Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kevin Johnson and John Paxson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kevin Johnson 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 18 times in NBA games. John Paxson has a 10-8 winning record over Kevin Johnson, including a 4-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kevin Johnson
vs.
John Paxson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Kevin Johnson:
1987-88 to 1999-00
John Paxson:
1983-84 to 1993-94
18 Games played
12 in Regular Season
6 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kevin Johnson
8
6
2
John Paxson
10
6
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin Johnson 17.9 3.4 9.1 1.40.2
John Paxson 6.8 1.2 3.20.60.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin Johnson 30 10 19 41
John Paxson 12 4 13 33
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin Johnson 16

games		 12

games		 15

games		 11

games		4

games
John Paxson 2

games 		3

games		 2

games		 3

games		3

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 3

games		 1

game		 4

games		11

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 17, 1987
1. Cavaliers 100   Kevin Johnson 14 6 8 0 0 4 2 42 5-13 .385 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Bulls 111   John Paxson 6 1 13 2 0 1 6 29 3-7 .429 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 14, 1988
2. Cavaliers 91   Kevin Johnson 4 2 4 2 1 1 1 14 1-4 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
OT Bulls 88   John Paxson 8 2 2 0 0 1 3 31 4-9 .444 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 21, 1989
3. Suns 116   Kevin Johnson 18 10 15 4 0 3 2 40 4-13 .308 0-0 - 10-10 1.000
Bulls 107   John Paxson 0 0 4 1 0 2 6 24 0-5 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 22, 1989
4. Suns 111   Kevin Johnson 30 2 14 2 0 4 3 42 9-17 .529 0-1 .000 12-13 .923
Bulls 112   John Paxson 3 0 6 0 0 0 3 17 1-4 .250 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 26, 1990
5. Suns 92   Kevin Johnson 17 3 6 0 0 4 0 31 6-18 .333 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Bulls 121   John Paxson 8 2 6 1 3 0 1 37 4-10 .400 0-2 .000 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 21, 1990
6. Suns 109   Kevin Johnson 18 3 10 2 0 4 3 28 4-11 .364 0-0 - 10-11 .909
Bulls 107   John Paxson 10 4 4 0 0 1 4 29 3-6 .500 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750
Dec. 04, 1990
7. Suns 127   Kevin Johnson 25 2 6 1 0 2 0 29 11-18 .611 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Bulls 155   John Paxson 10 2 5 0 0 2 2 21 5-6 .833 0-0 - 0-0 -
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 21, 1992
8. Suns 102   Kevin Johnson 18 4 15 2 0 4 2 37 8-11 .727 1-1 1.000 1-3 .333
Bulls 108   John Paxson 2 1 3 0 0 1 4 17 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 05, 1992
9. Suns 126   Kevin Johnson 16 5 19 0 1 8 3 40 5-11 .455 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Bulls 114   John Paxson 12 1 2 0 0 0 4 29 6-9 .667 0-0 - 0-1 .000
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 22, 1992
10. Suns 111   Kevin Johnson 15 3 8 2 0 5 1 35 7-15 .467 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Bulls 128   John Paxson 7 0 0 2 1 0 2 19 3-4 .750 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Mar. 30, 1993
11. Suns 113   Kevin Johnson 23 1 16 3 0 3 2 44 7-15 .467 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Bulls 109   John Paxson 11 0 6 1 0 0 3 20 5-7 .714 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1993 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 09, 1993
12. Suns 92   Kevin Johnson 11 2 2 1 0 5 0 36 4-13 .308 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Bulls 100   John Paxson 2 1 3 0 1 0 2 16 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jun. 11, 1993
13. Suns 108   Kevin Johnson 4 0 6 3 0 4 6 32 2-8 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bulls 111   John Paxson 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 12 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Jun. 13, 1993
14. Suns 129   Kevin Johnson 25 7 9 2 1 7 5 62 11-24 .458 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
3OT Bulls 121   John Paxson 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 05 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 16, 1993
15. Suns 105   Kevin Johnson 19 3 4 0 0 3 3 43 7-16 .438 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Bulls 111   John Paxson 6 3 1 0 0 1 2 18 2-5 .400 2-4 .500 0-0 -
Jun. 18, 1993
16. Suns 108   Kevin Johnson 25 1 8 1 0 4 2 41 10-20 .500 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Bulls 98   John Paxson 12 3 0 3 0 0 1 23 4-5 .800 4-5 .800 0-0 -
Jun. 20, 1993
17. Suns 98   Kevin Johnson 19 5 10 1 1 3 3 46 6-14 .429 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Bulls 99   John Paxson 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 22 3-4 .750 2-3 .667 0-0 -
1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 06, 1994
18. Suns 89   Kevin Johnson 22 3 4 0 0 4 2 36 8-16 .500 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Bulls 88   John Paxson 10 0 1 0 0 0 3 26 4-6 .667 2-3 .667 0-0 -
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