Rick Brunson vs. Michael Jordan Comparison

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

vs.

Michael Jordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Brunson: 1997-98 to 2005-06
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Brunson 0 Michael Jordan 6

NBA Seasons Rick Brunson 9 Michael Jordan 15

Playoffs Played Rick Brunson 4 Michael Jordan 13

All-Star Games Rick Brunson 0 Michael Jordan 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Brunson 0 Michael Jordan 5

Finals MVP Rick Brunson 0 Michael Jordan 6

All-NBA First Team Rick Brunson 0 Michael Jordan 10

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

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

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

Defensive Player of The Year Rick Brunson 0 Michael Jordan 1

Scoring Leader Rick Brunson 0 Michael Jordan 10

Steals Leader Rick Brunson 0 Michael Jordan 3

Rookie of The Year Rick Brunson 0 Michael Jordan 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 3.2 Michael Jordan 30.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 1.3 Michael Jordan 6.2

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 2.6 Michael Jordan 5.3

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.6 Michael Jordan 2.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Michael Jordan 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Brunson 1,090 Michael Jordan 32,292

Total Rebounds Rick Brunson 447 Michael Jordan 6,672

Total Assists Rick Brunson 876 Michael Jordan 5,633

Total Steals Rick Brunson 201 Michael Jordan 2,514

Total Blocks Rick Brunson 21 Michael Jordan 893

Total Games Rick Brunson 337 Michael Jordan 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Brunson .378 Michael Jordan .497

3-Point Percentage Rick Brunson .362 Michael Jordan .327

Free Throw Percentage Rick Brunson .693 Michael Jordan .835

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 5.5 (2005) Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 2.3 (2005) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 5.1 (2005) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 1.0 (2005) Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.2 (2003) Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 0.6 Michael Jordan 33.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Michael Jordan 6.4

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 0.2 Michael Jordan 5.7

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Michael Jordan 2.1

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.0 Michael Jordan 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Brunson 9 Michael Jordan 5,987

Total Rebounds Rick Brunson 1 Michael Jordan 1,152

Total Assists Rick Brunson 3 Michael Jordan 1,022

Total Steals Rick Brunson 1 Michael Jordan 376

Total Blocks Rick Brunson 0 Michael Jordan 158

Total Games Rick Brunson 16 Michael Jordan 179

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Brunson .286 Michael Jordan .487

3-Point Percentage Rick Brunson - Michael Jordan .332

Free Throw Percentage Rick Brunson .833 Michael Jordan .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 1.5 (2001) Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 (1999) Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997)

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000) Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985)

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000) Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.0 (2002) Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987)