Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Alex English and John Paxson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Alex English and John Paxson played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Player comparisons:
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They faced each other a total of 26 times in NBA games. John Paxson has a 14-12 winning record over Alex English, but Alex English won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 3-2 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Alex English

vs.

John Paxson


NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex English: 1976-77 to 1990-91
John Paxson: 1983-84 to 1993-94

26 Games played

21 in Regular Season

5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

	Games Won	in Regular Season	in Playoffs
Alex English	12	9	3
John Paxson	14	12	2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Alex English	25.5	4.8	3.5	0.8	0.5
John Paxson	9.5	1.6	4.3	0.6	0.1

Game Highs
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Alex English	39	12	11	4	2
John Paxson	25	4	12	2	1

Games with better stats than the other player...
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Alex English	26 games	17 games	8 games	8 games	11 games
John Paxson	0 games	3 games	14 games	8 games	3 games
Both had same stat	0 games	6 games	4 games	10 games	12 games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1983-84 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Jan. 11, 1984
1.	Nuggets	163	Alex English	25	4	4	0	2	2	5	28	10-24	.417	0-0	-	5-5	1.000
	Spurs	155	John Paxson	9	1	6	0	0	1	0	19	4-8	.500	0-1	.000	1-2	.500
	Jan. 18, 1984
2.	Nuggets	127	Alex English	15	2	2	0	1	2	3	18	5-9	.556	0-0	-	5-7	.714
	Spurs	148	John Paxson	8	2	10	0	0	2	1	21	3-5	.600	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Feb. 22, 1984
3.	Nuggets	127	Alex English	24	3	6	3	1	3	6	32	11-16	.688	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Spurs	121	John Paxson	6	3	12	1	0	2	2	25	3-6	.500	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Apr. 15, 1984
4.	Nuggets	154	Alex English	30	4	5	0	0	5	1	30	15-22	.682	0-0	-	0-2	.000
	Spurs	157	John Paxson	25	1	6	1	1	2	2	19	12-15	.800	0-0	-	1-1	1.000


1984-85 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Oct. 30, 1984
5.	Nuggets	118	Alex English	27	11	4	0	0	1	4	31	9-23	.391	0-0	-	9-9	1.000
	Spurs	126	John Paxson	15	2	4	1	0	2	0	28	6-10	.600	0-0	-	3-3	1.000
	Dec. 12, 1984
6.	Nuggets	105	Alex English	22	4	0	1	1	4	3	33	7-18	.389	0-0	-	8-8	1.000
	Spurs	126	John Paxson	6	0	2	0	0	1	1	14	2-3	.667	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Dec. 26, 1984
7.	Nuggets	130	Alex English	31	5	11	0	1	2	4	39	10-23	.435	0-0	-	11-11	1.000
	Spurs	119	John Paxson	7	2	1	0	0	1	4	17	3-8	.375	1-3	.333	0-0	-
	Feb. 15, 1985
8.	Nuggets	129	Alex English	39	12	3	0	1	3	3	38	17-31	.548	0-0	-	5-6	.833
	Spurs	119	John Paxson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	01	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Mar. 17, 1985
9.	Nuggets	119	Alex English	25	2	2	1	0	8	3	32	7-13	.538	0-1	.000	11-13	.846
	Spurs	124	John Paxson	9	0	5	1	1	3	3	17	4-6	.667	0-0	-	1-2	.500
	Apr. 05, 1985
10.	Nuggets	118	Alex English	27	6	1	1	1	2	3	38	10-20	.500	0-0	-	7-7	1.000
	Spurs	109	John Paxson	12	0	0	1	0	3	1	26	6-9	.667	0-0	-	0-1	.000


