John Paxson 
#24 PG | 6-2, 191lbs | Bullets | Experience: 4 years
Born: 9/29/1960 (27) | College: Notre Dame

 Attributes
  INS JPS FT 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA  
 Current: 35 99 71 67 100 62 7 14 13 59 55 9 80 70 36 86  
 Potential: D A B B A B F F F C C F          
 Health: Good
 Status: Active Roster

 Contract
  1987  1988  1989  1990  1991  1992  1993  1994 
 Value: $900,000  $945,000  $990,000  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0 
 Option: None  None  Team  None  None  None  None  None 
 Bird Years: 0                

Season Averages

 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1987 NPBSL WAS 37 0 14.7 4.7 0.4 0.9 1.9 1.1 1.68 0.9 0.0 1.2 .430 .795 .400  
 1986 NPBSL CLE 82 0 12.9 4.0 0.3 0.8 2.1 0.8 2.72 0.7 0.0 1.2 .432 .722 .209  
 1985 NPBSL CLE 82 0 13.8 4.6 0.3 0.8 1.9 1.0 1.86 0.5 0.0 1.1 .463 .776 .316  
 1984 NPBSL CLE 82 0 14.3 3.7 0.3 1.1 2.1 0.6 3.25 0.5 0.1 1.3 .427 .778 .229  
 1983 NPBSL CLE 82 33 23.9 5.7 0.3 1.4 3.9 1.4 2.84 1.1 0.1 2.3 .434 .799 .300  
 Career     365 33 16.1 4.5 0.3 1.0 2.4 1.0 2.51 0.7 0.1 1.4 .439 .774 .283  

Shooting Averages

 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1987 NPBSL WAS 1.8 4.1 .430 0.9 1.2 .795 0.5 0.8 .613 1.0 2.6 .379 0.3 0.7 .400  
 1986 NPBSL CLE 1.5 3.5 .432 0.9 1.2 .722 0.5 0.9 .600 0.9 2.1 .414 0.1 0.5 .209  
 1985 NPBSL CLE 1.8 3.9 .463 0.7 0.9 .776 0.6 0.8 .742 1.0 2.4 .412 0.2 0.7 .316  
 1984 NPBSL CLE 1.4 3.2 .427 0.9 1.1 .778 0.5 0.6 .736 0.8 2.0 .385 0.1 0.6 .229  
 1983 NPBSL CLE 2.1 4.7 .434 1.4 1.8 .799 0.8 1.3 .650 1.1 2.9 .369 0.2 0.6 .300  
 Career     1.7 3.9 .439 1.0 1.2 .774 0.6 0.9 .668 0.9 2.4 .392 0.2 0.6 .283  

Season Totals

 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1987 37 0 545 65 151 35 44 10 25 175 14 49 69 35 41 35 1 43 -106 
 1986 82 0 1061 124 287 70 97 9 43 327 24 93 174 58 64 58 4 97 -134 
 1985 82 0 1131 149 322 59 76 18 57 375 26 93 154 45 83 45 2 88 -336 
 1984 82 0 1174 112 262 70 90 11 48 305 22 116 169 41 52 41 5 103 -280 
 1983 82 33 1960 169 389 115 144 15 50 468 24 135 318 87 112 87 8 188 -132 
 Career 365 33 5871 619 1411 349 451 63 223 1650 110 486 884 266 352 266 20 519 -988 

Efficiency

 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1987 NPBSL WAS .518 1.16 24.6 14.6 17.3 2.8 6.8 4.8 11.0 -0.2 0.0 -2.9 93.7 102.5  
 1986 NPBSL CLE .497 1.14 30.6 11.3 16.6 2.3 6.8 4.5 11.5 7.2 0.2 -1.6 98.3 104.8  
 1985 NPBSL CLE .530 1.16 26.0 14.0 17.6 2.4 6.8 4.4 10.7 -5.0 -0.2 -4.1 90.9 104.2  
 1984 NPBSL CLE .503 1.16 32.3 9.9 13.9 1.9 9.1 5.3 10.3 -4.0 -0.1 -3.4 94.4 105.5  
 1983 NPBSL CLE .518 1.20 36.1 12.7 13.8 1.4 6.3 3.8 9.9 -32.7 -1.1 -1.6 100.2 103.6  
 Career     .513 1.17 31.1 12.4 15.4 2.0 7.1 4.5 10.5 -34.7 -1.2 -2.7 96.3 104.2  

Playoff Averages

 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1986 NPBSL CLE 4 0 10.0 5.0 0.3 1.0 1.0 0.5 2.00 0.3 0.0 0.5 .471 1.000 .000  
 1983 NPBSL CLE 11 0 11.5 2.5 0.3 0.6 2.3 0.6 3.57 0.4 0.1 1.0 .360 .643 .000  
 Career     15 0 11.1 3.1 0.3 0.7 1.9 0.6 3.22 0.3 0.1 0.9 .405 .722 .000  

Playoff Shooting

 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1986 NPBSL CLE 2.0 4.3 .471 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.5 0.8 .667 1.5 3.3 .462 0.0 0.3 .000  
 1983 NPBSL CLE 0.8 2.3 .360 0.8 1.3 .643 0.4 0.5 .800 0.5 1.5 .313 0.0 0.4 .000  
 Career     1.1 2.8 .405 0.9 1.2 .722 0.4 0.5 .750 0.7 1.9 .379 0.0 0.3 .000  

