Michael Jordan vs. Kenny Payne Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kenny Payne 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.

Kenny Payne

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03
Kenny Payne: 1989-90 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Jordan 6 Kenny Payne 0

NBA Seasons Michael Jordan 15 Kenny Payne 4

Playoffs Played Michael Jordan 13 Kenny Payne 1

All-Star Games Michael Jordan 14 Kenny Payne 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Michael Jordan 5 Kenny Payne 0

Finals MVP Michael Jordan 6 Kenny Payne 0

All-NBA First Team Michael Jordan 10 Kenny Payne 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Michael Jordan 11 Kenny Payne 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Jordan 9 Kenny Payne 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Jordan 9 Kenny Payne 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Jordan 1 Kenny Payne 0

Scoring Leader Michael Jordan 10 Kenny Payne 0

Steals Leader Michael Jordan 3 Kenny Payne 0

Rookie of The Year Michael Jordan 1 Kenny Payne 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 30.1 Kenny Payne 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.2 Kenny Payne 1.2

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.3 Kenny Payne 0.4

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 Kenny Payne 0.3

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.8 Kenny Payne 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 32,292 Kenny Payne 508

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 6,672 Kenny Payne 170

Total Assists Michael Jordan 5,633 Kenny Payne 61

Total Steals Michael Jordan 2,514 Kenny Payne 38

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 893 Kenny Payne 22

Total Games Michael Jordan 1,072 Kenny Payne 144

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .497 Kenny Payne .410

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .327 Kenny Payne .293

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .835 Kenny Payne .859

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987) Kenny Payne 6.5 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) Kenny Payne 1.8 (1993)

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) Kenny Payne 1.4 (1993)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988) Kenny Payne 0.4 (1993)

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988) Kenny Payne 0.2 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 33.4 Kenny Payne 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.4 Kenny Payne 0.7

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.7 Kenny Payne 0.0

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.1 Kenny Payne 0.0

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.9 Kenny Payne 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 5,987 Kenny Payne 6

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 1,152 Kenny Payne 2

Total Assists Michael Jordan 1,022 Kenny Payne 0

Total Steals Michael Jordan 376 Kenny Payne 0

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 158 Kenny Payne 0

Total Games Michael Jordan 179 Kenny Payne 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .487 Kenny Payne .400

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .332 Kenny Payne .000

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .828 Kenny Payne 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986) Kenny Payne 2.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997) Kenny Payne 0.7 (1990)

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985) Kenny Payne 0.0 (1990)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990) Kenny Payne 0.0 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987) Kenny Payne 0.0 (1990)