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Paul Baxter

Position: D
Shoots: Right
Height: 5-11    Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: October 28, 1955 in Winnipeg, Manitoba

Drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 3rd round (49th overall) of the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft.

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NHL/WHA Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1974-75 19 CLC WHA 5 0 0 0 0 1 37 0 0 0 0 3 0.0
1975-76 20 CLC WHA 67 3 7 10 4 -7 201 2 1 0 1 65 4.6
1976-77 21 QBN WHA 66 6 17 23 8 14 244 6 0 0 123 4.9
1977-78 22 QBN WHA 76 6 29 35 11 -37 240 6 0 0 145 4.1
1978-79 23 QBN WHA 76 10 36 46 15 -5 240 4 6 0 125 8.0
1979-80 24 QUE NHL 61 7 13 20 7 -27 145 3 4 0 1 90 7.8
1980-81 25 PIT NHL 51 5 14 19 7 -11 204 4 1 0 0 62 8.1
1981-82 26 PIT NHL 76 9 34 43 14 -9 409 5 4 0 2 177 5.1
1982-83 27 PIT NHL 75 11 21 32 12 -49 238 6 5 0 0 159 6.9
1983-84 28 CGY NHL 74 7 20 27 9 -1 182 6 1 0 1 87 8.0
1984-85 29 CGY NHL 70 5 14 19 6 39 126 5 0 0 1 83 6.0
1985-86 30 CGY NHL 47 4 3 7 3 5 194 3 0 1 0 41 9.8
1986-87 31 CGY NHL 18 0 2 2 1 -5 66 0 0 0 0 13 0.0
Career NHL 472 48 121 169 59 -58 1564 32 15 1 5 712 6.7
Career WHA 290 25 89 114 38 -34 962 18 7 0 1 461 5.4

NHL/WHA Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1974-75 19 CLC WHA 5 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 7.40 0.60 1
1975-76 20 CLC WHA 67 0.04 0.10 0.15 0.05 3.00 0.97 -7
1976-77 21 QBN WHA 66 0.09 0.26 0.35 0.12 3.70 1.86 14
1977-78 22 QBN WHA 76 0.08 0.38 0.46 0.14 3.16 1.91 -37
1978-79 23 QBN WHA 76 0.13 0.47 0.61 0.20 3.16 1.64 -5
1979-80 24 QUE NHL 61 0.11 0.21 0.33 0.12 2.38 1.48 6 11 17 6 67 22 81 9 -27 0.8 1.9 2.6
1980-81 25 PIT NHL 51 0.10 0.27 0.37 0.13 4.00 1.22 4 11 15 5 51 5 79 22 -11 0.6 2.0 2.7
1981-82 26 PIT NHL 76 0.12 0.45 0.57 0.19 5.38 2.33 7 25 32 11 114 30 129 36 -9 2.0 3.7 5.8
1982-83 27 PIT NHL 75 0.15 0.28 0.43 0.16 3.17 2.12 9 17 26 10 94 28 147 32 -49 1.5 1.2 2.7
1983-84 28 CGY NHL 74 0.09 0.27 0.36 0.13 2.46 1.18 5 16 21 7 80 2 85 6 -1 0.8 3.5 4.4
1984-85 29 CGY NHL 70 0.07 0.20 0.27 0.09 1.80 1.19 4 11 15 5 96 1 73 17 39 0.2 4.7 5.0
1985-86 30 CGY NHL 47 0.09 0.06 0.15 0.06 4.13 0.87 3 2 5 2 47 0 54 12 5 -0.2 2.1 1.9
1986-87 31 CGY NHL 18 0.00 0.11 0.11 0.03 3.67 0.72 0 2 2 1 8 0 13 0 -5 -0.2 0.5 0.3
Career NHL 472 0.10 0.26 0.36 0.13 3.31 1.51 38 95 133 47 557 88 661 134 -58 5.7 19.7 25.3
Career WHA 290 0.09 0.31 0.39 0.13 3.32 1.59 -34

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1975-76 20 CLC WHA 3 0 0 0 -2 10 0
1976-77 21 QBN WHA 12 2 2 4 1 35 2
1977-78 22 QBN WHA 11 4 7 11 0 42 0
1978-79 23 QBN WHA 4 0 2 2 -2 7 0
1980-81 25 PIT NHL 5 0 1 1 28 0 0 0 0
1981-82 26 PIT NHL 5 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0
1983-84 28 CGY NHL 11 0 2 2 -3 37 0 0 0 0 11 0.0
1984-85 29 CGY NHL 4 0 1 1 0 18 0 0 0 0 7 0.0
1985-86 30 CGY NHL 13 0 1 1 -4 55 0 0 0 0 7 0.0
1986-87 31 CGY NHL 2 0 0 0 -1 10 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
Career NHL 40 0 5 5 -8 162 0 0 0 0 26 0.0
Career WHA 30 6 11 17 -3 94 2

