Rick Adelman vs. Michael Jordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Michael Jordan and Rick Adelman 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

Rick Adelman

vs.

Michael Jordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Adelman: 1968-69 to 1974-75
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Adelman 0 Michael Jordan 6

NBA Seasons Rick Adelman 7 Michael Jordan 15

Playoffs Played Rick Adelman 3 Michael Jordan 13

All-Star Games Rick Adelman 0 Michael Jordan 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Adelman 0 Michael Jordan 5

Finals MVP Rick Adelman 0 Michael Jordan 6

All-NBA First Team Rick Adelman 0 Michael Jordan 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Adelman 0 Michael Jordan 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Rick Adelman 0 Michael Jordan 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Adelman 0 Michael Jordan 9

Defensive Player of The Year Rick Adelman 0 * Michael Jordan 1

Scoring Leader Rick Adelman 0 Michael Jordan 10

Steals Leader Rick Adelman 0 * Michael Jordan 3

Rookie of The Year Rick Adelman 0 Michael Jordan 1

* Notes: Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 7.7 Michael Jordan 30.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.4 Michael Jordan 6.2

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 Michael Jordan 5.3

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.9 * Michael Jordan 2.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 * Michael Jordan 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 3,579 Michael Jordan 32,292

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 1,129 Michael Jordan 6,672

Total Assists Rick Adelman 1,606 Michael Jordan 5,633

Total Steals Rick Adelman 106 * Michael Jordan 2,514

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 9 * Michael Jordan 893

Total Games Rick Adelman 462 Michael Jordan 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .415 Michael Jordan .497

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Michael Jordan .327

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .713 Michael Jordan .835

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 12.6 (1971) Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 (1971) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 5.2 (1972) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 1.2 (1975) * Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 (1975) * Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 5.8 Michael Jordan 33.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 1.3 Michael Jordan 6.4

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 1.9 Michael Jordan 5.7

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.5 * Michael Jordan 2.1

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 * Michael Jordan 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 121 Michael Jordan 5,987

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 27 Michael Jordan 1,152

Total Assists Rick Adelman 39 Michael Jordan 1,022

Total Steals Rick Adelman 8 * Michael Jordan 376

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 0 * Michael Jordan 158

Total Games Rick Adelman 21 Michael Jordan 179

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .448 Michael Jordan .487

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Michael Jordan .332

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .625 Michael Jordan .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 11.7 (1969) Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.5 (1969) Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 4.8 (1969) Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.8 (1974) * Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 (1975) * Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.