John MacBeth Paxson
Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
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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| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 645 | 368 | 15540 | 2146 | 4290 | 259 | 713 | 381 | 472 | 145 | 805 | 2394 | 463 | 39 | 539 | 1265 | 4932 | .500 | .363 | .807 | 24.1 | 7.6 | 1.2 | 3.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 325 | 186 | 7846 | 1124 | 2208 | 136 | 389 | 189 | 237 | 81 | 416 | 1424 | 247 | 22 | 260 | 626 | 2573 | .509 | .350 | .797 | 24.1 | 7.9 | 1.3 | 4.4 |
| Road | 320 | 182 | 7694 | 1022 | 2082 | 123 | 324 | 192 | 235 | 64 | 389 | 970 | 216 | 17 | 279 | 639 | 2359 | .491 | .380 | .817 | 24.0 | 7.4 | 1.2 | 3.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 371 | 211 | 9002 | 1271 | 2525 | 151 | 414 | 235 | 294 | 84 | 470 | 1416 | 262 | 17 | 301 | 762 | 2928 | .503 | .365 | .799 | 24.3 | 7.9 | 1.3 | 3.8 |
| Post | 274 | 157 | 6538 | 875 | 1765 | 108 | 299 | 146 | 178 | 61 | 335 | 978 | 201 | 22 | 238 | 503 | 2004 | .496 | .361 | .820 | 23.9 | 7.3 | 1.2 | 3.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 399 | 245 | 9591 | 1384 | 2631 | 143 | 374 | 243 | 297 | 93 | 521 | 1563 | 301 | 27 | 321 | 712 | 3154 | .526 | .382 | .818 | 24.0 | 7.9 | 1.3 | 3.9 |
| Loss | 246 | 123 | 5949 | 762 | 1659 | 116 | 339 | 138 | 175 | 52 | 284 | 831 | 162 | 12 | 218 | 553 | 1778 | .459 | .342 | .789 | 24.2 | 7.2 | 1.2 | 3.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | October | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.000 | 14.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | ||
| November | 106 | 54 | 2510 | 373 | 740 | 29 | 96 | 79 | 95 | 19 | 136 | 380 | 71 | 2 | 103 | 223 | 854 | .504 | .302 | .832 | 23.7 | 8.1 | 1.3 | 3.6 | |
| December | 113 | 67 | 2759 | 382 | 770 | 56 | 134 | 94 | 120 | 25 | 146 | 464 | 80 | 5 | 94 | 225 | 914 | .496 | .418 | .783 | 24.4 | 8.1 | 1.3 | 4.1 | |
| January | 120 | 76 | 2948 | 413 | 814 | 47 | 145 | 48 | 62 | 35 | 154 | 485 | 85 | 9 | 85 | 243 | 921 | .507 | .324 | .774 | 24.6 | 7.7 | 1.3 | 4.0 | |
| February | 101 | 52 | 2422 | 300 | 611 | 38 | 101 | 48 | 60 | 20 | 123 | 358 | 81 | 7 | 73 | 198 | 686 | .491 | .376 | .800 | 24.0 | 6.8 | 1.2 | 3.5 | |
| March | 116 | 67 | 2851 | 403 | 813 | 63 | 153 | 62 | 76 | 30 | 146 | 411 | 90 | 12 | 112 | 215 | 931 | .496 | .412 | .816 | 24.6 | 8.0 | 1.3 | 3.5 | |
| April | 88 | 52 | 2036 | 274 | 541 | 26 | 84 | 50 | 59 | 16 | 100 | 294 | 55 | 4 | 72 | 160 | 624 | .506 | .310 | .847 | 23.1 | 7.1 | 1.1 | 3.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 55 | 32 | 1341 | 173 | 358 | 33 | 71 | 23 | 30 | 9 | 70 | 182 | 50 | 5 | 36 | 95 | 402 | .483 | .465 | .767 | 24.4 | 7.3 | 1.3 | 3.3 |
| Monday | 44 | 25 | 1092 | 147 | 288 | 13 | 51 | 31 | 39 | 11 | 55 | 177 | 21 | 4 | 34 | 96 | 338 | .510 | .255 | .795 | 24.8 | 7.7 | 1.3 | 4.0 | |
