Walt Davis vs. Michael Jordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Michael Jordan and Walt Davis 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

Walt Davis

vs.

Michael Jordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Davis: 1953-54 to 1957-58
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Davis 2 Michael Jordan 6

NBA Seasons Walt Davis 5 Michael Jordan 15

Playoffs Played Walt Davis 3 Michael Jordan 13

All-Star Games Walt Davis 0 Michael Jordan 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Walt Davis 0 * Michael Jordan 5

Finals MVP Walt Davis 0 * Michael Jordan 6

All-NBA First Team Walt Davis 0 Michael Jordan 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Walt Davis 0 Michael Jordan 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Walt Davis 0 * Michael Jordan 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Walt Davis 0 Michael Jordan 9

Defensive Player of The Year Walt Davis 0 * Michael Jordan 1

Scoring Leader Walt Davis 0 Michael Jordan 10

Steals Leader Walt Davis 0 * Michael Jordan 3

Rookie of The Year Walt Davis 0 Michael Jordan 1

* 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. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Davis 4.8 Michael Jordan 30.1

Rebounds Per Game Walt Davis 4.3 Michael Jordan 6.2

Assists Per Game Walt Davis 0.7 Michael Jordan 5.3

Steals Per Game Walt Davis - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.3

Blocks Per Game Walt Davis - n/a ** Michael Jordan 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Davis 1,558 Michael Jordan 32,292

Total Rebounds Walt Davis 1,397 Michael Jordan 6,672

Total Assists Walt Davis 231 Michael Jordan 5,633

Total Steals Walt Davis - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2,514

Total Blocks Walt Davis - n/a ** Michael Jordan 893

Total Games Walt Davis 325 Michael Jordan 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Davis .377 Michael Jordan .497

3-Point Percentage Walt Davis - n/a ** Michael Jordan .327

Free Throw Percentage Walt Davis .695 Michael Jordan .835

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Davis 6.6 (1957) Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Davis 6.4 (1954) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Assists Per Game Walt Davis 0.9 (1954) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Walt Davis - n/a ** Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Walt Davis - n/a ** Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Davis 3.2 Michael Jordan 33.4

Rebounds Per Game Walt Davis 3.3 Michael Jordan 6.4

Assists Per Game Walt Davis 0.3 Michael Jordan 5.7

Steals Per Game Walt Davis - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.1

Blocks Per Game Walt Davis - n/a ** Michael Jordan 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Davis 67 Michael Jordan 5,987

Total Rebounds Walt Davis 69 Michael Jordan 1,152

Total Assists Walt Davis 7 Michael Jordan 1,022

Total Steals Walt Davis - n/a ** Michael Jordan 376

Total Blocks Walt Davis - n/a ** Michael Jordan 158

Total Games Walt Davis 21 Michael Jordan 179

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Davis .391 Michael Jordan .487

3-Point Percentage Walt Davis - n/a ** Michael Jordan .332

Free Throw Percentage Walt Davis .773 Michael Jordan .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Davis 6.0 (1957) Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Davis 7.0 (1957) Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997)

Assists Per Game Walt Davis 0.5 (1957) Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985)

Steals Per Game Walt Davis - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Walt Davis - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987)

Notes: ** 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.