Michael Jordan vs. Martin Nessley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Martin Nessley 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.

Martin Nessley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03
Martin Nessley: 1987-88 to 1987-88

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Jordan 6 Martin Nessley 0

NBA Seasons Michael Jordan 15 Martin Nessley 1

Playoffs Played Michael Jordan 13 Martin Nessley 0

All-Star Games Michael Jordan 14 Martin Nessley 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Michael Jordan 5 Martin Nessley 0

Finals MVP Michael Jordan 6 Martin Nessley 0

All-NBA First Team Michael Jordan 10 Martin Nessley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Michael Jordan 11 Martin Nessley 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Jordan 9 Martin Nessley 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Jordan 9 Martin Nessley 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Jordan 1 Martin Nessley 0

Scoring Leader Michael Jordan 10 Martin Nessley 0

Steals Leader Michael Jordan 3 Martin Nessley 0

Rookie of The Year Michael Jordan 1 Martin Nessley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 30.1 Martin Nessley 1.1

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.2 Martin Nessley 1.9

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.3 Martin Nessley 0.4

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 Martin Nessley 0.2

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.8 Martin Nessley 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 32,292 Martin Nessley 48

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 6,672 Martin Nessley 82

Total Assists Michael Jordan 5,633 Martin Nessley 16

Total Steals Michael Jordan 2,514 Martin Nessley 8

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 893 Martin Nessley 12

Total Games Michael Jordan 1,072 Martin Nessley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .497 Martin Nessley .385

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .327 Martin Nessley -

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .835 Martin Nessley .444

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987) Martin Nessley 1.1 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) Martin Nessley 1.9 (1988)

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) Martin Nessley 0.4 (1988)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988) Martin Nessley 0.2 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988) Martin Nessley 0.3 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 33.4 Martin Nessley -

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.4 Martin Nessley -

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.7 Martin Nessley -

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.1 Martin Nessley -

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.9 Martin Nessley -

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 5,987 Martin Nessley -

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 1,152 Martin Nessley -

Total Assists Michael Jordan 1,022 Martin Nessley -

Total Steals Michael Jordan 376 Martin Nessley -

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 158 Martin Nessley -

Total Games Michael Jordan 179 Martin Nessley 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .487 Martin Nessley -

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .332 Martin Nessley -

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .828 Martin Nessley -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986) Martin Nessley -

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997) Martin Nessley -

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985) Martin Nessley -

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990) Martin Nessley -

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987) Martin Nessley -