Bill Hanzlik vs. Michael Jordan Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Jordan and Bill Hanzlik, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Bill Hanzlik played 10 years in the NBA, 5 less than Michael Jordan, who played 15. Bill Hanzlik had the first of his seasons in 1980-81, while Michael Jordan had his rookie season in 1984-85. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Bill Hanzlik 10 9 1980-81 to 1989-90
Michael Jordan 15 13 1984-85 to 2002-03

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Bill Hanzlik Michael Jordan
Season 1980-811984-85
Team Seattle SupersonicsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Hanzlik 74 17.0 5.4 0.9 1.2 2.1 1.5 0.8 0.3 1.1 2.3 1.9 3.9 .478 0.0 0.1 .200 1.6 2.0 .793
Michael Jordan 82 38.3 28.2 2.0 4.5 6.5 5.9 2.4 0.8 3.5 3.5 10.2 19.8 .515 0.1 0.6 .173 7.7 9.1 .845
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Hanzlik ------- --- ----------
Michael Jordan 4 42.8 29.3 1.8 4.0 5.8 8.5 2.8 1.0 3.8 3.8 8.5 19.5 .436 0.3 2.0 .125 12.0 14.5 .828

Season 2
Bill Hanzlik Michael Jordan
Season 1981-821985-86
Team Seattle SupersonicsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf SemisBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Hanzlik 81 24.4 5.8 1.2 2.1 3.3 2.3 1.0 0.4 1.3 3.1 2.1 4.4 .468 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.2 .784
Michael Jordan 18 25.1 22.7 1.3 2.3 3.6 2.9 2.1 1.2 2.5 2.6 8.3 18.2 .457 0.2 1.0 .167 5.8 6.9 .840
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Hanzlik 8 25.4 6.5 1.3 2.8 4.0 2.5 0.8 0.6 1.6 3.3 2.0 4.3 .471 0.0 0.1 .000 2.5 2.8 .909
Michael Jordan 3 45.0 43.7 1.7 4.7 6.3 5.7 2.3 1.3 4.7 4.3 16.0 31.7 .505 0.3 0.3 1.000 11.3 13.0 .872

Season 3
Bill Hanzlik Michael Jordan
Season 1982-831986-87
Team Denver NuggetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Hanzlik 82 18.9 6.1 1.0 1.9 2.9 3.3 0.9 0.2 1.8 2.7 2.3 5.3 .428 0.0 0.1 .143 1.5 2.0 .781
Michael Jordan 82 40.0 37.1 2.0 3.2 5.2 4.6 2.9 1.5 3.3 2.9 13.4 27.8 .482 0.1 0.8 .182 10.2 11.9 .857
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Hanzlik 8 19.6 6.8 0.4 2.8 3.1 2.6 0.8 0.6 1.4 3.3 2.5 6.3 .400 0.0 0.3 .000 1.8 2.1 .824
Michael Jordan 3 42.7 35.7 2.3 4.7 7.0 6.0 2.0 2.3 2.7 3.7 11.7 28.0 .417 0.7 1.7 .400 11.7 13.0 .897

Season 4
Bill Hanzlik Michael Jordan
Season 1983-841987-88
Team Denver NuggetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Defensive Player of the Year
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement Steals Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdBulls Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Hanzlik 80 18.4 5.4 0.8 1.7 2.6 3.2 0.9 0.2 1.4 3.2 1.7 3.8 .431 0.0 0.2 .250 2.1 2.6 .807
Michael Jordan 82 40.4 35.0 1.7 3.8 5.5 5.9 3.2 1.6 3.1 3.3 13.0 24.4 .535 0.1 0.6 .132 8.8 10.5 .841
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Hanzlik 5 16.4 5.6 0.6 1.0 1.6 4.2 0.6 0.0 1.2 3.2 2.2 3.8 .579 0.0 0.4 .000 1.2 1.2 1.000
Michael Jordan 10 42.7 36.3 2.3 4.8 7.1 4.7 2.4 1.1 3.9 3.8 13.8 26.0 .531 0.1 0.3 .333 8.6 9.9 .869

