Michael Jordan vs. Negele Knight Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Negele Knight 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.

Negele Knight

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03
Negele Knight: 1990-91 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Jordan 6 Negele Knight 0

NBA Seasons Michael Jordan 15 Negele Knight 6

Playoffs Played Michael Jordan 13 Negele Knight 3

All-Star Games Michael Jordan 14 Negele Knight 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Michael Jordan 5 Negele Knight 0

Finals MVP Michael Jordan 6 Negele Knight 0

All-NBA First Team Michael Jordan 10 Negele Knight 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Michael Jordan 11 Negele Knight 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Jordan 9 Negele Knight 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Jordan 9 Negele Knight 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Jordan 1 Negele Knight 0

Scoring Leader Michael Jordan 10 Negele Knight 0

Steals Leader Michael Jordan 3 Negele Knight 0

Rookie of The Year Michael Jordan 1 Negele Knight 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 30.1 Negele Knight 6.2

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.2 Negele Knight 1.3

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.3 Negele Knight 2.8

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 Negele Knight 0.4

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.8 Negele Knight 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 32,292 Negele Knight 1,699

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 6,672 Negele Knight 351

Total Assists Michael Jordan 5,633 Negele Knight 780

Total Steals Michael Jordan 2,514 Negele Knight 123

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 893 Negele Knight 30

Total Games Michael Jordan 1,072 Negele Knight 276

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .497 Negele Knight .436

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .327 Negele Knight .263

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .835 Negele Knight .730

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987) Negele Knight 9.2 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) Negele Knight 1.6 (1994)

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) Negele Knight 3.0 (1994)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988) Negele Knight 0.6 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988) Negele Knight 0.2 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 33.4 Negele Knight 5.1

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.4 Negele Knight 0.8

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.7 Negele Knight 1.6

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.1 Negele Knight 0.2

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.9 Negele Knight 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 5,987 Negele Knight 87

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 1,152 Negele Knight 13

Total Assists Michael Jordan 1,022 Negele Knight 28

Total Steals Michael Jordan 376 Negele Knight 4

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 158 Negele Knight 1

Total Games Michael Jordan 179 Negele Knight 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .487 Negele Knight .422

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .332 Negele Knight .167

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .828 Negele Knight .842

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986) Negele Knight 9.3 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997) Negele Knight 1.5 (1994)

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985) Negele Knight 3.0 (1994)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990) Negele Knight 0.8 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987) Negele Knight 0.1 (1993)