Michael Jordan vs. Paul Shirley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Shirley 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.

Paul Shirley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03
Paul Shirley: 2002-03 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Jordan 6 Paul Shirley 0

NBA Seasons Michael Jordan 15 Paul Shirley 3

Playoffs Played Michael Jordan 13 Paul Shirley 0

All-Star Games Michael Jordan 14 Paul Shirley 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Michael Jordan 5 Paul Shirley 0

Finals MVP Michael Jordan 6 Paul Shirley 0

All-NBA First Team Michael Jordan 10 Paul Shirley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Michael Jordan 11 Paul Shirley 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Jordan 9 Paul Shirley 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Jordan 9 Paul Shirley 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Jordan 1 Paul Shirley 0

Scoring Leader Michael Jordan 10 Paul Shirley 0

Steals Leader Michael Jordan 3 Paul Shirley 0

Rookie of The Year Michael Jordan 1 Paul Shirley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 30.1 Paul Shirley 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.2 Paul Shirley 1.1

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.3 Paul Shirley 0.4

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 Paul Shirley 0.1

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.8 Paul Shirley 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 32,292 Paul Shirley 33

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 6,672 Paul Shirley 19

Total Assists Michael Jordan 5,633 Paul Shirley 7

Total Steals Michael Jordan 2,514 Paul Shirley 1

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 893 Paul Shirley 1

Total Games Michael Jordan 1,072 Paul Shirley 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .497 Paul Shirley .395

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .327 Paul Shirley .000

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .835 Paul Shirley .429

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987) Paul Shirley 3.0 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) Paul Shirley 2.3 (2004)

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) Paul Shirley 0.6 (2004)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988) Paul Shirley 0.1 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988) Paul Shirley 0.1 (2004)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 33.4 Paul Shirley -

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.4 Paul Shirley -

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.7 Paul Shirley -

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.1 Paul Shirley -

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.9 Paul Shirley -

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 5,987 Paul Shirley -

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 1,152 Paul Shirley -

Total Assists Michael Jordan 1,022 Paul Shirley -

Total Steals Michael Jordan 376 Paul Shirley -

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 158 Paul Shirley -

Total Games Michael Jordan 179 Paul Shirley 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .487 Paul Shirley -

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .332 Paul Shirley -

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .828 Paul Shirley -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986) Paul Shirley -

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997) Paul Shirley -

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985) Paul Shirley -

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990) Paul Shirley -

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987) Paul Shirley -