Michael Jordan vs. Mel Riebe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Riebe 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 Riebe

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Jordan 6 Mel Riebe 0

NBA Seasons Michael Jordan 15 Mel Riebe 3

Playoffs Played Michael Jordan 13 Mel Riebe 2

All-Star Games Michael Jordan 14 Mel Riebe 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Michael Jordan 5 Mel Riebe 0 *

Finals MVP Michael Jordan 6 Mel Riebe 0 *

All-NBA First Team Michael Jordan 10 Mel Riebe 0

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Michael Jordan 10 Mel Riebe 0

Steals Leader Michael Jordan 3 Mel Riebe 0 *

Rookie of The Year Michael Jordan 1 Mel Riebe 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 Riebe 10.8

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

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.3 Mel Riebe 1.5

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 32,292 Mel Riebe 1,575

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

Total Assists Michael Jordan 5,633 Mel Riebe 212

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

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

Total Games Michael Jordan 1,072 Mel Riebe 146

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .497 Mel Riebe .304

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

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .835 Mel Riebe .621

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987) Mel Riebe 12.1 (1947)

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

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) Mel Riebe 2.4 (1949)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 33.4 Mel Riebe 10.5

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

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.7 Mel Riebe 0.8

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 5,987 Mel Riebe 63

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

Total Assists Michael Jordan 1,022 Mel Riebe 5

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

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

Total Games Michael Jordan 179 Mel Riebe 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .487 Mel Riebe .288

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

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .828 Mel Riebe .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986) Mel Riebe 14.0 (1948)

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

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985) Mel Riebe 1.0 (1948)

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

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987) Mel Riebe - 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.