Jim Burns vs. Michael Jordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Michael Jordan and Jim Burns 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

Jim Burns

vs.

Michael Jordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Burns: 1967-68 to 1967-68
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Burns 0 Michael Jordan 6

NBA Seasons Jim Burns 1 Michael Jordan 15

Playoffs Played Jim Burns 0 Michael Jordan 13

All-Star Games Jim Burns 0 Michael Jordan 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jim Burns 0 Michael Jordan 5

Finals MVP Jim Burns 0 * Michael Jordan 6

All-NBA First Team Jim Burns 0 Michael Jordan 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Burns 0 Michael Jordan 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim Burns 0 * Michael Jordan 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Burns 0 Michael Jordan 9

Defensive Player of The Year Jim Burns 0 * Michael Jordan 1

Scoring Leader Jim Burns 0 Michael Jordan 10

Steals Leader Jim Burns 0 * Michael Jordan 3

Rookie of The Year Jim Burns 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 Jim Burns 1.3 Michael Jordan 30.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim Burns 0.7 Michael Jordan 6.2

Assists Per Game Jim Burns 0.3 Michael Jordan 5.3

Steals Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.3

Blocks Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** Michael Jordan 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Burns 4 Michael Jordan 32,292

Total Rebounds Jim Burns 2 Michael Jordan 6,672

Total Assists Jim Burns 1 Michael Jordan 5,633

Total Steals Jim Burns - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2,514

Total Blocks Jim Burns - n/a ** Michael Jordan 893

Total Games Jim Burns 3 Michael Jordan 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Burns .286 Michael Jordan .497

3-Point Percentage Jim Burns - n/a ** Michael Jordan .327

Free Throw Percentage Jim Burns - Michael Jordan .835

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Burns 1.3 (1968) Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Burns 0.7 (1968) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Assists Per Game Jim Burns 0.3 (1968) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Burns - Michael Jordan 33.4

Rebounds Per Game Jim Burns - Michael Jordan 6.4

Assists Per Game Jim Burns - Michael Jordan 5.7

Steals Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.1

Blocks Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** Michael Jordan 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Burns - Michael Jordan 5,987

Total Rebounds Jim Burns - Michael Jordan 1,152

Total Assists Jim Burns - Michael Jordan 1,022

Total Steals Jim Burns - n/a ** Michael Jordan 376

Total Blocks Jim Burns - n/a ** Michael Jordan 158

Total Games Jim Burns 0 Michael Jordan 179

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Burns - Michael Jordan .487

3-Point Percentage Jim Burns - n/a ** Michael Jordan .332

Free Throw Percentage Jim Burns - Michael Jordan .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Burns - Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Burns - Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997)

Assists Per Game Jim Burns - Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985)

Steals Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Jim Burns - 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.