Michael Jordan vs. John Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John 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.

John Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03
John Thomas: 1997-98 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Jordan 6 John Thomas 0

NBA Seasons Michael Jordan 15 John Thomas 5

Playoffs Played Michael Jordan 13 John Thomas 2

All-Star Games Michael Jordan 14 John Thomas 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Michael Jordan 5 John Thomas 0

Finals MVP Michael Jordan 6 John Thomas 0

All-NBA First Team Michael Jordan 10 John Thomas 0

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

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

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

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Jordan 1 John Thomas 0

Scoring Leader Michael Jordan 10 John Thomas 0

Steals Leader Michael Jordan 3 John Thomas 0

Rookie of The Year Michael Jordan 1 John Thomas 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 30.1 John Thomas 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.2 John Thomas 2.1

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.3 John Thomas 0.3

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 John Thomas 0.3

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.8 John Thomas 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 32,292 John Thomas 560

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 6,672 John Thomas 432

Total Assists Michael Jordan 5,633 John Thomas 60

Total Steals Michael Jordan 2,514 John Thomas 69

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 893 John Thomas 50

Total Games Michael Jordan 1,072 John Thomas 208

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .497 John Thomas .502

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .327 John Thomas .000

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .835 John Thomas .591

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987) John Thomas 4.3 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) John Thomas 3.4 (1999)

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) John Thomas 0.4 (2005)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988) John Thomas 0.4 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988) John Thomas 0.3 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 33.4 John Thomas 0.8

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.4 John Thomas 1.1

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.7 John Thomas 0.2

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.1 John Thomas 0.3

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.9 John Thomas 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 5,987 John Thomas 7

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 1,152 John Thomas 10

Total Assists Michael Jordan 1,022 John Thomas 2

Total Steals Michael Jordan 376 John Thomas 3

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 158 John Thomas 1

Total Games Michael Jordan 179 John Thomas 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .487 John Thomas .500

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .332 John Thomas -

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .828 John Thomas .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986) John Thomas 0.9 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997) John Thomas 1.3 (2006)

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985) John Thomas 0.3 (2006)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990) John Thomas 0.4 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987) John Thomas 0.1 (2006)