| Tuesday | 133 | 75 | 3246 | 490 | 963 | 57 | 164 | 82 | 98 | 32 | 176 | 532 | 100 | 6 | 126 | 266 | 1119 | .509 | .348 | .837 | 24.4 | 8.4 | 1.3 | 4.0 | |
| Wednesday | 85 | 45 | 1967 | 259 | 524 | 30 | 84 | 48 | 62 | 18 | 96 | 258 | 62 | 4 | 77 | 166 | 596 | .494 | .357 | .774 | 23.1 | 7.0 | 1.1 | 3.0 | |
| Thursday | 64 | 38 | 1527 | 187 | 387 | 19 | 56 | 23 | 28 | 10 | 74 | 239 | 45 | 6 | 49 | 146 | 416 | .483 | .339 | .821 | 23.9 | 6.5 | 1.2 | 3.7 | |
| Friday | 137 | 80 | 3350 | 495 | 949 | 62 | 157 | 81 | 100 | 31 | 168 | 513 | 102 | 8 | 116 | 232 | 1133 | .522 | .395 | .810 | 24.5 | 8.3 | 1.2 | 3.7 | |
| Saturday | 127 | 73 | 3017 | 395 | 821 | 45 | 130 | 93 | 115 | 34 | 166 | 493 | 83 | 6 | 101 | 264 | 928 | .481 | .346 | .809 | 23.8 | 7.3 | 1.3 | 3.9 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 368 | 368 | 10217 | 1478 | 2879 | 166 | 444 | 225 | 285 | 91 | 498 | 1538 | 293 | 28 | 331 | 799 | 3347 | .513 | .374 | .789 | 27.8 | 9.1 | 1.4 | 4.2 |
| Reserve | 277 | 0 | 5323 | 668 | 1411 | 93 | 269 | 156 | 187 | 54 | 307 | 856 | 170 | 11 | 208 | 466 | 1585 | .473 | .346 | .834 | 19.2 | 5.7 | 1.1 | 3.1 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 40+ | 20 | 18 | 834 | 131 | 262 | 22 | 52 | 34 | 46 | 1 | 37 | 125 | 26 | 2 | 29 | 50 | 318 | .500 | .423 | .739 | 41.7 | 15.9 | 1.9 | 6.3 |
| 30-39 | 137 | 121 | 4597 | 692 | 1300 | 80 | 207 | 131 | 158 | 46 | 230 | 712 | 127 | 14 | 147 | 347 | 1595 | .532 | .386 | .829 | 33.6 | 11.6 | 1.7 | 5.2 | |
| 20-29 | 297 | 186 | 7288 | 1035 | 2040 | 124 | 336 | 153 | 189 | 66 | 376 | 1153 | 216 | 13 | 268 | 599 | 2347 | .507 | .369 | .810 | 24.5 | 7.9 | 1.3 | 3.9 | |
| 10-19 | 169 | 41 | 2672 | 275 | 656 | 33 | 115 | 60 | 73 | 31 | 152 | 390 | 92 | 10 | 90 | 255 | 643 | .419 | .287 | .822 | 15.8 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 2.3 | |
| 0-9 | 22 | 2 | 149 | 13 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 29 | .406 | .000 | .500 | 6.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 178 | 104 | 4266 | 594 | 1227 | 75 | 215 | 100 | 131 | 42 | 227 | 630 | 116 | 12 | 143 | 363 | 1363 | .484 | .349 | .763 | 24.0 | 7.7 | 1.3 | 3.5 |
| 1 Day | 272 | 157 | 6617 | 879 | 1742 | 103 | 279 | 158 | 194 | 58 | 332 | 993 | 193 | 18 | 228 | 524 | 2019 | .505 | .369 | .814 | 24.3 | 7.4 | 1.2 | 3.7 | |
| 2 Days | 132 | 79 | 3258 | 505 | 961 | 68 | 169 | 91 | 110 | 28 | 187 | 552 | 103 | 6 | 119 | 262 | 1169 | .525 | .402 | .827 | 24.7 | 8.9 | 1.4 | 4.2 | |
| 3+ Days | 54 | 24 | 1206 | 149 | 317 | 12 | 43 | 28 | 33 | 16 | 48 | 178 | 44 | 3 | 44 | 97 | 338 | .470 | .279 | .848 | 22.3 | 6.3 | 0.9 | 3.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 446 | 254 | 10625 | 1465 | 2891 | 167 | 472 | 249 | 316 | 98 | 536 | 1642 | 318 | 23 | 361 | 871 | 3346 | .507 | .354 | .788 | 23.8 | 7.5 | 1.2 | 3.7 |
