John Paxson 
#4 PG | 6-2, 197lbs | Celtics | Experience: 6 years
Born: 9/29/1960 (29) | College: Notre Dame

 Attributes
  INS JPS FT 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA  
 Current: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  
 Potential: - - - - - - - - - - - -          
 Health: Good
 Status: Active Roster

 Contract
  1989  1990  1991  1992  1993  1994  1995  1996 
 Value: $458,231  $515,510  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0 
 Option: None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 
 Bird Years: 6                

 Season Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1989 NBA BOS 82 47 24.8 9.2 0.5 1.4 3.5 1.2 2.85 0.8 0.2 1.3 .411 .786 .330  
 1988 NBA NYK 75 75 27.9 11.8 0.7 1.6 4.2 1.7 2.53 0.9 0.1 1.5 .408 .781 .346  
 1987 NBA NYK 82 82 33.4 12.8 0.7 1.8 4.3 2.1 2.01 0.9 0.1 2.0 .378 .758 .311  
 1986 NBA ATL 82 82 26.8 9.0 0.7 1.4 3.4 1.3 2.67 0.7 0.0 1.5 .363 .800 .286  
 1985 NBA ATL 82 82 29.2 10.0 0.6 1.7 3.6 1.6 2.25 1.1 0.1 2.0 .407 .754 .302  
 1984 NBA ATL 82 82 33.7 12.2 0.8 2.0 4.4 1.9 2.33 1.1 0.1 2.0 .414 .824 .297  
 1983 NBA ATL 46 24 28.8 10.3 0.8 1.4 3.8 1.8 2.06 0.9 0.1 2.5 .404 .848 .287  
 Career     531 474 29.3 10.8 0.7 1.6 3.9 1.7 2.36 0.9 0.1 1.8 .397 .790 .310  

 Shooting Averages
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1989 NBA BOS 3.5 8.5 .411 1.1 1.4 .786 0.8 1.0 .788 1.6 4.1 .391 1.1 3.5 .330  
 1988 NBA NYK 4.5 11.0 .408 1.7 2.1 .781 1.1 1.7 .630 2.2 5.9 .380 1.2 3.4 .346  
 1987 NBA NYK 5.0 13.2 .378 1.5 2.0 .758 1.5 2.4 .614 2.2 6.5 .335 1.4 4.4 .311  
 1986 NBA ATL 3.4 9.2 .363 1.3 1.6 .800 0.9 1.6 .588 1.5 4.3 .339 1.0 3.4 .286  
 1985 NBA ATL 3.8 9.3 .407 1.6 2.1 .754 1.2 2.0 .616 1.7 4.5 .380 0.9 2.8 .302  
 1984 NBA ATL 4.7 11.4 .414 1.6 1.9 .824 1.4 2.2 .652 2.2 5.4 .401 1.1 3.8 .297  
 1983 NBA ATL 3.7 9.3 .404 2.1 2.4 .848 1.3 2.1 .612 1.7 4.5 .374 0.8 2.7 .287  
 Career     4.1 10.3 .397 1.5 1.9 .790 1.2 1.8 .634 1.9 5.0 .370 1.1 3.5 .310  

 Season Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1989 82 47 2032 288 700 88 112 94 285 758 43 158 285 65 100 65 14 106 109 
 1988 75 75 2093 336 824 125 160 89 257 886 51 169 314 69 124 69 8 110 -257 
 1987 82 82 2741 410 1085 122 161 111 357 1053 61 209 351 76 175 76 8 164 -598 
 1986 82 82 2198 275 758 108 135 79 276 737 57 171 280 59 105 59 3 124 -137 
 1985 82 82 2398 311 764 129 171 70 232 821 48 188 299 90 133 90 5 166 5 
 1984 82 82 2766 387 934 131 159 92 310 997 67 227 364 88 156 88 12 162 -37 
 1983 46 24 1324 172 426 95 112 35 122 474 37 102 173 43 84 43 5 113 -125 
 Career 531 474 15552 2179 5491 798 1010 570 1839 5726 364 1224 2066 490 877 490 55 945 -1040 

 Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1989 NBA BOS .506 1.08 25.1 8.8 18.2 2.3 6.1 4.2 12.7 50.5 1.7 1.3 108.8 106.0  
 1988 NBA NYK .496 1.08 23.6 9.3 21.0 2.4 5.8 4.1 13.8 87.9 2.9 -3.4 98.6 104.9  
 1987 NBA NYK .455 0.97 20.9 10.4 21.1 2.1 5.6 3.8 10.6 -17.3 -0.6 -7.3 98.4 108.9  
 1986 NBA ATL .450 0.97 23.3 8.7 19.0 2.6 5.7 4.1 10.7 -9.4 -0.3 -1.7 102.2 105.0  
 1985 NBA ATL .489 1.07 23.5 10.5 17.9 2.1 6.2 4.1 11.6 21.6 0.7 0.1 100.9 100.9  
 1984 NBA ATL .496 1.07 23.9 10.2 19.3 2.5 6.1 4.3 12.5 62.9 2.1 -0.5 100.4 101.4  
 1983 NBA ATL .499 1.11 23.6 11.5 19.3 2.9 5.7 4.3 12.2 33.8 1.1 -2.7 100.7 105.6  
 Career     .482 1.04 23.3 9.9 19.4 2.4 5.9 4.1 11.9 230.0 7.7 -2.0 101.2 104.6  

 Playoff Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1989 NBA BOS 6 6 29.8 11.8 0.5 1.3 5.0 1.2 4.29 1.3 0.0 1.7 .464 .786 .400  
 1985 NBA ATL 3 3 28.0 8.7 0.0 0.7 3.3 1.3 2.50 0.7 0.0 0.7 .563 1.000 .400  
 Career     9 9 29.2 10.8 0.3 1.1 4.4 1.2 3.64 1.1 0.0 1.3 .486 .850 .400  

 Playoff Shooting
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1989 NBA BOS 4.3 9.3 .464 1.8 2.3 .786 1.3 2.0 .667 1.7 4.0 .417 1.3 3.3 .400  
 1985 NBA ATL 3.0 5.3 .563 2.0 2.0 1.000 0.3 0.7 .500 2.0 3.0 .667 0.7 1.7 .400  
 Career     3.9 8.0 .486 1.9 2.2 .850 1.0 1.6 .643 1.8 3.7 .485 1.1 2.8 .400  

 Playoff Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1989 6 6 179 26 56 11 14 8 20 71 3 11 30 8 7 8 0 10 -29 
 1985 3 3 84 9 16 6 6 2 5 26 0 2 10 2 4 2 0 2 -21 
 Career 9 9 263 35 72 17 20 10 25 97 3 13 40 10 11 10 0 12 -50 

 Playoff Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1989 NBA BOS .581 1.27 30.3 7.1 18.2 1.8 4.4 3.2 13.3 6.1 0.2 -4.8 104.7 112.4  
 1985 NBA ATL .684 1.63 30.3 12.1 12.4 0.0 2.7 1.3 10.1 -1.0 0.0 -7.0 102.8 114.7  
 Career     .593 1.35 30.3 8.3 4.0 1.2 3.9 2.6 12.3 5.0 0.2 -5.6 104.1 113.1  

 College Averages
 Season TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1982 - 31 0 32.4 11.4 0.7 2.2 6.6 0.8 8.20 1.2 0.1 2.5 .453 .786 .364  
 Total   31 0 32.4 11.4 0.7 2.2 6.6 0.8 8.20 1.2 0.1 2.5 .453 .786 .364  

 College Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1982 31 0 1005 169 373 11 14 4 11 353 21 89 205 36 25 36 4 78 0 
 Career 31 0 1005 169 373 11 14 4 11 353 21 89 205 36 25 36 4 78 0 

 Career Highs
 Type PTS OREB REB AST STL BLK TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  
 Season 20 4 5 10 3 2 5 8 18 5 6 4 9  
 Playoff 20 1 3 9 3 0 2 6 12 6 8 3 5  
 Career 35 6 8 10 4 2 6 14 26 8 10 4 11  

