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 | 82 | 82 | 2365 | 365 | 708 | 33 | 92 | 56 | 68 | 27 | 119 | 335 | 83 | 6 | 85 | 176 | 819 | .516 | .359 | .824 | 28.8 | 10.0 | 1.5 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 41 | 41 | 1196 | 197 | 375 | 22 | 57 | 24 | 29 | 16 | 64 | 220 | 36 | 4 | 48 | 85 | 440 | .525 | .386 | .828 | 29.2 | 10.7 | 1.6 | 5.4 |
| Road | 41 | 41 | 1169 | 168 | 333 | 11 | 35 | 32 | 39 | 11 | 55 | 115 | 47 | 2 | 37 | 91 | 379 | .505 | .314 | .821 | 28.5 | 9.2 | 1.3 | 2.8 | |
| 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 47 | 47 | 1365 | 216 | 399 | 15 | 45 | 29 | 38 | 13 | 61 | 180 | 47 | 2 | 45 | 99 | 476 | .541 | .333 | .763 | 29.0 | 10.1 | 1.3 | 3.8 |
| Post | 35 | 35 | 1000 | 149 | 309 | 18 | 47 | 27 | 30 | 14 | 58 | 155 | 36 | 4 | 40 | 77 | 343 | .482 | .383 | .900 | 28.6 | 9.8 | 1.7 | 4.4 | |
| 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 |
| Result | Win | 55 | 55 | 1587 | 249 | 473 | 19 | 60 | 31 | 38 | 23 | 93 | 252 | 56 | 4 | 60 | 110 | 548 | .526 | .317 | .816 | 28.9 | 10.0 | 1.7 | 4.6 |
| Loss | 27 | 27 | 778 | 116 | 235 | 14 | 32 | 25 | 30 | 4 | 26 | 83 | 27 | 2 | 25 | 66 | 271 | .494 | .438 | .833 | 28.8 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 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 |
| Month | November | 14 | 14 | 422 | 79 | 137 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 40 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 35 | 171 | .577 | .083 | .923 | 30.1 | 12.2 | 1.1 | 2.9 |
| December | 14 | 14 | 414 | 55 | 106 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 26 | 54 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 128 | .519 | .400 | .706 | 29.6 | 9.1 | 1.9 | 3.9 | |
| January | 15 | 15 | 417 | 69 | 125 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 75 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 30 | 149 | .552 | .471 | .500 | 27.8 | 9.9 | 1.1 | 5.0 | |
| February | 12 | 12 | 336 | 52 | 109 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 51 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 113 | .477 | .333 | .857 | 28.0 | 9.4 | 1.6 | 4.3 | |
| March | 15 | 15 | 467 | 68 | 147 | 10 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 28 | 70 | 18 | 4 | 20 | 39 | 158 | .463 | .455 | .923 | 31.1 | 10.5 | 1.9 | 4.7 | |
| April | 12 | 12 | 309 | 42 | 84 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 45 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 100 | .500 | .294 | .917 | 25.8 | 8.3 | 1.2 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 7 | 7 | 202 | 29 | 58 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 67 | .500 | .400 | .875 | 28.9 | 9.6 | 1.9 | 4.3 |
| Monday | 5 | 5 | 151 | 21 | 42 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 46 | .500 | .286 | .667 | 30.2 | 9.2 | 1.4 | 6.0 | |
| Tuesday | 17 | 17 | 478 | 84 | 156 | 9 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 70 | 9 | 0 | 26 | 36 | 185 | .538 | .429 | .727 | 28.1 | 10.9 | 1.5 | 4.1 | |
| Wednesday | 11 | 11 | 321 | 52 | 94 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 36 | 117 | .553 | .333 | 1.000 | 29.2 | 10.6 | 0.8 | 2.3 | |
| Thursday | 7 | 7 | 173 | 25 | 56 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 52 | .446 | .333 | 24.7 | 7.4 | 1.9 | 4.9 | ||
| Friday | 17 | 17 | 490 | 68 | 144 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 74 | 21 | 0 | 16 | 33 | 148 | .472 | .313 | .700 | 28.8 | 8.7 | 1.5 | 4.4 | |
| Saturday | 18 | 18 | 550 | 86 | 158 | 10 | 28 | 22 | 26 | 5 | 26 | 72 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 42 | 204 | .544 | .357 | .846 | 30.6 | 11.3 | 1.4 | 4.0 | |
| 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 |
| Role | Starter | 82 | 82 | 2365 | 365 | 708 | 33 | 92 | 56 | 68 | 27 | 119 | 335 | 83 | 6 | 85 | 176 | 819 | .516 | .359 | .824 | 28.8 | 10.0 | 1.5 | 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 1 | 1 | 40 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .556 | .500 | .500 | 40.0 | 13.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
| 30-39 | 37 | 37 | 1237 | 187 | 358 | 16 | 45 | 32 | 36 | 15 | 64 | 163 | 47 | 4 | 43 | 93 | 422 | .522 | .356 | .889 | 33.4 | 11.4 | 1.7 | 4.4 | |
| 20-29 | 38 | 38 | 991 | 162 | 308 | 16 | 40 | 22 | 28 | 10 | 41 | 157 | 33 | 2 | 40 | 74 | 362 | .526 | .400 | .786 | 26.1 | 9.5 | 1.1 | 4.1 | |
| 10-19 | 5 | 5 | 89 | 10 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 20 | .323 | .000 | 17.8 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2.8 | ||
| 0-9 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .500 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 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 | 24 | 669 | 116 | 215 | 11 | 32 | 21 | 24 | 5 | 27 | 74 | 23 | 0 | 21 | 57 | 264 | .540 | .344 | .875 | 27.9 | 11.0 | 1.1 | 3.1 |
| 1 Day | 32 | 32 | 940 | 128 | 261 | 11 | 30 | 23 | 26 | 11 | 53 | 145 | 31 | 5 | 34 | 63 | 290 | .490 | .367 | .885 | 29.4 | 9.1 | 1.7 | 4.5 | |
| 2 Days | 19 | 19 | 544 | 91 | 177 | 10 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 86 | 18 | 1 | 23 | 42 | 198 | .514 | .385 | .600 | 28.6 | 10.4 | 1.7 | 4.5 | |
| 3+ Days | 6 | 6 | 178 | 29 | 51 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 65 | .569 | .250 | .750 | 29.7 | 10.8 | 0.8 | 4.0 | |
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 54 | 54 | 1547 | 237 | 460 | 24 | 62 | 33 | 42 | 19 | 79 | 225 | 51 | 2 | 56 | 113 | 531 | .515 | .387 | .786 | 28.6 | 9.8 | 1.5 | 4.2 |
| Western | 28 | 28 | 818 | 128 | 248 | 9 | 30 | 23 | 26 | 8 | 40 | 110 | 32 | 4 | 29 | 63 | 288 | .516 | .300 | .885 | 29.2 | 10.3 | 1.4 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 24 | 24 | 686 | 109 | 210 | 10 | 24 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 36 | 108 | 19 | 1 | 25 | 45 | 241 | .519 | .417 | .684 | 28.6 | 10.0 | 1.5 | 4.5 |
| Central | 30 | 30 | 861 | 128 | 250 | 14 | 38 | 20 | 23 | 8 | 43 | 117 | 32 | 1 | 31 | 68 | 290 | .512 | .368 | .870 | 28.7 | 9.7 | 1.4 | 3.9 | |
| Midwest | 14 | 14 | 401 | 57 | 116 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 25 | 56 | 17 | 1 | 14 | 30 | 133 | .491 | .500 | .867 | 28.6 | 9.5 | 1.8 | 4.0 | |
| Pacific | 14 | 14 | 417 | 71 | 132 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 54 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 33 | 155 | .538 | .167 | .909 | 29.8 | 11.1 | 1.1 | 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 | 5 | 5 | 143 | 24 | 42 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 55 | .571 | .000 | 1.000 | 28.6 | 11.0 | 2.4 | 4.0 |
| Boston | 4 | 4 | 90 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 31 | .583 | .000 | .750 | 22.5 | 7.8 | 0.8 | 3.8 | |
| Charlotte | 2 | 2 | 56 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | .364 | .750 | 28.0 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 3.0 | ||
| Cleveland | 5 | 5 | 148 | 17 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 36 | .486 | .250 | 1.000 | 29.6 | 7.2 | 0.4 | 4.0 | |
| Dallas | 2 | 2 | 63 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 22 | .500 | .667 | 1.000 | 31.5 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | |
| Denver | 2 | 2 | 41 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | .600 | .000 | 20.5 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 2.0 | ||
| Detroit | 5 | 5 | 141 | 29 | 55 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 66 | .527 | .625 | .750 | 28.2 | 13.2 | 1.0 | 4.2 | |
| Golden State | 2 | 2 | 60 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 27 | .650 | .333 | 30.0 | 13.5 | 2.5 | 6.0 | ||
| Houston | 2 | 2 | 47 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | .389 | .500 | 23.5 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 4.0 | ||
| Indiana | 5 | 5 | 155 | 24 | 41 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 58 | .585 | .400 | .750 | 31.0 | 11.6 | 1.4 | 2.2 | |
| LA Clippers | 2 | 2 | 54 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 24 | .579 | .000 | 1.000 | 27.0 | 12.0 | 1.5 | 3.5 | |
| LA Lakers | 2 | 2 | 59 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | .467 | .000 | .500 | 29.5 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 4.0 | |
| Miami | 4 | 4 | 128 | 24 | 43 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 56 | .558 | .250 | .778 | 32.0 | 14.0 | 2.0 | 5.5 | |
| Milwaukee | 5 | 5 | 139 | 16 | 34 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 35 | .471 | .286 | 1.000 | 27.8 | 7.0 | 1.8 | 3.8 | |
| Minnesota | 2 | 2 | 64 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 | .571 | .500 | .500 | 32.0 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | |
| New Jersey | 4 | 4 | 106 | 19 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 38 | .543 | .000 | .000 | 26.5 | 9.5 | 1.8 | 3.5 | |
| New York | 4 | 4 | 133 | 17 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 36 | .447 | .500 | .000 | 33.3 | 9.0 | 2.3 | 5.8 | |
| Orlando | 5 | 5 | 135 | 18 | 43 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 40 | .419 | .400 | 1.000 | 27.0 | 8.0 | 1.6 | 5.2 | |
| Philadelphia | 4 | 4 | 108 | 18 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 41 | .563 | .800 | .500 | 27.0 | 10.3 | 1.0 | 4.5 | |
| Phoenix | 2 | 2 | 57 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | .429 | .000 | 28.5 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | ||
| Portland | 2 | 2 | 65 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 30 | .583 | .000 | 1.000 | 32.5 | 15.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | |
| Sacramento | 2 | 2 | 57 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 18 | .350 | .200 | 1.000 | 28.5 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 5.0 | |
| San Antonio | 2 | 2 | 70 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .385 | .500 | 1.000 | 35.0 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 4.0 | |
| Seattle | 2 | 2 | 65 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 29 | .650 | .250 | 1.000 | 32.5 | 14.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | |
| Utah | 2 | 2 | 60 | 15 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 36 | .556 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 30.0 | 18.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | |
| Washington | 4 | 4 | 121 | 17 | 38 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 39 | .447 | .375 | 1.000 | 30.3 | 9.8 | 1.3 | 4.0 | |