5
John Paxson
Chicago Bulls
Number
#5
Position
G
Age
65
Height
6-2
Weight
185LBS
Draft
1983 R1
Pick 19
Nationality
USA
Born
Sep 29, 1960
College / Team
Notre Dame
G
Chicago Bulls
1986-87
PTS11.3
REB1.7
AST5.7
1986 Schedule
All Games
vs
BOS
L
9PTS
0REB
3AST
@
BOS
L
7PTS
2REB
2AST
@
BOS
L
10PTS
1REB
6AST
@
BOS
L
13PTS
2REB
5AST
vs
ATL
ATL
L
6PTS
3REB
14AST
@
MIL
MIL
W
2PTS
0REB
5AST
vs
IND
IND
W
6PTS
2REB
4AST
@
PHI
L
15PTS
3REB
5AST
vs
DET
W
12PTS
2REB
3AST
@
ATL
ATL
L
4PTS
1REB
2AST
@
WAS
WAS
L
15PTS
1REB
6AST
@
IND
IND
L
0PTS
1REB
2AST
vs
WAS
WAS
W
11PTS
1REB
6AST
vs
NYK
W
13PTS
1REB
4AST
vs
BOS
L
23PTS
0REB
3AST
@
BKN
BKN
L
12PTS
0REB
5AST
vs
PHI
W
8PTS
1REB
3AST
@
POR
POR
L
8PTS
2REB
8AST
@
SAC
SAC
W
19PTS
2REB
4AST
@
LAC
LAC
W
13PTS
2REB
7AST
Career Trajectory
John
Paxson
Career Trajectory
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Career Accolades
Career Statistics
| Season | Team | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 |
SAS
|
49 | 9.3 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 44.5% | 0.1 | 0.4 | 19.0% | 0.3 | 0.5 | 61.5% | 47.8% |
| 1984 |
SAS
|
78 | 16.1 | 6.2 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 4.9 | 50.8% | 0.1 | 0.4 | 29.4% | 1.1 | 1.3 | 84.0% | 56.5% |
| 1985 |
CHI
|
75 | 20.9 | 5.3 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 4.4 | 46.6% | 0.2 | 0.7 | 30.0% | 1.0 | 1.2 | 80.4% | 53.6% |
| 1986 |
CHI
|
82 | 32.8 | 11.3 | 1.7 | 5.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 9.7 | 48.7% | 0.6 | 1.7 | 37.1% | 1.3 | 1.6 | 80.9% | 54.7% |
| 1987 |
CHI
|
81 | 23.3 | 7.9 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 7.2 | 49.3% | 0.4 | 1.2 | 34.7% | 0.4 | 0.6 | 73.3% | 53.2% |
| 1988 |
CHI
|
78 | 22.3 | 7.3 | 1.2 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 6.6 | 48.0% | 0.6 | 1.7 | 33.1% | 0.4 | 0.5 | 86.1% | 53.6% |
| 1989 |
CHI
|
82 | 28.8 | 10.0 | 1.4 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 4.5 | 8.6 | 51.6% | 0.4 | 1.1 | 35.9% | 0.7 | 0.8 | 82.4% | 55.5% |
| 1990 |
CHI
|
82 | 24.0 | 8.7 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 7.0 | 54.8% | 0.5 | 1.2 | 43.8% | 0.4 | 0.5 | 82.9% | 59.6% |
| 1991 |
CHI
|
79 | 24.6 | 7.0 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 6.2 | 52.8% | 0.2 | 0.6 | 27.3% | 0.4 | 0.5 | 78.4% | 55.1% |
| 1992 |
CHI
|
59 | 17.5 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 45.1% | 0.3 | 0.7 | 46.3% | 0.3 | 0.3 | 85.0% | 50.9% |
| 1993 |
CHI
|
27 | 12.7 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 44.1% | 0.3 | 0.8 | 40.9% | 0.0 | 0.1 | 50.0% | 50.8% |
| Career | 772 | 22.4 | 7.2 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 6.2 | 49.9% | 0.4 | 1.0 | 35.5% | 0.6 | 0.8 | 80.4% | 54.8% | |
| 1984 |
SAS
|
