Elmer Gainer vs. Michael Jordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Michael Jordan and Elmer Gainer 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

Elmer Gainer

vs.

Michael Jordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elmer Gainer: 1947-48 to 1949-50
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elmer Gainer 0 Michael Jordan 6

NBA Seasons Elmer Gainer 2 Michael Jordan 15

Playoffs Played Elmer Gainer 0 Michael Jordan 13

All-Star Games Elmer Gainer 0 Michael Jordan 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Elmer Gainer 0 * Michael Jordan 5

Finals MVP Elmer Gainer 0 * Michael Jordan 6

All-NBA First Team Elmer Gainer 0 Michael Jordan 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elmer Gainer 0 Michael Jordan 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Elmer Gainer 0 * Michael Jordan 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elmer Gainer 0 Michael Jordan 9

Defensive Player of The Year Elmer Gainer 0 * Michael Jordan 1

Scoring Leader Elmer Gainer 0 Michael Jordan 10

Steals Leader Elmer Gainer 0 * Michael Jordan 3

Rookie of The Year Elmer Gainer 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 Elmer Gainer 1.5 Michael Jordan 30.1

Rebounds Per Game Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Michael Jordan 6.2

Assists Per Game Elmer Gainer 0.5 Michael Jordan 5.3

Steals Per Game Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.3

Blocks Per Game Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Michael Jordan 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Elmer Gainer 29 Michael Jordan 32,292

Total Rebounds Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Michael Jordan 6,672

Total Assists Elmer Gainer 10 Michael Jordan 5,633

Total Steals Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2,514

Total Blocks Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Michael Jordan 893

Total Games Elmer Gainer 20 Michael Jordan 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elmer Gainer .227 Michael Jordan .497

3-Point Percentage Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Michael Jordan .327

Free Throw Percentage Elmer Gainer .643 Michael Jordan .835

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elmer Gainer 1.6 (1950) Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Assists Per Game Elmer Gainer 0.6 (1948) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elmer Gainer - Michael Jordan 33.4

Rebounds Per Game Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Michael Jordan 6.4

Assists Per Game Elmer Gainer - Michael Jordan 5.7

Steals Per Game Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.1

Blocks Per Game Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Michael Jordan 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Elmer Gainer - Michael Jordan 5,987

Total Rebounds Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Michael Jordan 1,152

Total Assists Elmer Gainer - Michael Jordan 1,022

Total Steals Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Michael Jordan 376

Total Blocks Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Michael Jordan 158

Total Games Elmer Gainer 0 Michael Jordan 179

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elmer Gainer - Michael Jordan .487

3-Point Percentage Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Michael Jordan .332

Free Throw Percentage Elmer Gainer - Michael Jordan .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elmer Gainer - Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997)

Assists Per Game Elmer Gainer - Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985)

Steals Per Game Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Elmer Gainer - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.