John Battle vs. Michael Jordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Michael Jordan and John Battle 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

John Battle

vs.

Michael Jordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Battle: 1985-86 to 1994-95
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Battle 0 Michael Jordan 6

NBA Seasons John Battle 10 Michael Jordan 15

Playoffs Played John Battle 9 Michael Jordan 13

All-Star Games John Battle 0 Michael Jordan 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Battle 0 Michael Jordan 5

Finals MVP John Battle 0 Michael Jordan 6

All-NBA First Team John Battle 0 Michael Jordan 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Battle 0 Michael Jordan 11

All-Defensive 1st Team John Battle 0 Michael Jordan 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Battle 0 Michael Jordan 9

Defensive Player of The Year John Battle 0 Michael Jordan 1

Scoring Leader John Battle 0 Michael Jordan 10

Steals Leader John Battle 0 Michael Jordan 3

Rookie of The Year John Battle 0 Michael Jordan 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Battle 8.7 Michael Jordan 30.1

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 1.3 Michael Jordan 6.2

Assists Per Game John Battle 2.1 Michael Jordan 5.3

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.4 Michael Jordan 2.3

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 Michael Jordan 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points John Battle 5,338 Michael Jordan 32,292

Total Rebounds John Battle 824 Michael Jordan 6,672

Total Assists John Battle 1,257 Michael Jordan 5,633

Total Steals John Battle 273 Michael Jordan 2,514

Total Blocks John Battle 43 Michael Jordan 893

Total Games John Battle 612 Michael Jordan 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Battle .464 Michael Jordan .497

3-Point Percentage John Battle .273 Michael Jordan .327

Free Throw Percentage John Battle .793 Michael Jordan .835

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Battle 13.6 (1991) Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 2.0 (1991) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Assists Per Game John Battle 2.7 (1991) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.6 (1991) Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988)

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 (1993) Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Battle 6.3 Michael Jordan 33.4

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 1.3 Michael Jordan 6.4

Assists Per Game John Battle 1.5 Michael Jordan 5.7

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.2 Michael Jordan 2.1

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.0 Michael Jordan 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points John Battle 347 Michael Jordan 5,987

Total Rebounds John Battle 72 Michael Jordan 1,152

Total Assists John Battle 80 Michael Jordan 1,022

Total Steals John Battle 13 Michael Jordan 376

Total Blocks John Battle 1 Michael Jordan 158

Total Games John Battle 55 Michael Jordan 179

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Battle .429 Michael Jordan .487

3-Point Percentage John Battle .182 Michael Jordan .332

Free Throw Percentage John Battle .848 Michael Jordan .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Battle 11.6 (1991) Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 2.6 (1989) Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997)

Assists Per Game John Battle 3.2 (1989) Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985)

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.4 (1989) Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990)

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 (1992) Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987)