Fred Carter vs. Michael Jordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Michael Jordan and Fred Carter 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

Fred Carter

vs.

Michael Jordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fred Carter: 1969-70 to 1976-77
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fred Carter 0 Michael Jordan 6

NBA Seasons Fred Carter 8 Michael Jordan 15

Playoffs Played Fred Carter 3 Michael Jordan 13

All-Star Games Fred Carter 0 Michael Jordan 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Fred Carter 0 Michael Jordan 5

Finals MVP Fred Carter 0 Michael Jordan 6

All-NBA First Team Fred Carter 0 Michael Jordan 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Fred Carter 0 Michael Jordan 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Fred Carter 0 Michael Jordan 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Fred Carter 0 Michael Jordan 9

Defensive Player of The Year Fred Carter 0 * Michael Jordan 1

Scoring Leader Fred Carter 0 Michael Jordan 10

Steals Leader Fred Carter 0 * Michael Jordan 3

Rookie of The Year Fred Carter 0 Michael Jordan 1

* Notes: 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 Fred Carter 15.2 Michael Jordan 30.1

Rebounds Per Game Fred Carter 3.9 Michael Jordan 6.2

Assists Per Game Fred Carter 3.5 Michael Jordan 5.3

Steals Per Game Fred Carter 1.2 * Michael Jordan 2.3

Blocks Per Game Fred Carter 0.2 * Michael Jordan 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Carter 9,271 Michael Jordan 32,292

Total Rebounds Fred Carter 2,381 Michael Jordan 6,672

Total Assists Fred Carter 2,122 Michael Jordan 5,633

Total Steals Fred Carter 371 * Michael Jordan 2,514

Total Blocks Fred Carter 65 * Michael Jordan 893

Total Games Fred Carter 611 Michael Jordan 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Carter .425 Michael Jordan .497

3-Point Percentage Fred Carter - n/a ** Michael Jordan .327

Free Throw Percentage Fred Carter .693 Michael Jordan .835

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Carter 21.9 (1975) Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Carter 6.0 (1973) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Assists Per Game Fred Carter 5.7 (1974) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Fred Carter 1.7 (1976) * Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Fred Carter 0.3 (1974) * Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Carter 15.9 Michael Jordan 33.4

Rebounds Per Game Fred Carter 4.4 Michael Jordan 6.4

Assists Per Game Fred Carter 2.7 Michael Jordan 5.7

Steals Per Game Fred Carter 1.3 * Michael Jordan 2.1

Blocks Per Game Fred Carter 0.3 * Michael Jordan 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Carter 446 Michael Jordan 5,987

Total Rebounds Fred Carter 123 Michael Jordan 1,152

Total Assists Fred Carter 75 Michael Jordan 1,022

Total Steals Fred Carter 4 * Michael Jordan 376

Total Blocks Fred Carter 1 * Michael Jordan 158

Total Games Fred Carter 28 Michael Jordan 179

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Carter .410 Michael Jordan .487

3-Point Percentage Fred Carter - n/a ** Michael Jordan .332

Free Throw Percentage Fred Carter .687 Michael Jordan .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Carter 28.0 (1976) Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Carter 4.6 (1971) Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997)

Assists Per Game Fred Carter 5.0 (1976) Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985)

Steals Per Game Fred Carter 1.3 (1976) * Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Fred Carter 0.3 (1976) * Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987)

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