1985 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Apr. 18, 1985
11.	Nuggets	141	Alex English	33	2	4	2	1	3	3	37	14-26	.538	0-0	-	5-5	1.000
	Spurs	111	John Paxson	6	2	3	1	0	0	2	29	3-10	.300	0-3	.000	0-0	-
	Apr. 20, 1985
12.	Nuggets	111	Alex English	29	8	5	1	0	0	6	44	11-19	.579	0-0	-	7-8	.875
	Spurs	113	John Paxson	11	1	5	1	0	2	1	18	5-7	.714	1-1	1.000	0-0	-
	Apr. 23, 1985
13.	Nuggets	115	Alex English	27	5	5	4	0	1	0	42	12-22	.545	0-0	-	3-3	1.000
	Spurs	112	John Paxson	16	0	7	0	0	1	1	23	5-8	.625	1-3	.333	5-7	.714
	Apr. 26, 1985
14.	Nuggets	111	Alex English	27	8	1	0	0	3	3	37	10-23	.435	0-0	-	7-7	1.000
	Spurs	116	John Paxson	8	2	6	2	0	1	0	17	4-7	.571	0-1	.000	0-0	-
	Apr. 28, 1985
15.	Nuggets	126	Alex English	33	9	1	2	1	4	4	35	12-21	.571	0-0	-	9-11	.818
	Spurs	99	John Paxson	10	0	0	1	0	1	5	27	4-10	.400	0-1	.000	2-2	1.000


1985-86 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Mar. 13, 1986
16.	Nuggets	102	Alex English	18	6	4	0	0	4	3	37	6-16	.375	0-0	-	6-6	1.000
	Bulls	112	John Paxson	6	1	8	1	1	1	2	25	3-4	.750	0-0	-	0-0	-


1986-87 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 26, 1986
17.	Nuggets	109	Alex English	32	7	2	0	0	2	1	40	14-30	.467	0-0	-	4-6	.667
	Bulls	107	John Paxson	14	3	5	1	0	0	0	28	5-6	.833	0-0	-	4-4	1.000
	Dec. 09, 1986
18.	Nuggets	100	Alex English	28	2	3	1	0	4	4	40	10-18	.556	1-1	1.000	7-7	1.000
	Bulls	106	John Paxson	19	3	10	0	0	2	0	34	6-11	.545	0-0	-	7-8	.875


1987-88 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Dec. 04, 1987
19.	Nuggets	105	Alex English	21	5	1	0	0	5	2	25	10-18	.556	0-0	-	1-1	1.000
	Bulls	89	John Paxson	2	2	6	0	0	2	4	29	1-8	.125	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Jan. 07, 1988
20.	Nuggets	96	Alex English	26	6	4	0	0	4	4	41	12-22	.545	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Bulls	100	John Paxson	13	2	2	0	0	0	4	32	5-11	.455	1-1	1.000	2-2	1.000


1988-89 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 26, 1988
21.	Nuggets	128	Alex English	29	4	9	0	0	2	3	38	13-22	.591	0-0	-	3-3	1.000
	Bulls	123	John Paxson	4	1	1	1	0	2	3	17	2-4	.500	0-1	.000	0-0	-
	Jan. 13, 1989
22.	Nuggets	99	Alex English	34	2	6	0	0	6	3	39	14-30	.467	0-0	-	6-8	.750
	Bulls	104	John Paxson	11	2	4	1	0	2	2	28	5-8	.625	1-1	1.000	0-0	-


1989-90 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Dec. 05, 1989
23.	Nuggets	99	Alex English	16	3	3	0	1	3	0	26	7-14	.500	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Bulls	119	John Paxson	4	4	3	1	0	0	3	17	2-4	.500	0-1	.000	0-0	-
	Feb. 08, 1990
24.	Nuggets	123	Alex English	24	2	1	2	0	0	1	27	12-18	.667	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Bulls	98	John Paxson	14	3	1	0	0	0	1	24	7-11	.636	0-1	.000	0-0	-


1990-91 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Feb. 01, 1991
25.	Mavericks	90	Alex English	11	4	2	2	1	0	1	15	4-7	.571	0-0	-	3-3	1.000
	Bulls	101	John Paxson	9	4	3	0	0	0	3	31	4-5	.800	0-0	-	1-1	1.000
	Mar. 01, 1991
26.	Mavericks	86	Alex English	10	0	1	0	0	1	1	20	5-8	.625	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Bulls	109	John Paxson	3	0	2	0	0	0	3	26	1-3	.333	1-1	1.000	0-0	-