Season 5
Bill Hanzlik Michael Jordan
Season 1984-851988-89
Team Denver NuggetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsBulls Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Hanzlik 80 20.9 7.8 1.1 1.5 2.6 2.6 1.1 0.3 1.4 3.6 2.8 6.5 .421 0.0 0.2 .067 2.3 3.0 .756
Michael Jordan 81 40.2 32.5 1.8 6.2 8.0 8.0 2.9 0.8 3.6 3.0 11.9 22.2 .538 0.3 1.2 .276 8.3 9.8 .850
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Hanzlik 15 20.7 8.0 1.6 1.5 3.1 2.2 0.9 0.4 1.5 3.8 3.0 6.1 .489 0.0 0.1 .000 2.0 2.7 .732
Michael Jordan 17 42.2 34.8 1.5 5.5 7.0 7.6 2.5 0.8 4.0 3.8 11.7 22.9 .510 0.6 2.1 .286 10.8 13.5 .799

Season 6
Bill Hanzlik Michael Jordan
Season 1985-861989-90
Team Denver NuggetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement Steals Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisBulls Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Hanzlik 79 25.1 12.5 1.1 2.2 3.3 4.0 1.4 0.2 2.1 3.5 4.2 9.4 .447 0.1 0.5 .195 4.0 5.1 .785
Michael Jordan 82 39.0 33.6 1.7 5.1 6.9 6.3 2.8 0.7 3.0 2.9 12.6 24.0 .526 1.1 3.0 .376 7.2 8.5 .848
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Hanzlik 6 17.0 7.3 0.3 0.7 1.0 3.2 0.2 0.2 1.2 2.0 2.5 4.7 .536 0.2 0.2 1.000 2.2 2.7 .813
Michael Jordan 16 42.1 36.7 1.5 5.7 7.2 6.8 2.8 0.9 3.5 3.4 13.7 26.6 .514 1.0 3.1 .320 8.3 9.9 .836

Season 7
Bill Hanzlik Michael Jordan
Season 1986-871990-91
Team Denver NuggetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
-Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Hanzlik 73 27.3 13.0 1.1 2.4 3.5 3.8 1.2 0.4 1.8 3.4 4.2 10.2 .412 0.3 1.1 .275 4.3 5.5 .786
Michael Jordan 82 37.0 31.5 1.4 4.6 6.0 5.5 2.7 1.0 2.5 2.8 12.1 22.4 .539 0.4 1.1 .312 7.0 8.2 .851
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Hanzlik 3 25.3 8.3 0.0 2.0 2.0 2.3 1.3 0.0 1.0 2.0 2.7 8.3 .320 0.0 0.7 .000 3.0 5.0 .600
Michael Jordan 17 40.5 31.1 1.1 5.3 6.4 8.4 2.4 1.4 2.5 3.1 11.6 22.1 .524 0.6 1.5 .385 7.4 8.7 .845

Season 8
Bill Hanzlik Michael Jordan
Season 1987-881991-92
Team Denver NuggetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
-Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Hanzlik 77 17.3 4.5 0.5 1.7 2.2 2.2 0.8 0.2 1.2 2.4 1.4 3.7 .380 0.0 0.2 .188 1.7 2.1 .791
Michael Jordan 80 38.8 30.1 1.1 5.3 6.4 6.1 2.3 0.9 2.5 2.5 11.8 22.7 .519 0.3 1.3 .270 6.1 7.4 .832
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Hanzlik 11 19.3 5.3 1.0 1.6 2.6 2.4 0.5 0.8 1.3 3.6 1.8 5.1 .357 0.0 0.7 .000 1.6 2.4 .692
Michael Jordan 22 41.8 34.5 1.7 4.5 6.2 5.8 2.0 0.7 3.7 2.8 13.2 26.4 .499 0.8 2.0 .386 7.4 8.6 .857

Season 9
Bill Hanzlik Michael Jordan
Season 1988-891992-93
Team Denver NuggetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement Steals Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Hanzlik 41 17.1 4.9 0.4 1.8 2.3 2.1 0.6 0.1 1.3 2.0 1.6 3.7 .437 0.0 0.1 .200 1.7 2.1 .782
Michael Jordan 78 39.3 32.6 1.7 5.0 6.7 5.5 2.8 0.8 2.7 2.4 12.7 25.7 .495 1.0 2.9 .352 6.1 7.3 .837
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Hanzlik 3 35.3 12.7 2.0 4.7 6.7 3.0 1.7 0.3 0.7 4.3 4.7 11.0 .424 1.0 2.0 .500 2.3 4.0 .583
Michael Jordan 19 41.2 35.1 1.7 5.1 6.7 6.0 2.1 0.9 2.4 3.1 13.2 27.8 .475 1.5 3.8 .389 7.2 8.9 .805

Note: Michael Jordan didn't play in 1993-94.