Playoff Totals

 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1986 4 0 40 8 17 4 4 0 1 20 1 5 4 1 2 1 0 2 3 
 1983 11 0 126 9 25 9 14 0 4 27 3 10 25 4 7 4 1 11 -11 
 Career 15 0 166 17 42 13 18 0 5 47 4 15 29 5 9 5 1 13 -8 

Playoff Efficiency

 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1986 NPBSL CLE .526 1.18 16.0 8.0 23.1 2.5 9.3 6.0 12.3 0.8 0.0 0.8 94.4 91.1  
 1983 NPBSL CLE .452 1.08 39.7 11.1 15.2 2.5 5.1 3.9 6.6 -8.3 -0.3 -1.0 91.8 95.6  
 Career     .480 1.12 33.0 10.2 17.1 2.5 6.1 4.4 8.0 -7.6 -0.3 -0.5 92.4 94.5  

 College Averages
 Season TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1982 - 38 0 29.5 12.1 0.9 2.3 7.0 1.1 6.63 1.3 0.2 1.9 .459 .848 .438  
 Total   38 0 29.5 12.1 0.9 2.3 7.0 1.1 6.63 1.3 0.2 1.9 .459 .848 .438  

 College Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1982 38 0 1122 212 462 28 33 7 16 459 33 120 265 51 40 51 7 72 0 
 Career 38 0 1122 212 462 28 33 7 16 459 33 120 265 51 40 51 7 72 0 

Career Highs

 Type PTS OREB REB AST STL BLK TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  
 Season 10 2 5 5 5 1 3 4 12 6 8 2 4  
 Playoff 8 1 2 6 2 1 2 3 6 2 4 0 1  
 Career 18 3 6 11 5 3 6 9 14 7 8 2 4  

Game Logs

 Date Opp W/L MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS ORB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
 10/20 LAL W 42 11 13 0 0 0 0 22 1 4 8 2 2 0 3 4
 10/21 CLE W 42 6 15 1 2 0 2 13 1 5 9 4 0 0 4 4
 10/23 DET L 19 2 7 2 2 0 0 6 0 1 4 0 0 0 3 -20
 10/24 UTA L 36 3 8 0 0 0 0 6 1 3 5 4 2 1 5 -18
 10/26 PHX L 30 2 4 0 0 0 1 4 2 4 3 1 1 0 3 -9
 10/28 DEN W 38 6 16 2 2 0 2 14 2 4 8 1 0 0 2 7
 11/3 MIL L 26 3 10 1 2 1 3 8 1 2 1 3 3 0 0 -5
 11/6 NJN L 22 3 5 0 0 0 2 6 1 2 3 1 5 0 1 3
 11/7 NYK L 28 4 6 0 0 0 0 8 0 1 5 1 2 0 2 -6
 11/9 HOU L 22 2 5 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 3
 11/11 DET L 20 3 8 0 0 2 4 8 0 1 1 0 3 0 2 2
 11/13 NJN L 21 0 2 1 4 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 -6
 11/15 NJN L 21 3 5 0 0 0 0 6 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 -6
 11/16 KCK L 20 2 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 -5
 11/19 IND W 11 1 2 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 2
 11/20 LAL L 9 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 -11
 11/23 CHI W 12 3 5 2 2 0 0 8 1 2 1 1 2 0 1 8
 11/24 KCK W 12 2 4 1 2 0 0 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 3
 11/28 CHI W 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -9
 11/29 IND L 10 2 5 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
 12/1 NYK L 9 1 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 -4
 12/3 PHI L 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 -4
 12/5 CLE L 10 1 2 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0
 12/6 MIL L 13 1 5 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 2 3 0 0 3 -6
 12/9 MIL L 13 0 3 6 8 0 1 6 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 6
 12/11 PHI L 19 3 6 2 2 1 1 9 1 1 5 1 2 0 3 4
 12/14 GSW L 26 4 12 2 2 0 2 10 0 1 5 3 2 0 1 -30
 12/15 MIL L 17 3 8 0 0 0 2 6 0 1 2 1 1 1 3 -10
 12/17 DET L 8 1 2 0 0 1 1 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 -10
 12/19 ATL W 15 1 3 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 6
 12/21 UTA L 12 3 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 3 0 1 0 2 -7
 12/23 SAS L 11 1 5 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 4
 12/24 DET W 14 2 3 4 4 0 0 8 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 8
 12/28 POR L 9 3 3 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 -6
 12/29 BOS L 13 1 4 2 2 0 1 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -9
 1/2 ATL L 14 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 3 0 1 0 1 8
 1/3 NJN W 10 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 -3
 1/7 DET W 13 2 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 -6
 1/8 IND L 19 4 6 0 0 1 2 9 2 2 3 2 2 0 0 -8
 1/10 CHI W 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 -7
 1/12 NYK L 11 2 4 4 4 1 1 9 2 3 3 2 0 0 1 2
 1/14 SEA W 17 1 2 2 2 1 1 5 2 3 1 1 1 0 2 4
 1/15 CLE L 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 4 -11

Awards and Achievements

 Season Award
 1983 NPSBL Rookie Game Participant

Transactions

 Date Action
 6/29/1983 Drafted by the Cavaliers with pick #17 of round 1.
 7/20/1987 Signed with the Bullets for $2,835,000 over 3 years.

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