Chet Holmgren vs. Michael Jordan Season by Season Comparison

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

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Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings

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.

Chet Holmgren played 3 years in the NBA, 12 less than Michael Jordan, who played 15. Chet Holmgren had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, 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 achievements, 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
Chet Holmgren 3 2 2023-24 to 2025-26
Michael Jordan 15 13 1984-85 to 2002-03

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Chet Holmgren Michael Jordan
Season 2023-241984-85
Team Oklahoma City ThunderChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement Rookie of the Year
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf SemisBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chet Holmgren 82 29.4 16.5 1.6 6.3 7.9 2.4 0.6 2.3 1.6 2.4 6.2 11.6 .530 1.6 4.3 .370 2.7 3.4 .793
difference:+8.9+11.7+0.4+1.8+1.4+3.5+1.8+1.5-1.9-1.1+4.0+8.2+.015+1.5+3.7+.197+5.0+5.7+.052
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chet Holmgren 10 34.5 15.6 1.4 5.8 7.2 2.1 0.7 2.5 1.9 2.6 5.9 11.9 .496 1.3 5.0 .260 2.5 3.3 .758
difference:+6+8.3+13.7+0.4+1.8+1.4+6.4+2.1+1.5-1.9-1.2+2.6+7.6+.060+1.0+3.0+.135+9.5+11.2+.070
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
Chet Holmgren Michael Jordan
Season 2024-251985-86
Team Oklahoma City ThunderChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chet Holmgren 32 27.4 15.0 1.5 6.5 8.0 2.0 0.7 2.2 1.8 2.3 5.2 10.7 .490 1.4 3.6 .379 3.2 4.2 .754
difference:+14+2.3+7.7+0.2+4.2+4.4+0.9+1.4+1.0-0.7-0.3+3.1+7.5+.033+1.2+2.6+.212+2.6+2.7+.086
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chet Holmgren 23 29.8 15.2 1.8 6.8 8.7 1.0 0.7 1.9 1.2 2.0 5.3 11.6 .462 1.2 4.0 .297 3.3 4.2 .784
difference:+20+15.2+28.5+0.1+2.1+2.4+4.7+1.6+0.6-3.5-2.3+10.7+20.1+.043+0.9+3.7+.703+8.0+8.8+.088
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
Chet Holmgren Michael Jordan
Season 2025-261986-87
Team Oklahoma City ThunderChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chet Holmgren 4 34.3 23.0 2.3 8.0 10.3 1.8 1.3 1.3 3.0 4.0 7.3 12.8 .569 2.5 6.0 .417 6.0 7.0 .857
difference:+78+5.7+14.1+0.3+4.8+5.1+2.8+1.6+0.2-0.3-1.1+6.1+15.0+.087+2.4+5.2+.235+4.2+4.9
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chet Holmgren DNP------ --- ----------
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

Additional Years

* Michael Jordan played 12 seasons more than Chet Holmgren in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 15, from 1988 to 2003—Michael Jordan played in 10 Playoffs and won 6 NBA Championships.

In those 12 extra years over Chet Holmgren, Michael Jordan got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 6 Finals MVP
Achievement 5 Season MVP
Achievement 9 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 9 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 1 Defensive Player of the Year
Achievement 9 Scoring Leader
Achievement 3 Steals Leader
Achievement 11 All-Star Game
Achievement 3 All-Star Game MVP
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