Caldwell Jones vs. Michael Jordan Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Jordan and Caldwell Jones, 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.

Caldwell Jones played 14 years in the NBA, 1 less than Michael Jordan, who played 15. Caldwell Jones had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, 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
Caldwell Jones	14	12	1976-77 to 1989-90
Michael Jordan	15	13	1984-85 to 2002-03

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Caldwell Jones	Michael Jordan
Season	1976-77	1984-85
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	Rookie of the Year
	-	All-Rookie First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	76ers Lost NBA Finals	Bulls 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		%
Caldwell Jones	82	24.7	6.0	2.3	5.8	8.1	1.1	0.5	2.4	-	3.7	2.6	5.2	.507	-	-	-	0.8	1.4	.552
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		%
Caldwell Jones	19	27.0	4.8	2.0	5.9	7.9	1.1	0.5	2.1	-	4.3	1.9	3.8	.507	-	-	-	0.9	1.6	.600
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
	Caldwell Jones	Michael Jordan
Season	1977-78	1985-86
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Finals	Bulls 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		%
Caldwell Jones	80	20.5	5.4	2.1	5.1	7.1	1.2	0.3	1.6	1.6	3.5	2.1	4.5	.471	-	-	-	1.2	1.9	.627
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		%
Caldwell Jones	10	30.1	6.4	2.2	8.4	10.6	1.4	0.5	3.0	1.9	3.6	2.8	5.6	.500	-	-	-	0.8	1.0	.800
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
	Caldwell Jones	Michael Jordan
Season	1978-79	1986-87
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Semis	Bulls 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		%
Caldwell Jones	78	27.8	9.3	2.3	7.3	9.6	1.9	0.5	2.0	2.0	3.9	3.9	8.2	.474	-	-	-	1.6	2.1	.747
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		%
Caldwell Jones	9	35.6	12.7	4.1	9.3	13.4	2.3	0.4	2.4	2.3	4.0	4.8	9.9	.483	-	-	-	3.1	4.0	.778
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
	Caldwell Jones	Michael Jordan
Season	1979-80	1987-88
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Defensive Player of the Year
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	Steals Leader
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs	76ers Lost NBA Finals	Bulls 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		%
Caldwell Jones	80	34.6	7.4	2.7	9.1	11.9	2.1	0.5	2.0	2.7	3.7	2.9	6.7	.436	0.0	0.0	.000	1.6	2.2	.697
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		%
Caldwell Jones	18	35.5	8.8	2.8	7.5	10.3	1.9	0.7	2.1	2.1	4.2	3.2	7.2	.450	0.0	0.2	.000	2.3	2.9	.808
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
	Caldwell Jones	Michael Jordan
Season	1980-81	1988-89
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	All-Defensive First Team	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Finals	Bulls 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		%
Caldwell Jones	81	32.6	7.2	2.5	7.6	10.0	1.5	0.7	1.7	2.1	3.3	2.7	6.0	.449	0.0	0.0	-	1.8	2.4	.767
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		%
Caldwell Jones	16	36.3	8.7	2.3	7.4	9.7	1.7	0.4	1.9	2.1	3.3	3.4	5.9	.568	0.0	0.0	-	1.9	2.6	.738
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
	Caldwell Jones	Michael Jordan
Season	1981-82	1989-90
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	All-Defensive First Team	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	Steals Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	76ers Lost NBA Finals	Bulls 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		%
Caldwell Jones	81	30.2	7.9	2.0	6.7	8.7	1.2	0.5	1.8	1.9	3.7	2.9	5.7	.497	0.0	0.0	.000	2.2	2.7	.817
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		%
Caldwell Jones	21	32.3	8.7	2.5	6.5	9.0	0.9	0.5	1.9	1.4	3.7	3.5	7.6	.463	0.0	0.0	-	1.7	2.0	.854
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
	Caldwell Jones	Michael Jordan
Season	1982-83	1990-91
Team	Houston Rockets	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Caldwell Jones	82	29.8	9.5	2.7	5.4	8.1	1.7	0.6	1.6	2.1	3.4	3.7	8.3	.453	0.0	0.0	.000	2.0	2.5	.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		%