5 | 22.8 | 10.2 | 1.0 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 8.4 | 50.0% | 0.4 | 1.8 | 22.2% | 1.4 | 1.8 | 77.8% | 55.5% |
| 1985 |
CHI
|
3 | 26.7 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 5.0 | 46.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 4.3 | 5.7 | 76.5% | 60.1% |
| 1986 |
CHI
|
3 | 29.0 | 8.7 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 7.3 | 50.0% | 1.0 | 2.3 | 42.9% | 0.3 | 0.3 | 100.0% | 57.9% |
| 1987 |
CHI
|
10 | 16.5 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 5.3 | 37.7% | 0.2 | 1.2 | 16.7% | 0.4 | 0.4 | 100.0% | 42.0% |
| 1988 |
CHI
|
16 | 18.9 | 5.8 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 4.9 | 47.4% | 0.3 | 1.2 | 26.3% | 0.9 | 1.0 | 87.5% | 54.7% |
| 1989 |
CHI
|
15 | 26.4 | 6.1 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 5.8 | 42.5% | 0.3 | 0.6 | 44.4% | 0.9 | 0.9 | 100.0% | 49.4% |
| 1990 |
CHI
|
17 | 28.6 | 8.2 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 6.9 | 53.0% | 0.1 | 0.8 | 14.3% | 0.8 | 0.8 | 100.0% | 56.8% |
| 1991 |
CHI
|
22 | 27.2 | 7.9 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 6.3 | 52.5% | 0.5 | 1.2 | 44.4% | 0.7 | 0.9 | 84.2% | 59.0% |
| 1992 |
CHI
|
19 | 17.4 | 4.9 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 58.3% | 0.8 | 1.3 | 62.5% | 0.4 | 0.6 | 72.7% | 71.7% |
| 1993 |
CHI
|
9 | 6.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 42.9% | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 42.9% |
| Career | 119 | 22.0 | 6.3 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 5.2 | 49.4% | 0.4 | 1.0 | 36.9% | 0.8 | 0.9 | 86.7% | 56.1% |
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Scoring Counts
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Shot Diet & Point Mix
Playmaking
Touches & Passing Volume
Shot Quality
Defensive Playmaking
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Qualifying Min
50
GP
200
FGA
Career Totals
#869
OF 4,962
Points
5,560
#1627
OF 4,962
Rebounds
906
#273
OF 4,962
Assists
2,758
#573
OF 4,962
Steals
517
#1710
OF 4,962
Blocks
44
#676
OF 4,962
3-Pointers
273
#498
OF 4,962
Games
772
#603
OF 4,962
Minutes
1,035,420
#768
OF 4,962
Field Goals
2,403
#1462
OF 4,962
Free Throws
481
#808
OF 4,962
Turnovers
650
#766
OF 4,962
Fouls
1,429
Per Game Averages
#1674
OF 4,962
PPG
7.2
#2915
OF 4,962
RPG
1.2
#359
OF 4,962
APG
3.6
#1014
OF 4,962
SPG
0.7
#2459
OF 4,962
BPG
0.1
#988
OF 4,962
MPG
22.4
#1626
OF 4,962
TOV/G
0.8
Efficiency & Percentages
#885
OF 4,962
FG%
49.9%
#621
OF 4,962
3PT%
35.5%
#669
OF 4,962
FT%
80.4%
#1227
OF 4,962
True Shooting
54.8%
Career Totals
#27
OF 435
Points
4,932
#72
OF 435
Rebounds
805
#7
OF 435
Assists
2,394
#9
OF 435
Steals
463
#99
OF 435
Blocks
39
#24
OF 435
3-Pointers
259
#5
OF 435
Games
645
#11
OF 435
Minutes
932,400
#23
OF 435
Field Goals
2,146
#63
