Bud Grant vs. Michael Jordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Michael Jordan and Bud Grant 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

Bud Grant

vs.

Michael Jordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bud Grant: 1949-50 to 1950-51
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bud Grant 1 Michael Jordan 6

NBA Seasons Bud Grant 2 Michael Jordan 15

Playoffs Played Bud Grant 2 Michael Jordan 13

All-Star Games Bud Grant 0 Michael Jordan 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bud Grant 0 * Michael Jordan 5

Finals MVP Bud Grant 0 * Michael Jordan 6

All-NBA First Team Bud Grant 0 Michael Jordan 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bud Grant 0 Michael Jordan 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Bud Grant 0 * Michael Jordan 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bud Grant 0 Michael Jordan 9

Defensive Player of The Year Bud Grant 0 * Michael Jordan 1

Scoring Leader Bud Grant 0 Michael Jordan 10

Steals Leader Bud Grant 0 * Michael Jordan 3

Rookie of The Year Bud Grant 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 Bud Grant 2.6 Michael Jordan 30.1

Rebounds Per Game Bud Grant 1.9 * Michael Jordan 6.2

Assists Per Game Bud Grant 0.9 Michael Jordan 5.3

Steals Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.3

Blocks Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** Michael Jordan 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bud Grant 249 Michael Jordan 32,292

Total Rebounds Bud Grant 115 * Michael Jordan 6,672

Total Assists Bud Grant 90 Michael Jordan 5,633

Total Steals Bud Grant - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2,514

Total Blocks Bud Grant - n/a ** Michael Jordan 893

Total Games Bud Grant 96 Michael Jordan 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bud Grant .318 Michael Jordan .497

3-Point Percentage Bud Grant - n/a ** Michael Jordan .327

Free Throw Percentage Bud Grant .590 Michael Jordan .835

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bud Grant 2.6 (1950) Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Bud Grant 1.9 (1951) * Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Assists Per Game Bud Grant 1.2 (1951) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bud Grant 3.2 Michael Jordan 33.4

Rebounds Per Game Bud Grant 0.8 * Michael Jordan 6.4

Assists Per Game Bud Grant 0.4 Michael Jordan 5.7

Steals Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.1

Blocks Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** Michael Jordan 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Bud Grant 54 Michael Jordan 5,987

Total Rebounds Bud Grant 5 * Michael Jordan 1,152

Total Assists Bud Grant 7 Michael Jordan 1,022

Total Steals Bud Grant - n/a ** Michael Jordan 376

Total Blocks Bud Grant - n/a ** Michael Jordan 158

Total Games Bud Grant 17 Michael Jordan 179

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bud Grant .393 Michael Jordan .487

3-Point Percentage Bud Grant - n/a ** Michael Jordan .332

Free Throw Percentage Bud Grant .588 Michael Jordan .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bud Grant 3.9 (1950) Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Bud Grant 0.8 (1951) * Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997)

Assists Per Game Bud Grant 0.6 (1950) Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985)

Steals Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Bud Grant - 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.