Michael Jordan vs. Sid Tanenbaum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sid Tanenbaum 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.

Sid Tanenbaum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03
Sid Tanenbaum: 1947-48 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Jordan 6 Sid Tanenbaum 0

NBA Seasons Michael Jordan 15 Sid Tanenbaum 2

Playoffs Played Michael Jordan 13 Sid Tanenbaum 2

All-Star Games Michael Jordan 14 Sid Tanenbaum 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Michael Jordan 5 Sid Tanenbaum 0 *

Finals MVP Michael Jordan 6 Sid Tanenbaum 0 *

All-NBA First Team Michael Jordan 10 Sid Tanenbaum 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Michael Jordan 11 Sid Tanenbaum 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Jordan 9 Sid Tanenbaum 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Jordan 9 Sid Tanenbaum 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Jordan 1 Sid Tanenbaum 0 *

Scoring Leader Michael Jordan 10 Sid Tanenbaum 0

Steals Leader Michael Jordan 3 Sid Tanenbaum 0 *

Rookie of The Year Michael Jordan 1 Sid Tanenbaum 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 Sid Tanenbaum 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.2 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.3 Sid Tanenbaum 2.3

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.8 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 32,292 Sid Tanenbaum 633

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 6,672 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Total Assists Michael Jordan 5,633 Sid Tanenbaum 162

Total Steals Michael Jordan 2,514 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 893 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Total Games Michael Jordan 1,072 Sid Tanenbaum 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .497 Sid Tanenbaum .274

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .327 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .835 Sid Tanenbaum .830

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987) Sid Tanenbaum 10.1 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) Sid Tanenbaum 2.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988) Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988) Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 33.4 Sid Tanenbaum 7.8

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.4 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.7 Sid Tanenbaum 2.3

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.1 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.9 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 5,987 Sid Tanenbaum 47

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 1,152 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Total Assists Michael Jordan 1,022 Sid Tanenbaum 14

Total Steals Michael Jordan 376 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 158 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Total Games Michael Jordan 179 Sid Tanenbaum 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .487 Sid Tanenbaum .274

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .332 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .828 Sid Tanenbaum .813

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986) Sid Tanenbaum 10.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997) Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985) Sid Tanenbaum 3.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990) Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987) Sid Tanenbaum - 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.