Michael Jordan vs. Jim Petersen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Petersen 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.

Jim Petersen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03
Jim Petersen: 1984-85 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Jordan 6 Jim Petersen 0

NBA Seasons Michael Jordan 15 Jim Petersen 8

Playoffs Played Michael Jordan 13 Jim Petersen 5

All-Star Games Michael Jordan 14 Jim Petersen 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Michael Jordan 5 Jim Petersen 0

Finals MVP Michael Jordan 6 Jim Petersen 0

All-NBA First Team Michael Jordan 10 Jim Petersen 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Jordan 9 Jim Petersen 0

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

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Jordan 1 Jim Petersen 0

Scoring Leader Michael Jordan 10 Jim Petersen 0

Steals Leader Michael Jordan 3 Jim Petersen 0

Rookie of The Year Michael Jordan 1 Jim Petersen 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 30.1 Jim Petersen 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.2 Jim Petersen 4.8

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.3 Jim Petersen 1.0

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 Jim Petersen 0.4

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.8 Jim Petersen 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 32,292 Jim Petersen 3,397

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 6,672 Jim Petersen 2,354

Total Assists Michael Jordan 5,633 Jim Petersen 487

Total Steals Michael Jordan 2,514 Jim Petersen 213

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 893 Jim Petersen 363

Total Games Michael Jordan 1,072 Jim Petersen 491

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .497 Jim Petersen .486

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .327 Jim Petersen .071

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .835 Jim Petersen .725

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987) Jim Petersen 11.3 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) Jim Petersen 6.8 (1987)

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) Jim Petersen 1.5 (1987)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988) Jim Petersen 0.7 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988) Jim Petersen 1.2 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 33.4 Jim Petersen 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.4 Jim Petersen 4.5

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.7 Jim Petersen 0.8

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.1 Jim Petersen 0.4

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.9 Jim Petersen 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 5,987 Jim Petersen 241

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 1,152 Jim Petersen 207

Total Assists Michael Jordan 1,022 Jim Petersen 37

Total Steals Michael Jordan 376 Jim Petersen 17

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 158 Jim Petersen 17

Total Games Michael Jordan 179 Jim Petersen 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .487 Jim Petersen .485

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .332 Jim Petersen -

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .828 Jim Petersen .662

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986) Jim Petersen 7.8 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997) Jim Petersen 5.6 (1986)

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985) Jim Petersen 1.5 (1988)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990) Jim Petersen 0.5 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987) Jim Petersen 0.5 (1988)