Michael Jordan vs. Irving Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Irving Thomas 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.

Irving Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03
Irving Thomas: 1990-91 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Jordan 6 Irving Thomas 0

NBA Seasons Michael Jordan 15 Irving Thomas 1

Playoffs Played Michael Jordan 13 Irving Thomas 1

All-Star Games Michael Jordan 14 Irving Thomas 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Michael Jordan 5 Irving Thomas 0

Finals MVP Michael Jordan 6 Irving Thomas 0

All-NBA First Team Michael Jordan 10 Irving Thomas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Michael Jordan 11 Irving Thomas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Jordan 9 Irving Thomas 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Jordan 9 Irving Thomas 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Jordan 1 Irving Thomas 0

Scoring Leader Michael Jordan 10 Irving Thomas 0

Steals Leader Michael Jordan 3 Irving Thomas 0

Rookie of The Year Michael Jordan 1 Irving Thomas 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 30.1 Irving Thomas 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.2 Irving Thomas 1.2

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.3 Irving Thomas 0.4

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 Irving Thomas 0.2

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.8 Irving Thomas 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 32,292 Irving Thomas 46

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 6,672 Irving Thomas 31

Total Assists Michael Jordan 5,633 Irving Thomas 10

Total Steals Michael Jordan 2,514 Irving Thomas 4

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 893 Irving Thomas 1

Total Games Michael Jordan 1,072 Irving Thomas 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .497 Irving Thomas .340

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .327 Irving Thomas -

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .835 Irving Thomas .571

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987) Irving Thomas 1.8 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) Irving Thomas 1.2 (1991)

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) Irving Thomas 0.4 (1991)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988) Irving Thomas 0.2 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988) Irving Thomas 0.0 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 33.4 Irving Thomas 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.4 Irving Thomas 0.0

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.7 Irving Thomas 0.0

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.1 Irving Thomas 0.0

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.9 Irving Thomas 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 5,987 Irving Thomas 2

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 1,152 Irving Thomas 0

Total Assists Michael Jordan 1,022 Irving Thomas 0

Total Steals Michael Jordan 376 Irving Thomas 0

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 158 Irving Thomas 0

Total Games Michael Jordan 179 Irving Thomas 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .487 Irving Thomas 1.000

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .332 Irving Thomas -

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .828 Irving Thomas -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986) Irving Thomas 0.7 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997) Irving Thomas 0.0 (1991)

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985) Irving Thomas 0.0 (1991)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990) Irving Thomas 0.0 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987) Irving Thomas 0.0 (1991)