 Game Logs
 Date Opp W/L MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS ORB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
 10/17 ATL L 26 3 12 2 2 1 5 9 2 4 2 0 1 1 1 -2
 10/18 DET L 19 2 6 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 -4
 10/21 BOS W 17 2 7 0 0 1 3 5 0 2 5 1 1 0 0 7
 10/23 MIL W 24 4 7 2 2 2 3 12 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 6
 10/25 DAL L 31 4 14 0 0 1 3 9 0 2 2 1 1 0 3 -15
 10/29 LAL L 25 12 16 0 0 4 5 28 0 0 3 1 3 0 2 -8
 10/31 CLE W 20 2 8 0 0 2 3 6 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 -11
 11/2 NJN W 20 5 10 2 2 1 2 13 0 4 4 2 2 0 1 7
 11/4 CHA W 26 2 7 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 5
 11/5 SEA W 16 0 5 2 4 0 2 2 0 2 3 0 2 0 2 -5
 11/8 POR L 21 2 11 2 2 0 3 6 1 2 4 0 1 0 0 2
 11/9 MIN W 17 1 4 0 0 1 3 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 1
 11/11 CHA W 22 0 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 7
 11/13 NJN W 25 2 6 0 0 2 4 6 0 3 3 2 1 0 2 27
 11/14 HOU L 17 3 5 0 0 2 2 8 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 -1
 11/16 MIL W 28 8 17 0 0 4 9 20 1 5 1 2 1 0 1 -4
 11/18 BOS L 18 3 8 0 0 2 5 8 0 2 6 2 0 0 1 4
 11/20 LAL L 29 1 10 0 0 0 4 2 0 2 4 3 2 0 3 -7
 11/22 MIA L 18 2 6 0 0 0 2 4 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 -12
 11/23 DET L 24 4 9 2 2 1 2 11 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 -16
 11/27 PHI L 29 3 10 0 0 1 4 7 0 1 5 1 2 0 0 1
 11/28 SAS L 25 2 5 0 0 0 2 4 1 4 4 1 0 0 2 -1
 12/2 ATL W 18 7 16 0 0 3 8 17 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 4
 12/3 PHX L 20 5 12 2 2 1 5 13 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 4
 12/7 GSW W 20 3 7 2 2 2 4 10 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 -6
 12/8 DET L 17 1 8 0 0 1 6 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -4
 12/10 DAL W 22 3 6 0 0 0 2 6 0 3 5 1 1 0 3 2
 12/12 CLE L 14 7 13 0 0 0 5 14 1 3 1 0 1 1 0 7
 12/13 SLS W 24 8 11 0 0 4 4 20 1 2 7 2 0 1 1 17
 12/17 MIA L 25 5 12 0 0 1 4 11 1 2 0 3 0 0 2 -5
 12/18 PHI L 15 4 9 0 0 0 4 8 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 -3
 12/22 ORL W 19 2 6 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 7
 12/23 CLE W 20 4 9 0 0 0 2 8 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 4
 12/26 HOU L 20 3 6 2 2 1 2 9 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 -14
 12/28 IND L 21 3 12 4 4 0 2 10 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 -5
 12/29 PHX L 20 3 7 0 0 0 2 6 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 -5
 1/3 MIL L 22 4 10 0 0 2 5 10 0 1 4 1 1 0 1 3
 1/5 ANA W 15 6 12 2 2 0 2 14 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4
 1/7 LVE W 24 6 10 1 2 0 0 13 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 9
 1/9 NOJ W 16 4 8 1 2 1 1 10 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 -2
 1/11 MIL W 21 7 10 0 0 1 1 15 0 0 7 2 0 1 1 3
 1/14 CLE W 27 3 7 1 2 0 1 7 0 0 3 1 1 0 3 3
 1/15 ANA L 32 5 17 1 2 1 7 12 2 3 3 4 3 0 3 1
 1/17 SAS W 20 2 5 0 0 2 4 6 1 4 4 1 0 0 1 1
 1/19 ORL W 22 3 8 2 2 1 2 9 1 4 3 0 3 0 1 4
 1/21 NJN W 29 3 7 2 2 2 5 10 0 2 3 3 0 0 1 -7
