Michael Jordan vs. Vern Mikkelsen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Mikkelsen 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.

Vern Mikkelsen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03
Vern Mikkelsen: 1949-50 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Jordan 6 Vern Mikkelsen 4

NBA Seasons Michael Jordan 15 Vern Mikkelsen 10

Playoffs Played Michael Jordan 13 Vern Mikkelsen 9

All-Star Games Michael Jordan 14 Vern Mikkelsen 6

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Michael Jordan 5 Vern Mikkelsen 0 *

Finals MVP Michael Jordan 6 Vern Mikkelsen 0 *

All-NBA First Team Michael Jordan 10 Vern Mikkelsen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Michael Jordan 11 Vern Mikkelsen 4

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Jordan 9 Vern Mikkelsen 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Jordan 9 Vern Mikkelsen 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Jordan 1 Vern Mikkelsen 0 *

Scoring Leader Michael Jordan 10 Vern Mikkelsen 0

Steals Leader Michael Jordan 3 Vern Mikkelsen 0 *

Rookie of The Year Michael Jordan 1 Vern Mikkelsen 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 Vern Mikkelsen 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.2 Vern Mikkelsen 9.4 *

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.3 Vern Mikkelsen 2.2

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.8 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 32,292 Vern Mikkelsen 10,063

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 6,672 Vern Mikkelsen 5,940 *

Total Assists Michael Jordan 5,633 Vern Mikkelsen 1,515

Total Steals Michael Jordan 2,514 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 893 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Total Games Michael Jordan 1,072 Vern Mikkelsen 699

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .497 Vern Mikkelsen .403

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .327 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .835 Vern Mikkelsen .766

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987) Vern Mikkelsen 18.7 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) Vern Mikkelsen 11.2 (1958) *

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) Vern Mikkelsen 2.8 (1951)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988) Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988) Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 33.4 Vern Mikkelsen 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.4 Vern Mikkelsen 8.0 *

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.7 Vern Mikkelsen 1.8

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.1 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.9 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 5,987 Vern Mikkelsen 1,141

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 1,152 Vern Mikkelsen 585 *

Total Assists Michael Jordan 1,022 Vern Mikkelsen 152

Total Steals Michael Jordan 376 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 158 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Total Games Michael Jordan 179 Vern Mikkelsen 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .487 Vern Mikkelsen .396

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .332 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .828 Vern Mikkelsen .783

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986) Vern Mikkelsen 17.6 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997) Vern Mikkelsen 11.1 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985) Vern Mikkelsen 3.4 (1957)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990) Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987) Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.