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1972-73 17 Winnipeg Monarchs MJHL 44 9 22 31 359
1973-74 18 Winnipeg Clubs WCJHL 63 10 30 40 384
1974-75 19 Cape Cod Codders NAPro 2 1 0 1 2
1975-76 20 Syracuse Blazers NAPro 3 1 2 3 9
1976-77 21 Maine Nordiques NAPro 6 1 4 5 52
Career 1 Season MJHL 44 9 22 31 359
Career 3 Seasons NAPro 11 3 6 9 63
Career 1 Season WCJHL 63 10 30 40 384

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 8 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Paul Baxter 5.8 5.0 4.4 2.7 2.7 2.6 1.9 0.3
Rhett Warrener 93.3 5.5 5.3 4.5 3.0 2.4 2.1 1.6 0.7
Dennis O'Brien 91.5 5.5 5.2 4.5 3.0 3.0 3.0 1.9 1.7
Tracy Pratt 90.4 5.4 5.1 4.5 2.5 2.4 2.0 1.8 1.1
Neil Komadoski 90.1 5.3 5.1 4.8 3.0 2.7 2.3 1.6 1.6
Michel Petit 90.1 5.7 4.8 4.0 3.2 2.8 2.7 1.6 -0.1
Bill Juzda 89.3 5.4 4.7 3.7 3.1 3.0 2.1 1.4 0.2
Kevin Haller 89.0 5.3 5.0 3.9 3.7 3.3 2.4 1.9 0.1
Bret Hedican 88.9 5.2 4.7 4.3 3.1 2.5 2.3 2.1 0.3
Hal Laycoe 88.7 4.9 4.7 3.9 3.9 2.3 2.1 1.0 0.7
Jeff Beukeboom 88.6 5.5 4.7 4.4 4.1 3.0 2.5 1.9 1.3
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Paul Baxter 5.8 5.0 4.4 2.7 2.7 2.6 1.9 0.3
Neil Komadoski 90.1 5.3 5.1 4.8 3.0 2.7 2.3 1.6 1.6
Bob Lorimer 88.8 6.0 5.4 4.9 4.1 2.8 2.7 2.2 0.8 0.3 0.1
Anton Volchenkov 86.9 5.4 4.3 3.6 3.2 3.0 2.6 2.3 0.7
Brent Hughes 86.8 5.2 4.3 4.1 2.6 2.3 2.1 1.9 0.4
Bill MacKenzie 86.7 4.6 3.6 3.5 1.9 1.8 1.0 0.8
Barret Jackman 86.2 5.8 5.4 4.1 3.8 3.0 2.8 2.7 0.8 0.0
Ron Harris 85.4 5.4 4.3 4.1 2.8 2.5 1.7 1.7 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.1
Billy Stuart 84.8 3.7 3.1 2.7 2.2 1.6 1.4 1.3
Dennis O'Brien 84.6 5.5 5.2 4.5 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.0 1.9 1.7 -0.1
Paul Laus 84.4 4.9 4.0 3.1 2.3 2.0 1.9 1.8 0.0 -1.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary ▪ Rate Statistic Requirements

Championships

(Minimum 1 playoff game)

1977 Quebec Nordiques (WHA)

Penalties in Minutes

1975-76 WHA 201 (9)
1976-77 WHA 244 (2)
1977-78 WHA 240 (6)
1978-79 WHA 240 (3)
1981-82 NHL 409 (1)
 1982-83 NHL 238 (4)
Career WHA 962 (1)

Total Goals On-Ice Against

1982-83 NHL 147 (5)

Transactions

Glossary ▪ Transaction information may be incomplete.

June, 1974: Selected by Cleveland (WHA) in 1974 WHA Amateur Draft, June, 1974.

October 19, 1974: Suffered eventual season-ending knee injury in game vs. Maine (NAHL), October 19, 1974.

June, 1976: Signed as a free agent by Quebec (WHA) after Cleveland (WHA) franchise folded, June, 1976.

June 9, 1979: Reclaimed by Pittsburgh from Quebec prior to Expansion Draft, June 9, 1979.

June 9, 1979: Claimed as a priority selection by Quebec prior to Expansion Draft, June 9, 1979.

August 7, 1980: Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh, August 7, 1980.

September 29, 1983: Signed as a free agent by Calgary, September 29, 1983.

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