 1/23 CLE W 23 3 6 4 4 0 1 10 2 3 7 2 0 0 1 37
 1/24 DET L 30 2 7 0 0 0 4 4 0 2 7 2 1 1 1 -3
 1/27 IND L 26 3 5 0 0 2 3 8 0 0 4 1 1 0 3 -21
 1/29 PHX L 30 2 6 2 2 1 3 7 3 3 3 1 1 0 3 -26
 1/30 GSW W 31 3 11 4 4 1 5 11 0 1 4 5 2 0 1 10
 2/3 BAL W 28 1 7 2 2 0 3 4 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 1
 2/4 NYK W 24 1 5 2 2 0 2 4 0 1 5 0 1 0 1 11
 2/7 ATL L 30 4 13 1 2 0 6 9 0 2 5 1 2 0 4 0
 2/8 LVE W 33 5 10 4 4 2 4 16 0 2 6 3 0 0 1 -2
 2/13 BAL W 26 4 8 0 0 4 7 12 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 25
 2/15 ATL L 17 3 8 2 2 1 2 9 1 5 3 2 0 0 2 -4
 2/16 SAC L 31 4 8 3 5 2 4 13 2 2 3 0 2 2 2 -9
 2/19 NOJ L 26 2 5 0 0 1 2 5 0 2 3 1 0 0 2 -6
 2/21 DEN L 31 4 7 4 4 3 4 15 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 -17
 2/23 GSW W 27 6 8 2 2 2 3 16 2 3 4 0 2 0 1 12
 2/25 ORL W 31 3 9 0 0 1 6 7 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 4
 2/28 STL L 28 4 12 0 0 2 6 10 2 4 2 0 0 1 1 -21
 3/1 MIL L 35 4 9 2 2 0 3 10 4 5 4 3 0 0 2 -19
 3/4 IND W 30 2 6 4 6 0 2 8 1 3 6 2 1 0 1 10
 3/5 CHA L 37 8 18 2 2 2 7 20 2 2 5 1 0 0 2 0
 3/9 CHA L 33 5 12 4 5 1 3 15 0 1 6 0 0 1 2 -9
 3/10 SAS L 28 2 7 1 2 1 4 6 1 1 3 0 1 0 2 -9
 3/13 MIN W 28 4 5 0 0 3 4 11 0 1 3 0 2 0 1 19
 3/15 SEA W 22 2 6 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 20
 3/17 ATL W 28 2 8 2 2 1 6 7 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 -3
 3/18 DAL W 30 7 11 0 2 2 5 16 0 0 8 0 2 0 0 8
 3/21 BAL W 23 6 7 0 0 1 1 13 0 1 3 0 1 0 3 17
 3/23 DEN W 36 4 14 2 2 3 9 13 0 3 3 2 1 0 1 6
 3/25 SAC L 28 8 14 0 0 3 5 19 2 3 10 2 1 0 2 -6
 3/26 NYK W 29 3 7 0 0 1 3 7 0 4 6 1 0 0 0 31
 3/28 PHI L 32 3 7 0 0 2 4 8 1 3 5 0 0 0 3 -8
 3/30 PHI L 21 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 -11
 4/1 ATL W 28 3 7 2 4 0 2 8 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 11
 4/4 NYK L 32 4 10 0 0 1 4 9 0 4 2 2 0 0 4 -4
 4/6 CLE L 22 1 4 2 4 0 0 4 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0
 4/7 MIA L 23 0 6 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 5 2 0 0 2 -12
 4/10 SLS W 30 7 11 0 0 3 5 17 1 3 3 0 1 1 1 8
 4/12 MIL W 20 4 10 0 0 2 6 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 22
 4/15 NJN L 27 2 5 0 0 1 1 5 0 2 7 1 1 0 1 -8
 4/16 STL W 28 4 7 2 4 3 4 13 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 7
 4/18 MIA W 25 3 6 1 2 0 2 7 0 4 5 3 0 0 3 12
 4/19 ORL W 27 5 8 5 6 3 4 18 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 17
 4/21 NOJ W 31 6 12 6 8 2 3 20 0 3 2 1 3 0 2 7
 4/22 NOJ L 27 4 10 0 0 1 5 9 0 1 1 2 1 0 2 -27
 4/24 NOJ L 30 4 10 0 0 0 4 8 0 0 9 2 2 0 1 -4
 4/25 NOJ L 33 6 9 0 0 3 5 15 1 2 7 1 0 0 1 -4
 4/27 NOJ W 29 3 7 3 4 1 2 10 1 3 6 1 2 0 2 -1
 4/29 NOJ L 29 3 8 2 2 1 1 9 1 2 5 0 0 0 2 0

 Awards & Achievements
 Season Award
 Total Player of the Game: 10
 1984 NBA Rookie Game Participant

 Transactions
 Date Action
 6/29/1983 Drafted by the Hawks with pick #11 of round 1.
 7/28/1987 Re-signed with the Hawks for $900,000 over 2 years.
 12/28/1987 Traded to the Knicks
 7/26/1989 Re-signed with the Knicks for $973,741 over 2 years.
 1/12/1990 Traded to the Celtics

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