| Western | 199 | 114 | 4915 | 681 | 1399 | 92 | 241 | 132 | 156 | 47 | 269 | 752 | 145 | 16 | 178 | 394 | 1586 | .487 | .382 | .846 | 24.7 | 8.0 | 1.4 | 3.8 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 215 | 119 | 5158 | 705 | 1408 | 81 | 227 | 120 | 155 | 47 | 259 | 793 | 155 | 14 | 166 | 377 | 1611 | .501 | .357 | .774 | 24.0 | 7.5 | 1.2 | 3.7 |
| Central | 231 | 135 | 5467 | 760 | 1483 | 86 | 245 | 129 | 161 | 51 | 277 | 849 | 163 | 9 | 195 | 494 | 1735 | .512 | .351 | .801 | 23.7 | 7.5 | 1.2 | 3.7 | |
| Midwest | 96 | 61 | 2407 | 311 | 662 | 49 | 119 | 53 | 65 | 16 | 132 | 355 | 82 | 11 | 83 | 195 | 724 | .470 | .412 | .815 | 25.1 | 7.5 | 1.4 | 3.7 | |
| Pacific | 103 | 53 | 2508 | 370 | 737 | 43 | 122 | 79 | 91 | 31 | 137 | 397 | 63 | 5 | 95 | 199 | 862 | .502 | .352 | .868 | 24.3 | 8.4 | 1.3 | 3.9 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 41 | 25 | 959 | 134 | 266 | 10 | 40 | 38 | 42 | 10 | 61 | 162 | 26 | 1 | 30 | 90 | 316 | .504 | .250 | .905 | 23.4 | 7.7 | 1.5 | 4.0 |
| Boston | 37 | 19 | 895 | 136 | 254 | 23 | 51 | 18 | 26 | 3 | 37 | 126 | 31 | 2 | 19 | 44 | 313 | .535 | .451 | .692 | 24.2 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 3.4 | |
| Cleveland | 43 | 26 | 1093 | 133 | 266 | 8 | 34 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 47 | 166 | 32 | 5 | 34 | 96 | 287 | .500 | .235 | .722 | 25.4 | 6.7 | 1.1 | 3.9 | |
| Dallas | 13 | 9 | 371 | 47 | 96 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 69 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 108 | .490 | .500 | .800 | 28.5 | 8.3 | 2.0 | 5.3 | |
| Denver | 16 | 8 | 370 | 56 | 107 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 36 | 56 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 30 | 130 | .523 | .364 | .875 | 23.1 | 8.1 | 2.3 | 3.5 | |
| Detroit | 39 | 22 | 880 | 149 | 282 | 25 | 54 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 39 | 132 | 29 | 2 | 33 | 115 | 343 | .528 | .463 | .800 | 22.6 | 8.8 | 1.0 | 3.4 | |
| Golden State | 16 | 9 | 381 | 68 | 133 | 8 | 23 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 23 | 62 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 34 | 155 | .511 | .348 | .733 | 23.8 | 9.7 | 1.4 | 3.9 | |
| Houston | 17 | 11 | 382 | 36 | 103 | 11 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 47 | 14 | 1 | 16 | 30 | 90 | .350 | .407 | .875 | 22.5 | 5.3 | 0.8 | 2.8 | |
| Indiana | 44 | 23 | 1027 | 149 | 282 | 24 | 60 | 31 | 42 | 12 | 55 | 155 | 35 | 1 | 29 | 84 | 353 | .528 | .400 | .738 | 23.3 | 8.0 | 1.3 | 3.5 | |
| LA Clippers | 15 | 8 | 359 | 70 | 115 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 24 | 59 | 9 | 0 | 20 | 23 | 156 | .609 | .364 | .800 | 23.9 | 10.4 | 1.6 | 3.9 | |
| LA Lakers | 17 | 7 | 411 | 53 | 112 | 9 | 25 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 65 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 26 | 122 | .473 | .360 | .636 | 24.2 | 7.2 | 1.0 | 3.8 | |
