Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Michael Adams and Michael Jordan

This is the detail of NBA games in which Michael Adams and Michael Jordan played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 25 times in NBA games. Michael Jordan has a 19-6 winning record over Michael Adams, but Michael Adams won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 1-0 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Michael Adams
vs.
Michael Jordan
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Michael Adams:
1985-86 to 1995-96
Michael Jordan:
1984-85 to 2002-03
25 Games played
24 in Regular Season
1 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Michael Adams
6
5
1
Michael Jordan
19
19
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Adams 10.6 2.4 5.8 1.50.1
Michael Jordan 32.2 6.6 6.02.21.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Adams 23 6 17 51
Michael Jordan 57 17 12 64
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Adams 0

games		 3

games		 10

games		 6

games		2

games
Michael Jordan 24

games 		22

games		 12

games		 16

games		16

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 0

games		 3

games		 3

games		7

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 22, 1986
1. Bullets 84   Michael Adams 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 10 2-4 .500 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Bulls 93   Michael Jordan 22 9 4 3 1 3 3 39 10-26 .385 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Feb. 03, 1987
2. Bullets 91   Michael Adams 4 1 3 1 0 2 3 16 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Bulls 98   Michael Jordan 32 6 6 0 2 5 3 43 12-28 .429 0-1 .000 8-9 .889
Mar. 14, 1987
3. Bullets 106   Michael Adams 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 01 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Bulls 105   Michael Jordan 13 7 8 4 2 7 0 47 5-20 .250 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Mar. 31, 1987
4. Bullets 75   Michael Adams 4 1 2 2 0 2 2 24 2-6 .333 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Bulls 101   Michael Jordan 36 3 4 3 1 4 2 34 12-18 .667 0-0 - 12-14 .857
Apr. 03, 1987
5. Bullets 122   Michael Adams 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 18 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Bulls 118   Michael Jordan 32 2 7 2 1 4 4 45 13-22 .591 1-2 .500 5-5 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 04, 1987
6. Nuggets 105   Michael Adams 11 2 7 3 0 4 0 36 4-7 .571 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Bulls 89   Michael Jordan 23 4 5 4 0 4 4 35 9-15 .600 1-1 1.000 4-5 .800
Jan. 07, 1988
7. Nuggets 96   Michael Adams 8 3 1 3 0 0 1 40 2-8 .250 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750
Bulls 100   Michael Jordan 28 9 5 6 4 3 2 42 11-22 .500 0-0 - 6-11 .545
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 1988
8. Nuggets 128   Michael Adams 23 1 7 2 1 1 3 39 6-13 .462 1-7 .143 10-15 .667
Bulls 123   Michael Jordan 52 11 7 1 0 6 3 44 19-27 .704 3-5 .600 11-14 .786
Jan. 13, 1989
9. Nuggets 99   Michael Adams 12 5 4 0 0 0 1 24 4-9 .444 1-3 .333 3-3 1.000
Bulls 104   Michael Jordan 38 12 11 3 0 6 4 46 13-24 .542 0-1 .000 12-13 .923
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 05, 1989
10. Nuggets 99   Michael Adams 19 2 2 0 0 2 1 32 7-15 .467 2-5 .400 3-4 .750
Bulls 119   Michael Jordan 35 17 7 1 1 1 0 33 15-27 .556 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Feb. 08, 1990
11. Nuggets 123   Michael Adams 15 6 11 2 0 2 2 32 5-11 .455 1-5 .200 4-4 1.000
Bulls 98   Michael Jordan 15 1 8 1 1 4 2 37 5-18 .278 1-2 .500 4-6 .667
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 1990
12. Nuggets 145   Michael Adams 17 5 17 3 0 2 3 38 7-18 .389 2-8 .250 1-1 1.000
Bulls 151   Michael Jordan 38 7 12 3 1 3 3 40 14-24 .583 0-0 - 10-10 1.000
Mar. 18, 1991
13. Nuggets 108   Michael Adams 17 3 10 2 0 10 1 36 6-18 .333 0-5 .000 5-6 .833
Bulls 121   Michael Jordan 31 6 2 0 1 3 2 29 11-19 .579 2-3 .667 7-7 1.000
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 14, 1991
14. Bullets 100   Michael Adams 14 6 10 1 0 3 2 39 4-14 .286 1-5 .200 5-8 .625
Bulls 113   Michael Jordan 29 9 1 2 3 1 3 33 12-19 .632 0-1 .000 5-8 .625
Jan. 07, 1992
15. Bullets 89   Michael Adams 15 1 6 4 0 1 1 40 6-13 .462 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
Bulls 102   Michael Jordan 21 5 9 4 1 3 3 37 7-15 .467 1-1 1.000 6-6 1.000
Feb. 26, 1992
16. Bullets 103   Michael Adams 5 3 6 0 0 1 2 24 1-6 .167 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Bulls 122   Michael Jordan 26 4 1 2 0 0 0 27 10-17 .588 1-3 .333 5-6 .833
Mar. 19, 1992
17. Bullets 100   Michael Adams 19 3 5 5 0 2 0 38 8-16 .500 2-2 1.000 1-1 1.000
Bulls 106   Michael Jordan 51 11 3 1 1 0 3 43 19-30 .633 1-1 1.000 12-15 .800
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 17, 1992
18. Bullets 99   Michael Adams 20 3 10 1 0 3 1 42 8-14 .571 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000
Bulls 107   Michael Jordan 28 7 8 4 2 1 3 40 12-29 .414 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Dec. 23, 1992
19. Bullets 98   Michael Adams 12 5 10 1 0 3 0 41 4-8 .500 1-3 .333 3-6 .500
Bulls 107   Michael Jordan 57 2 10 3 1 1 3 42 22-37 .595 6-8 .750 7-8 .875
Mar. 19, 1993
20. Bullets 99   Michael Adams 18 5 11 0 0 0 4 38 5-12 .417 2-4 .500 6-6 1.000
Bulls 104   Michael Jordan 25 3 5 2 1 0 4 39 9-27 .333 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Mar. 20, 1993
21. Bullets 101   Michael Adams 7 2 6 1 0 4 0 29 0-6 .000 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Bulls 126   Michael Jordan 47 8 4 2 0 1 2 31 16-27 .593 2-2 1.000 13-15 .867
1995 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 30, 1995
22. Hornets 106   Michael Adams 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 11 2-5 .400 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Bulls 89   Michael Jordan 32 7 7 0 0 5 5 40 13-25 .520 3-6 .500 3-6 .500
1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 03, 1995
23. Hornets 91   Michael Adams 5 2 3 4 0 2 1 23 2-2 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Bulls 105   Michael Jordan 42 6 7 0 0 1 4 39 16-29 .552 3-7 .429 7-9 .778
Jan. 04, 1996
24. Hornets 93   Michael Adams 4 0 5 0 0 3 1 20 1-4 .250 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Bulls 117   Michael Jordan 27 5 5 1 0 1 1 34 11-20 .550 0-1 .000 5-7 .714
Apr. 05, 1996
25. Hornets 92   Michael Adams 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 07 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Bulls 126   Michael Jordan 24 5 4 3 0 3 0 28 10-16 .625 2-2 1.000 2-3 .667
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