Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Michael Jordan and John Paxson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Michael Jordan 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.

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They faced each other a total of 2 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 1-1. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Michael Jordan:
1984-85 to 2002-03
John Paxson:
1983-84 to 1993-94
2 Games played
2 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Michael Jordan
1
1
0
John Paxson
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Jordan 41.5 8.5 4.0 3.01.0
John Paxson 5.0 1.0 4.01.50.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Jordan 45 10 4 32
John Paxson 8 2 6 20
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Jordan 2

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2

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1

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2

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1

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John Paxson 0

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0

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1

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0

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0

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Both had same stat 0

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0

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0

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1

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 13, 1984
1. Bulls 120   Michael Jordan 45 10 4 3 2 4 4 43 18-27 .667 1-1 1.000 8-11 .727
Spurs 117   John Paxson 8 0 6 1 0 1 2 18 3-4 .750 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 20, 1985
2. Bulls 98   Michael Jordan 38 7 4 3 0 2 5 43 14-23 .609 0-1 .000 10-12 .833
Spurs 106   John Paxson 2 2 2 2 0 3 0 10 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -