Michael Jordan vs. David Lee Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Lee and Michael Jordan 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

Michael Jordan

vs.

David Lee

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03
David Lee: 2005-06 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Jordan 6 David Lee 1

NBA Seasons Michael Jordan 15 David Lee 12

Playoffs Played Michael Jordan 13 David Lee 5

All-Star Games Michael Jordan 14 David Lee 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Michael Jordan 5 David Lee 0

Finals MVP Michael Jordan 6 David Lee 0

All-NBA First Team Michael Jordan 10 David Lee 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Michael Jordan 11 David Lee 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Jordan 9 David Lee 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Jordan 9 David Lee 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Jordan 1 David Lee 0

Scoring Leader Michael Jordan 10 David Lee 0

Steals Leader Michael Jordan 3 David Lee 0

Rookie of The Year Michael Jordan 1 David Lee 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 30.1 David Lee 13.5

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.2 David Lee 8.8

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.3 David Lee 2.2

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 David Lee 0.8

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.8 David Lee 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 32,292 David Lee 11,232

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 6,672 David Lee 7,320

Total Assists Michael Jordan 5,633 David Lee 1,825

Total Steals Michael Jordan 2,514 David Lee 625

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 893 David Lee 329

Total Games Michael Jordan 1,072 David Lee 829

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .497 David Lee .535

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .327 David Lee .034

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .835 David Lee .772

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987) David Lee 20.2 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) David Lee 11.7 (2009)

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) David Lee 3.6 (2010)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988) David Lee 1.0 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988) David Lee 0.5 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 33.4 David Lee 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.4 David Lee 4.4

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.7 David Lee 1.0

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.1 David Lee 0.3

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.9 David Lee 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 5,987 David Lee 240

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 1,152 David Lee 189

Total Assists Michael Jordan 1,022 David Lee 43

Total Steals Michael Jordan 376 David Lee 14

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 158 David Lee 8

Total Games Michael Jordan 179 David Lee 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .487 David Lee .490

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .332 David Lee .000

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .828 David Lee .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986) David Lee 13.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997) David Lee 9.1 (2014)

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985) David Lee 2.6 (2014)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990) David Lee 0.6 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987) David Lee 0.3 (2017)