Michael Jordan vs. Paul Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Thompson 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 Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03
Paul Thompson: 1983-84 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Jordan 6 Paul Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Michael Jordan 15 Paul Thompson 3

Playoffs Played Michael Jordan 13 Paul Thompson 1

All-Star Games Michael Jordan 14 Paul Thompson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Michael Jordan 5 Paul Thompson 0

Finals MVP Michael Jordan 6 Paul Thompson 0

All-NBA First Team Michael Jordan 10 Paul Thompson 0

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

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

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

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Jordan 1 Paul Thompson 0

Scoring Leader Michael Jordan 10 Paul Thompson 0

Steals Leader Michael Jordan 3 Paul Thompson 0

Rookie of The Year Michael Jordan 1 Paul Thompson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 30.1 Paul Thompson 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.2 Paul Thompson 3.5

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.3 Paul Thompson 1.5

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 Paul Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.8 Paul Thompson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 32,292 Paul Thompson 1,374

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 6,672 Paul Thompson 533

Total Assists Michael Jordan 5,633 Paul Thompson 224

Total Steals Michael Jordan 2,514 Paul Thompson 141

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 893 Paul Thompson 79

Total Games Michael Jordan 1,072 Paul Thompson 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .497 Paul Thompson .432

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .327 Paul Thompson .210

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .835 Paul Thompson .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987) Paul Thompson 9.2 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) Paul Thompson 3.8 (1984)

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) Paul Thompson 1.6 (1985)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988) Paul Thompson 1.1 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988) Paul Thompson 0.7 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 33.4 Paul Thompson 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.4 Paul Thompson 1.7

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.7 Paul Thompson 0.7

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.1 Paul Thompson 1.3

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.9 Paul Thompson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 5,987 Paul Thompson 13

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 1,152 Paul Thompson 5

Total Assists Michael Jordan 1,022 Paul Thompson 2

Total Steals Michael Jordan 376 Paul Thompson 4

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 158 Paul Thompson 1

Total Games Michael Jordan 179 Paul Thompson 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .487 Paul Thompson .417

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .332 Paul Thompson .000

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .828 Paul Thompson .600

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986) Paul Thompson 4.3 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997) Paul Thompson 1.7 (1985)

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985) Paul Thompson 0.7 (1985)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990) Paul Thompson 1.3 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987) Paul Thompson 0.3 (1985)