Popeye Jones vs. Michael Jordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Michael Jordan and Popeye Jones 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

Popeye Jones

vs.

Michael Jordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Popeye Jones: 1993-94 to 2003-04
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Popeye Jones 0 Michael Jordan 6

NBA Seasons Popeye Jones 11 Michael Jordan 15

Playoffs Played Popeye Jones 0 Michael Jordan 13

All-Star Games Popeye Jones 0 Michael Jordan 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Popeye Jones 0 Michael Jordan 5

Finals MVP Popeye Jones 0 Michael Jordan 6

All-NBA First Team Popeye Jones 0 Michael Jordan 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Popeye Jones 0 Michael Jordan 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Popeye Jones 0 Michael Jordan 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Popeye Jones 0 Michael Jordan 9

Defensive Player of The Year Popeye Jones 0 Michael Jordan 1

Scoring Leader Popeye Jones 0 Michael Jordan 10

Steals Leader Popeye Jones 0 Michael Jordan 3

Rookie of The Year Popeye Jones 0 Michael Jordan 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Popeye Jones 7.0 Michael Jordan 30.1

Rebounds Per Game Popeye Jones 7.4 Michael Jordan 6.2

Assists Per Game Popeye Jones 1.3 Michael Jordan 5.3

Steals Per Game Popeye Jones 0.6 Michael Jordan 2.3

Blocks Per Game Popeye Jones 0.3 Michael Jordan 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Popeye Jones 3,726 Michael Jordan 32,292

Total Rebounds Popeye Jones 3,981 Michael Jordan 6,672

Total Assists Popeye Jones 696 Michael Jordan 5,633

Total Steals Popeye Jones 300 Michael Jordan 2,514

Total Blocks Popeye Jones 161 Michael Jordan 893

Total Games Popeye Jones 535 Michael Jordan 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Popeye Jones .447 Michael Jordan .497

3-Point Percentage Popeye Jones .281 Michael Jordan .327

Free Throw Percentage Popeye Jones .751 Michael Jordan .835

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Popeye Jones 11.3 (1996) Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Popeye Jones 10.8 (1996) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Assists Per Game Popeye Jones 2.0 (1995) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Popeye Jones 0.8 (1996) Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Popeye Jones 0.5 (1997) Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Popeye Jones - Michael Jordan 33.4

Rebounds Per Game Popeye Jones - Michael Jordan 6.4

Assists Per Game Popeye Jones - Michael Jordan 5.7

Steals Per Game Popeye Jones - Michael Jordan 2.1

Blocks Per Game Popeye Jones - Michael Jordan 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Popeye Jones - Michael Jordan 5,987

Total Rebounds Popeye Jones - Michael Jordan 1,152

Total Assists Popeye Jones - Michael Jordan 1,022

Total Steals Popeye Jones - Michael Jordan 376

Total Blocks Popeye Jones - Michael Jordan 158

Total Games Popeye Jones 0 Michael Jordan 179

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Popeye Jones - Michael Jordan .487

3-Point Percentage Popeye Jones - Michael Jordan .332

Free Throw Percentage Popeye Jones - Michael Jordan .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Popeye Jones - Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Popeye Jones - Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997)

Assists Per Game Popeye Jones - Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985)

Steals Per Game Popeye Jones - Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Popeye Jones - Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987)