Caldwell Jones	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Caldwell Jones	Michael Jordan
Season	1983-84	1991-92
Team	Houston Rockets	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Caldwell Jones	81	30.9	9.9	2.1	5.1	7.2	1.9	0.6	1.0	2.0	4.1	3.9	7.8	.502	0.0	0.0	.333	2.0	2.4	.837
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		%
Caldwell Jones	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Caldwell Jones	Michael Jordan
Season	1984-85	1992-93
Team	Chicago Bulls	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	Steals Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Caldwell Jones	42	21.1	3.4	1.2	3.9	5.0	0.8	0.3	0.7	1.0	3.0	1.3	2.7	.461	0.0	0.0	.000	0.9	1.1	.766
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		%
Caldwell Jones	2	9.0	5.0	0.5	2.0	2.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	3.5	2.5	3.0	.833	0.0	0.5	.000	0.0	0.0	-
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
	Caldwell Jones	Michael Jordan
Season	1985-86	1994-95
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Bulls 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		%
Caldwell Jones	80	18.0	4.7	1.3	3.1	4.4	0.9	0.5	0.8	1.3	3.1	1.6	3.2	.496	0.0	0.1	.000	1.6	1.9	.827
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		%
Caldwell Jones	4	18.3	3.5	2.3	2.5	4.8	0.8	0.0	0.5	1.0	3.3	1.5	4.3	.353	0.0	0.0	-	0.5	1.0	.500
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
	Caldwell Jones	Michael Jordan
Season	1986-87	1995-96
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Caldwell Jones	78	20.2	4.1	1.5	4.4	5.8	0.8	0.3	1.0	1.1	2.9	1.4	2.9	.496	0.0	0.0	.000	1.2	1.6	.782
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		%
Caldwell Jones	4	32.3	3.8	2.3	5.5	7.8	1.5	0.0	1.5	1.3	3.8	1.3	3.0	.417	0.0	0.0	-	1.3	1.5	.833
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
	Caldwell Jones	Michael Jordan
Season	1987-88	1996-97
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Caldwell Jones	79	22.5	4.2	1.3	3.8	5.2	1.0	0.4	1.3	1.0	3.2	1.6	3.3	.487	0.0	0.1	.000	1.0	1.3	.736
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		%
Caldwell Jones	4	24.5	3.3	1.0	3.3	4.3	0.3	0.5	2.0	0.5	4.3	1.5	4.0	.375	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.5	.500
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
	Caldwell Jones	Michael Jordan
Season	1988-89	1997-98
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Caldwell Jones	72	17.8	2.8	1.2	2.9	4.2	0.8	0.3	1.2	1.2	2.3	1.1	2.5	.421	0.0	0.0	.000	0.7	0.8	.787
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		%
Caldwell Jones	3	16.7	1.3	0.7	2.0	2.7	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	0.7	1.0	.667	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
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
	Caldwell Jones	Michael Jordan
Season	1989-90	2001-02
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Spurs Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
Caldwell Jones	72	12.3	2.4	1.1	2.1	3.2	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.7	2.0	0.9	2.0	.465	0.0	0.1	.200	0.5	0.8	.704
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		%
Caldwell Jones	9	7.3	0.9	0.7	0.8	1.4	0.2	0.0	0.3	0.3	1.1	0.4	1.0	.444	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.1	.000
Michael Jordan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 15
	Caldwell Jones	Michael Jordan
Season	-	2002-03
Team	-	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	-	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		%
Caldwell Jones	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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		%
Caldwell Jones	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Michael Jordan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Caldwell Jones vs. Michael Jordan Season by Season Comparison

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

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13

Season 14

Season 15