA 22 598 10.5 .590 .568 0.0 4.5 2.2 15.0 1.3 0.1 8.1 12.3 124 111 0.9 0.7 1.5 .123
1992-93 32 CHI NBA 19 331 12.6 .717 .708 1.9 5.1 3.5 13.6 1.0 0.2 5.8 9.6 150 113 1.0 0.2 1.1 .160
1993-94 33 CHI NBA 9 58 5.6 .429 .429 0.0 2.1 1.1 12.8 1.9 0.0 0.0 5.8 117 110 0.0 0.0 0.1 .054
Career NBA 119 2617 10.2 .561 .530 0.5 4.5 2.5 17.1 1.3 0.1 9.6 12.7 119 112 3.4 2.1 5.5 .101

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 11 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
John Paxson 6.0 5.7 4.8 4.7 4.2 3.3 2.3 2.2 1.9 0.6 0.6
Jim Barnett 89.6 6.1 5.4 4.8 4.7 4.1 3.7 2.5 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.0
Aaron McKie 89.2 5.9 5.3 5.1 4.8 4.3 3.9 3.5 2.0 2.0 1.6 1.4
Al Attles 88.9 5.6 5.3 5.2 5.2 3.6 3.5 3.4 1.9 1.7 0.8 0.4
Adrian Smith 88.7 6.1 5.2 5.1 4.4 3.4 2.6 1.9 1.8 1.5 0.8 0.5
Derek Fisher 88.2 5.8 5.5 5.2 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.1 2.4 1.8 1.7 1.1
Johnny Davis 87.1 5.7 5.2 5.1 4.4 4.3 3.5 3.3 3.0 2.5 1.7
Austin Carr 87.0 5.9 5.4 5.3 5.0 3.4 2.9 2.6 2.0 1.0 -0.4
Sherman Douglas 86.5 5.4 4.6 4.4 4.2 4.0 3.3 2.7 2.6 1.0 0.6 -0.1
Sedale Threatt 86.2 7.3 7.1 4.6 4.6 4.5 3.4 2.7 2.5 2.1 1.3 0.1
Jason Williams 85.5 5.4 4.8 4.7 4.5 4.3 4.3 3.8 2.1 2.1 1.5 0.9
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
John Paxson 6.0 5.7 4.8 4.7 4.2 3.3 2.3 2.2 1.9 0.6 0.6
Jim Barnett 89.6 6.1 5.4 4.8 4.7 4.1 3.7 2.5 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.0
Al Attles 88.9 5.6 5.3 5.2 5.2 3.6 3.5 3.4 1.9 1.7 0.8 0.4
Aaron McKie 88.9 5.9 5.3 5.1 4.8 4.3 3.9 3.5 2.0 2.0 1.6 1.4 0.1 0.1
Adrian Smith 88.7 6.1 5.2 5.1 4.4 3.4 2.6 1.9 1.8 1.5 0.8 0.5
Johnny Davis 87.1 5.7 5.2 5.1 4.4 4.3 3.5 3.3 3.0 2.5 1.7
Austin Carr 87.0 5.9 5.4 5.3 5.0 3.4 2.9 2.6 2.0 1.0 -0.4
Lindsey Hunter 86.9 6.4 5.6 4.6 4.0 4.0 3.9 2.0 1.4 1.3 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.0 -0.3 -0.3 -0.6 -0.8
Sherman Douglas 86.8 5.4 4.6 4.4 4.2 4.0 3.3 2.7 2.6 1.0 0.6 0.2 -0.1
Craig Ehlo 86.1 6.5 6.2 5.9 4.6 3.8 3.4 3.3 3.1 2.1 1.2 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.0
Jason Williams 85.2 5.4 4.8 4.7 4.5 4.3 4.3 3.8 2.1 2.1 1.5 0.9 0.2

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1979-80 19 NOTREDAME 27 459 42 87 41 55 34 62 24 0 41 125 .483 .745 17.0 4.6 1.3 2.3
1980-81 20 NOTREDAME 29 1062 113 218 61 89 53 138 34 1 61 287 .518 .685 36.6 9.9 1.8 4.8
1981-82 21 NOTREDAME 27 1055 185 346 72 93 55 99 39 3 66 442 .535 .774 39.1 16.4 2.0 3.7
1982-83 22 NOTREDAME 29 1082 219 411 74 100 63 112 36 4 60 512 .533 .740 37.3 17.7 2.2 3.9
Career 112 3658 559 1062 248 337 205 411 133 8 228 1366 .526 .736 32.7 12.2 1.8 3.7

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Honors
1979 McDonald's All American
Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1991 Chicago Bulls (NBA)
1992 Chicago Bulls (NBA)
1993 Chicago Bulls (NBA)
Games
1986-87 NBA 82 (1)
1989-90 NBA 82 (1)
1990-91 NBA 82 (1)
Field Goal Pct
1990-91 NBA .548 (10)
Effective Field Goal Pct
1990-91 NBA .585 (5)
Career NBA .528 (56)
Career .528 (59)
Turnover Pct
Career NBA 11.4 (83)
Career 11.4 (97)
Offensive Rating
1990-91 NBA 124.0 (5)
Career NBA 116.8 (23)
Career 116.8 (22)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.002 (437)
NBA Elo Player Rating
387th (overall) as of Feb 11, 2012, 7:04AM
     

Transactions

June 28, 1983: Drafted by the San Antonio Spurs in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 1983 NBA Draft.

October 29, 1985: Signed as a veteran free agent with the Chicago Bulls; the San Antonio Spurs received cash as compensation.

August 22, 1994: Retired from the Chicago Bulls.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1985-86 Chicago Bulls NBA $175,000
1987-88 Chicago Bulls NBA $285,000
1988-89 Chicago Bulls NBA $325,000
1990-91 Chicago Bulls NBA $385,000
1991-92 Chicago Bulls NBA $1,600,000
1992-93 Chicago Bulls NBA $1,200,000
1993-94 Chicago Bulls NBA $800,000
Career (may be incomplete) $4,770,000

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