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John Paxson
CHI · Guard · 1990-91 · age 30
8.7 PPG1.1 RPG3.6 APG0.8 TPG24.0 MPG
Champion
John Paxson, 1990-91 with CHI: 8.7 points, 1.1 rebounds and 3.6 assists in 24.0 minutes a game. Against the 233 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Assist / turnover (99th percentile), Effective FG% (98th) and 2-point % (96th); his lowest are FT attempts / g (1st percentile) and Offensive rebound % (1st). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 11 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 233 qualified players in 1990-91; the second number is his rank among the 97 qualified guards. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
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Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Minutes / game | 34 | 36 | 24.0 |
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| Minutes share | 47 | 47 | 49.9% |
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| Availability | 89 | 90 | 100.0% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 89 | 89 | .596 |
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| Effective FG% | 98 | 99 | .585 |
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| Points per shot | 56 | 64 | 1.23 |
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| 3-point % | 97 | 96 | 43.8% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 77 | 59 | 1.2 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 84 | 70 | 16.6% |
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| 2-point % | 96 | 98 | 57.1% |
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| Free throw % | 78 | 63 | 82.9% |
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| FT attempts / g | 1 | 2 | 0.5 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 1 | 2 | 7.1% |
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| % points from 3 | 90 | 80 | 17.7% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 34 | 26 | 13.6 |
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| Assist % | 74 | 45 | 19.9% |
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| Assists / 75 | 79 | 52 | 5.7 |
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| Assist / turnover | 99 | 98 | 4.30 |
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| Usage % | 14 | 9 | 14.4% |
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| Turnover % | 84 | 76 | 10.4% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 95 | 97 | 1.3 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 1 | 2 | 0.9% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 1 | 2 | 1.7 |
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| Def. rebound % | 1 | 3 | 4.5% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 47 | 21 | 1.2 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 2 | 5 | 0.1 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 11 | 12 | 1.2 |
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| Steal % | 48 | 24 | 1.6% |
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| Block % | 3 | 6 | 0.1% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 47 | 44 | 14.0 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 80 | 82 | .140 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 62 | 54 | +0.3 |
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| Offensive BPM | 67 | 58 | +0.6 |
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| Defensive BPM | 40 | 39 | −0.3 |
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| VORP | 59 | 51 | 1.1 |
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| Game Score / g | 35 | 29 | 7.5 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1983-84 | SAS | 23 | 49 | 9.3 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 3.0 | .478 | −1.7 | 21 | |
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| 1984-85 | SAS | 24 | 78 | 16.1 | 6.2 | 0.9 | 2.8 | .566 | −1.3 | 30 | |
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| 1985-86 | CHI | 25 | 75 | 20.9 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 3.7 | .536 | −2.0 | 19 | |
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| 1986-87 | CHI | 26 | 82 | 32.8 | 11.3 | 1.7 | 5.7 | .547 | −1.4 | 34 | |
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| 1987-88 | CHI | 27 | 81 | 23.3 | 7.9 | 1.3 | 3.7 | .532 | −1.4 | 35 | |
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| 1988-89 | CHI | 28 | 78 | 22.3 | 7.3 | 1.2 | 3.9 | .536 | −1.4 | 36 | |
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| 1989-90 | CHI | 29 | 82 | 28.8 | 10.0 | 1.5 | 4.1 | .555 | −1.5 | 32 | |
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| 1990-91★ | CHI | 30 | 82 | 24.0 | 8.7 | 1.1 | 3.6 | .596 | +0.3 | 62 | Champion |
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| 1991-92 | CHI | 31 | 79 | 24.6 | 7.0 | 1.2 | 3.1 | .551 | −0.8 | 45 | Champion |
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| 1992-93 | CHI | 32 | 59 | 17.5 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 2.3 | .509 | −2.8 | 15 | Champion |
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| 1993-94 | CHI | 33 | 27 | 12.7 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 | .508 | −1.8 | 27 | |
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BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players. ★ is his best season by Box Plus/Minus, among seasons that clear the games floor.