Michael Jordan vs. Ed Pinckney Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Pinckney and Michael Jordan 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

Michael Jordan

vs.

Ed Pinckney

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03
Ed Pinckney: 1985-86 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Jordan 6 Ed Pinckney 0

NBA Seasons Michael Jordan 15 Ed Pinckney 12

Playoffs Played Michael Jordan 13 Ed Pinckney 5

All-Star Games Michael Jordan 14 Ed Pinckney 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Michael Jordan 5 Ed Pinckney 0

Finals MVP Michael Jordan 6 Ed Pinckney 0

All-NBA First Team Michael Jordan 10 Ed Pinckney 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Michael Jordan 11 Ed Pinckney 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Jordan 9 Ed Pinckney 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Jordan 9 Ed Pinckney 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Jordan 1 Ed Pinckney 0

Scoring Leader Michael Jordan 10 Ed Pinckney 0

Steals Leader Michael Jordan 3 Ed Pinckney 0

Rookie of The Year Michael Jordan 1 Ed Pinckney 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 30.1 Ed Pinckney 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.2 Ed Pinckney 5.0

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.3 Ed Pinckney 0.9

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 Ed Pinckney 0.8

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.8 Ed Pinckney 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 32,292 Ed Pinckney 5,378

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 6,672 Ed Pinckney 3,952

Total Assists Michael Jordan 5,633 Ed Pinckney 727

Total Steals Michael Jordan 2,514 Ed Pinckney 612

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 893 Ed Pinckney 435

Total Games Michael Jordan 1,072 Ed Pinckney 793

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .497 Ed Pinckney .535

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .327 Ed Pinckney .000

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .835 Ed Pinckney .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987) Ed Pinckney 11.5 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) Ed Pinckney 7.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) Ed Pinckney 1.5 (1989)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988) Ed Pinckney 1.1 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988) Ed Pinckney 1.0 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 33.4 Ed Pinckney 5.9

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.4 Ed Pinckney 4.5

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.7 Ed Pinckney 0.4

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.1 Ed Pinckney 0.6

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.9 Ed Pinckney 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 5,987 Ed Pinckney 176

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 1,152 Ed Pinckney 135

Total Assists Michael Jordan 1,022 Ed Pinckney 11

Total Steals Michael Jordan 376 Ed Pinckney 19

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 158 Ed Pinckney 12

Total Games Michael Jordan 179 Ed Pinckney 30

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .487 Ed Pinckney .614

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .332 Ed Pinckney .000

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .828 Ed Pinckney .825

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986) Ed Pinckney 9.6 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997) Ed Pinckney 8.4 (1992)

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985) Ed Pinckney 0.7 (1992)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990) Ed Pinckney 1.2 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987) Ed Pinckney 0.9 (1992)