RJ Barrett vs. Michael Jordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Michael Jordan and RJ Barrett 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

RJ Barrett

vs.

Michael Jordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
RJ Barrett: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships RJ Barrett 0 Michael Jordan 6

NBA Seasons RJ Barrett 5 Michael Jordan 15

Playoffs Played RJ Barrett 2 Michael Jordan 13

All-Star Games RJ Barrett 0 Michael Jordan 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP RJ Barrett 0 Michael Jordan 5

Finals MVP RJ Barrett 0 Michael Jordan 6

All-NBA First Team RJ Barrett 0 Michael Jordan 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) RJ Barrett 0 Michael Jordan 11

All-Defensive 1st Team RJ Barrett 0 Michael Jordan 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) RJ Barrett 0 Michael Jordan 9

Defensive Player of The Year RJ Barrett 0 Michael Jordan 1

Scoring Leader RJ Barrett 0 Michael Jordan 10

Steals Leader RJ Barrett 0 Michael Jordan 3

Rookie of The Year RJ Barrett 0 Michael Jordan 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 18.4 Michael Jordan 30.1

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.4 Michael Jordan 6.2

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Michael Jordan 5.3

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.6 Michael Jordan 2.3

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Michael Jordan 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 6,070 Michael Jordan 32,292

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 1,784 Michael Jordan 6,672

Total Assists RJ Barrett 962 Michael Jordan 5,633

Total Steals RJ Barrett 213 Michael Jordan 2,514

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 90 Michael Jordan 893

Total Games RJ Barrett 329 Michael Jordan 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .435 Michael Jordan .497

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .346 Michael Jordan .327

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .710 Michael Jordan .835

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 20.2 (2024) Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.8 (2022) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.3 (2024) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 1.0 (2020) Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988)

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2024) Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 17.8 Michael Jordan 33.4

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.3 Michael Jordan 6.4

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Michael Jordan 5.7

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 Michael Jordan 2.1

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Michael Jordan 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 284 Michael Jordan 5,987

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 85 Michael Jordan 1,152

Total Assists RJ Barrett 46 Michael Jordan 1,022

Total Steals RJ Barrett 13 Michael Jordan 376

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 4 Michael Jordan 158

Total Games RJ Barrett 16 Michael Jordan 179

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .420 Michael Jordan .487

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .315 Michael Jordan .332

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .775 Michael Jordan .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 19.3 (2023) Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 7.2 (2021) Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.0 (2021) Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 (2023) Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990)

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2021) Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987)