Joe Fulks vs. Michael Jordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Michael Jordan and Joe Fulks 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

Joe Fulks

vs.

Michael Jordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Fulks: 1946-47 to 1953-54
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Fulks 1 Michael Jordan 6

NBA Seasons Joe Fulks 8 Michael Jordan 15

Playoffs Played Joe Fulks 6 Michael Jordan 13

All-Star Games Joe Fulks 2 Michael Jordan 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joe Fulks 0 * Michael Jordan 5

Finals MVP Joe Fulks 0 * Michael Jordan 6

All-NBA First Team Joe Fulks 3 Michael Jordan 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Fulks 4 Michael Jordan 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Fulks 0 * Michael Jordan 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Fulks 0 Michael Jordan 9

Defensive Player of The Year Joe Fulks 0 * Michael Jordan 1

Scoring Leader Joe Fulks 1 Michael Jordan 10

Steals Leader Joe Fulks 0 * Michael Jordan 3

Rookie of The Year Joe Fulks 0 * Michael Jordan 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 16.4 Michael Jordan 30.1

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 5.3 * Michael Jordan 6.2

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 1.2 Michael Jordan 5.3

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.3

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Michael Jordan 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Fulks 8,003 Michael Jordan 32,292

Total Rebounds Joe Fulks 1,379 * Michael Jordan 6,672

Total Assists Joe Fulks 587 Michael Jordan 5,633

Total Steals Joe Fulks - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2,514

Total Blocks Joe Fulks - n/a ** Michael Jordan 893

Total Games Joe Fulks 489 Michael Jordan 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Fulks .302 Michael Jordan .497

3-Point Percentage Joe Fulks - n/a ** Michael Jordan .327

Free Throw Percentage Joe Fulks .766 Michael Jordan .835

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 26.0 (1949) Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 7.9 (1951) * Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 2.0 (1952) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 19.0 Michael Jordan 33.4

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 5.6 * Michael Jordan 6.4

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 0.4 Michael Jordan 5.7

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.1

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Michael Jordan 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Fulks 588 Michael Jordan 5,987

Total Rebounds Joe Fulks 28 * Michael Jordan 1,152

Total Assists Joe Fulks 11 Michael Jordan 1,022

Total Steals Joe Fulks - n/a ** Michael Jordan 376

Total Blocks Joe Fulks - n/a ** Michael Jordan 158

Total Games Joe Fulks 31 Michael Jordan 179

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Fulks .258 Michael Jordan .487

3-Point Percentage Joe Fulks - n/a ** Michael Jordan .332

Free Throw Percentage Joe Fulks .782 Michael Jordan .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 26.0 (1951) Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 8.0 (1951) * Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997)

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 1.0 (1950) Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985)

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.