John Paxson
PG · Chicago Bulls
Seasons 1983-84–1993-94 · 11 on record · Ht 6-2 · b. 1960
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Player info
| Nickname | Pax, Johnny Pax, Johnny |
|---|---|
| Position | PG |
| Number | #5 (also #4) |
| Team | Chicago Bulls |
| Height | 6-2 |
| Weight | 185 lb |
| Born | 1960-09-29 |
| College | Notre Dame |
| Drafted | 1983 · Round 1, Pick 19 · San Antonio Spurs |
| Seasons | 1983-84–1993-94 (11) |
Career averages
7.2 PPG, 1.2 RPG, 3.6 APG · 772 games · .499 FG% · .355 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-84 | SAS | 23 | 49 | 9.3 | .445 | .182 | .615 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 12.7 | .478 |
| 1984-85 | SAS | 24 | 78 | 16.1 | .509 | .294 | .840 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 12.6 | .566 |
| 1985-86 | CHI | 25 | 75 | 20.9 | .466 | .300 | .804 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 10.5 | .536 |
| 1986-87 | CHI | 26 | 82 | 32.8 | .487 | .371 | .809 | 1.7 | 5.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 11.3 | 12.8 | .547 |
| 1987-88 | CHI | 27 | 81 | 23.3 | .493 | .347 | .733 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 7.9 | 12.3 | .532 |
| 1988-89 | CHI | 28 | 78 | 22.3 | .480 | .331 | .861 | 1.2 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 7.3 | 12.0 | .536 |
| 1989-90 | CHI | 29 | 82 | 28.8 | .516 | .359 | .824 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 10.0 | 12.7 | .555 |
| 1990-91 | CHI | 30 | 82 | 24.0 | .548 | .438 | .829 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 14.0 | .596 |
| 1991-92 | CHI | 31 | 79 | 24.6 | .528 | .273 | .784 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 7.0 | 10.9 | .551 |
| 1992-93 | CHI | 32 | 59 | 17.5 | .451 | .463 | .850 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 9.3 | .509 |
| 1993-94 | CHI | 33 | 27 | 12.7 | .441 | .409 | .500 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 8.3 | .508 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-84 | SAS | 49 | 0 | 458 | 61 | 137 | .445 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 26 | 33 | 149 | 10 | 2 | 32 | 142 |
| 1984-85 | SAS | 78 | 1 | 1,259 | 196 | 385 | .509 | 10 | 34 | 84 | 100 | 68 | 215 | 45 | 3 | 81 | 486 |
| 1985-86 | CHI | 75 | 3 | 1,570 | 153 | 328 | .466 | 15 | 50 | 74 | 92 | 94 | 274 | 55 | 2 | 63 | 395 |
| 1986-87 | CHI | 82 | 64 | 2,689 | 386 | 793 | .487 | 52 | 140 | 106 | 131 | 139 | 467 | 66 | 8 | 105 | 930 |
| 1987-88 | CHI | 81 | 30 | 1,888 | 287 | 582 | .493 | 33 | 95 | 33 | 45 | 104 | 303 | 49 | 1 | 64 | 640 |
| 1988-89 | CHI | 78 | 20 | 1,738 | 246 | 513 | .480 | 44 | 133 | 31 | 36 | 94 | 308 | 53 | 6 | 71 | 567 |
| 1989-90 | CHI | 82 | 82 | 2,365 | 365 | 708 | .516 | 33 | 92 | 56 | 68 | 119 | 335 | 83 | 6 | 85 | 819 |
| 1990-91 | CHI | 82 | 82 | 1,971 | 317 | 578 | .548 | 42 | 96 | 34 | 41 | 91 | 297 | 62 | 3 | 69 | 710 |
| 1991-92 | CHI | 79 | 79 | 1,946 | 257 | 487 | .528 | 12 | 44 | 29 | 37 | 96 | 241 | 49 | 9 | 44 | 555 |
| 1992-93 | CHI | 59 | 8 | 1,030 | 105 | 233 | .451 | 19 | 41 | 17 | 20 | 48 | 136 | 38 | 2 | 31 | 246 |
| 1993-94 | CHI | 27 | 0 | 343 | 30 | 68 | .441 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 70 |
| Career | 772 | — | — | 2,403 | 4,812 | .499 | 273 | 769 | 481 | 598 | 906 | 2758 | 517 | 44 | 651 | 5,560 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-84 | SAS | 49 | 9.3 | 4.8 | 10.8 | .445 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 11.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 11.2 |
| 1984-85 | SAS | 78 | 16.1 | 5.6 | 11.0 | .509 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 6.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 13.9 |
| 1985-86 | CHI | 75 | 20.9 | 3.5 | 7.5 | .466 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 9.1 |
| 1986-87 | CHI | 82 | 32.8 | 5.2 | 10.6 | .487 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 6.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 12.5 |
| 1987-88 | CHI | 81 | 23.3 | 5.5 | 11.1 | .493 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 5.8 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 12.2 |
| 1988-89 | CHI | 78 | 22.3 | 5.1 | 10.6 | .480 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 6.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 11.7 |
| 1989-90 | CHI | 82 | 28.8 | 5.6 | 10.8 | .516 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 12.5 |
| 1990-91 | CHI | 82 | 24.0 | 5.8 | 10.6 | .548 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 5.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 13.0 |
| 1991-92 | CHI | 79 | 24.6 | 4.8 | 9.0 | .528 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 4.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 10.3 |
| 1992-93 | CHI | 59 | 17.5 | 3.7 | 8.1 | .451 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 8.6 |
| 1993-94 | CHI | 27 | 12.7 | 3.1 | 7.1 | .441 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 7.3 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-84 | SAS | 49 | 458 | 12.7 | .478 | 15.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | .058 | +0.3 | -2.0 | -1.7 | +0.0 |
| 1984-85 | SAS | 78 | 1,259 | 12.6 | .566 | 16.2 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 2.3 | .088 | -0.5 | -0.9 | -1.3 | +0.2 |
| 1985-86 | CHI | 75 | 1,570 | 10.5 | .536 | 11.2 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 2.2 | .069 | -1.4 | -0.7 | -2.0 | +0.0 |
| 1986-87 | CHI | 82 | 2,689 | 12.8 | .547 | 15.0 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 6.0 | .106 | -0.4 | -1.0 | -1.4 | +0.4 |
| 1987-88 | CHI | 81 | 1,888 | 12.3 | .532 | 15.1 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 4.2 | .106 | -0.9 | -0.5 | -1.4 | +0.3 |
| 1988-89 | CHI | 78 | 1,738 | 12.0 | .536 | 14.8 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 3.3 | .091 | -0.8 | -0.6 | -1.4 | +0.3 |
