Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Ron Harper and John Paxson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Ron Harper 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 31 times in NBA games. John Paxson has a 16-15 winning record over Ron Harper. They each won 4 games in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Ron Harper
vs.
John Paxson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Ron Harper:
1986-87 to 2000-01
John Paxson:
1983-84 to 1993-94
31 Games played
23 in Regular Season
8 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Ron Harper
15
11
4
John Paxson
16
12
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Ron Harper 18.6 4.4 4.4 2.20.7
John Paxson 6.2 1.1 3.80.60.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Ron Harper 36 11 9 63
John Paxson 17 3 12 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Ron Harper 26

games		 27

games		 17

games		 24

games		16

games
John Paxson 4

games 		1

game		 11

games		 1

game		1

game
Both had same stat 1

game		 3

games		 3

games		 6

games		14

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 02, 1986
1. Cavaliers 89   Ron Harper 23 5 4 2 0 5 3 36 10-23 .435 0-2 .000 3-6 .500
Bulls 94   John Paxson 3 1 5 2 0 1 0 20 1-4 .250 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Dec. 23, 1986
2. Cavaliers 92   Ron Harper 13 3 2 0 1 8 2 33 6-14 .429 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Bulls 108   John Paxson 15 0 4 2 0 1 1 27 7-9 .778 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Jan. 06, 1987
3. Cavaliers 95   Ron Harper 22 5 3 4 1 4 3 39 11-23 .478 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Bulls 99   John Paxson 13 3 11 0 0 3 2 35 6-9 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 23, 1987
4. Cavaliers 96   Ron Harper 24 6 9 2 1 3 2 36 11-20 .550 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Bulls 117   John Paxson 17 1 12 1 0 0 2 34 7-11 .636 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Jan. 24, 1987
5. Cavaliers 114   Ron Harper 22 3 6 4 0 4 2 34 9-21 .429 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Bulls 84   John Paxson 2 2 3 1 1 0 3 22 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 22, 1987
6. Cavaliers 98   Ron Harper 22 4 4 1 2 11 5 38 10-19 .526 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bulls 102   John Paxson 4 3 8 1 1 2 2 38 2-6 .333 0-2 .000 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 14, 1988
7. Cavaliers 91   Ron Harper 16 5 0 3 1 1 3 31 6-17 .353 0-0 - 4-6 .667
OT Bulls 88   John Paxson 8 2 2 0 0 1 3 31 4-9 .444 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 21, 1988
8. Cavaliers 113   Ron Harper 21 5 5 4 2 5 5 37 4-10 .400 0-0 - 13-17 .765
Bulls 111   John Paxson 8 0 4 3 0 1 3 39 4-5 .800 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 15, 1988
9. Cavaliers 89   Ron Harper 20 1 9 4 0 2 3 42 8-13 .615 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Bulls 108   John Paxson 6 1 4 2 0 0 0 17 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 25, 1988
10. Cavaliers 110   Ron Harper 6 1 4 2 0 4 5 26 2-7 .286 0-0 - 2-4 .500
OT Bulls 111   John Paxson 9 3 6 0 0 2 1 34 4-9 .444 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Apr. 22, 1988
11. Cavaliers 107   Ron Harper 9 6 3 2 0 1 0 19 4-5 .800 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Bulls 103   John Paxson 9 2 0 0 0 1 3 22 4-11 .364 1-4 .250 0-0 -
1988 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 01, 1988
12. Cavaliers 101   Ron Harper 10 6 4 1 1 1 1 34 4-15 .267 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Bulls 106   John Paxson 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 14 0-4 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
May. 03, 1988
13. Cavaliers 110   Ron Harper 14 4 2 1 1 3 5 26 6-12 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bulls 102   John Paxson 8 1 4 0 0 0 5 24 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
May. 05, 1988
14. Cavaliers 97   Ron Harper 30 8 5 3 1 4 1 40 12-23 .522 0-2 .000 6-6 1.000
Bulls 91   John Paxson 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 11 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 08, 1988
15. Cavaliers 101   Ron Harper 17 2 4 6 1 3 2 34 8-13 .615 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Bulls 107   John Paxson 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 11 1-5 .200 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 27, 1988
16. Cavaliers 107   Ron Harper 15 4 5 2 0 1 4 39 7-14 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Bulls 96   John Paxson 0 1 3 0 0 2 4 25 0-4 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 05, 1989
17. Cavaliers 103   Ron Harper 20 6 5 1 1 5 3 39 8-16 .500 1-2 .500 3-4 .750
Bulls 98   John Paxson 9 2 7 0 0 2 3 36 4-9 .444 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Mar. 15, 1989
18. Cavaliers 115   Ron Harper 12 3 8 3 0 5 2 37 5-13 .385 0-2 .000 2-3 .667
Bulls 91   John Paxson 0 1 2 1 0 2 2 16 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 31, 1989
19. Cavaliers 109   Ron Harper 21 1 3 2 0 2 2 42 8-18 .444 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Bulls 100   John Paxson 4 0 3 0 0 1 1 23 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 16, 1989
20. Cavaliers 111   Ron Harper 21 4 4 2 0 2 2 35 9-15 .600 0-3 .000 3-7 .429
Bulls 92   John Paxson 4 0 3 0 0 0 5 22 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 23, 1989
21. Cavaliers 90   Ron Harper 6 5 5 1 1 4 2 24 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bulls 84   John Paxson 12 2 6 1 1 1 3 31 6-13 .462 0-3 .000 0-0 -
1989 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 28, 1989
22. Cavaliers 88   Ron Harper 14 0 1 1 1 0 6 25 6-10 .600 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Bulls 95   John Paxson 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 30, 1989
23. Cavaliers 96   Ron Harper 31 11 4 5 0 3 1 38 12-19 .632 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Bulls 88   John Paxson 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 18 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
May. 03, 1989
24. Cavaliers 94   Ron Harper 14 3 5 1 1 3 5 34 6-12 .500 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Bulls 101   John Paxson 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 08 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 05, 1989
25. Cavaliers 108   Ron Harper 17 5 4 2 0 0 4 48 6-12 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
OT Bulls 105   John Paxson 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 15 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 03, 1989
26. Cavaliers 119   Ron Harper 36 10 6 1 3 7 4 45 14-27 .519 1-4 .250 7-7 1.000
OT Bulls 124   John Paxson 2 1 6 1 0 0 2 34 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 26, 1989
27. Clippers 120   Ron Harper 36 4 7 3 1 1 3 41 16-25 .640 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Bulls 96   John Paxson 8 1 2 2 0 1 1 28 3-8 .375 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 13, 1990
28. Clippers 111   Ron Harper 10 2 0 2 0 2 0 27 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Bulls 117   John Paxson 16 2 5 1 0 1 4 26 8-11 .727 0-2 .000 0-0 -
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 1991
29. Clippers 79   Ron Harper 7 3 7 0 0 3 4 38 3-14 .214 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Bulls 116   John Paxson 6 2 6 0 0 2 2 25 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Apr. 03, 1992
30. Clippers 103   Ron Harper 30 5 4 4 1 4 5 46 12-21 .571 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Bulls 114   John Paxson 12 1 4 1 0 1 0 21 6-8 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 08, 1994
31. Clippers 89   Ron Harper 18 5 3 0 0 0 0 34 6-15 .400 1-2 .500 5-7 .714
Bulls 118   John Paxson 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
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