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 | 78 | 20 | 1738 | 246 | 513 | 44 | 133 | 31 | 36 | 13 | 94 | 308 | 53 | 6 | 71 | 162 | 567 | .480 | .331 | .861 | 22.3 | 7.3 | 1.2 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 40 | 11 | 875 | 120 | 262 | 19 | 67 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 52 | 173 | 22 | 4 | 39 | 85 | 270 | .458 | .284 | .786 | 21.9 | 6.8 | 1.3 | 4.3 |
| Road | 38 | 9 | 863 | 126 | 251 | 25 | 66 | 20 | 22 | 5 | 42 | 135 | 31 | 2 | 32 | 77 | 297 | .502 | .379 | .909 | 22.7 | 7.8 | 1.1 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 45 | 9 | 1031 | 148 | 314 | 35 | 95 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 58 | 190 | 28 | 4 | 42 | 101 | 347 | .471 | .368 | .762 | 22.9 | 7.7 | 1.3 | 4.2 |
| Post | 33 | 11 | 707 | 98 | 199 | 9 | 38 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 36 | 118 | 25 | 2 | 29 | 61 | 220 | .492 | .237 | 1.000 | 21.4 | 6.7 | 1.1 | 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 | 47 | 11 | 1028 | 146 | 290 | 26 | 68 | 22 | 25 | 9 | 62 | 201 | 30 | 3 | 34 | 82 | 340 | .503 | .382 | .880 | 21.9 | 7.2 | 1.3 | 4.3 |
| Loss | 31 | 9 | 710 | 100 | 223 | 18 | 65 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 32 | 107 | 23 | 3 | 37 | 80 | 227 | .448 | .277 | .818 | 22.9 | 7.3 | 1.0 | 3.5 | |
| 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 | November | 14 | 0 | 314 | 47 | 104 | 14 | 38 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 65 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 33 | 116 | .452 | .368 | .889 | 22.4 | 8.3 | 1.5 | 4.6 |
| December | 13 | 0 | 258 | 36 | 67 | 9 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 88 | .537 | .391 | .700 | 19.8 | 6.8 | 1.1 | 3.3 | |
| January | 13 | 9 | 354 | 48 | 109 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 64 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 35 | 102 | .440 | .250 | .500 | 27.2 | 7.8 | 1.4 | 4.9 | |
| February | 13 | 0 | 255 | 40 | 82 | 11 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 43 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 96 | .488 | .440 | 1.000 | 19.6 | 7.4 | 1.0 | 3.3 | |
| March | 16 | 2 | 309 | 39 | 79 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 52 | 13 | 0 | 16 | 27 | 90 | .494 | .118 | 1.000 | 19.3 | 5.6 | 0.9 | 3.3 | |
| April | 9 | 9 | 248 | 36 | 72 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 41 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 75 | .500 | .300 | 27.6 | 8.3 | 1.4 | 4.6 | ||
| 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 6 | 4 | 157 | 24 | 52 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 54 | .462 | .455 | 1.000 | 26.2 | 9.0 | 1.8 | 4.0 |
| Monday | 3 | 1 | 68 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | .353 | .000 | 22.7 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 4.0 | ||
| Tuesday | 20 | 3 | 439 | 70 | 149 | 15 | 44 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 95 | 15 | 0 | 20 | 33 | 158 | .470 | .341 | .500 | 22.0 | 7.9 | 1.0 | 4.8 | |
| Wednesday | 11 | 2 | 247 | 37 | 70 | 8 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 49 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 86 | .529 | .364 | 1.000 | 22.5 | 7.8 | 1.0 | 4.5 | |
| Thursday | 8 | 4 | 188 | 22 | 47 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 47 | .468 | .250 | .500 | 23.5 | 5.9 | 1.1 | 3.3 | |
| Friday | 18 | 5 | 397 | 62 | 113 | 11 | 28 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 65 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 37 | 143 | .549 | .393 | .889 | 22.1 | 7.9 | 1.4 | 3.6 | |
| Saturday | 12 | 1 | 242 | 25 | 65 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 30 | 67 | .385 | .176 | 1.000 | 20.2 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 20 | 20 | 581 | 82 | 167 | 6 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 103 | 15 | 4 | 17 | 53 | 171 | .491 | .231 | .500 | 29.1 | 8.6 | 1.6 | 5.2 |
| Reserve | 58 | 0 | 1157 | 164 | 346 | 38 | 107 | 30 | 34 | 7 | 63 | 205 | 38 | 2 | 54 | 109 | 396 | .474 | .355 | .882 | 19.9 | 6.8 | 1.1 | 3.5 | |
| 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 | 30-39 | 12 | 12 | 403 | 61 | 124 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 75 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 127 | .492 | .200 | .500 | 33.6 | 10.6 | 2.0 | 6.3 |
| 20-29 | 42 | 7 | 1000 | 150 | 309 | 35 | 87 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 53 | 182 | 30 | 1 | 46 | 86 | 351 | .485 | .402 | .842 | 23.8 | 8.4 | 1.3 | 4.3 | |
| 10-19 | 22 | 0 | 327 | 34 | 79 | 5 | 26 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 17 | 49 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 41 | 87 | .430 | .192 | .933 | 14.9 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 2.2 | |
| 0-9 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | |||
| 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 24 | 6 | 552 | 82 | 168 | 14 | 43 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 28 | 96 | 20 | 3 | 23 | 45 | 191 | .488 | .326 | 1.000 | 23.0 | 8.0 | 1.2 | 4.0 |
| 1 Day | 26 | 11 | 556 | 69 | 147 | 9 | 33 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 106 | 14 | 2 | 17 | 62 | 153 | .469 | .273 | .750 | 21.4 | 5.9 | 1.2 | 4.1 | |
