Zelmo Beaty vs. Michael Jordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Michael Jordan and Zelmo Beaty 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

Zelmo Beaty

vs.

Michael Jordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zelmo Beaty: 1962-63 to 1974-75
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zelmo Beaty 0 Michael Jordan 6

NBA Seasons Zelmo Beaty 8 Michael Jordan 15

Playoffs Played Zelmo Beaty 7 Michael Jordan 13

All-Star Games Zelmo Beaty 2 Michael Jordan 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Zelmo Beaty 0 Michael Jordan 5

Finals MVP Zelmo Beaty 0 * Michael Jordan 6

All-NBA First Team Zelmo Beaty 0 Michael Jordan 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Zelmo Beaty 0 Michael Jordan 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Zelmo Beaty 0 * Michael Jordan 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Zelmo Beaty 0 Michael Jordan 9

Defensive Player of The Year Zelmo Beaty 0 * Michael Jordan 1

Scoring Leader Zelmo Beaty 0 Michael Jordan 10

Steals Leader Zelmo Beaty 0 * Michael Jordan 3

Rookie of The Year Zelmo Beaty 0 Michael Jordan 1

* Notes: 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 Zelmo Beaty 16.0 Michael Jordan 30.1

Rebounds Per Game Zelmo Beaty 10.4 Michael Jordan 6.2

Assists Per Game Zelmo Beaty 1.5 Michael Jordan 5.3

Steals Per Game Zelmo Beaty 0.7 * Michael Jordan 2.3

Blocks Per Game Zelmo Beaty 0.4 * Michael Jordan 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Zelmo Beaty 9,107 Michael Jordan 32,292

Total Rebounds Zelmo Beaty 5,949 Michael Jordan 6,672

Total Assists Zelmo Beaty 839 Michael Jordan 5,633

Total Steals Zelmo Beaty 45 * Michael Jordan 2,514

Total Blocks Zelmo Beaty 29 * Michael Jordan 893

Total Games Zelmo Beaty 570 Michael Jordan 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zelmo Beaty .469 Michael Jordan .497

3-Point Percentage Zelmo Beaty - n/a ** Michael Jordan .327

Free Throw Percentage Zelmo Beaty .750 Michael Jordan .835

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zelmo Beaty 21.5 (1969) Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Zelmo Beaty 13.6 (1966) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Assists Per Game Zelmo Beaty 2.1 (1968) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Zelmo Beaty 0.7 (1975) * Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Zelmo Beaty 0.4 (1975) * Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zelmo Beaty 17.0 Michael Jordan 33.4

Rebounds Per Game Zelmo Beaty 11.0 Michael Jordan 6.4

Assists Per Game Zelmo Beaty 1.6 Michael Jordan 5.7

Steals Per Game Zelmo Beaty - * Michael Jordan 2.1

Blocks Per Game Zelmo Beaty - * Michael Jordan 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Zelmo Beaty 1,071 Michael Jordan 5,987

Total Rebounds Zelmo Beaty 696 Michael Jordan 1,152

Total Assists Zelmo Beaty 98 Michael Jordan 1,022

Total Steals Zelmo Beaty 0 * Michael Jordan 376

Total Blocks Zelmo Beaty 0 * Michael Jordan 158

Total Games Zelmo Beaty 63 Michael Jordan 179

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zelmo Beaty .466 Michael Jordan .487

3-Point Percentage Zelmo Beaty - n/a ** Michael Jordan .332

Free Throw Percentage Zelmo Beaty .718 Michael Jordan .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zelmo Beaty 22.5 (1969) Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Zelmo Beaty 13.8 (1965) Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997)

Assists Per Game Zelmo Beaty 2.5 (1968) Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985)

Steals Per Game Zelmo Beaty - * Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Zelmo Beaty - * 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.