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 | 79 | 79 | 1946 | 257 | 487 | 12 | 44 | 29 | 37 | 21 | 96 | 241 | 49 | 9 | 44 | 142 | 555 | .528 | .273 | .784 | 24.6 | 7.0 | 1.2 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 39 | 39 | 885 | 129 | 234 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 45 | 138 | 28 | 6 | 23 | 72 | 276 | .551 | .263 | .722 | 22.7 | 7.1 | 1.2 | 3.5 |
| Road | 40 | 40 | 1061 | 128 | 253 | 7 | 25 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 51 | 103 | 21 | 3 | 21 | 70 | 279 | .506 | .280 | .842 | 26.5 | 7.0 | 1.3 | 2.6 | |
| 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 | 45 | 1101 | 131 | 267 | 10 | 29 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 54 | 136 | 29 | 5 | 25 | 87 | 287 | .491 | .345 | .750 | 24.5 | 6.4 | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Post | 34 | 34 | 845 | 126 | 220 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 42 | 105 | 20 | 4 | 19 | 55 | 268 | .573 | .133 | .824 | 24.9 | 7.9 | 1.2 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 64 | 64 | 1538 | 207 | 387 | 9 | 34 | 22 | 28 | 16 | 77 | 204 | 43 | 7 | 38 | 108 | 445 | .535 | .265 | .786 | 24.0 | 7.0 | 1.2 | 3.2 |
| Loss | 15 | 15 | 408 | 50 | 100 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 110 | .500 | .300 | .778 | 27.2 | 7.3 | 1.3 | 2.5 | |
| 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 | 12 | 12 | 299 | 28 | 66 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 60 | .424 | .000 | .800 | 24.9 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 3.8 |
| December | 13 | 13 | 307 | 41 | 84 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 87 | .488 | .333 | .667 | 23.6 | 6.7 | 0.8 | 3.2 | |
| January | 17 | 17 | 391 | 49 | 94 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 110 | .521 | .556 | .778 | 23.0 | 6.5 | 1.2 | 2.3 | |
| February | 13 | 13 | 341 | 40 | 76 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 91 | .526 | .273 | .800 | 26.2 | 7.0 | 1.2 | 3.3 | |
| March | 14 | 14 | 365 | 52 | 95 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 44 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 107 | .547 | .000 | 1.000 | 26.1 | 7.6 | 1.5 | 3.1 | |
| April | 10 | 10 | 243 | 47 | 72 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 100 | .653 | .250 | .714 | 24.3 | 10.0 | 1.1 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 6 | 6 | 165 | 22 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 47 | .629 | .250 | 1.000 | 27.5 | 7.8 | 1.2 | 2.2 |
| Monday | 5 | 5 | 156 | 26 | 42 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 60 | .619 | .375 | .833 | 31.2 | 12.0 | 1.4 | 4.0 | |
| Tuesday | 17 | 17 | 396 | 50 | 103 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 45 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 37 | 107 | .485 | .167 | .857 | 23.3 | 6.3 | 1.4 | 2.6 | |
| Wednesday | 11 | 11 | 266 | 34 | 75 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 71 | .453 | .200 | .667 | 24.2 | 6.5 | 1.1 | 3.2 | |
| Thursday | 6 | 6 | 160 | 20 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 42 | .625 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 26.7 | 7.0 | 0.8 | 2.2 | |
| Friday | 18 | 18 | 429 | 61 | 111 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 23 | 55 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 134 | .550 | .286 | .727 | 23.8 | 7.4 | 1.3 | 3.1 | |
| Saturday | 16 | 16 | 374 | 44 | 89 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 60 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 94 | .494 | .167 | .714 | 23.4 | 5.9 | 1.1 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 79 | 79 | 1946 | 257 | 487 | 12 | 44 | 29 | 37 | 21 | 96 | 241 | 49 | 9 | 44 | 142 | 555 | .528 | .273 | .784 | 24.6 | 7.0 | 1.2 | 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+ | 1 | 1 | 46 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 16 | .500 | .667 | 1.000 | 46.0 | 16.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| 30-39 | 8 | 8 | 258 | 37 | 56 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 76 | .661 | .333 | .500 | 32.3 | 9.5 | 1.0 | 2.4 | |
| 20-29 | 57 | 57 | 1420 | 189 | 367 | 8 | 35 | 24 | 30 | 14 | 70 | 182 | 35 | 5 | 32 | 106 | 410 | .515 | .229 | .800 | 24.9 | 7.2 | 1.2 | 3.2 | |
| 10-19 | 13 | 13 | 222 | 25 | 52 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 36 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 53 | .481 | .333 | .667 | 17.1 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 23 | 23 | 552 | 67 | 137 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 31 | 74 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 40 | 148 | .489 | .364 | .769 | 24.0 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 3.2 |
| 1 Day | 31 | 31 | 788 | 113 | 192 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 33 | 87 | 22 | 1 | 21 | 64 | 242 | .589 | .263 | .786 | 25.4 | 7.8 | 1.1 | 2.8 | |
| 2 Days | 17 | 17 | 417 | 52 | 106 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 54 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 114 | .491 | .200 | .800 | 24.5 | 6.7 | 1.3 | 3.2 | |
| 3+ Days | 7 | 7 | 165 | 22 | 45 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 45 | .489 | .333 | 23.6 | 6.4 | 1.1 | 2.4 | ||
