Michael Jordan vs. Etan Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Etan Thomas 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.

Etan Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03
Etan Thomas: 2001-02 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Jordan 6 Etan Thomas 0

NBA Seasons Michael Jordan 15 Etan Thomas 9

Playoffs Played Michael Jordan 13 Etan Thomas 5

All-Star Games Michael Jordan 14 Etan Thomas 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Michael Jordan 5 Etan Thomas 0

Finals MVP Michael Jordan 6 Etan Thomas 0

All-NBA First Team Michael Jordan 10 Etan Thomas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Michael Jordan 11 Etan Thomas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Jordan 9 Etan Thomas 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Jordan 9 Etan Thomas 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Jordan 1 Etan Thomas 0

Scoring Leader Michael Jordan 10 Etan Thomas 0

Steals Leader Michael Jordan 3 Etan Thomas 0

Rookie of The Year Michael Jordan 1 Etan Thomas 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 30.1 Etan Thomas 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.2 Etan Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.3 Etan Thomas 0.4

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 Etan Thomas 0.3

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.8 Etan Thomas 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 32,292 Etan Thomas 2,341

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 6,672 Etan Thomas 1,927

Total Assists Michael Jordan 5,633 Etan Thomas 149

Total Steals Michael Jordan 2,514 Etan Thomas 128

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 893 Etan Thomas 427

Total Games Michael Jordan 1,072 Etan Thomas 409

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .497 Etan Thomas .513

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .327 Etan Thomas -

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .835 Etan Thomas .603

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987) Etan Thomas 8.9 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) Etan Thomas 6.7 (2004)

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) Etan Thomas 0.9 (2004)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988) Etan Thomas 0.5 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988) Etan Thomas 1.6 (2004)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 33.4 Etan Thomas 4.8

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.4 Etan Thomas 3.8

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.7 Etan Thomas 0.2

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.1 Etan Thomas 0.2

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.9 Etan Thomas 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 5,987 Etan Thomas 86

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 1,152 Etan Thomas 69

Total Assists Michael Jordan 1,022 Etan Thomas 3

Total Steals Michael Jordan 376 Etan Thomas 4

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 158 Etan Thomas 12

Total Games Michael Jordan 179 Etan Thomas 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .487 Etan Thomas .559

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .332 Etan Thomas -

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .828 Etan Thomas .541

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986) Etan Thomas 6.0 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997) Etan Thomas 5.5 (2007)

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985) Etan Thomas 0.3 (2007)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990) Etan Thomas 0.7 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987) Etan Thomas 0.9 (2005)