| 2 Days | 20 | 1 | 435 | 74 | 141 | 18 | 40 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 26 | 76 | 12 | 1 | 20 | 35 | 177 | .525 | .450 | .786 | 21.8 | 8.9 | 1.3 | 3.8 | |
| 3+ Days | 7 | 2 | 167 | 14 | 44 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 31 | .318 | .167 | 1.000 | 23.9 | 4.4 | 0.9 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 52 | 16 | 1188 | 182 | 355 | 28 | 86 | 23 | 26 | 7 | 63 | 202 | 33 | 4 | 45 | 109 | 415 | .513 | .326 | .885 | 22.8 | 8.0 | 1.2 | 3.9 |
| Western | 26 | 4 | 550 | 64 | 158 | 16 | 47 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 31 | 106 | 20 | 2 | 26 | 53 | 152 | .405 | .340 | .800 | 21.2 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 4.1 | |
| 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 25 | 8 | 573 | 87 | 165 | 18 | 42 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 34 | 110 | 14 | 2 | 20 | 52 | 203 | .527 | .429 | .917 | 22.9 | 8.1 | 1.4 | 4.4 |
| Central | 27 | 8 | 615 | 95 | 190 | 10 | 44 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 29 | 92 | 19 | 2 | 25 | 57 | 212 | .500 | .227 | .857 | 22.8 | 7.9 | 1.1 | 3.4 | |
| Midwest | 12 | 3 | 271 | 32 | 77 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 54 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 73 | .416 | .391 | 22.6 | 6.1 | 1.4 | 4.5 | ||
| Pacific | 14 | 1 | 279 | 32 | 81 | 7 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 52 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 31 | 79 | .395 | .292 | .800 | 19.9 | 5.6 | 1.0 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 5 | 1 | 116 | 16 | 36 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 38 | .444 | .375 | 1.000 | 23.2 | 7.6 | 1.2 | 3.6 |
| Boston | 4 | 1 | 87 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 26 | .524 | .500 | 21.8 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 4.3 | ||
| Charlotte | 5 | 2 | 100 | 14 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 33 | .609 | .571 | 1.000 | 20.0 | 6.6 | 1.2 | 4.2 | |
| Cleveland | 6 | 4 | 153 | 14 | 38 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 29 | .368 | .000 | .500 | 25.5 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 4.0 | |
| Dallas | 2 | 0 | 45 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | .500 | .667 | 22.5 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 4.5 | ||
| Denver | 2 | 1 | 45 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 15 | .583 | .500 | 22.5 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | ||
| Detroit | 4 | 0 | 79 | 17 | 34 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 40 | .500 | .308 | 1.000 | 19.8 | 10.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | |
| Golden State | 2 | 0 | 46 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | .250 | .000 | 23.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | ||
| Houston | 2 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | .444 | .750 | 21.0 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 3.5 | ||
| Indiana | 6 | 2 | 147 | 25 | 46 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 55 | .543 | .167 | 1.000 | 24.5 | 9.2 | 0.3 | 3.8 | |
| LA Clippers | 2 | 0 | 38 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 15 | .467 | .200 | 19.0 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 3.5 | ||
| LA Lakers | 2 | 0 | 45 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | .615 | .571 | .000 | 22.5 | 10.0 | 0.5 | 3.5 | |
| Miami | 2 | 1 | 55 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | .333 | .000 | 27.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 8.0 | ||
| Milwaukee | 6 | 1 | 120 | 23 | 36 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 50 | .639 | .250 | .667 | 20.0 | 8.3 | 1.5 | 2.8 | |
| New Jersey | 4 | 2 | 113 | 17 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 36 | .515 | .500 | 28.3 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 4.5 | ||
| New York | 5 | 1 | 93 | 12 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 28 | .429 | .143 | .750 | 18.6 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 3.2 | |
| Philadelphia | 3 | 0 | 73 | 14 | 28 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 33 | .500 | .444 | 1.000 | 24.3 | 11.0 | 0.7 | 6.7 | |
| Phoenix | 2 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | .111 | .000 | 1.000 | 20.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 5.0 | |
| Portland | 2 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | .500 | .000 | 1.000 | 13.5 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | |
| Sacramento | 2 | 0 | 47 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 16 | .412 | .400 | 23.5 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 4.5 | ||
| San Antonio | 2 | 0 | 38 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .375 | .167 | 19.0 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 4.0 | ||
| Seattle | 2 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | .429 | .000 | 1.000 | 17.5 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | |
| Utah | 2 | 1 | 46 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | .313 | .333 | 23.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 4.5 | ||
| Washington | 4 | 2 | 107 | 19 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 47 | .594 | .429 | 1.000 | 26.8 | 11.8 | 1.3 | 4.5 | |