OF 435
Free Throws
381
#27
OF 435
Turnovers
539
#15
OF 435
Fouls
1,265
Per Game Averages
#120
OF 435
PPG
7.7
#223
OF 435
RPG
1.2
#35
OF 435
APG
3.7
#80
OF 435
SPG
0.7
#196
OF 435
BPG
0.1
#84
OF 435
MPG
24.1
#136
OF 435
TOV/G
0.8
Efficiency & Percentages
#53
OF 435
FG%
50.0%
#51
OF 435
3PT%
36.3%
#62
OF 435
FT%
80.7%
#84
OF 435
True Shooting
54.8%
Career Totals
#124
OF 390
Points
628
#185
OF 390
Rebounds
101
#72
OF 390
Assists
364
#121
OF 390
Steals
54
#219
OF 390
Blocks
5
#115
OF 390
3-Pointers
14
#109
OF 390
Games
127
#129
OF 390
Minutes
103,020
#121
OF 390
Field Goals
257
#127
OF 390
Free Throws
100
#111
OF 390
Turnovers
111
#129
OF 390
Fouls
164
Per Game Averages
#139
OF 390
PPG
4.9
#183
OF 390
RPG
0.8
#38
OF 390
APG
2.9
#124
OF 390
SPG
0.4
#175
OF 390
BPG
0.0
#148
OF 390
MPG
13.5
#111
OF 390
TOV/G
0.9
Efficiency & Percentages
#55
OF 390
FG%
49.1%
#104
OF 390
3PT%
25.5%
#60
OF 390
FT%
79.4%
#86
OF 390
True Shooting
54.3%
Career Totals
#344
OF 2,960
Points
748
#862
OF 2,960
Rebounds
109
#139
OF 2,960
Assists
306
#220
OF 2,960
Steals
65
#1217
OF 2,960
Blocks
3
#328
OF 2,960
3-Pointers
45
#107
OF 2,960
Games
119
#202
OF 2,960
Minutes
157,080
#316
OF 2,960
Field Goals
306
#552
OF 2,960
Free Throws
91
#412
OF 2,960
Turnovers
70
#210
OF 2,960
Fouls
249
Per Game Averages
#495
OF 2,960
PPG
6.3
#621
OF 2,960
RPG
0.9
#222
OF 2,960
APG
2.6
#353
OF 2,960
SPG
0.6
#529
OF 2,960
BPG
0.0
#407
OF 2,960
MPG
22.0
#473
OF 2,960
TOV/G
0.6
Efficiency & Percentages
#122
OF 2,960
FG%
49.4%
#128
OF 2,960
3PT%
36.9%
#48
OF 2,960
FT%
86.7%
#158
OF 2,960
True Shooting
56.1%
Career Totals
#12
OF 204
Points
697
#31
OF 204
Rebounds
104
#4
OF 204
Assists
285
#9
OF 204
Steals
60
#70
OF 204
Blocks
3
#11
OF 204
3-Pointers
43
#3
OF 204
Games
114
#5
OF 204
Minutes
150,240
#12
OF 204
Field Goals
285
#20
OF 204
Free Throws
84
#15
OF 204
Turnovers
65
#6
OF 204
Fouls
240
Per Game Averages
#12
OF 204
PPG
6.1
#19
OF 204
RPG
0.9
#6
OF 204
APG
2.5
#12
OF 204
SPG
0.5
#20
OF 204
BPG
0.0
#12
OF 204
MPG
22.0
#17
OF 204
TOV/G
0.6
Efficiency & Percentages
#4
OF 204
FG%
49.3%
#5
OF 204
3PT%
38.1%
#2
OF 204
FT%
87.5%
#5
OF 204
True Shooting
56.2%
Career Totals
#105
OF 212
Points
51
#158
OF 212
Rebounds
5
#78
OF 212
Assists
21
#99
OF 212
Steals
5
#212
OF 212
Blocks
0
#79
OF 212
3-Pointers
2
#155
OF 212
Games
5
#115
OF 212
Minutes
6,840
#102
OF 212
Field Goals
21
#108
OF 212
Free Throws
7
#123
OF 212
Turnovers
5
#129
OF 212
Fouls
9
Per Game Averages
#—
OF 212
PPG
10.2
#—
OF 212
RPG
1.0
#—
OF 212
APG
4.2
#—
OF 212
SPG
1.0
#—
OF 212
BPG
0.0
#—
OF 212
MPG
22.8
#—
OF 212
TOV/G
1.0
Efficiency & Percentages
#—
OF 212
FG%
50.0%
#—
OF 212
3PT%
22.2%
#—
OF 212
FT%
77.8%
#—
OF 212
True Shooting
55.5%
John
Paxson
Chicago Bulls
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