Bruce Hale vs. Michael Jordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Michael Jordan and Bruce Hale 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

Bruce Hale

vs.

Michael Jordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bruce Hale: 1948-49 to 1950-51
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bruce Hale 0 Michael Jordan 6

NBA Seasons Bruce Hale 3 Michael Jordan 15

Playoffs Played Bruce Hale 2 Michael Jordan 13

All-Star Games Bruce Hale 0 Michael Jordan 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bruce Hale 0 * Michael Jordan 5

Finals MVP Bruce Hale 0 * Michael Jordan 6

All-NBA First Team Bruce Hale 0 Michael Jordan 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bruce Hale 0 Michael Jordan 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Bruce Hale 0 * Michael Jordan 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bruce Hale 0 Michael Jordan 9

Defensive Player of The Year Bruce Hale 0 * Michael Jordan 1

Scoring Leader Bruce Hale 0 Michael Jordan 10

Steals Leader Bruce Hale 0 * Michael Jordan 3

Rookie of The Year Bruce Hale 0 * Michael Jordan 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Hale 9.1 Michael Jordan 30.1

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Hale 1.9 * Michael Jordan 6.2

Assists Per Game Bruce Hale 3.0 Michael Jordan 5.3

Steals Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.3

Blocks Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Michael Jordan 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Hale 1,297 Michael Jordan 32,292

Total Rebounds Bruce Hale 49 * Michael Jordan 6,672

Total Assists Bruce Hale 424 Michael Jordan 5,633

Total Steals Bruce Hale - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2,514

Total Blocks Bruce Hale - n/a ** Michael Jordan 893

Total Games Bruce Hale 142 Michael Jordan 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Hale .333 Michael Jordan .497

3-Point Percentage Bruce Hale - n/a ** Michael Jordan .327

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Hale .763 Michael Jordan .835

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Hale 10.5 (1949) Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Hale 1.9 (1951) * Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Assists Per Game Bruce Hale 3.5 (1950) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Hale 6.1 Michael Jordan 33.4

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Hale 0.0 * Michael Jordan 6.4

Assists Per Game Bruce Hale 2.4 Michael Jordan 5.7

Steals Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.1

Blocks Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Michael Jordan 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Hale 43 Michael Jordan 5,987

Total Rebounds Bruce Hale 0 * Michael Jordan 1,152

Total Assists Bruce Hale 17 Michael Jordan 1,022

Total Steals Bruce Hale - n/a ** Michael Jordan 376

Total Blocks Bruce Hale - n/a ** Michael Jordan 158

Total Games Bruce Hale 7 Michael Jordan 179

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Hale .350 Michael Jordan .487

3-Point Percentage Bruce Hale - n/a ** Michael Jordan .332

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Hale .882 Michael Jordan .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Hale 7.2 (1950) Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Hale 0.0 (1951) * Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997)

Assists Per Game Bruce Hale 2.8 (1950) Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985)

Steals Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.