| 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 | 54 | 54 | 1310 | 185 | 339 | 7 | 30 | 16 | 22 | 15 | 59 | 172 | 30 | 5 | 24 | 95 | 393 | .546 | .233 | .727 | 24.3 | 7.3 | 1.1 | 3.2 |
| Western | 25 | 25 | 636 | 72 | 148 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 37 | 69 | 19 | 4 | 20 | 47 | 162 | .486 | .357 | .867 | 25.4 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 26 | 26 | 617 | 76 | 154 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 86 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 160 | .494 | .111 | .778 | 23.7 | 6.2 | 1.0 | 3.3 |
| Central | 28 | 28 | 693 | 109 | 185 | 6 | 21 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 33 | 86 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 62 | 233 | .589 | .286 | .692 | 24.8 | 8.3 | 1.2 | 3.1 | |
| Midwest | 11 | 11 | 284 | 33 | 65 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 80 | .508 | .556 | .900 | 25.8 | 7.3 | 1.9 | 2.3 | |
| Pacific | 14 | 14 | 352 | 39 | 83 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 30 | 82 | .470 | .000 | .800 | 25.1 | 5.9 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 5 | 5 | 96 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 29 | .500 | .000 | 1.000 | 19.2 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 2.6 |
| Boston | 3 | 3 | 61 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20 | .529 | .000 | 1.000 | 20.3 | 6.7 | 1.0 | 2.7 | |
| Charlotte | 4 | 4 | 100 | 15 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 31 | .500 | .250 | 25.0 | 7.8 | 1.3 | 4.3 | ||
| Cleveland | 5 | 5 | 148 | 25 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 52 | .658 | .500 | .500 | 29.6 | 10.4 | 1.0 | 3.2 | |
| Dallas | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | 18.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Denver | 2 | 2 | 47 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | .400 | .000 | 23.5 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | ||
| Detroit | 5 | 5 | 116 | 21 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 45 | .724 | .667 | 1.000 | 23.2 | 9.0 | 1.2 | 2.0 | |
| Golden State | 2 | 2 | 43 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | .300 | .000 | 21.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | ||
| Houston | 2 | 2 | 49 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | .625 | .500 | 1.000 | 24.5 | 7.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | |
| Indiana | 4 | 4 | 106 | 19 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 44 | .655 | .333 | .667 | 26.5 | 11.0 | 1.5 | 3.5 | |
| LA Clippers | 2 | 2 | 46 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18 | .615 | .000 | 1.000 | 23.0 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 5.0 | |
| LA Lakers | 2 | 2 | 64 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | .455 | .000 | 32.0 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 3.0 | ||
| Miami | 4 | 4 | 98 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 26 | .500 | .000 | 24.5 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | ||
| Milwaukee | 5 | 5 | 127 | 16 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 32 | .485 | .000 | .000 | 25.4 | 6.4 | 1.4 | 3.2 | |
| Minnesota | 2 | 2 | 53 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | .500 | 1.000 | 26.5 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 4.5 | ||
| New Jersey | 4 | 4 | 82 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 22 | .458 | .000 | 20.5 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 3.0 | ||
| New York | 4 | 4 | 99 | 14 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 30 | .519 | .333 | 1.000 | 24.8 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 3.8 | |
| Orlando | 3 | 3 | 79 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 20 | .526 | 26.3 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 4.3 | |||
| Philadelphia | 4 | 4 | 100 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .429 | .000 | 25.0 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 3.3 | ||
| Phoenix | 2 | 2 | 46 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 14 | .583 | .000 | 23.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | ||
| Portland | 2 | 2 | 49 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | .462 | 1.000 | 24.5 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 3.0 | ||
| Sacramento | 2 | 2 | 42 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | .417 | 21.0 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | |||
| San Antonio | 2 | 2 | 50 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .600 | .667 | .500 | 25.0 | 10.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | |
| Seattle | 2 | 2 | 62 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | .417 | .000 | 31.0 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 3.5 | ||
| Utah | 2 | 2 | 67 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 22 | .471 | .667 | 1.000 | 33.5 | 11.0 | 1.5 | 3.0 | |
| Washington | 4 | 4 | 98 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 24 | .500 | .000 | .667 | 24.5 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 3.3 | |