| 1989-90 | CHI | 82 | 2,365 | 12.7 | .555 | 14.9 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 4.8 | .097 | -0.6 | -0.9 | -1.5 | +0.3 |
| 1990-91 | CHI | 82 | 1,971 | 14.0 | .596 | 14.4 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 5.7 | .140 | +0.6 | -0.3 | +0.3 | +1.1 |
| 1991-92 | CHI | 79 | 1,946 | 10.9 | .551 | 12.1 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 4.7 | .117 | -1.0 | +0.3 | -0.8 | +0.6 |
| 1992-93 | CHI | 59 | 1,030 | 9.3 | .509 | 11.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.9 | .087 | -2.9 | +0.1 | -2.8 | -0.2 |
| 1993-94 | CHI | 27 | 343 | 8.3 | .508 | 9.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | .088 | -2.0 | +0.2 | -1.8 | +0.0 |
| Career | 772 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36.3 | — | — | — | — | +3.0 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 | 5 | 22.8 | 10.2 | 1.0 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | .500 | .222 | .555 |
| 1985-86 | 3 | 26.7 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | .467 | — | .601 |
| 1986-87 | 3 | 29.0 | 8.7 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | .500 | .429 | .579 |
| 1987-88 | 10 | 16.5 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .377 | .167 | .420 |
| 1988-89 | 16 | 18.9 | 5.8 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 | .474 | .263 | .547 |
| 1989-90 | 15 | 26.4 | 6.1 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | .425 | .444 | .494 |
| 1990-91 | 17 | 28.6 | 8.2 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | .530 | .143 | .568 |
| 1991-92 | 22 | 27.2 | 7.9 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | .525 | .444 | .590 |
| 1992-93 | 19 | 17.4 | 4.9 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | .583 | .625 | .717 |
| 1993-94 | 9 | 6.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .429 | 0.000 | .429 |
| Career | 119 | 22.0 | 6.3 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | .494 | .369 | .561 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 389 | 7.5 | 1.2 | 4.2 | 294–95 |
| Away | 383 | 6.9 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 165–218 |
| In wins | 459 | 7.6 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 459–0 |
| In losses | 313 | 6.6 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 0–313 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 43 | 7.7 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 25–18 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 41 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 16–25 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 37 | 7.4 | 1.2 | 3.7 | 27–10 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 22 | 6.0 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 19–3 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 3 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 2–1 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 47 | 6.2 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 27–20 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 21 | 6.1 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 11–10 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 26 | 8.7 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 16–10 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 41 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 18–23 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 25 | 7.6 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 16–9 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 26 | 5.6 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 10–16 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 47 | 8.0 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 30–17 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 23 | 8.2 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 17–6 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 26 | 6.8 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 11–15 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 18 | 8.1 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 17–1 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 47 | 6.8 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 32–15 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 8 | 7.0 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 8–0 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 42 | 6.5 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 26–16 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 13 | 7.1 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 9–4 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 40 | 7.4 | 1.1 | 4.2 | 19–21 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 24 | 7.1 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 14–10 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 24 | 6.4 | 1.0 | 4.1 | 12–12 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 23 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 14–9 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 15 | 7.7 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 7–8 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 25 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 11–14 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1990-91 | $385,000 |
| 1991-92 | $1,600,000 |
| 1992-93 | $1,200,000 |
| 1993-94 | $800,000 |
| Career earnings | $3,985,000 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does John Paxson play for?
John Paxson plays PG for the Chicago Bulls.
What are John Paxson's career stats?
John Paxson has averaged 7.2 PPG, 1.2 RPG, 3.6 APG over 11 seasons (1983-84–1993-94).
How much does John Paxson make?
John Paxson's salary is $800,000 for the 1993-94 season, with career earnings of about $4.0M.
How tall is John Paxson?
John Paxson is 6-2 (185 lb).
When was John Paxson drafted?
John Paxson was drafted in 1983, round 1, pick 19, by the San Antonio Spurs.