Michael Jordan vs. Mel McGaha Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel McGaha 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.

Mel McGaha

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03
Mel McGaha: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Jordan 6 Mel McGaha 0

NBA Seasons Michael Jordan 15 Mel McGaha 1

Playoffs Played Michael Jordan 13 Mel McGaha 1

All-Star Games Michael Jordan 14 Mel McGaha 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Michael Jordan 5 Mel McGaha 0 *

Finals MVP Michael Jordan 6 Mel McGaha 0 *

All-NBA First Team Michael Jordan 10 Mel McGaha 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Michael Jordan 11 Mel McGaha 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Jordan 9 Mel McGaha 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Jordan 9 Mel McGaha 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Jordan 1 Mel McGaha 0 *

Scoring Leader Michael Jordan 10 Mel McGaha 0

Steals Leader Michael Jordan 3 Mel McGaha 0 *

Rookie of The Year Michael Jordan 1 Mel McGaha 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 30.1 Mel McGaha 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.2 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.3 Mel McGaha 1.0

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.8 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 32,292 Mel McGaha 176

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 6,672 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Total Assists Michael Jordan 5,633 Mel McGaha 51

Total Steals Michael Jordan 2,514 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 893 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Total Games Michael Jordan 1,072 Mel McGaha 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .497 Mel McGaha .318

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .327 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .835 Mel McGaha .591

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987) Mel McGaha 3.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) Mel McGaha - n/a **

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) Mel McGaha 1.0 (1949)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988) Mel McGaha - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988) Mel McGaha - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 33.4 Mel McGaha 0.5

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.4 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.7 Mel McGaha 1.0

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.1 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.9 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 5,987 Mel McGaha 1

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 1,152 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Total Assists Michael Jordan 1,022 Mel McGaha 2

Total Steals Michael Jordan 376 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 158 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Total Games Michael Jordan 179 Mel McGaha 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .487 Mel McGaha .000

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .332 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .828 Mel McGaha .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986) Mel McGaha 0.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997) Mel McGaha - n/a **

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985) Mel McGaha 1.0 (1949)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990) Mel McGaha - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987) Mel McGaha - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.