Cheese Johnson vs. Michael Jordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Michael Jordan and Cheese Johnson that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Cheese Johnson

vs.

Michael Jordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cheese Johnson: 1979-80 to 1979-80
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cheese Johnson 0 Michael Jordan 6

NBA Seasons Cheese Johnson 1 Michael Jordan 15

Playoffs Played Cheese Johnson 0 Michael Jordan 13

All-Star Games Cheese Johnson 0 Michael Jordan 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Cheese Johnson 0 Michael Jordan 5

Finals MVP Cheese Johnson 0 Michael Jordan 6

All-NBA First Team Cheese Johnson 0 Michael Jordan 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cheese Johnson 0 Michael Jordan 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Cheese Johnson 0 Michael Jordan 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cheese Johnson 0 Michael Jordan 9

Defensive Player of The Year Cheese Johnson 0 * Michael Jordan 1

Scoring Leader Cheese Johnson 0 Michael Jordan 10

Steals Leader Cheese Johnson 0 Michael Jordan 3

Rookie of The Year Cheese Johnson 0 Michael Jordan 1

* Notes: Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cheese Johnson 3.0 Michael Jordan 30.1

Rebounds Per Game Cheese Johnson 1.6 Michael Jordan 6.2

Assists Per Game Cheese Johnson 0.2 Michael Jordan 5.3

Steals Per Game Cheese Johnson 0.1 Michael Jordan 2.3

Blocks Per Game Cheese Johnson 0.0 Michael Jordan 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Cheese Johnson 27 Michael Jordan 32,292

Total Rebounds Cheese Johnson 14 Michael Jordan 6,672

Total Assists Cheese Johnson 2 Michael Jordan 5,633

Total Steals Cheese Johnson 1 Michael Jordan 2,514

Total Blocks Cheese Johnson 0 Michael Jordan 893

Total Games Cheese Johnson 9 Michael Jordan 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cheese Johnson .400 Michael Jordan .497

3-Point Percentage Cheese Johnson - Michael Jordan .327

Free Throw Percentage Cheese Johnson .600 Michael Jordan .835

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cheese Johnson 3.0 (1980) Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Cheese Johnson 1.6 (1980) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Assists Per Game Cheese Johnson 0.2 (1980) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Cheese Johnson 0.1 (1980) Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Cheese Johnson 0.0 (1980) Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cheese Johnson - Michael Jordan 33.4

Rebounds Per Game Cheese Johnson - Michael Jordan 6.4

Assists Per Game Cheese Johnson - Michael Jordan 5.7

Steals Per Game Cheese Johnson - Michael Jordan 2.1

Blocks Per Game Cheese Johnson - Michael Jordan 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Cheese Johnson - Michael Jordan 5,987

Total Rebounds Cheese Johnson - Michael Jordan 1,152

Total Assists Cheese Johnson - Michael Jordan 1,022

Total Steals Cheese Johnson - Michael Jordan 376

Total Blocks Cheese Johnson - Michael Jordan 158

Total Games Cheese Johnson 0 Michael Jordan 179

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cheese Johnson - Michael Jordan .487

3-Point Percentage Cheese Johnson - Michael Jordan .332

Free Throw Percentage Cheese Johnson - Michael Jordan .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cheese Johnson - Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Cheese Johnson - Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997)

Assists Per Game Cheese Johnson - Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985)

Steals Per Game Cheese Johnson - Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Cheese Johnson - Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987)