Season 10
Bill Hanzlik Michael Jordan
Season 1989-901994-95
Team Denver NuggetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdBulls Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Hanzlik 81 19.8 6.2 0.8 1.7 2.6 2.3 1.0 0.4 1.1 3.1 2.2 4.9 .452 0.1 0.4 .194 1.7 2.3 .743
Michael Jordan 17 39.3 26.9 1.5 5.4 6.9 5.3 1.8 0.8 2.1 2.8 9.8 23.8 .411 0.9 1.9 .500 6.4 8.0 .801
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Hanzlik 3 26.3 7.0 1.7 1.7 3.3 3.7 1.7 0.7 0.7 4.3 1.7 5.7 .294 0.3 1.0 .333 3.3 3.3 1.000
Michael Jordan 10 42.0 31.5 2.0 4.5 6.5 4.5 2.3 1.4 4.1 3.0 12.0 24.8 .484 1.1 3.0 .367 6.4 7.9 .810

Season 11
Bill Hanzlik Michael Jordan
Season -1995-96
Team -Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
-Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs -NBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Hanzlik ------- --- ----------
Michael Jordan 82 37.7 30.4 1.8 4.8 6.6 4.3 2.2 0.5 2.4 2.4 11.2 22.6 .495 1.4 3.2 .427 6.7 8.0 .834
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Hanzlik ------- --- ----------
Michael Jordan 18 40.7 30.7 1.7 3.2 4.9 4.1 1.8 0.3 2.3 2.7 10.4 22.6 .459 1.4 3.4 .403 8.5 10.4 .818

Season 12
Bill Hanzlik Michael Jordan
Season -1996-97
Team -Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -NBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Hanzlik ------- --- ----------
Michael Jordan 82 37.9 29.6 1.4 4.5 5.9 4.3 1.7 0.5 2.0 1.9 11.2 23.1 .486 1.4 3.6 .374 5.9 7.0 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Hanzlik ------- --- ----------
Michael Jordan 19 42.3 31.1 2.2 5.7 7.9 4.8 1.6 0.9 2.6 2.4 11.9 26.2 .456 0.7 3.5 .194 6.5 7.8 .831

Season 13
Bill Hanzlik Michael Jordan
Season -1997-98
Team -Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
-Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs -NBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Hanzlik ------- --- ----------
Michael Jordan 82 38.8 28.7 1.6 4.2 5.8 3.5 1.7 0.5 2.3 1.8 10.7 23.1 .465 0.4 1.5 .238 6.9 8.8 .784
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Hanzlik ------- --- ----------
Michael Jordan 21 41.5 32.4 1.6 3.5 5.1 3.5 1.5 0.6 2.1 2.2 11.6 25.0 .462 0.6 2.0 .302 8.6 10.6 .812

Note: Michael Jordan didn't play in 1998-99, 1999-00 and 2000-01.

Season 14
Bill Hanzlik Michael Jordan
Season -2001-02
Team -Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Hanzlik ------- --- ----------
Michael Jordan 60 34.9 22.9 0.8 4.8 5.7 5.2 1.4 0.4 2.7 2.0 9.2 22.1 .416 0.2 0.9 .189 4.4 5.6 .790
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Hanzlik ------- --- ----------
Michael Jordan ------- --- ----------

Season 15
Bill Hanzlik Michael Jordan
Season -2002-03
Team -Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Hanzlik ------- --- ----------
Michael Jordan 82 37.0 20.0 0.9 5.2 6.1 3.8 1.5 0.5 2.1 2.1 8.3 18.6 .445 0.2 0.7 .291 3.2 4.0 .821
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Hanzlik ------- --- ----------
Michael Jordan ------- --- ----------
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