Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Artis Gilmore and John Paxson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Artis Gilmore 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:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 9 times in NBA games. Artis Gilmore has a 5-4 winning record over John Paxson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Artis Gilmore:
1976-77 to 1987-88
John Paxson:
1983-84 to 1993-94
9 Games played
9 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Artis Gilmore
5
5
0
John Paxson
4
4
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Artis Gilmore 8.1 5.3 1.4 0.40.6
John Paxson 7.8 0.9 3.70.60.2
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Artis Gilmore 22 11 6 22
John Paxson 17 3 7 11
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Artis Gilmore 5

games
7

games
1

game
2

games
3

games
John Paxson 4

games
0

games
6

games
4

games
1

game
Both had same stat 0

games
2

games
2

games
3

games
5

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 06, 1985
1. Spurs 123   Artis Gilmore 22 7 6 0 0 1 3 40 7-11 .636 0-0 - 8-13 .615
Bulls 131   John Paxson 15 0 5 1 0 2 3 30 3-5 .600 2-2 1.000 7-10 .700
Dec. 10, 1985
2. Spurs 109   Artis Gilmore 11 11 3 0 1 6 4 37 3-6 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Bulls 107   John Paxson 5 1 6 1 0 1 4 28 2-3 .667 1-2 .500 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1986
3. Spurs 104   Artis Gilmore 5 4 0 0 0 1 1 20 2-3 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Bulls 111   John Paxson 17 3 6 1 1 3 3 33 8-12 .667 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Dec. 06, 1986
4. Spurs 106   Artis Gilmore 12 7 2 2 1 3 2 30 3-6 .500 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Bulls 97   John Paxson 2 0 7 0 1 2 1 32 1-7 .143 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 12, 1988
5. Celtics 104   Artis Gilmore 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 04 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bulls 97   John Paxson 12 0 3 0 0 1 2 22 5-7 .714 2-5 .400 0-0 -
Mar. 18, 1988
6. Celtics 103   Artis Gilmore 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 10 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bulls 113   John Paxson 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 20, 1988
7. Celtics 137   Artis Gilmore 9 6 0 1 2 1 2 18 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Bulls 107   John Paxson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 21, 1988
8. Celtics 126   Artis Gilmore 5 1 0 1 0 0 1 09 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Bulls 119   John Paxson 12 1 3 1 0 0 0 19 5-6 .833 1-2 .500 1-2 .500
Apr. 24, 1988
9. Celtics 108   Artis Gilmore 7 8 2 0 1 0 2 22 2-8 .250 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Bulls 115   John Paxson 3 3 3 1 0 1 0 18 1-4 .250 0-0 - 1-2 .500