| Miami | 18 | 13 | 417 | 65 | 120 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 36 | 75 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 32 | 145 | .542 | .182 | .867 | 23.2 | 8.1 | 2.0 | 4.2 | |
| Milwaukee | 44 | 24 | 1050 | 135 | 263 | 14 | 41 | 25 | 32 | 9 | 55 | 158 | 32 | 0 | 52 | 82 | 309 | .513 | .341 | .781 | 23.9 | 7.0 | 1.3 | 3.6 | |
| Minnesota | 8 | 6 | 197 | 26 | 47 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 56 | .553 | .400 | .667 | 24.6 | 7.0 | 1.1 | 3.8 | |
| New Jersey | 36 | 22 | 892 | 120 | 247 | 9 | 28 | 20 | 28 | 11 | 45 | 136 | 35 | 3 | 42 | 74 | 269 | .486 | .321 | .714 | 24.8 | 7.5 | 1.3 | 3.8 | |
| New Orleans | 22 | 14 | 479 | 60 | 115 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 77 | 12 | 0 | 19 | 26 | 131 | .522 | .389 | .800 | 21.8 | 6.0 | 0.9 | 3.5 | |
| New York | 38 | 18 | 855 | 114 | 241 | 13 | 43 | 19 | 24 | 11 | 52 | 120 | 19 | 2 | 19 | 62 | 260 | .473 | .302 | .792 | 22.5 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 3.2 | |
| Oklahoma City | 15 | 8 | 384 | 43 | 96 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 27 | 51 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 28 | 108 | .448 | .286 | 1.000 | 25.6 | 7.2 | 1.8 | 3.4 | |
| Orlando | 13 | 12 | 349 | 41 | 88 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 56 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 92 | .466 | .455 | .833 | 26.8 | 7.1 | 1.2 | 4.3 | |
| Philadelphia | 38 | 20 | 946 | 121 | 246 | 15 | 46 | 17 | 23 | 5 | 41 | 162 | 23 | 1 | 35 | 67 | 274 | .492 | .326 | .739 | 24.9 | 7.2 | 1.1 | 4.3 | |
| Phoenix | 17 | 7 | 422 | 62 | 116 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 24 | 66 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 49 | 147 | .534 | .533 | .882 | 24.8 | 8.6 | 1.4 | 3.9 | |
| Portland | 15 | 8 | 351 | 46 | 100 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 65 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 109 | .460 | .182 | 1.000 | 23.4 | 7.3 | 0.8 | 4.3 | |
| Sacramento | 14 | 9 | 340 | 52 | 107 | 10 | 24 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 49 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 33 | 122 | .486 | .417 | .889 | 24.3 | 8.7 | 0.9 | 3.5 | |
| San Antonio | 15 | 10 | 407 | 48 | 101 | 9 | 23 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 20 | 55 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 25 | 116 | .475 | .391 | .733 | 27.1 | 7.7 | 1.3 | 3.7 | |
| Utah | 15 | 9 | 379 | 63 | 135 | 7 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 51 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 35 | 142 | .467 | .368 | .900 | 25.3 | 9.5 | 1.0 | 3.4 | |
| Washington | 39 | 21 | 944 | 119 | 252 | 12 | 37 | 29 | 34 | 8 | 44 | 144 | 33 | 5 | 31 | 87 | 279 | .472 | .324 | .853 | 24.2 | 7.2 | 1.1 | 3.7 | |