Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Michael Jordan and Kurt Nimphius

This is the detail of NBA games in which Michael Jordan and Kurt Nimphius 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 9 times in NBA games. Michael Jordan has a 7-2 winning record over Kurt Nimphius, including a 1-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Michael Jordan:
1984-85 to 2002-03
Kurt Nimphius:
1981-82 to 1989-90
9 Games played
8 in Regular Season
1 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Michael Jordan
7
6
1
Kurt Nimphius
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Jordan 32.2 6.6 6.2 2.10.9
Kurt Nimphius 2.9 3.3 1.30.21.4
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Jordan 61 9 10 63
Kurt Nimphius 8 9 4 15
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Jordan 9

games
7

games
8

games
7

games
2

games
Kurt Nimphius 0

games
1

game
1

game
2

games
3

games
Both had same stat 0

games
1

game
0

games
0

games
4

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 1984
1. Bulls 99   Michael Jordan 20 7 2 0 2 2 3 35 10-23 .435 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 97   Kurt Nimphius 4 9 4 1 2 1 2 31 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 23, 1985
2. Bulls 107   Michael Jordan 20 9 10 2 1 1 1 43 5-17 .294 0-0 - 10-10 1.000
Mavericks 97   Kurt Nimphius 7 3 2 0 2 1 3 31 3-5 .600 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 04, 1987
3. Bulls 125   Michael Jordan 61 7 3 3 3 5 0 43 22-39 .564 0-0 - 17-18 .944
OT Pistons 120   Kurt Nimphius 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 10 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 07, 1987
4. Bulls 116   Michael Jordan 39 5 4 4 1 3 0 26 13-21 .619 0-0 - 13-16 .813
Pistons 86   Kurt Nimphius 0 3 3 0 1 0 2 13 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 05, 1987
5. Bulls 101   Michael Jordan 40 2 8 1 0 6 3 40 15-22 .682 0-2 .000 10-12 .833
Spurs 110   Kurt Nimphius 4 2 1 0 3 0 3 19 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 12, 1988
6. Bulls 112   Michael Jordan 28 7 6 0 0 2 2 34 9-22 .409 0-0 - 10-12 .833
Spurs 92   Kurt Nimphius 8 5 2 1 5 1 6 31 4-10 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 09, 1989
7. Bulls 125   Michael Jordan 29 9 9 1 0 1 3 36 13-21 .619 3-6 .500 0-0 -
76ers 105   Kurt Nimphius 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 05 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 23, 1989
8. Bulls 104   Michael Jordan 16 4 6 2 0 4 2 30 5-13 .385 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
76ers 131   Kurt Nimphius 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 03 0-1 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1990 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 16, 1990
9. Bulls 117   Michael Jordan 37 9 8 6 1 4 2 42 17-26 .654 1-3 .333 2-4 .500
76ers 99   Kurt Nimphius 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -