Cleveland Buckner vs. Michael Jordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Michael Jordan and Cleveland Buckner 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

Cleveland Buckner

vs.

Michael Jordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cleveland Buckner: 1961-62 to 1962-63
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cleveland Buckner 0 Michael Jordan 6

NBA Seasons Cleveland Buckner 2 Michael Jordan 15

Playoffs Played Cleveland Buckner 0 Michael Jordan 13

All-Star Games Cleveland Buckner 0 Michael Jordan 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Cleveland Buckner 0 Michael Jordan 5

Finals MVP Cleveland Buckner 0 * Michael Jordan 6

All-NBA First Team Cleveland Buckner 0 Michael Jordan 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cleveland Buckner 0 Michael Jordan 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Cleveland Buckner 0 * Michael Jordan 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cleveland Buckner 0 Michael Jordan 9

Defensive Player of The Year Cleveland Buckner 0 * Michael Jordan 1

Scoring Leader Cleveland Buckner 0 Michael Jordan 10

Steals Leader Cleveland Buckner 0 * Michael Jordan 3

Rookie of The Year Cleveland Buckner 0 Michael Jordan 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner 6.0 Michael Jordan 30.1

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner 3.5 Michael Jordan 6.2

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner 0.6 Michael Jordan 5.3

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.3

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Michael Jordan 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Cleveland Buckner 411 Michael Jordan 32,292

Total Rebounds Cleveland Buckner 240 Michael Jordan 6,672

Total Assists Cleveland Buckner 44 Michael Jordan 5,633

Total Steals Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2,514

Total Blocks Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Michael Jordan 893

Total Games Cleveland Buckner 68 Michael Jordan 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cleveland Buckner .432 Michael Jordan .497

3-Point Percentage Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Michael Jordan .327

Free Throw Percentage Cleveland Buckner .620 Michael Jordan .835

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner 6.4 (1962) Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner 3.8 (1962) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner 0.8 (1963) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Michael Jordan 33.4

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Michael Jordan 6.4

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Michael Jordan 5.7

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.1

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Michael Jordan 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Cleveland Buckner - Michael Jordan 5,987

Total Rebounds Cleveland Buckner - Michael Jordan 1,152

Total Assists Cleveland Buckner - Michael Jordan 1,022

Total Steals Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Michael Jordan 376

Total Blocks Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Michael Jordan 158

Total Games Cleveland Buckner 0 Michael Jordan 179

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cleveland Buckner - Michael Jordan .487

3-Point Percentage Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Michael Jordan .332

Free Throw Percentage Cleveland Buckner - Michael Jordan .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997)

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985)

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987)

Notes: ** 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.