Career snapshot
11seasons
772games
5,563career pts
11.6PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Chicago Bulls
· 645 games · 1985-86–1993-94
Position rank · 1992-93
#82PPG rank
#65PER rank
#49WS rank
Among 92 Guard players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
11.3
1986-87 · CHI
RPG
1.7
1986-87 · CHI
APG
5.7
1986-87 · CHI
PER
14.0
1990-91 · CHI
WS
6.0
1986-87 · CHI
Draft
1983
Round 1 ·
Pick 19
from Notre Dame
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-84 | SAS | 49 | 0 | 9.3 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 44.5 | 18.2 | 61.5 | 12.7 | 0.6 |
| 1984-85 | SAS | 78 | 1 | 16.1 | 6.2 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 50.9 | 29.4 | 84.0 | 12.6 | 2.3 |
| 1985-86 | CHI | 75 | 3 | 20.9 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 46.6 | 30.0 | 80.4 | 10.5 | 2.2 |
| 1986-87 | CHI | 82 | 64 | 32.8 | 11.3 | 1.7 | 5.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 48.7 | 37.1 | 80.9 | 12.8 | 6.0 |
| 1987-88 | CHI | 81 | 30 | 23.3 | 7.9 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 49.3 | 34.7 | 73.3 | 12.3 | 4.2 |
| 1988-89 | CHI | 78 | 20 | 22.3 | 7.3 | 1.2 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 48.0 | 33.1 | 86.1 | 12.0 | 3.3 |
| 1989-90 | CHI | 82 | 82 | 28.8 | 10.0 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 51.6 | 35.9 | 82.4 | 12.7 | 4.8 |
| 1990-91 | CHI | 82 | 82 | 24.0 | 8.7 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 54.8 | 43.8 | 82.9 | 14.0 | 5.7 |
| 1991-92 | CHI | 79 | 79 | 24.6 | 7.0 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 52.8 | 27.3 | 78.4 | 10.9 | 4.7 |
| 1992-93 | CHI | 59 | 8 | 17.5 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 45.1 | 46.3 | 85.0 | 9.3 | 1.9 |
| 1993-94 | CHI | 27 | 0 | 12.7 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 44.1 | 40.9 | 50.0 | 8.3 | 0.6 |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1985 | San Antonio Spurs | Chicago Bulls | |
All entries are season change.
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About John Paxson
John MacBeth Paxson is an American basketball administrator and former player who was vice president of basketball operations for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 2009 to 2020. He was their general manager from 2003 to 2009. Paxson played eleven NBA seasons for the San Antonio Spurs and Chicago Bulls, winning three championships as a member of the Bulls. He was an All-American college player at the University of Notre Dame.